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US Blocks Ship Suspected of Carrying North Korean Arms
A senior U.S. official says the Navy intercepted a ship suspected of carrying banned weapons technology from North Korea to Burma and forced it to return home. ...
Combined Force Captures Taliban Leader in Paktika
An Afghan-led combined force captured a Taliban leader and more than 10 suspected insurgents during an intelligence-driven operation yesterday in the Sarobi district of Afghanistan's Paktika province. ...
Clinton Urges Africa to Abandon Gadhafi
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has called for African nations to sever ties with Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and demand his removal.
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DOD Aims to Streamline Foreign Military Sales Program
The Defense Department is streamlining the way it administers the foreign military sales program, including testing a concept to get pre-approvals for requests for high-demand technologies such as unmanned aerial systems, the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said June 10. ...
Vietnam Mounts Artillery Drill Amid Tensions With China
Vietnam's navy has conducted live-fire artillery drills off the country's central coast following increased tensions with China over control in the South China Sea. ...
Southern Sudan's Vice President Calls for Extension of UN Mandate
The vice president of the Government of Southern Sudan has asked that the U.N. Mission in Sudan [UNMIS] be renewed for another year. Riek Machar said Sudan could return to war if the United Nations ends its mandate after southern Sudan declares independence next month. ...
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A suicide bomber struck an Islamabad bank on Monday, killing one person in the first such attack in the Pakistani capital in more than a year and a half. ... Read more... �� Pakistan PM tells US military action not lone solution Pakistani Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Monday told a top visiting US official that 'military action alone cannot be the solution' of the present problems and the focus should be diverted to the insurgency-hit areas. ... Read more... �� | |||||
