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France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones - paper
ReutersPARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. With its current hardware increasingly...Tags: Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, France, U.S. Congress, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Terrorism, Justice and Rights, Islam, Goodluck Jonathan, Armed Conflicts
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Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
Reuters* Israel fears arms getting to enemies such as Hezbollah * Has not confirmed or denied air strikes inside Syria By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Russia, Bashar Assad, Crime, Law and Justice, Tzipi Livni
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...
Tags: U.S. Department of State, U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Martin Dempsey
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Justice and Rights, Religion and Belief, Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Lagos (Nigeria)
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Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil war. "It's at the very least...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Manuel M. Nicolaides, attorney
Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who served for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92. "Manny served with distinction for many...
Tags: University of Notre Dame, Patterson Park, Parkville, Peter G. Angelos, Christianity
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U.S. CentCom chief renews commitment to Lebanon
The Lebanon Daily StarHead of the U.S. Central Command Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III emphasized strong and sustained military cooperation between the U.S. and Lebanon, during a recent visit. Austin met with President Michel Sleiman and Lebanese Army commander Gen. Jean Kahwagi,...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Michel Suleiman, Lebanon, U.S. Embassy, U.S. Army
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Storms possible for event-filled Saturday
The Augusta Chronicle, Ga.There's a chance Thunder Over Augusta today could involve real thunder. The National Weather Ser �vice office in West Columbia, S.C., is predicting a 40 percent chance of rain after noon today, with a chance of thunderstorms later in the evening....Tags: Tab Benoit
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Minnesota National Guard launches its $3.9 million drone facility
Star TribuneCAMP RIPLEY, Minn. -- The Shadow, an unmanned aerial vehicle commonly known as a drone, roars to life on the video screen like a powerful snowmobile before it's launched into the skies on a catapult. Unfortunately, weather conditions prevented the...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Air Transportation Industry, Afghanistan, Iraq
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U.S. says Russian missiles may embolden Syria's Assad
ReutersWASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - A Russian shipment of anti-ship missiles to Syria could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces and prolong the conflict, the top U.S. military officer said on Friday. "It's at the very least an unfortunate decision...Tags: Missile Systems, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Martin Dempsey
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Defense official says U.S. has authority to target terrorists anywhere
WASHINGTON — A senior Pentagon official told a Senate committee Thursday that the U.S. would be at war with Al Qaeda for 15 to 20 more years and said the military could target terrorists anywhere under a law passed after the Sept. 11 terrorist...
Tags: Barack Obama, Terrorism, State of the Union Address, U.S. Department of Defense, Politics
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