
Nearing capacity, Pentagon looks to expand Arlington Cemetery
Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 - Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for 400,000 American troops and veterans, is running out of space.
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Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 - Arlington National Cemetery, the final resting place for 400,000 American troops and veterans, is running out of space.
Aug 22, 2018

Austin TX (SPX) Aug 22, 2018 - On April 4, 2017, the town of Khan Sheikhoun in northwest Syria experienced one of the worst chemical attacks in recent history. A plume of sarin gas spread more than 10 kilometers (about six miles)
Aug 22, 2018

Moscow (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 - Russia has sent over 63,000 troops to Syria over the course of its involvement in the conflict, the Russian defence ministry said Wednesday.
Aug 22, 2018

Washington (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 - US and Chinese trade negotiators on Wednesday opened talks aimed at averting further confrontations, with a new round of tariffs about to hit, and the Federal Reserve warning that escalation poses a serious economic risk.
Aug 22, 2018

Los Angeles (AFP) Aug 22, 2018 - A US mobile network has come under criticism after severely limiting service to firefighters battling the biggest wildfire in California's history.
Aug 22, 2018

Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - Malaysia will shelve three China-backed projects worth a total $22 billion until the debt-laden Southeast Asian nation can afford to pay for them, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Tuesday during a visit to Beijing.
Aug 21, 2018

Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad confirmed during a visit to Beijing on Tuesday that three China-backed projects totalling $22 billion will be cancelled until his country can find a way to pay its debts.
Aug 21, 2018

Vienna (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - The UN's nuclear watchdog said it had not seen any indication that nuclear activities in North Korea have stopped despite its pledges to denuclearise.
Aug 21, 2018

Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 - The U.K. Royal Navy has accepted Thales' newest 2093 mine countermeasures sonar after extensive sea trials.
Aug 21, 2018

Washington (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - A master Al-Qaeda bomb maker who hid out for years in Yemen while developing hard-to-detect explosives is believed to have been killed last year, a US official told AFP on Tuesday.
Aug 21, 2018

Washington (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - The US Navy is sending a hospital ship to Colombia on a mission to assist in the humanitarian crisis in neighboring Venezuela, a defense official said Tuesday.
Aug 21, 2018

Washington (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - A senior Treasury official warned Tuesday that the United States has more economic sanctions on Russia in the pipeline, after the US blacklisted two Russian companies for trading with North Korea.
Aug 21, 2018
Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 - BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair received a $146.3 million contract with the U.S. Navy for repairs and maintenance on the USS Gettysburg.
Aug 21, 2018

Washington (UPI) Aug 21, 2018 - An economic forecast from Australian mining giant BHP Billiton forecasts a relative slowdown in the global economy triggered in part by trade tensions.
Aug 21, 2018

Beijing (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - China said Tuesday it remains hopeful of good results from trade talks in Washington this week after US President Trump threw cold water on the prospects for a breakthrough.
Aug 21, 2018

Bogota (AFP) Aug 21, 2018 - Colombia issued a strong protest Tuesday over what it said was a border incursion by Venezuelan helicopters and troops over the weekend.
Aug 21, 2018