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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs
Thursday, 24 January 2013Canadian News
The Globe and Mail
CC-177’s Mali mission extended by three weeks - More - More
The Globe and Mail
Nigeria presses for Canada to aid Mali
Army News
New combat uniforms will feature Mandarin-style collar
Air Force News
Chinooks returning to Canadian skies - Photo - Photo
CBC Digital Archives
1978: Cosmos 954 crashes in Canadian North - More - Photo
Calgary Herald
Canadian pilot, crew missing in Antarctica - More
The Canadian Press
No new information from Algeria on alleged Canadian terrorist link - More
Global News
Why do Canadians get involved in terrorism?
The Ottawa Citizen
Susan Cartwright ‘thrilled to bits’ at award
Ottawa Researchers
On This Day: June 18
CC-177’s Mali mission extended by three weeks - More - More
The Globe and Mail
Nigeria presses for Canada to aid Mali
Army News
New combat uniforms will feature Mandarin-style collar
Air Force News
Chinooks returning to Canadian skies - Photo - Photo
CBC Digital Archives
1978: Cosmos 954 crashes in Canadian North - More - Photo
Calgary Herald
Canadian pilot, crew missing in Antarctica - More
The Canadian Press
No new information from Algeria on alleged Canadian terrorist link - More
Global News
Why do Canadians get involved in terrorism?
The Ottawa Citizen
Susan Cartwright ‘thrilled to bits’ at award
Ottawa Researchers
On This Day: June 18
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
Les femmes des FC peu attirées par les métiers de combat - Plus
La Presse Canadienne
Ottawa prolonge le prêt de l’avion-cargo CC-177 - Plus
Le Devoir
Mission au Mali : rien n’est décidé, insiste Harper
La Presse Canadienne
Ravisseurs canadiens en Algérie : Ottawa attend toujours des informations
La Presse Canadienne
Attaque en Algérie : la GRC enquête sur la possible participation de Canadiens
La Presse Canadienne
Un Twin Otter de KBAL se serait écrasé en Antarctique
La Presse Canadienne
Un Canadien tué aux Philippines était journaliste en C.-B.
La Presse Canadienne
Des Algonquins réclament leurs droits sur des terres au Québec et en Ontario
Le Droit
C’est arrivé un 18 juin
Les femmes des FC peu attirées par les métiers de combat - Plus
La Presse Canadienne
Ottawa prolonge le prêt de l’avion-cargo CC-177 - Plus
Le Devoir
Mission au Mali : rien n’est décidé, insiste Harper
La Presse Canadienne
Ravisseurs canadiens en Algérie : Ottawa attend toujours des informations
La Presse Canadienne
Attaque en Algérie : la GRC enquête sur la possible participation de Canadiens
La Presse Canadienne
Un Twin Otter de KBAL se serait écrasé en Antarctique
La Presse Canadienne
Un Canadien tué aux Philippines était journaliste en C.-B.
La Presse Canadienne
Des Algonquins réclament leurs droits sur des terres au Québec et en Ontario
Le Droit
C’est arrivé un 18 juin
Canadian Commentary
Rob Smith -- The Chronicle Herald
Don’t toss tartan, add new traditions
Alex Wilner -- BBC News
Canada no stranger to al-Qaeda
Don’t toss tartan, add new traditions
Alex Wilner -- BBC News
Canada no stranger to al-Qaeda
International News
The Washington Post
Kerry offers pragmatic views of world
BBC News
Kerry eyes Mid-East talks revival
The Guardian
UN inquiry into US drone strikes prompts cautious optimism
The Washington Post
Pentagon to remove ban on women in combat - More
Reuters News
Ending US combat ban will even career playing field, servicewomen claim - More
Foreign Policy
In navies, last gender barrier is the ocean’s surface
The Toronto Star
Bomb-sniffing dog Mina denied military burial
The Washington Post
Clinton delivers forceful defense on Benghazi
The Washington Post
Senior military officials order trims as Pentagon prepares for shortfall
Foreign Policy
The Pentagon is expanding its smartphone for spies program
Wired News
Detailed Photos of Cold War Missile Sites
ProPublica
Man gets 35-year sentence for his role in Mumbai attacks
BBC News
Europeans charged in US over destructive computer virus
Bloomberg News
Boeing 787 to Stay Grounded
Reuters News
Greenland ice said less vulnerable than feared to thaw - More - More
The Telegraph
Helicopter pilot to command RAF - Pulford - More
The Telegraph
Lympstone Commando Training Centre lost 8,312 items of kit
The Telegraph
Prince Harry tones down his language about killing Taliban
BBC News
Prince Harry Says He Doesn’t Know ‘Normal’ Anymore
The Telegraph
Harry ‘unlikely’ to see front line again
The Telegraph
Army ‘has dropped fitness standards to allow more women to join’
The Guardian
Disabled soldier fights for benefits
The Telegraph
British soldier in Kenya shooting confined to barracks for seven months
The Telegraph
Assange: Wikileaks film is attack on me and Iran
The Telegraph
Scottish independence support slumps
BBC News
The offal truth about American haggis
The Telegraph
The inside story on Burma’s buried Spitfires
Reuters News
IRA bomber Dolours Price found dead in Dublin - More
Reuters News
Bosnia postpones census over ethnic disagreements
BBC News
Russia explores old nuclear waste dumps in Arctic
The Associated Press
12 Suspected Militants Killed in Chechnya
Reuters News
Rioters burn cars in Azerbaijan, several people hurt - Map
BBC News
Eyewitness: Tragedy of Soviet nuclear submarine K-27
Agence France-Presse
Russia warns Kazakhstan in Baikonur cosmodrome dispute - Map
The Associated Press
Warning of imminent threat to Westerners in Benghazi - More
Agence France-Presse
French planes destroy Islamist bases in Mali
The Telegraph
Mali’s Islamists split and call for peace talks
AlertNet
Aid starts to reach central Mali
Reuters News
Burkinabe troops join French-led push against Mali rebels - Map
France 24
Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali?
Agence France-Presse
More Sufi shrines torched in Tunisia: witnesses
Agence France-Presse
Police, youth clash in Cairo
Reuters News
Egypt braces for more protests
The Associated Press
Syrian Jets Bomb Rebel-Held Areas Near Damascus
Reuters News
One third of Syrian hospitals shut, paucity of medical supplies
The Associated Press
UN Kuwait Invasion Fund Pays out $1.3 Billion
Agence France-Presse
Yemen confirms demise of al-Qaeda second-in-command - More
The Associated Press
Iranian Revolutionary Guard asserts power over Strait of Hormuz
Agence France-Presse
Former Iran lawmakers offer nuclear compromise
CBC News
UN report says abuse and torture persists in Afghan jails
Foreign Policy
Afghanistan’s colossal intelligence failure
The Associated Press
American Mumbai Plotter Sentenced to 35 Years in Chicago - More
The Associated Press
Sri Lanka Army Wants Local Rules for Civil War
BBC News
US Navy ship aground on Philippine reef said taking in water
The Associated Press
North Korea threatens U.S., plans nuclear test - More
Reuters News
North Korea to target U.S. with nuclear, rocket tests
The Washington Post
N. Korea threatens nuclear test, more rocket launches
ABC News
Top Japanese Official Urges Elderly to ‘Hurry Up and Die’
Fairfax NZ News
Navy helps fight Great Barrier blaze
The Canadian Press
Heavy snow hampers search for plane missing in Antarctica
Fairfax NZ News
Fears missing Twin Otter has hit Antarctic mountain
The Associated Press
Assassination plot against Chávez allies said uncovered
The Associated Press
El PaÃs/em> Halts Edition With Fake Chávez Photo - More
France 24
Mexicans swallow bitter pill with release of Florence Cassez
The New York Times
On This Day: June 18 - More - MoD - AP
Kerry offers pragmatic views of world
BBC News
Kerry eyes Mid-East talks revival
The Guardian
UN inquiry into US drone strikes prompts cautious optimism
The Washington Post
Pentagon to remove ban on women in combat - More
Reuters News
Ending US combat ban will even career playing field, servicewomen claim - More
Foreign Policy
In navies, last gender barrier is the ocean’s surface
The Toronto Star
Bomb-sniffing dog Mina denied military burial
The Washington Post
Clinton delivers forceful defense on Benghazi
The Washington Post
Senior military officials order trims as Pentagon prepares for shortfall
Foreign Policy
The Pentagon is expanding its smartphone for spies program
Wired News
Detailed Photos of Cold War Missile Sites
ProPublica
Man gets 35-year sentence for his role in Mumbai attacks
BBC News
Europeans charged in US over destructive computer virus
Bloomberg News
Boeing 787 to Stay Grounded
Reuters News
Greenland ice said less vulnerable than feared to thaw - More - More
The Telegraph
Helicopter pilot to command RAF - Pulford - More
The Telegraph
Lympstone Commando Training Centre lost 8,312 items of kit
The Telegraph
Prince Harry tones down his language about killing Taliban
BBC News
Prince Harry Says He Doesn’t Know ‘Normal’ Anymore
The Telegraph
Harry ‘unlikely’ to see front line again
The Telegraph
Army ‘has dropped fitness standards to allow more women to join’
The Guardian
Disabled soldier fights for benefits
The Telegraph
British soldier in Kenya shooting confined to barracks for seven months
The Telegraph
Assange: Wikileaks film is attack on me and Iran
The Telegraph
Scottish independence support slumps
BBC News
The offal truth about American haggis
The Telegraph
The inside story on Burma’s buried Spitfires
Reuters News
IRA bomber Dolours Price found dead in Dublin - More
Reuters News
Bosnia postpones census over ethnic disagreements
BBC News
Russia explores old nuclear waste dumps in Arctic
The Associated Press
12 Suspected Militants Killed in Chechnya
Reuters News
Rioters burn cars in Azerbaijan, several people hurt - Map
BBC News
Eyewitness: Tragedy of Soviet nuclear submarine K-27
Agence France-Presse
Russia warns Kazakhstan in Baikonur cosmodrome dispute - Map
The Associated Press
Warning of imminent threat to Westerners in Benghazi - More
Agence France-Presse
French planes destroy Islamist bases in Mali
The Telegraph
Mali’s Islamists split and call for peace talks
AlertNet
Aid starts to reach central Mali
Reuters News
Burkinabe troops join French-led push against Mali rebels - Map
France 24
Is Qatar fuelling the crisis in north Mali?
Agence France-Presse
More Sufi shrines torched in Tunisia: witnesses
Agence France-Presse
Police, youth clash in Cairo
Reuters News
Egypt braces for more protests
The Associated Press
Syrian Jets Bomb Rebel-Held Areas Near Damascus
Reuters News
One third of Syrian hospitals shut, paucity of medical supplies
The Associated Press
UN Kuwait Invasion Fund Pays out $1.3 Billion
Agence France-Presse
Yemen confirms demise of al-Qaeda second-in-command - More
The Associated Press
Iranian Revolutionary Guard asserts power over Strait of Hormuz
Agence France-Presse
Former Iran lawmakers offer nuclear compromise
CBC News
UN report says abuse and torture persists in Afghan jails
Foreign Policy
Afghanistan’s colossal intelligence failure
The Associated Press
American Mumbai Plotter Sentenced to 35 Years in Chicago - More
The Associated Press
Sri Lanka Army Wants Local Rules for Civil War
BBC News
US Navy ship aground on Philippine reef said taking in water
The Associated Press
North Korea threatens U.S., plans nuclear test - More
Reuters News
North Korea to target U.S. with nuclear, rocket tests
The Washington Post
N. Korea threatens nuclear test, more rocket launches
ABC News
Top Japanese Official Urges Elderly to ‘Hurry Up and Die’
Fairfax NZ News
Navy helps fight Great Barrier blaze
The Canadian Press
Heavy snow hampers search for plane missing in Antarctica
Fairfax NZ News
Fears missing Twin Otter has hit Antarctic mountain
The Associated Press
Assassination plot against Chávez allies said uncovered
The Associated Press
El PaÃs/em> Halts Edition With Fake Chávez Photo - More
France 24
Mexicans swallow bitter pill with release of Florence Cassez
The New York Times
On This Day: June 18 - More - MoD - AP
Agence France-Presse
L’armée américaine promeut l’égalité homme-femme y compris au combat
Agence France-Presse
John Kerry veut «renforcer» les liens entre les États-Unis et la Chine
Agence France-Presse
Boeing 787 : le mystère des batteries loin d’être élucidé
Agence France-Presse
Le corps de l’otage français tué en Algérie, est arrivé en France
The Associated Press
L’Égypte se soulève, près d’un an après le printemps arabe
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
Les forces spéciales protégeront Areva au Niger
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
La formation d’un gouvernement ne sera pas facile pour Benyamin Nétanyahou
The Associated Press
Birmanie : un groupe affirme que l’armée recrute toujours des enfants
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
La Corée du Nord menace de tenir de nouveaux essais nucléaires
La Presse Canadienne
Une Française détenue au Mexique depuis sept ans libérée - Plus - Plus
Journal Sud Ouest
L’éphéméride du 18 juin
L’armée américaine promeut l’égalité homme-femme y compris au combat
Agence France-Presse
John Kerry veut «renforcer» les liens entre les États-Unis et la Chine
Agence France-Presse
Boeing 787 : le mystère des batteries loin d’être élucidé
Agence France-Presse
Le corps de l’otage français tué en Algérie, est arrivé en France
The Associated Press
L’Égypte se soulève, près d’un an après le printemps arabe
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
Les forces spéciales protégeront Areva au Niger
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
La formation d’un gouvernement ne sera pas facile pour Benyamin Nétanyahou
The Associated Press
Birmanie : un groupe affirme que l’armée recrute toujours des enfants
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
La Corée du Nord menace de tenir de nouveaux essais nucléaires
La Presse Canadienne
Une Française détenue au Mexique depuis sept ans libérée - Plus - Plus
Journal Sud Ouest
L’éphéméride du 18 juin
International Commentary
Gail Collins -- International Herald Tribune
Arms and the Women
Judith Woods -- The Telegraph
Is the front-line any place for a woman?
Kayla Williams -- Slate
Our Boots Have Been on the Ground
Spencer Ackerman -- Wired Danger Room
How the Military Will Finally Accept (Most) Women in Combat
Jonathan Rue -- The Guardian
Women in a war zone: Combating an epidemic of sexual violence
Telegraph View -- The Telegraph
Give the Armed Forces the support they need
Harry Mount -- The Telegraph
Prince Harry must muzzle himself
Dana Milbank -- The Washington Post
Clinton storms the Hill
David Weigel --
The Benghazi Show
David Ignatius -- The Washington Post
Obama, an idealist no more
Charles M. Blow -- International Herald Tribune
Obama Reboot
Thomas E. Ricks -- Foreign Policy
Peace in Our Time
Rosa Brooks -- Foreign Policy
Drones in Our Time
Paul Harris -- The Guardian
Chuck Hagel attacked with oxymoronic ads
Editorial -- The Guardian
North Korea’s game of nuclear brinkmanship
Review and Outlook -- The Wall Street Journal
Young Kim Tests Washington
International Herald Tribune
Israel’s Election
Karima Bennoune -- International Herald Tribune
The Taliban of Timbuktu
David Blair -- The Telegraph
To Malians, al-Qaeda is a foreign invader
Seumas Milne -- The Guardian
Mali: the fastest blowback yet in this disastrous war on terror
Denis Corboy, William Courtney and Kenneth Yalowitz -- International Herald Tribune
Dealing With Two Russias
Editorial Board -- The Washington Post
Time for Congress to offer help against cyber attacks
Alan Cochrane -- The Telegraph
It’s time we knew the cost of the SNP’s defence policy
Mike Doughty -- Slate
Beyoncé Wasn’t Lip-Syncing
Arms and the Women
Judith Woods -- The Telegraph
Is the front-line any place for a woman?
Kayla Williams -- Slate
Our Boots Have Been on the Ground
Spencer Ackerman -- Wired Danger Room
How the Military Will Finally Accept (Most) Women in Combat
Jonathan Rue -- The Guardian
Women in a war zone: Combating an epidemic of sexual violence
Telegraph View -- The Telegraph
Give the Armed Forces the support they need
Harry Mount -- The Telegraph
Prince Harry must muzzle himself
Dana Milbank -- The Washington Post
Clinton storms the Hill
David Weigel --
The Benghazi Show
David Ignatius -- The Washington Post
Obama, an idealist no more
Charles M. Blow -- International Herald Tribune
Obama Reboot
Thomas E. Ricks -- Foreign Policy
Peace in Our Time
Rosa Brooks -- Foreign Policy
Drones in Our Time
Paul Harris -- The Guardian
Chuck Hagel attacked with oxymoronic ads
Editorial -- The Guardian
North Korea’s game of nuclear brinkmanship
Review and Outlook -- The Wall Street Journal
Young Kim Tests Washington
International Herald Tribune
Israel’s Election
Karima Bennoune -- International Herald Tribune
The Taliban of Timbuktu
David Blair -- The Telegraph
To Malians, al-Qaeda is a foreign invader
Seumas Milne -- The Guardian
Mali: the fastest blowback yet in this disastrous war on terror
Denis Corboy, William Courtney and Kenneth Yalowitz -- International Herald Tribune
Dealing With Two Russias
Editorial Board -- The Washington Post
Time for Congress to offer help against cyber attacks
Alan Cochrane -- The Telegraph
It’s time we knew the cost of the SNP’s defence policy
Mike Doughty -- Slate
Beyoncé Wasn’t Lip-Syncing
Book Reviews
Lives Lived
The Telegraph
Aubrey Denton-Thompson has died aged 92
The Telegraph
Colonel Bill Bell has died aged 100
The Telegraph
Lieutenant-Colonel Willy McCracken has died aged 62
The Telegraph
Count Jacques le Bel de Penguilly has died aged 93
Aubrey Denton-Thompson has died aged 92
The Telegraph
Colonel Bill Bell has died aged 100
The Telegraph
Lieutenant-Colonel Willy McCracken has died aged 62
The Telegraph
Count Jacques le Bel de Penguilly has died aged 93
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