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Breaking News Fri, 28 Jan 2011
 Former LTSG Antonio Trillanes of the Philippine Navy
Corruption   Philippines   Photos   Rebellion   Wikipedia: Oakwood mutiny  
 Inquirer 
Trillanes vs Reyes: It's payback time
Fri 28 Jan 2011
| MANILA, Philippines—What goes around, comes around. | Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV finally got back at his former superior, grilling him over complaints of massive corruption in the military, which pre... (photo: AP Photo / Bullit Marquez)
Defense Robert Gates meets with reporters at the Pentagon, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
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 The New York Times 
Gates Says Budget Impasse Threatens Readiness
Fri 28 Jan 2011
| OTTAWA — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, escalating his budget battle with Congress, has issued an unusually passionate warning that the impasse over approving this year’s federal spe... (photo: AP / Manuel Balce Ceneta)
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Justin Laragione, center, and Philippine navy special operations group Sailors conduct simulated interdiction operations May 22, 2009, during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) in Cebu City, Philippines. CARAT is a series of bilateral exercises held annually in Southeast Asia to strengthen relationships and enhance the operational readiness of participating forces. (DoD photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist David M. Votroubek, U.S. Navy/Released)  Breitbart  Thu 27 Jan 2011
US pledges help for Philippine navy
| A Philippine Marine stands guard as others embark on a Filipino warship to ... | The United States said Thursday it would help boost the Philippines' capacity to patrol its waters as part of a large... (photo: Creative Commons / Koalorka)
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Palestinian Mohammed Zayid, 55, stands on he rubble of his house, destroyed by the Israeli military operation, and the reek of a rotting donkey that belonged to him and was found with two bullet holes in its back, in the town of Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, Friday Jan. 23 , 2009. Returning to find their homes damaged and neighborhood wrecked marked the painful end to three weeks of war for the Zayid family _ and for tens of thousands of Gazans who fled their homes to escape the fighting. Like the Zayids, many sought refuge in schools and hospitals, scrounged for food, and struggled to shelter their children from death and violence.  Irish Times  Thu 27 Jan 2011
Palestinian leaders 'co-operated' to delay Israeli assault report
| SEUMAS MILNE and IAN BLACK | PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY leaders co-operated with US officials in an attempt to postpone reference of the Goldstone report into war crimes in Gaza to the UN security counci... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis)
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Deminers from Swiss Foundation Mine action use a machine to remove mines in a mine field at Mannar about 200 kilometers North East of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. The government has expedited resettlement of the displaced people in recent week and has already sent a bulk of the people to their villages or to live with their relatives and friends elsewhere. Kamal Gunaratne, a top army officer in charge of the region says there are only 87,000 people remaining to be resettled out of the 282,000 who arrived there soon after the war in May. NZ Herald Thu 27 Jan 2011
Tamils call for mine-making inquiry
| Activists have accused the Sri Lankan military of manufacturing parts for landmines while the Government was involved in an internationally sponsored ceasefire with Tam... (photo: AP / Eranga Jayawardena)
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President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2011. The Australian Thu 27 Jan 2011
Barack Obama tells US to 'win the future' in State of the Union address
| BARACK Obama has warned that the US can "win the future" in a difficult global economy only by investing big in education and innovation, in a State of the Un... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Pool)
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Fruits - Supermarket - Prices The Australian Thu 27 Jan 2011
Supermarkets to cash in on increased food prices
| SUBDUED December quarter inflation figures released this week were good news for retailers, with analysts saying they suggest interest rates will remain on hold at the ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg  talks to the media after meeting with South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Steinberg Wednesday visited Seoul to talk about ways to deal with North Korea, which has made a recent push for talks to ease hostility on the peninsula after weeks of threatening war. The Los Angeles Times Thu 27 Jan 2011
U.S. official says world leaders will press North Korea to give up uranium enrichment
Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg meets with South Korea's foreign minister and will visit China. | Share By Jung-yoon Choi Los Angeles Times Staff Writer | Janua... (photo: AP / Ahn Young-joon)
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, left, speaks during a ceremony for newly-elected Members of Parliament in Kabul, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2011. Irish Times Wed 26 Jan 2011
Afghan parliament re-opens
| Afghan President Hamid Karzai re-oped the country's parliament today, ending weeks of political infighting, but took a dig at the West in his opening remarks, saying "f... (photo: AP / Shah Marai, Pool)
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INDIA-REPUBLIC-DAY-PARADEIndia Army Personal  during the Republic Day Parade at Red Road in kolkata on Wednesday, 26 January 2011 in Eastern India City ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK The Times Of India Wed 26 Jan 2011
Military might on display at 62nd Republic Day
NEW DELHI: Colourful tableaux depicting the myriad hues of country's diversity, a vibrant performance by students and armed forces in full battle regalia -- the Republic ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
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President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010. Scoop Wed 26 Jan 2011
U.S President Barack Obama State of the Union Address
Wednesday, 26 January 2011, 2:09 pm | Press Release: The White House | January 25, 2011 | Remarks of President Barack Obama – As Prepared for Delivery | State of t... (photo: AP / Tim Sloan)
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President Barack Obama smiles during a town hall style meeting at the University of Tampa's Bob Martinez Sports Center in Tampa, Fla., the day after his State of the Union speech, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. The Guardian Wed 26 Jan 2011
Barack Obama's State of the Union address – full text
| Read the full text of Barack Obama's speech to members of Congress, in his second address as US president Barack Obama walks down the colonnade of the White House. Phot... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Photos   Politics   US   Wikipedia: State of the Union address  
Gen. David Petraeus testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 29, 2010, before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing to be confirmed as President Obama's choice to take control of forces in Afghanistan. The New York Times Wed 26 Jan 2011
Petraeus Issues Upbeat 'State of War' in Afghanistan
| KABUL, Afghanistan — Just hours before President Obama was to give his State of the Union address, his commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David H. Petraeus, offered w... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Afghanistan   Photos   US   War   Wikipedia: War in Afghanistan (2001present)  


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