Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell says the cancellation was not a snub, but was caused by the prime minister's obligation to parliament.

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The bomb went off as people were attending Sunday prayers at the Baniarchar Christian mission, said Jawadul Karim, press secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

BBC: Bangladesh church bomb kills nine

Robert Iroga, press secretary to the Solomons prime minister, told the BBC that the waves west of Lata had travelled some 500m inland, and that three villages had been damaged.

BBC: Quake off Solomon Islands triggers deadly tsunami

This is not the first time that a private letter from the defence secretary to the prime minister has been leaked to the press.

BBC: Liam Fox challenges government overseas aid pledge