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Senate blocks move to lift ban on gays in US military

September 22, 2010

WASHINGTON: The US Senate blocked a bid to lift a ban on gays serving openly in the military, thwarting the...

British forces hand over flashpoint Afghan district to US

September 21, 2010

London: British troops transferred responsibility for security in the Sangin district of southern Afghanistan to US forces Monday, leaving an...

NATO Helicopter crash makes 2010 deadliest in Afghan war

September 21, 2010

KABUL: Nine NATO troops were killed in a helicopter crash in the insurgent heartland of southern Afghanistan on Tuesday, making...

China suspends senior bilateral exchanges with Japan

September 21, 2010

BEIJING: China said Sunday it had suspended senior bilateral exchanges with Japan over an incident in disputed waters and warned...

Russia in 300-million-dollar missile deal with Syria: report

September 20, 2010

Moscow: Russia plans to supply Syria with around 72 P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles in a deal worth at least 300...

Swiss army made covert mission in Libya: media

September 20, 2010

Geneva: A Swiss soldier entered Libya on a covert mission in 2009 to make plans to whisk across the border...

Row over Israel to dominate UN atomic watchdog meeting

September 20, 2010

Vienna: A bitter row over Israel's assumed nuclear arsenal looks set to dominate the annual general conference of the International...

N.Korea beefs up arsenal near border with South: report

September 20, 2010

Seoul: North Korea beefed up its military arsenal near its border with the South last year despite a severe economic...

Couple tried to sell nuclear arms secrets to Venezuela: US

September 20, 2010

Washington: A US scientist and his wife who worked at the leading nuclear research site were arrested Friday and charged...

Russia to supply Syria with cruise missiles: minister

September 20, 2010

Moscow: Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov confirmed in Washington that Russia would supply Syria with P-800 Yakhont cruise missiles, Russian...

Senate blocks move to lift ban on gays in US military

British forces hand over flashpoint Afghan district to US

NATO Helicopter crash makes 2010 deadliest in Afghan war

China suspends senior bilateral exchanges with Japan

Russia in 300-million-dollar missile deal with Syria: report

Swiss army made covert mission in Libya: media

Row over Israel to dominate UN atomic watchdog meeting

N.Korea beefs up arsenal near border with South: report

Couple tried to sell nuclear arms secrets to Venezuela: US

Russia to supply Syria with cruise missiles: minister

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