Early in the operation, I got a call from the Joint Chiefs of Staff back in Washington.

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But Britain cannot do this alone and we call on other donor countries to join in this relief operation.

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The Solent Coastguard helicopter and the Yarmouth RNLI lifeboat were both involved in the rescue operation after a 999 call was received at 16:49 BST on Friday.

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The agency would start regulating space vehicles to ensure crew and passenger safety only if the operation of those vehicles resulted in death, serious injury or a dangerous close call.

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While he is coy about many of the offerings that will be included in the service, Mr. Kotick said Call of Duty Elite, and the customer-service operation that will be needed to support it, wouldn't be possible if the service was free.

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All this while the Pakistanis have resisted growing international pressure to launch a military operation against what many call its "assets", including Mullah Nazir's faction, in the Waziristan region.

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