Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
Canadian News
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The Washington Times
F-14A pilot who shot down RF-4C won’t be promoted
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The Associated Press
Bradley Manning illegally punished, rules judge
The Associated Press
Deal restores severance pay for military gays
The Associated Press
Gabrielle Giffords, husband launch gun control effort
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The Washington Times
Clinton to testify about Benghazi before resigning
The Washington Post
Hillary Clinton’s 2,088 hours in the air as secretary of state
The Washington Post
Obama picks Hagel for defense, Brennan for CIA
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The Washington Post
Hill prepares for Hagel fight
The Associated Press
Hagel’s own words are fodder for critics
The Washington Times
Bipartisan blows stand between Brennan and post at helm of CIA
Los Angeles Times
Zero Dark Thirty renews pressure on CIA over torture claims
International Herald Tribune
Obama’s Choice to Lead C.I.A. Faces a Changed Agency
BBC News
Hamid Karzai due to arrive in the US
The Associated Press
Briton to be sentenced in weapons-to-Iran plot
The Seattle Times
Sky diver missing near Mount Si thought to be dead
International Herald Tribune
Troubled Oil Rig in Alaska Reaches Safer Waters
Los Angeles Times
NASA seeks to lease or sell space shuttle facilities
The Associated Press
Year of oppressive US heat illustrated in numbers
The Associated Press
Mock Mars trek finds down-to-Earth sleep woes
The Economist
Can air travel keep on getting safer and safer?
BBC News
Predicting technology in 2013
The Telegraph
British soldier killed in Afghanistan insider attack
BBC News
Plastic bullets fired in Belfast
The Independent
Belfast rioting blamed on UVF hijacking
The Telegraph
Army losing key staff under voluntary redundancies
The Telegraph
Soldiers with police cautions wrongly targeted
The Telegraph
US treasure hunters ready to snatch gold from the jaws of Victory
The Telegraph
RM officer claims he was sacked for whistleblowing over misuse of funds
The Associated Press
Spitfire undercarriage collapses on UK runway
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BBC News
Mali army fires on Islamists in response to incursion
BBC News
Calls to re-open Libya plane crash investigation
The Washington Post
Copts accuse Islamists of hijacking the country
The Associated Press
Qatar aiding Egypt with extra $2.5 billion
Agence France-Presse
People in rebel-held Sudan state surviving on trees and leaves, UN hears
The Associated Press
900,000 needy in Sudan’s south blocked from aid
The Christian Science Monitor
Turkey sees promise in pivoting north
The Washington Post
U.S. deployment irks some in Turkey
International Herald Tribune
Chemical Arms Showdown With Syria Led to Rare Accord
The Economist
Syria’s crisis: Brazen Bashar
The Associated Press
Winter storm brings more misery to Syrian refugees
International Herald Tribune
Assad Speech Leaves Ban Ki-moon Disappointed
McClatchy Newspapers
Syria death toll highlights discrepancies in casualty reporting
The Associated Press
Food aid can’t reach 1 million Syrians, says UN agency
International Herald Tribune
For Netanyahu, Being in Front Has Risks
The Associated Press
Abbas avoids clash with Israel over state symbols
The Associated Press
Iraqis paid $5M over Abu Ghraib abuse
The Washington Post
Found in Tehran: Ayatollah Khamenei-shaped air freshener
International Herald Tribune
Iranian Oil Minister Concedes Sanctions Have Hurt Exports
The Associated Press
Iran’s medical crisis deepens as economy sputters
The Associated Press
US may leave no troops in Afghanistan
The Associated Press
NATO service member killed by uniformed Afghan
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The Associated Press
Pakistan: Officials say US drones kill eight militants
BBC News
India: Maoist rebels kill seven paramilitary soldiers
The Washington Post
The missing brothers of Kim Jong-un
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Reuters News
In North Korea, Google gets you nowhere
The Associated Press
Google exec gets look at NKoreans using Internet
BBC News
Japan protests over China ships near disputed islands
International Herald Tribune
Japan Is Weighing Raising Military Spending
International Herald Tribune
In Japan, a Painfully Slow Sweep
The Associated Press
British explorer embarks on Antarctica adventure
BBC News
Honduras police seize $50,000 gold-plated AK-47 rifle
BBC News
Show of support called for Chávez
The Christian Science Monitor
Is Iran’s presence in Latin America a threat?
The New York Times
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