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05 24th, 2010| 
AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Sunday apologised for breaking his election pledge to move an unpopular US military base off Okinawa, also receiving a public dressing-down from local officials. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday renewed threats of a presidential veto if Congress funds a second engine for the F-35 fighter jet or additional cargo aircraft. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US court of appeals in Washington ruled Friday that prisoners held at a US military base in Bagram, Afghanistan cannot challenge their case in US civil courts, even though Guantanamo detainees can. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday renewed threats of a presidential veto if Congress funds a second engine for the F-35 fighter jet or additional cargo aircraft. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s three-nation Asia tour is likely to be dominated by a new crisis with North Korea — this time accused of sinking a South Korean naval ship with a deadly torpedo attack. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US missile defense plans are based on “technical myths” and interceptors have mostly failed to knock out incoming warheads in military tests, a new study argues. Read the rest of this entry »
AP – Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. said Monday co-founder Robert Toll will step down from his long-held post as chief executive next month, but will retain his title of executive chairman. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The US Army has recalled 44,000 helmets that failed ballistic tests and federal authorities are investigating the firm that manufactured them, officers said on Monday. Read the rest of this entry »