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![]() Moorestown, NJ (SPX) Mar 17, 2010 Lockheed Martin, in support of the U.S. Navy, successfully completed Combat System Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) for Aegis Combat Systems installed aboard U.S. and Spanish navy ships. The last time these two nations participated in a combined CSSQT was in 2007. The latest event was conducted at sea last week in the vicinity of Pt. Mugu, CA and involved U.S. Navy destroyers USS Dewey (DDG 105) and USS Wayne E Meyer (DDG 108) along with the Spanish Navy frigate Alvaro de Bazan (F-101). Dur ... read more |
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Australia says China ties 'back on track'![]() Relations with China are "back on track", Australia said Tuesday, adding it was optimistic Beijing would behave as a "responsible stakeholder" in global harmony as its power grew. Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said ties would be tested "from time to time, owing to our different political systems, histories and societies," and problems would arise "whether Australia or China both like it or ... more US drone strike, gunfight kill 20 militants in Pakistan ![]() A US missile strike and clashes between extremist gunmen and tribesmen killed at least 20 militants on Tuesday in northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, officials said. The drone attack destroyed a mountain hideout in the district of North Waziristan, killing 10 militants including Al-Qaeda-linked suspects. North Waziristan is known as a stronghold of Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked figh ... more Walker's World: Obama is losing India ![]() The Obama administration is trying to play catch-up in its relations with the country that could become its most important long-term ally. But it may be leaving it too late, after India last week agreed a $7 billion deal in arms, nuclear reactors and space technology with Russia. India's strategic importance can hardly be exaggerated. More than just the other Asian economic giant after ... more |
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![]() Beijing (AFP) March 16, 2010 A group of artists who held a daring protest in Beijing over the razing of their studio district have received one million dollars in compensation from developers, their spokeswoman said Tuesday. The group, from the "008" art district in eastern Beijing, had stood up to companies that want to demolish the area to make way for a property development and who had earlier refused to provide compensation. The case is a rare victory for those subject to forced evictions and land seizures, which are ri ... read more |
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