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AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters from 1st Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, return to Forward Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, from a combat mission. This photo appeared on www.army.mil.

China cancels US military exchanges
The Australian

CHINA has cancelled or postponed several military exchanges with the United States in protest against a proposed $US6.5 billion ($A8.4 billion) arms sale to Taiwan, a Pentagon spokesman says. "The Chinese reaction is unfortunate and results in missed opportunities,'' said Major Stuart...

photo: U.S. Army/Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway

Opinion Worldwide

Leading article: The day Britain and Europe shared each other's pain
The Independent

As the world's major stock markets fell through the floor yesterday afternoon, the Chancellor...

Is Damascus planning a return to Lebanon?
Daily Star Lebanon

Most analysts believe Syria wants to come back - but not just now By Michael Bluhm Daily Star...

Iraq's next big test looms this month
Daily Star Lebanon

By Rayyan al-Shawaf Commentary by Tuesday, October 07, 2008...

Crisis drives Nikkei below 10,000 to 5-year low

A pedestrian walks past at an electric stock index board in Tokyo, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. Japan's Nikkei stock average fell 157.78 points to 10,996.98 at the end of the morning trading on th

The Guardian

(Updates to midmorning) By Elaine Lies TOKYO, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Fears surrounding the global financial crisis drove Japan's Nikkei stock average down more than 5 percent on Tuesday to a five-year low below 10,000, before some bargain hunters emerged...

photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara

Researchers devise safer Down's syndrome test

Jacob Moore, 8, takes a music therapy class at his Alpharetta, Ga., home on Friday, Sept. 6, 2008. Jacob has Down syndrome and can read on an 8-year-old level, play the piano, read music and communicate with sign language as well as verbal

The Guardian

A simple prenatal blood test that detects if an unborn baby has Down's syndrome could be available in two or three years, US researchers said yesterday. If successful it would eliminate the small risk to the foetus posed by invasive testing methods...

photo: AP / Jenni Girtman

Obama widens lead over McCain in polls

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally at Victory Landing Park in Newport News, Va.

The Australian

A FRESH spate of polls today shows Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama pulling ahead of Republican rival John McCain, who has borne the political brunt of the US financial crisis and been hurt by a rise in unfavourable views of his running...

photo: AP / Steve Helber

Dow slides below 10,000 for first time since 2004

Traders crowd the post that handles General Electric on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange

The Providence Journal

NEW YORK - Wall Street joined in a worldwide cascade of despair yesterday over the financial crisis, driving the Dow Jones industrials to their biggest loss ever during a trading day. Even a big afternoon rally failed to keep the Dow Jones Industrial...

photo: AP / Richard Drew

Share market loses 3pc at open

A falling Australian share market is shown on a board at the Sydney Stock Exchange at Sydney

The Australian

THE share market has fallen more than 3pc within minutes of the start of trading this morning, following heavy losses in global markets overnight. At 10.10am (AEDT), the S&P/ASX200 had lost 3 per cent, or 138 points to 4402, while the broader All...

photo: AP / Rick Rycroft

Israel to press Russia on arms sales to Iran and Syria

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, left, arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006. Olmert heads for Germany and Italy later this week buttressed by hopes for new peace momentum, but concerned Europe might

International Herald Tribune

By Allyn Fisher-Ilan Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will press Russia during a visit starting on Monday not to sell advanced missiles and weapons technology to Iran and Syria. Addressing his cabinet on the eve of the two-day trip, Olmert said he...

photo: AP/Yoav Lemmer