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New chief of staff to revive Russia's ailing military
RIA Novosti, MOSCOW: Gen. Nikolai Makarov's appointment as chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces suggests higher...
Evaluating Novel Threats to the Homeland: UAVs and Cruise Missiles
Rand Corporation, Changes in technology and adversary behavior will invariably produce new threats that must be assessed by defense and...
US Military Deaths in Iraq at Lowest Monthly Level Since War Began
Voice of America News, IRBIL, Iraq: Officials in Iraq say 19 U.S. service members died in Iraq in the month...
Terrorists bomb Sri Lanka commuter bus, 21 killed: officials
Agence France-Presse, COLOMBO: At least 21 commuters were killed and 47 others wounded Friday in a suspected Tamil Tiger mine...
NATO expansion will 'spoil' ties with West: Medvedev
Agence France-Presse, BERLIN: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday that the eastwards expansion of NATO risked "spoiling" relations between...
Defence Ministers in Favour of Cooperation
Swedish Defence, Last Monday the Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland entered the debate in Dagens Nyheter on closer cooperation...
Commission Welcomes Treaty to Ban Cluster Munitions
European Commission, BRUSSELS: The European Commission welcomes the adoption in Dublin on Wednesday 28 May of a multilateral convention to...
Bush loses close Iraq ally as Australian troops pull out
Agence France-Presse, SYDNEY: US President George W. Bush lost a close ally in the Iraq war as Australian combat troops...
Russia opposes NATO expansion in principle
RIA Novosti, MOSCOW: Russia is against NATO expansion toward its borders in principle, the prime minister said in an interview...
Former EADS Chief Detained by Police
German Radio, The former joint head of European aerospace group EADS, Noel Forgeard, has been detained by police on suspicion...
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