Tony Abbott calls for the Speaker to back down on plans for burka restrictions in Federal Parliament. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-02/abbott-seeks-to-overturn-parliament-burka-restrictions/5787072
BEIJING (AP) — Taiwan, an island that China’s ruling Communist Party has long sought to bring into its fold under the same “one country, two systems” arrangement it has for Hong Kong, has thrown its support behind Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. http://news.yahoo.com/taiwan-throws-support-behind-hk-democracy-demands-110832709.html
Washington (AFP) – The United States plans to sell Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia worth .75 billion and long-range artillery to the United Arab Emirates valued at about 0 million, the Pentagon said Wednesday. http://news.yahoo.com/us-plans-patriot-missile-sale-saudi-arabia-pentagon-202740122.html
