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Sanctions, war games among Obama's N.Korea optionsWashington (AFP) May 20, 2010 The Obama administration will likely push for new sanctions against North Korea and step up naval maneuvers with its ally South Korea over the sinking of a Seoul warship, analysts said Thursday. With an international probe concluding North Korea torpedoed the Cheonan on March 26, Washington must throw full support behind Seoul, yet stop short of actions that could trigger a new war on the Korean peninsula, they warned. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expected to weigh responses to Kim J ... read more |
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Washington (UPI) May 18, 2010 Britain's May 6 election and the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government were remarkable events. With Tory leader David Cameron as prime minister and Lib Dem head Nick Clegg as deputy PM, some commentators regard this union as transformative in changing the way British politics are conducted. Others gushed that this outcome could be applicable to the politics ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 20, 2010The United States on Thursday warned North Korea of consequences after a investigation concluded it sank a South Korean warship, but China called for restraint amid a chorus of international outrage. Western nations and Japan were quick to voice solidarity with South Korea after a long-awaited multinational investigation found that a North Korean submarine torpedoed the Cheonan on March 26, ... more  
Washington (UPI) May 20, 2010 Mexican President Felipe Calderon made forceful calls Thursday for the United States to act on immigration reform and to stem the illegal flow of weapons to Mexico during a speech before the U.S. Congress. Calderon reiterated his recent public criticisms of a stringent new Arizona state law targeting illegal immigration, which critics claim will lead to racial profiling. He asked U.S. l ... more |
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Germany sends firepower to AfghanistanBerlin (UPI) May 20, 2010 The German government this month decided to dispatch more armored vehicles to its troops in Afghanistan, after having sent heavy artillery there in mid-April. Germany will send another 15 Marder infantry fighting vehicles to northern Afghanistan, where Germany has nearly 5,000 troops with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force. In addition, the Bundeswehr troops will receive Panzerschnellbruecke 2 vehicle-launched bridges and Dachs engineer tanks, German Defense Minister Karl Theo ... read more |
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