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04 13th, 2010| 
AFP – Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has promised to resolve a row soon on a US military base as he was left conspicuously absent from President Barack Obama’s meeting list at a summit. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
13
Here’s a friendly last-minute reminder that the deadline for filing your 2009 income tax return is this Thursday, April 15. If you just haven’t been able to get all your records together and figure out your taxes, be sure to file a request for extension by the deadline. But be aware that this a merely an extension of time to file, not an extension of time to pay the taxes due. If you owe additional taxes, you will be assessed interest and possibly Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
10
Reuters – Scores of Thai anti-government protesters tried to force their way into an army base in Bangkok on Saturday but were repelled by water cannon, as their leaders vowed to carry on their fight for new elections. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
9
Reuters – Studies confirm that Gulf War veterans suffer disproportionately from post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric illnesses as well as vague symptoms often classified as Gulf War Syndrome, a panel of experts reported on Friday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
9
AFP – A key US air base in Kyrgyzstan resumed normal operations Friday after an uprising ousted the government in the central Asian nation, a military spokesman said. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
AFP – The families of two Reuters news agency employees killed in a 2007 US helicopter attack in Baghdad on Thursday demanded justice, telling AFP the Americans responsible should stand trial. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
Reuters – The United States and Brazil may sign a new agreement as early as Monday meant to bolster military ties, despite tensions over Iran and signs a U.S. firm might lose a major Brazilian defense contract. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
8
AFP – Defence lawyers for six Kuwaitis with alleged links to Al-Qaeda on Monday urged the court to acquit them of plotting to attack a US military base, saying they had been tortured. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
6
AFP – The US Senate Armed Services Committee will question top US military and diplomatic officials at an April 14 hearing on policy towards Iran and its suspect nuclear program, the panel said Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Apr
6
AFP – The top US naval officer has vowed to stop people lighting up in submarines, where the confined atmosphere has serious passive smoking implications, a report said Monday. Read the rest of this entry »