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04 21st, 2010| 
AFP – The top US diplomat for Asia will return to Japan next week for fresh talks in a brewing row over the relocation of a US military base, the State Department said Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
21
AFP – Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday called for revising “Byzantine” rules for US arms exports, saying the current system undermines allies while failing to prevent sensitive technology from falling into the wrong hands. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
20
Reuters – Airbus parent EADS told the Pentagon on Tuesday that it will compete directly against Boeing Co for a military refueling plane deal worth up to $50 billion, according to sources informed about the matter. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
20
AFP – US Senators clashed Tuesday on European aerospace giant EADS’s decision to bid on a lucrative US military aerial refueling tanker contract, taking on US archrival Boeing. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
20
AP – In a rare public dispute between a Democratic-led Congress and the White House, a Senate committee on Monday subpoenaed the Obama administration for secret documents and access to witnesses in last year’s mass shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
19
Reuters – An explosion inside an Afghan army base close to Kabul’s airport on Monday killed one soldier and wounded two others, an official said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
19
Reuters – otherwise known as the party drug ecstasy – to talk therapy may help patients cope with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to a preliminary study presented Friday at the Psychedelic Science in the 21st Century meeting. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
19
Reuters – An explosion at an Afghan army base near Kabul’s airport on Monday killed one NATO service member and one Afghan soldier, officials said, in an attack claimed by the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »