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Obama To Restart Military Trials For Guantanamo Detainees
U.S. President Barack Obama has lifted a freeze on new military trials for terrorism suspects being held at the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ...
Gates, Karzai Discuss Civilian Casualties, Drawdown
Civilian casualties and the impending drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan highlighted a discussion here today between Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and Afghan President Hamid Karzai. ...
Panel Says Rescind Policy on Women in Combat
A commission established to study diversity among military leaders is recommending that the Defense Department rescind its policy that prevents women from being assigned to ground combat units below the brigade level. ...
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Nimbler UN, global partners needed to build stability in post-conflict States - report
The United Nations needs to be more flexible, nimble and better able to muster international support to build the civilian capacities vital in post-conflict countries to avoid a relapse back into bloodshed, according to a UN-commissioned report released today. ...
Iran still fails to cooperate to prove nuclear programme purely peaceful, UN warns
Iran is still not providing the cooperation needed to conclude that its nuclear programme is purely for peaceful activities, the head of the United Nations atomic watchdog agency warned today. ...
Obama Says Military Option Still Under Consideration for Libya
President Barack Obama says a wide range of potential options in Libya are under consideration, including a military response to the fighting there.
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The United Nations and its partners today launched a $160 million appeal to address humanitarian needs arising from the crisis in Libya, where the Government’s violent crackdown against protesters demanding the ouster of Muammar Al-Qadhafi has sent around 200,000 people fleeing to neighbouring countries. ... Read more... �� Northrop Grumman Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Program Holds System Critical Design Review Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) MQ-4C Broad Area Maritime Surveillance Unmanned Aircraft System (BAMS UAS) program conducted system Critical Design Review (CDR) with the U.S. Navy last month. ... Read more... �� | |||||
