US urges China to open up on defence build-up
The head of US Pacific Command pushed China on
Tuesday to be more transparent about its defence build-up and
suggested its growing military might was aimed at Taiwan, the
self-ruled island Beijing claims as its territory.
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France inks energy deals with Qatar during Sarkozy visit
France and Qatar signed electricity and nuclear
power deals on Monday after President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in
Doha from Saudi Arabia, where he forecast that Paris would win
multi-billion dollar contracts in the future.
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Australia condemns deadly Afghan attack, moves embassy
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Tuesday
condemned a deadly militant attack on a luxury hotel in the Afghan
capital, prompting the relocation of the Australian embassy which
was based there.
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