
Book describes new Pearl Harbor attack, this time by China
Washington (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor has captivated Pentagon brass in recent months.
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Washington (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - A surprise attack on Pearl Harbor has captivated Pentagon brass in recent months.
Dec 7, 2016

Shanghai (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - China has urged domestic companies to avoid irrational overseas investments following a record-setting buying spree that has worried authorities about capital outflows and rash spending.
Dec 7, 2016

Bartalla, Iraq (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - An air strike in a western Iraqi town near the Syrian border still controlled by the Islamic State group killed and wounded dozens of civilians on Wednesday, officials said.
Dec 7, 2016

Jerusalem (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - Israeli lawmakers could vote Wednesday to advance a bill legalising some 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank despite international criticism and warnings over its implications.
Dec 7, 2016

Damascus (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - Several Israeli missiles struck near the Mazzeh airbase outside Damascus overnight without causing any casualties, Syrian state media reported on Wednesday.
Dec 7, 2016

Brussels (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - Damaging EU economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis must be kept in place to force Moscow to meet its Minsk ceasefire commitments, NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday.
Dec 7, 2016

Washington (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - President Barack Obama on Wednesday praised the alliance between Japan and the United States exactly 75 years after the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that led to America's entrance into World War II.
Dec 7, 2016

Colombo (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - Sri Lanka's government Wednesday launched an investigation into a $700 million river diversion deal that had been finalised with a Chinese company weeks before the fall of the previous regime.
Dec 7, 2016

New York (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - US coffee giant Starbucks outlined plans Wednesday to add 12,000 cafes globally by 2021, including a group of new premium stores that will showcase rare coffees and gourmet food.
Dec 7, 2016

Beijing (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - US President-elect Donald Trump accuses China of keeping its yuan currency artificially low and slapping unfair taxes on American exports.
Dec 7, 2016

Istanbul (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - A Turkish soldier was killed Wednesday in a car bomb attack in northern Syria where troops are helping Syrian rebels capture a key town from Islamic State jihadists, the army said.
Dec 7, 2016

United Nations, United States (AFP) Dec 7, 2016 - The UN Security Council will discuss human rights violations in North Korea on Friday despite opposition from China, Pyongyang's ally, diplomats said.
Dec 7, 2016

Washington (AFP) Dec 6, 2016 - Major US tech firms announced Monday they would work together to curb the spread of online terrorist content, responding to pressure from governments around the world.
Dec 6, 2016

Rolling Meadows, Ill. (UPI) Dec 6, 2016 - Northrop Grumman has been contracted by the Royal Netherlands Air Force to upgrade AN/ALQ-131 electronic countermeasure pods for its F-16 fleet.
Dec 6, 2016

Beijing (AFP) Dec 6, 2016 - Donald Trump is a diplomatic rookie who must learn not to cross Beijing on issues like trade and Taiwan, Chinese state media said Tuesday, warning America could pay dearly for his naivety.
Dec 6, 2016

Tehran (AFP) Dec 6, 2016 - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that Congress's decision to renew US sanctions for 10 years would elicit a harsh reaction and proved the United States was still an enemy.
Dec 6, 2016