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Spotlight on Military News and International Affairs

Wednesday, 16 May 2012  - Updated at 1950 hrs EST

Canadian News
The Canadian Press
    Scientists find signs of brain disease in soldiers
The Canadian Press
    Auditor-General hits back at critics
Postmedia News
    Chris Hadfield tweets from orbit
The Ottawa Citizen
    Defence Watch
Ottawa Researchers
    On This Day: May 16
QMI Agency
    Victoire des soldats handicapés contre Ottawa
La Presse Canadienne
    Deux personnes accusées en lien avec l'arrivée de réfugiés tamouls au Canada
Le Matin
    C’est arrivé un 16 mai

Canadian Commentary
L. Ian MacDonald -- The Ottawa Citizen
    With Baird, you know where he’s coming from
David Akin -- Toronto Sun
    Canada to NATO: Smarten up

International News
The Washington Times
    Pentagon to address F-22 pilots’ oxygen fears
AOL Defense
    Cartwright Targets F-35, AirSea Battle; Warns of More Cuts  - More
AOL Defense
    Navy's Sub-Hunting Skills Declined
The Associated Press
    GI killed in Vietnam War to get posthumous Medal of Honor
The Washington Times
    Obama implementing same Bush policies on terror he once reviled
The Washington Times
    Michele Flournoy urges Congress to avoid defense cuts
The Associated Press
    NATO invites Pakistan to summit in Chicago
The Associated Press
    Patdowns at airports ‘not unusual’ for Henry Kissinger
Reuters News
    Witnesses describe Breivik’s 'battle cry'
The Washington Post
    Hollande forced to renege on Afghanistan pullout vow
The Associated Press
    Ratko Mladic's genocide trial gets under way
The Associated Press
    Rains could dampen path to war for Sudan and South Sudan
The Associated Press
    War crimes judges hear Taylor's sentencing pleas
The Associated Press
    Congo ex-general said recruiting children again
The Globe and Mail
    Destruction of base shifts EU’s battle with Somali pirates from sea to land
The Associated Press
    Somali, Eritrean refugees resettle in US
The Associated Press
    UN team in Syria apparently stranded after attack
The Associated Press
    Arafat's former aide faces embezzlement charges
The Associated Press
    Bodyguard says Iraqi VP paid him to gun down official who was ‘annoyance’
The Associated Press
    U.S. directs Yemeni assault on al-Qaeda
The Associated Press
    Yemen clashes kill 13 al-Qaida militants, four troops
AOL Defense
    NATO Must Keep Advisors In Afghanistan, Says US Commander
The Associated Press
    Senior Pakistani officer issues anti-U.S. manifesto from his cell
The Globe and Mail
    U.S. pressures India to alienate strategic partner Iran
The Associated Press
    Sukhoi cockpit voice recorder found
The Associated Press
    Progress for Chinese activist's bid to study in US
The Associated Press
    Nuclear reactor construction proceeds in North Korea
The Associated Press
    Bogotá bombing targets former minister
The Associated Press
    Anti-drug prosecutors detain Mexican army generals for questioning  - More  - Photos
The New York Times
    On This Day: May 16  - More  - More  - More  - More
Agence France-Presse
    Bertrand : Hollande doit trouver un "autre moteur que l'anti-sarkozysme"
Nouvelles Radio-Canada
    Ouverture du procès de Ratko Mladic
Agence France-Presse
    Des veuves bosniennes pleurent
Agence France-Presse
    Les Serbes plus préoccupés par la survie économique que par Ratko Mladic
Agence France-Presse
    ETA a désigné une "délégation" pour "un dialogue direct"
Agence France-Presse
    À son procès, Charles Taylor accuse le bureau du procureur
Agence France-Presse
    De moins en moins de bars et d'alcool en Algérie
Agence France-Presse
    Deraa et Idleb sous le feu des troupes du régime
Agence France-Presse
    Appel à manifester contre le projet d'union entre l'Arabie saoudite et Bahreïn
Agence France-Presse
    Chen Guangcheng accuse la Chine de maltraiter un membre de sa famille
Journal Sud Ouest
    L’éphéméride du 16 mai

International Commentary
Editorial -- The Washington Times
    Obama’s leaky underwear bomb

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