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01 31st, 2010| 
AP – The Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
31
AP – Young men gripping a steel fence along Port-au-Prince’s waterfront call out “Hi, Sir!” to two U.S. Army soldiers, pleading for jobs as translators, drivers, laborers. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
30
AP – Thousands of protesters from across Japan marched Saturday in central Tokyo to protest the U.S. military presence on Okinawa, while a Cabinet minister said she would fight to move a Marine base Washington considers crucial out of the country. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
30
AP – Young men gripping a steel fence along Port-au-Prince’s waterfront call out “Hi, Sir!” to two U.S. Army soldiers, pleading for jobs as translators, drivers, laborers. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
30
AP – The Defense Department starts the clock next week on what is expected to be a several-year process in lifting its ban on gays from serving openly in the military. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
29
AFP – Japan must look to Asia as its new “frontier” for growth, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday, also pledging continued close ties with the United States despite a dispute over a military base. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
29
AP – U.S. Ambassador John Roos defended U.S. troop levels in Japan Friday, saying their presence is essential for maintaining peace and prosperity in the region, and stressed the importance of a key Marine base whose delayed relocation has frayed bilateral relations. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
29
Reuters – The Obama administration notified the U.S. Congress on Friday of its first proposed arms sales to Taiwan, a potential $6.4 billion package bound to anger Beijing and add to rising U.S.-China strains. Read the rest of this entry »
Jan
29
AFP – Japan must look to Asia as its new “frontier” for growth, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday, also pledging continued close ties with the United States despite a dispute over a military base. Read the rest of this entry »