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NATO struggles to find troops for Afghanistan

September 22, 2009

Brussels: NATO nations, wracked by budget shortages and engaged in an unpopular war with mounting casualties, will struggle to satisfy...

Afghan war report puts Obama in tough spot

September 22, 2009

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama is on perilous political ground between his military and an anxious American public, after his...

China’s military power takes ‘quantum leap’

September 22, 2009

Beijing: China's military capability has taken a "quantum leap" thanks to a modernisation drive and its weaponry rivals that of...

Afghanistan could be lost within a year: US commander

September 22, 2009

Washington: The top US and NATO commander in Afghanistan has warned President Barack Obama in a confidential report that the...

Obama revamps Bush-era missile defense shield

September 18, 2009

Washington: In a major shift based on a reassessment of the threat from Iran, US President Barack Obama Thursday shelved...

US view of China’s military threat ‘groundless’

September 18, 2009

Beijing: Washington's view that China's increasingly advanced weaponry could undermine US military power in the Pacific were "groundless and irresponsible,"...

Venezuela, China sign 16 bln dlr oil deal

September 17, 2009

NAIGUATA, Venezuela: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced a 16-billion-dollar deal with China to drill for oil in the resource-rich Orinoco...

Nigeria rebels extend truce by 30 days

September 16, 2009

LAGOS: The main armed rebel group in oil-rich southern Nigeria said early Wednesday it was prolonging by 30 days its...

NATO chief calls for closer ties with Russia: report

September 16, 2009

LONDON: NATO's chief called Wednesday for an "open minded and unprecedented dialogue" with Russia to reduce security tensions in Europe...

US commander ‘cautiously optimistic’ on China

September 16, 2009

WASHINGTON: The top US military commander for Asia said he was "cautiously optimistic" on forging a conflict-free path ahead with...

NATO struggles to find troops for Afghanistan

Afghan war report puts Obama in tough spot

China’s military power takes ‘quantum leap’

Afghanistan could be lost within a year: US commander

Obama revamps Bush-era missile defense shield

US view of China’s military threat ‘groundless’

Venezuela, China sign 16 bln dlr oil deal

Nigeria rebels extend truce by 30 days

NATO chief calls for closer ties with Russia: report

US commander ‘cautiously optimistic’ on China

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