US defends $6.4bn weapons sale to Taiwan

The US has defended a proposed weapons sale to Taiwan following a furious response from China.BBCThe US State Department said on Saturday that the sale contributed to "security and stability" between Taiwan and China, Reuters reported. Beijing announced a series of moves against...
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Haitian doctor takes 100 patients into his home

But a magnitude-7.0 earthquake has brought the 59-year-old pediatrician's involvement to a whole new level. Surena has converted his property into a field hospital for more than 100 quake victims. His patients are treated in the shaded, leafy patio of his undamaged home while thousands...
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BBC:Haiti earthquake survivors await global aid effort

Hundreds of thousands of Haitians are awaiting the start of a global rescue effort in the wake of the country's devastating earthquake.BBC correspondents say the situation is increasingly desperate, with no coordinated rescue plan so far and aid only trickling in. ...
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Brazil truth commission arouses military opposition

A package of reforms put forward by the Brazilian government to improve human rights is causing growing controversy.A proposed truth commission to investigate torture during military rule is said to have so angered forces chiefs that they threatened to resign. Parts of the Catholic...
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BBC News:Alastair Campbell defends 'every word' of Iraq dossier

Tony Blair's ex-spokesman Alastair Campbell has said he "defends every single word" of the 2002 dossier on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.He told the UK's Iraq war inquiry that parts could have been "clearer" but it did not "misrepresent" Iraq's threat. The UK should be "proud" of its role "in changing Iraq...
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Death toll rises to 75 from Brazilian floods

The death toll rose to 75 Sunday on Brazil's southeast coast after three days of torrential rains unleashed a series of deadly mudslides, an emergency official said.CNN / Rede Record InternacionalDozens of people were killed when a large part of a mountain collapsed as mud Friday, sliding into the upscale Sankay...
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Revealed: Height of World's Tallest Building

The world's tallest building has opened in Dubai as the official height was revealed - 828 metres (2717ft).Adam Arnold, Sky News OnlineThe world's tallest building has opened in Dubai as the official height was revealed - 828 metres (2717ft).In a surprise move, the Burj Dubai was...
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Heavy Snow Set To Bring More Travel Chaos

Commuters in London and the south-east are being warned of travel chaos as snow and sleet is expected to spread southwards on Tuesday.Sky NewsHeavy snow already affecting parts of Scotland and Ireland is expected to hit many parts of England by morning and reach the Home Counties and the capital by lunchtime.Sky...
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