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Taiwan seeks submarines and fighter jets from USTelegraph.co.uk - - 34 minutes ago Taiwan's envoy to the US has claimed Washington is still considering whether to add fighter jets and submarines to the £4 billion weapons package it intends to sell the island. Video: US reacts to Chinese hostility over arms deal ITN NEWS China and US in arms row Daily Nation CNN International - Aljazeera.net - Wall Street Journal - Los Angeles Times War and Conflicts Yemen Truce Offers Greeted With SuspicionVoice of America - 1 hour ago Yemen's government says its troops have killed 20 members of the northern Houthi insurgency. The latest clashes come as both the government and rebels offer conditions for ending the nearly six-year conflict. Yemen offers ceasefire to rebels Aljazeera.net Yemen counters rebels' offer with own preconditions CNN International Jerusalem Post - The Hindu - Xinhua - Reuters Pakistani army investigating reports of Taliban leader's deathLos Angeles Times - 56 minutes ago State television says that according to 'official sources,' Hakimullah Mahsud was killed in a US drone strike Jan. 17. Mahsud was targeted in US drone strikes on Jan. 14 and 17, Pakistani intelligence officials say. Pakistan Investigates Reports of Taliban Leader's Death Wall Street Journal Profile: Hakimullah Mehsud Aljazeera.net CNN International - Voice of America - Reuters - Times Online Afghan President Calls for Reconciliation with TalibanVoice of America - 1 hour ago Photo: AP Afghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Sunday, 31 Jan. 2010 Afghan President Hamid Karzai has renewed his call for Taliban militants to stop fighting his government ... Taliban denies meeting UN Afghanistan envoy Christian Science Monitor Afghan president to launch peace council for dialogue with Taliban Xinhua AFP - The Guardian - BBC News - Newsweek Afghanistan mission turns tragicDaily Nation - 24 minutes ago Eight years of regular occupation of Afghanistan by foreign troops have not overcome the decade long crisis in the country. Notorious for “burying empires”, Afghanistan has resisted more powerful and developed states. Video: Afghan Govt. Condemns Deadly NATO Attack The Associated Press Nato chief: more casualties and violence in Afghanistan in 2010 Telegraph.co.uk Reuters - Washington Post - CNN International - Xinhua Dubai narrows down 7 European suspects; Report: Assassins injected Mabhouh ...Ha'aretz - 13 minutes ago Dubai Police said Sunday that at least seven individuals were involved in the murder of a Hamas official in a local hotel last week, and would not rule out the possibility that the Israeli spy agency Mossad had a hand in the attack. Israel: Slain Hamas Commander Was Top Weapons Smuggler Voice of America Israeli Minister Denies Link to Hamas Leader's Death BusinessWeek Washington Post - Jerusalem Post - AFP - Jewish Telegraphic Agency UN begins major Haiti food distribution programmeBBC News - 2 hours ago The UN has begun a large-scale aid distribution in Haiti's capital, aiming to feed two million people nearly three weeks after the deadly earthquake. Massive food distribution begins in quake-ravaged Haitian capital CNN International More deaths feared when foreign medics leave Haiti Reuters India Reuters - New York Times - Washington Post - Wall Street Journal - Wikipedia: 2010 Haiti earthquake States renew vows to reduce greenhouse gas emissionsBBC News - 1 hour ago Governments around the world have reaffirmed their plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in support of last month's Copenhagen climate summit. Copenhagen climate deal gets low-key endorsement Reuters India Pledges to Cut Emissions Wall Street Journal The Hindu - New York Times - Washington Post - AllAfrica.com Quake in China's Sichuan kills one, damages homesReuters - - 4 hours ago BEIJING, Jan 31 (Reuters) - An earthquake that struck villages in China's Sichuan Province on Sunday killed one person, injured 15 and damaged thousands of homes, the Xinhua news agency reported. Chinese houses collapse as quake rocks Sichuan BBC News "Moderate" 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Southwest China AHN | All Headline News CNN International - Xinhua - AFP - UPI.com US expanding missile defenses in Persian GulfReuters - - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has been expanded land- and sea-based missile defense systems in and around the Persian Gulf to counter what it sees as Iran's growing missile threat, US officials said. US Reportedly Beefing Up Defenses in Persian Gulf Voice of America US rushes Gulf defense systems Jerusalem Post |