OUTSHINING THE TORCH: One clause criticizing China's oppression of Taiwan was removed from the final wording of a resolution, sparking heated debate on the floor
By Charles Snyder
The US House of Representatives on Tuesday gave landslide approval to a resolution praising Taiwan's democracy and upcoming presidential election, urging the countries of the world to send delegations to Taiwan to witness the election.

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Chinese state media said yesterday that a Pentagon report exaggerated Chinese military capabilities to justify US sales of military hardware to Taiwan.

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BUSINESS OF FEAR: Amid news that attacks targeting Western embassies had been foiled, a specialist said that proceeds from counterfeit items may be financing terror
Philippine security forces have arrested three suspects from the Middle East allegedly involved in a plot to bomb the US, British and Australian embassies in Manila, officials said yesterday.

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A row over unpaid bills sparked a huge power blackout in Pakistan's biggest city, Karachi, leaving most of its 12 million residents without electricity yesterday, officials said.

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Arab countries will walk away from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) if Israel ever officially acknowledges it has nuclear weapons, the Arab League said in a statement on Wednesday.

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