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China confirms maiden flight of fifth-generation fighter
Chinese President Hu Jintao confirmed on Tuesday his country had carried out its first test-flight of a fifth-generation stealth fighter jet.
Chinese Leaders Surprised by Fighter Test During Gates Visit
A senior U.S. defense official says China’s civilian leaders did not know about Tuesday’s first flight test of the country’s new fighter jet when U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates asked about it during a meeting with President Hu Jintao. ...
Gates: Chinese Taking Strategic Dialogue Proposal Seriously
The Chinese are taking an American proposal to hold a strategic dialogue between the two countries seriously, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today. ... 
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Biden: US Will Stay in Afghanistan as Long as Afghans Want Help
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden says the United States is prepared to stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014, if Afghans wanted it. The international military coalition plans to transfer security control of Afghanistan to local forces. ...
Gates: North Korea Becoming Direct Threat to U.S.
If it continues on its current path, North Korea could be a “direct threat” to the United States in five years or less, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today. ...
WikiLeaks Lawyers Lay Out Case Against Extradition
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made public his case against extradition to Sweden in connections with allegations of sexual misconduct and rape. He appeared in a London court for a preliminary hearing on the extradition. Comprehensive arguments will be made in court next month. ...
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Iran's Spy Chief Denounces Alleged Israeli Plot Against Nuclear ScientistsIran’s Intelligence Minister, Heydar Moslehi, says there is a vast assassination plot behind the attacks on Iranian nuclear physicists last year. ... Read more... ��  ��
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Sudan: UN peacekeepers intensify patrols after clashes in north-south border region United Nations peacekeepers intensified their patrols in the border area between North and South Sudan after reports of deadly clashes as the week-long independence referendum in the South entered its third day today. ... Read more... �� ��
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