Oct 21

Gates presses Japan to

AFP – US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday pressed Japan to quickly “move on” with a plan to relocate a controversial US military base to a new area of southern Okinawa island. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 20

Lockheed's 3Q profit rises; outlook weak in 2010 
    (AP)

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Oct 20

EADS accuses Pentagon of favoring Boeing in tanker battle 
    (AFP)

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Oct 20

US troop move may come without Afghan 'legitimacy': Gates 
    (AFP)

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Oct 19

White House official says Afghan government is key 
    (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama’s chief of staff says the central issue that must be settled before the president makes a decision about troop levels in Afghanistan is whether there is a credible government in Kabul. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 18

White House official says Afghan government is key 
    (AP)

AP – President Barack Obama’s chief of staff says the central issue that must be settled before the president makes a decision about troop levels in Afghanistan is whether there is a credible government in Kabul. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 17

US airbase could stay on Japan's Okinawa, says governor 
    (AFP)

AFP – The governor of Japan’s Okinawa prefecture said a US military base could stay on the island, officials said Wednesday — the latest twist in a row weeks before President Barack Obama visits the country. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 17

F-16 collision prompts search for missing pilot 
    (AFP)

AFP – US Coast Guard and Navy rescue teams searched Friday for a pilot who went missing after two F-16 fighter jets collided off the coast of South Carolina, the Air Force said. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 17

US Air Force sacks nuclear commander after blunders 
    (AFP)

AFP – The US Air Force said on Thursday the commander of a nuclear wing had been sacked after his unit failed a safety inspection, trucks carrying missile parts crashed and officers under him fell asleep with launch codes in hand. Read the rest of this entry »

Oct 17

Gov't pledges extra troops for Afghanistan 
    (AFP)

AFP – Britain announced it was sending an extra 500 soldiers to Afghanistan, as US President Barack Obama huddled with his war cabinet to decide whether to deploy thousands more US troops. Read the rest of this entry »

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