China frees two U.S. scholars jailed for spying
China grants medical parole to Gao Zhan and Qin Guangguang amid tensions ahead of Colin Powell visit. Gao, a Washington based researcher, is flown to Detroit after conviction for spying for Taiwan. Qin’s fate unclear. Beijing previously deported a related professor as ties seek improvement.
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House votes to lift travel ban to Cuba
The House approved lifting restrictions on travel to Cuba by U S citizens 240 to 186 as part of the Treasury Department spending bill debate. Supporters say ending limits aligns U S policy with other communist nations and could spur reforms, but some lawmakers demand prisoner releases and return of fugitives before any full change.
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Iraq shifts targeting as missiles hit surveillance planes
U S officials say Saddam Hussein’s forces fired a surface to air missile at a U 2 spy plane over southern Iraq marking a change in tactic from attacking patrolling fighters to slower moving surveillance aircraft. The U 2 was unscathed though the explosion’s shockwave was felt.
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