<p>ASIA: China envoy tells Taiwan he sees move toward peace<br>
TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Dec 21 AP - China's senior Taiwan envoy has told his hosts that Beijing wants to "move down the road of peace", a day after tens of thousands of Taiwanese demonstrators blasted the government for its China-friendly policies. (TAIWAN CHINA Update sent at 18:01, 348 words.)london</strong></a> <br>
ASIA: WA Buddhist temple banned after ordination of female monks<br>
BANGKOK, Dec 21 AAP - Thai Buddhist religious authorities have backed moves by a Buddhist temple community in eastern Thailand to expel a Western Australian-based monastery after the ordination of two women in October. (THAI TEMPLE sent at 16:57, 438 words.)<br>
ASIA: Astronauts blast off for Christmas space mission of london jewellery</strong></a> <br>
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan, Dec 21 AP - A Russian rocket has blasted off from a cosmodrome in Kazakhstan lighting up the frigid Central Asian steppe to shuttle an American, a Russian and a Japanese to the International Space Station. (SCI SPACE Wrap sent at 16:50, 484 words.)<br>
ASIA: Hundreds gather for rebel's funeral in Indonesia's Papua<br>
TIMIKA, Indonesia, Dec 21 AFP - Some 600 people have attended the funeral of slain Papuan rebel leader Kelly Kwalik, as anti-Indonesian sentiment ran high in the restive province following days of protests. (INDON KWALIK sent at 16:49, 435 words.)Bracelet</strong></a> <br>
UK: Papers on British palaces' upkeep could be released<br>
LONDON, Dec 21 AFP - Correspondence between the British government and the Queen's Buckingham Palace official residence over the upkeep of royal palaces could be made public, a newspaper said on Monday. </p>
