News for today :
China rejects Taiwan 'terror' barb
TAIPEI, Taiwan (Reuters) -- Beijing has rejected accusations by Taiwan Vice President Annette Lu that China's missile deployments
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf...index.html
UN chief demands clear Iraq role
The United Nations role in Iraq needs to be defined much more clearly, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan says.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3325251.stm
Kenya hunts for missing billions
The authorities in Kenya are seeking to retrieve at least $1bn (£570m) siphoned out of the country by former officials.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3324369.stm
US gets Iraq debt relief support
The US has won agreement from France and Germany on the need to reduce Iraq's debt to help the country rebuild its battered economy.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3322073.stm
France and Germany Agree to Substantial Cuts in Iraq Debt
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/16/int...r=MOREOVER
US gets access to airline details
The EU and the US have agreed a deal on sharing data on all airline passengers crossing the Atlantic as part of the fight against terrorism.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3326279.stm
Return of the King hits cinemas
Lord of the Rings fans in the US, UK and Europe are finally to see the last film in the trilogy, The Return of the King, when it is released on Wednesday
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainm...325051.stm
Taiwan announces new case of Sars
A man working at a military medical research institute in Taiwan has contracted the Sars virus.
Taiwan health officials say the man might have contracted the virus in the laboratory on 5 December during an experiment on the virus.
"Right now, he's the only one who's been infected," Health Minister Chen Chien-jen told reporters.
Sars killed more than 770 people and infected as many as 8,000 in a world-wide outbreak earlier this year.
The Swiss lower house of parliament has voted to describe the mass killings of Armenians during the last years of the Ottoman Empire as genocide.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/3325247.stm
Aviation enthusiasts across the world are celebrating the centenary of the Wright brothers' first powered flight.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3326297.stm
