1. Also Tuesday, Purdue officials announced the expulsion of a second student and the suspension of another for either starting or helping set trash fires during the disturbance. 2. China took the unusual step of announcing the expulsions Wednesday after holding the men for five days. 3. China took the unusual step of announcing the expulsions after holding the men for five days. 4. In response, the U.S. announced the expulsion of a Cuban diplomat from Washington. 5. Just hours after Belarus announced the expulsions, the Security Committee said it detained another Belarussian citizen, also suspected of spying for Turkey. 6. The fact that China waited until after the meeting to announce the expulsions suggests that Beijing did not want the incident to further harm relations. 7. Xinhua mentioned the cases against them in announcing their expulsion. 8. But one of the four legislators, Yang Wen-hsin, withdrew his party membership before the expulsion was announced. 9. Pakistan ordered out a second Indian diplomat Tuesday, just hours after India announced the expulsion of a second Pakistani embassy official. 10. Relations were already at a low ebb Monday when the expulsions were announced. |