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Taiwan insists submarines, jets still on arms agenda
10/02/2010 : Taiwan on Tuesday dismissed a report saying the island has dropped a request for US submarines, saying the vessels and fighter jets remained on the island's arms procurement agenda.
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China calls for new checks amid milk scare
10/02/2010 : China warned Tuesday of a continued "grim" food safety outlook following the re-emergence of a tainted milk scandal and called for strengthened efforts nationwide to contain the threat.
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Too early for decision on Burma election, says Suu Kyi
10/02/2010 : Detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi believes it is too early for her party to decide whether to take part in Burma's national elections this year, her lawyer said Tuesday.
India says no to first GM food crop
09/02/2010 : India refused to grant permission Wednesday for the commercial cultivation of its first genetically modified (GM) food crop, citing problems of public trust and "inadequate" science.
Afghan avalanches kill 24, up to 40 missing: govt
09/02/2010 : Avalanches triggered by heavy snow killed at least 24 people on a treacherous mountain pass in northern Afghanistan, injured dozens and left up to another 40 people missing, officials said.
Court martial for Sri Lanka vote loser, assembly sacked
09/02/2010 : Sri Lanka said Tuesday it would court martial ex-army chief and defeated presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka for conspiring against the government and sacked parliament to make way for snap polls.
US Marines gear up for major Afghan assault
09/02/2010 : US Marines on Tuesday stepped up preparations for a major assault on a key Taliban bastion in southern Afghanistan hailed by officers as the biggest offensive of the eight-year war.
Malaysia calls on Burma to free Suu Kyi ahead of polls
09/02/2010 : Malaysia Tuesday called on military-run Burma to free opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi ahead of national elections it expects to be held around October.
197 people charged with murder over Philippine massacre
09/02/2010 : A former close ally of Philippine President Gloria Arroyo and 196 other people were on Tuesday charged with murder over an election-linked massacre that horrified the nation, prosecutors said.
Imprisoned Vietnam priest in worsening health: sister
09/02/2010 : An imprisoned Vietnamese Catholic priest, whose release has been sought by US legislators, is in worsening health, his sister said Tuesday.
Colourful Philippine election season kicks off
09/02/2010 : The Philippine election season kicked off on Tuesday with the world's best boxer and the defiant wife of a dead dictator among the dizzying array of characters hoping to grab a share of power.
Activists ambush Japanese whalers in Antarctic seas
09/02/2010 : Anti-whaling activists said Tuesday they had exchanged water cannon fire with Japanese fishermen after ambushing them in Antarctic waters.
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