|
 
Joy and tears greet US Army troops back from IraqWashington (AFP) Aug 29, 2010 Mothers cried and children squealed with delight as a company of US troops arrived back from Iraq on Saturday, after a year-long tour marked by desert heat and monotony. A crowd of families roared as 124 soldiers from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, arrived marching in formation, part of a wave of homecomings as President Barack Obama scales back the US role in Iraq. The welcoming ceremony at Fort Myer, outside Washington, was a joyous event for the soldiers and their love ... read more |
. |
 |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| . | . |
| .. |
 
Seoul (UPI) Aug 27, 2010 Former President Jimmy Carter is returning to the United States from his North Korean "private humanitarian trip" with released American citizen Aijalon Mahli Gomes. Carter arrived in North Korea Monday for discussions regarding Gomes, 31, from Boston. Gomes was sentenced in April to eight years of hard labor for illegally entering North Korea from China. Carter was met at the No ... more  
Canberra, Australia (UPI) Aug 27, 2010 The Australian Defense Force has deployed Mincom Ellipse as its core enabling application for the military's new integrated logistics information system. Australia recently moved towards a tri-service logistics control strategy for its air force, army and navy to organize and manage the $5.3 billion of assets and inventory, and to process more than 16 million transactions a year. ... more  
Moscow (UPI) Aug 27, 2010 Russia has denied Georgian allegations that it deployed S-300 missile systems to the breakaway province of South Ossetia. "There are no Russian S-300 systems on the territory of South Ossetia. There is no need for it," a source with the Russian Defense Ministry told Russian news agency RIA Novosti. "The protection of the Russian military base as well as South Ossetia is carried out by B ... more |
.. |
  Will America's flood aid win Pakistan's hearts and minds?  S.Korea sceptical on Chinese nuclear proposal   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
|
. |
 
Full plate awaits Obama on his return from vacationVineyard Haven, Massachusetts (AFP) Aug 29, 2010 The anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the withdrawal from Iraq, Mideast peace talks, and a shaky economy two months before mid-term elections: President Barack Obama's returns from vacation to a full plate of problems. After ten days in Martha's Vineyard, playing golf and Scrabble and relaxing with his family, Obama steps back on the fast track Sunday, flying straight to New Orleans without even a stopover in Washington. Eighty percent submerged when Hurricane Katrina struck five years ago, the ... read more |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | Aug 27 | Aug 26 | Aug 25 | Aug 24 | Aug 23 |
