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11 5th, 2009| 
AFP – Armed gunmen Thursday killed seven people and wounded at least 12 others in a rampage at Fort Hood military base in Texas, US media and officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
5
AP – Japan will speed up its review of a deal to move a major U.S. military base on the island of Okinawa, officials said Thursday, but no final decision was expected in time for President Barack Obama’s visit to Tokyo next week. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
4
AFP – US top military officer Admiral Mike Mullen on Wednesday warned Afghan President Hamid Karzai to crack down on rampant corruption, piling pressure on Kabul as Washington weighs a troop buildup. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
4
Reuters – Japan struggled with the touchy issue of reorganizing U.S. military bases on the southern island of Okinawa on Wednesday, just a week ahead of U.S. President Barack Obama’s first visit to Japan as leader. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
3
Reuters – A trip by Japan’s foreign minister to Washington to try to soothe strained ties was up in the air on Monday as doubts simmered over whether a feud about a military base will be resolved before a visit by President Barack Obama. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
2
Reuters – A trip by Japan’s foreign minister to Washington to try to soothe strained ties was up in the air on Monday as doubts simmered over whether a feud about a military base will be resolved before a visit by President Barack Obama. Read the rest of this entry »
Nov
2
AFP – Japan’s centre-left government on Monday denied US ties were being strained by a row over an American airbase, amid confusion over whether its foreign minister will travel to Washington this week. Read the rest of this entry »
