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dna Morning Must reads: From latest in Ankara blasts to Sania-Hingis winning China Open and more

Here is a curated list of top 5 stories for your morning read.

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1. Toll from twin Ankara blasts rises to 95

At least 95 people were killed in Ankara when bombs set off by two suspected suicide attackers ripped through a crowd of leftist and pro-Kurdish activists at a peace rally, in the deadliest such attack in Turkey's recent history.

The twin blasts that occurred on Saturday, near Ankara's main train station, ratcheted up tensions ahead of Turkey's November 1 snap elections which were already soaring amid the government's offensive on Kurdish militants. Read More 

2. LIVE India v/s South Africa: Proteas win toss and elect to bat first

South Africa has won the toss and elected to bat first. Can India make a winning start in the ODI series. Read the live blog here.


3. President Pranab Mukherjee firm on visiting contentious Palestine university; Israel halts computer consignment

Continuing violence in Israel and Palestine territories has curtailed President Pranab Mukherjee's plans to visit some of the historic places like the Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. However, Mukherjee, who arrived in Amman Saturday on a six-day visit to the region, is however believed to have rebuked Israeli concerns by staying firm on his visit to the contentious Al Quds University. Read More 

4. Sania, Martina win 8th title of 2015, lift China Open trophy

Extending their incredible unbeaten record, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis on Saturday lifted their eighth trophy of the season and fourth in a row, winning the WTA China Open, in Beijing. 

The top seeds faced stiff resistance from sixth seed Taipei girls Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan before winning 6-7 (9) 6-1 10-8 in the final which lasted one hour and 40 minutes. Read More 

5. Guatemala mudslide: 264 dead, 40 still missing

Forty people are still missing following last week's deadly mudslides outside Guatemala City that killed 264 people, according to the latest tolls, a spokesman for search and rescue workers said on Sunday. 

"At this time we have 264 bodies and are continuing to search for 40 people who are still missing," Julio Sanchez, spokesman for volunteer firefighters and other rescue workers at the site of the disaster, told AFP. Read More 

With agency inputs

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