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Chinese navy grows bolder
Sunday, July 31st, 2011
U.S., China Discuss Weapons Sales to Taiwan
Sunday, July 31st, 2011The United States and China on July 29 held top-level talks on Taiwan, with Washington working preemptively to avoid a fallout as a decision nears on whether to sell fighter-jets to Taiwan.
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45 killed as Syrian army attacks Hama
Sunday, July 31st, 2011At least 45 people were killed on Sunday when the army launched an attack on the flashpoint protest city of Hama in central Syria, a human rights activist said.
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No crisis as military chiefs resign en masse: Turkish President
Sunday, July 31st, 2011President Abdullah Gul denied on Saturday that Turkey faced a crisis after the resignation of the country’s four most senior military commanders, but acknowledged this had created an “extraordinary” situation.
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CIA’s Pakistan chief leaves country
Sunday, July 31st, 2011The CIA’s Islamabad station chief, who oversaw the intelligence team that uncovered Osama bin Laden’s hideout, has left Pakistan for medical reasons, a US official said.
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Iran regards Russia’s ‘step-by-step’ proposal as goodwill gesture
Sunday, July 31st, 2011Iran regards the Russian proposal for a “step-by-step” approach on Iran’s nuclear issue as a gesture of goodwill, senior MP Alaeddin Boroujerdi said in Tehran on Saturday.
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Royal Air Force communicators prepare for operational role
Sunday, July 31st, 2011Communications specialists based at Royal Air Force Leeming have spent ten days in the field preparing for their forthcoming role in support of operations in Libya.
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U.S. concludes ‘constructive’ talks with North Korea
Sunday, July 31st, 2011U.S. and North Korean diplomats concluded on Friday their two-day talks in New York that both sides called “constructive.”
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US Navy will stay the course with LCS
Sunday, July 31st, 2011We observed not too long ago that the urgency seemed to have gone from the Navy’s littoral combat ship program, but nevertheless, the service’s next chief of naval operations, Adm. Jonathan Greenert, said Thursday that it’s still committed to its vision of 55 ships and their interchangeable mission equipment.
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Chinese warships participate in Russian Navy Day celebrations
Sunday, July 31st, 2011Two Chinese navy ships are taking part in the festivities dedicated to the celebration of the Russian Navy Day in the Far Eastern port of Vladivostok, a spokesman for Russia’s Pacific Fleet said on Sunday.
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