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Sadr militiamen heed Iraq truce order
Agence France-Presse, BAGHDAD (AFP): The armed men of anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's militia vanished from the streets of Baghdad...
France-Libya Deal Includes Military Hardware, Report Says
Agence France-Presse, France intends to sell military hardware to Libya and train up its special forces as part of a...
China's Defense Minister Makes Rare Visit to Japan
Agence France-Presse, China’s defense minister started the first such visit to Japan in more than nine years Aug. 29 as...
US Senator Lugar Speaks For Extending START-I Treaty
RIA Novosti, Moscow: Russia and the U.S. should extend the START-I Treaty, which expires in 2009, or else negative consequences...
Sadr militia to stop attacks on US-led forces in Iraq
Agence France-Presse, Radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his dreaded Shiite militia on Wednesday to stop attacks on US-led forces...
2007 Australian Defence Budget Summary
Australian Security Policy Institute, This year’s budget capped off an extraordinary thirteen month period that saw the government promise more...
Iran ready to fill emerging Mideast 'power vacuum'
Agence France-Presse, TEHRAN (AFP): Iran and neighbouring countries are ready to fill the "power vacuum" emerging in the Middle East...
More than 100 insurgents said killed in Afghanistan
Agence France-Presse, KABUL (AFP): More than 100 insurgents were killed Tuesday in a battle in southern Afghanistan in which fighter...
US officer convicted in Iraq abuse trial
Agence France-Presse, FORT MEADE, United States: The only US officer tried over the abuse scandal at Baghdad's infamous Abu Ghraib...
Cuba Upgrading Its Weapons in Case of US Invasion
Agence France-Presse, Cuba has been upgrading its military arsenal since President Fidel Castro fell ill 13 months ago, to defend...
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