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   India debates whether to continue receiving British aid [16/09 10:03AM]   
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The Indian government is debating whether it should still accept any development aid from Britain. Gucci handbags India is currently the biggest recipient of UK development aid, receiving more than ¡ê800m (about $1.25bn) over the three years to 2011. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told the BBC no final decision had been made. Britain's Department for International Development (DfID) says it is reviewing its spending, and close dialogue with the Indian government will continue. The BBC's Chris Morris in Delhi says there are those who argue that a country like India, which has an economy growing at nearly 10% a year and a massive defence budget, simply does not need British development assistance. ...

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   Pentagon to notify Congress of $60bn Saudi arms deal [15/09 10:33AM]   
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The Pentagon is set to notify the US Congress of a $60bn (¡ê39bn) weapons sale to Saudi Arabia, reports quoting US officials say. Women Nike Dunk SB Low The deal to sell advanced military aircraft to the Saudi kingdom is aimed at shoring up an Arab ally against Iran, the Wall Street Journal reported. The arms deal, set to support 75,000 US jobs, would be among the largest yet. The notification will set off a review where lawmakers could push for changes, impose conditions or block the trade. Pentagon spokesman Col Dave Lapan said Congressional notification was expected within "the next week or so" but he declined to comment on details of the proposed package. ...

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   France condemns Castro Roma 'holocaust' remark [14/09 08:43AM]   
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Nike Dunk High France says comments by former Cuban leader Fidel Castro about its treatment of Roma migrants are unacceptable and show his ignorance of history. Mr Castro accused Paris of carrying out a "racial holocaust" over its expulsion of members of the Roma community. France has come under increasing international criticism after about 1,000 Roma were deported recently. The European Parliament has urged the government to halt the deportations - a call rejected by Paris. "The use of 'holocaust' by Mr Castro demonstrates his ignorance of history and disdain towards its victims," said French foreign ministry spokesman Bernard Valero. "Such words are unacceptable." ...

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   Mass jail break in northern Mexico [13/09 07:46AM]   
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Gucci Travel Business Bags At least 85 prisoners have escaped from a jail in northern Mexico, close to the border with the United States. Inmates used ladders to scale the fence of the prison at Reynosa in Tamaulipas state before dawn on Friday. The prison's director and guards are being questioned by state prosecutors, because of suspicions that some may have collaborated in the breakout. Many of the fugitives are reported to be members of Mexico's violent drug gangs. This is not the first jail break this year in Tamaulipas state. Only last month, 40 inmates escaped from a prison in the nearby city of Matamoros. ...

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   Australia PM Julia Gillard announces cabinet [12/09 03:09AM]   
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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard has named her cabinet, four days after returning to a power with a tiny majority backed by independent MPs. Ugg Adirondack Boots Kevin Rudd, the man she displaced as Labor party leader, two months before the election, becomes foreign minister. Former Foreign Minister Stephen Smith moves to defence. Penny Wong, who had a troubled spell as climate change minister under Mr Rudd, becomes finance minister. Her deputy, Wayne Swan, remains as treasurer. Presenting her cabinet choices, Ms Gillard said: "This is delivering on the focus that I agreed with the independents in the house of representatives, it is delivering on a promise to regional Australia to focus on their needs." ...

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