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China-Pakistan Fighter Jet Worries India
Days after the first roll-out of a new fighter jet built jointly by Pakistan and China, India has reiterated its concern about China’s...
Nov 29, 20091 min read
Nevada Unifies Homeland Security and Emergency Management Functions
After September 11, Nevada did what all states were encouraged to do by setting up a homeland security director assigned to the...
Nov 29, 20091 min read


Further Info on the Russian Train Bombing – But Source Still Uncertain
As Russian authorities combed through the wreckage of Saturday’s bombing they tried to determine who caused the carnage. While bombings...
Nov 29, 20091 min read
U.S. Maintains 'Black Jail' in Afghanistan
The New York Times has reported that the American military continues to maintain a detention camp at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan,...
Nov 29, 20091 min read
Continued Debate Over a WH Cybersecurity Coordinator
In May of this year, the Obama Administration announced that it would appoint a Cybersecurity Coordinator, with the intent to give...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Israel Claims Gazans Tried to Launch Rockets Days After Hamas Agreement on Ceasefire
The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on Friday against a target in Gaza, claiming that it was thwarting an attempted rocket attack...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
German Official Resigns Over Afghan Air Strike
Franz Josef Jung, a German cabinet official and former Defense Minister, resigned over accusations that the German military withheld...
Nov 27, 20091 min read


Belarus Considers Recognizing Break-away Georgian Republics
Belarus sent diplomats to Georgia this week to discuss a possible Belorussian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. So far, only...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Governor of Afghanistan's Second-Largest City Injured in Bomb Blast
Tooryalai Wesa, governor of Khandahar, was injured when his motorcade was hit by a roadside bomb. The governor was riding to noon-time...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Khmer Rouge Member Asks Court to be Freed
Kaing Guek Eav, 67, known by his war moniker “Duch,” asked the panel in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia to release...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Settlement Freeze: Obama Administration Applauds Netanyahu’s Plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank. The Obama...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
IAEA Votes to Censure Iran
The IAEA officially censured Iran for the first time in four years. Director General Mohamed ElBaradei cited several reasons for the...
Nov 27, 20091 min read
US Defense Contracts Funding the Taliban
One contract between the Department of Defense and six Afghan trucking companies is worth $2.2 billion, or 10% of the Afghan GDP....
Nov 27, 20091 min read
Official's Resignation Latest Challenge Facing Gitmo Closure
Almost immediately following his inauguration, President Barack Obama pledged to close the Guantanamo Bay detention facility by January...
Nov 27, 20092 min read
Iran takes Nobel Peace Prize Away from Shirin Ebadi
In the first time ever in the history of the Nobel Peace Prize, the Iranian government has taken the prize away from the Nobel Laureate...
Nov 26, 20091 min read


White House State Dinner Crashed by Couple Not on Guest List
A couple who was not invited to the first White House State dinner of President Obama’s administration breached security and attended the...
Nov 25, 20091 min read
Blackwater Accused of Running Covert Operations in Pakistan
The Nation published an article Monday accusing Blackwater of planning assassinations and running “snatch and grab” operations in...
Nov 24, 20091 min read


Prime Minister Singh's Visit to U.S. Highlights Busy Week for India
President Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met today in Washington. Via TheHindu. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit with...
Nov 24, 20091 min read


Iran War Games to Defend Nuclear Sites
This past Sunday, Iran began a five day war games exercise designed to simulate a response to potential attacks on their nuclear sites. ...
Nov 24, 20092 min read


Self-Assembling Contacts with Heads-Up Display
Univ. of Washington researchers are making progress towards contact lenses with integrated display capabilities. Image from...
Nov 24, 20091 min read
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