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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo talked to some local officials of Davao City, Philippines during her visit on July 18, 2009.
Arroyo   Defence   Election   Philippines   Photos  
 Journal Online 
Ibrado’s extension up to GMA
Sat 21 Nov 2009
By: Efren Montano IT’S President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s turf. |      | Thus said Malacañang as it tossed to the President calls for  extending the tour of duty of Arme... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Personnel from Task Force Davao of the Philippine Army (PA) helped provide security for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's visit to Davao City, Philippines on July 18, 2009.
Defence   Development   Peace   Philippines   Photos  
 Journal Online 
Army transforms into peace and development builders
Sat 21 Nov 2009
By: Steve A. Gosuico FORT Ramon Magsaysay, Palayan City -- From war  materiel to instruments for peace and development. |      | The Army wants this “transformation” to ta... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Afghan National Police officer pause to have their picture taken before they leave a meeting at the Joint District Community Center in Arghandab, Afghanistan, Nov. 5, 2009.  The Miami Herald  Fri 20 Nov 2009
Afghan police are weak link in security force

| KABUL -- Underpaid, under-equipped and under-trained, Afghanistan's 93,000-member police force is the weak link in an ambitious security strategy to hand over defense of the country to Afghans so Am... (photo: USAF / TSgt. Francisco V. Govea II)
Afghanistan   Defence   Photos   S Asia   War  
U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. service members during his visit at Osan Air Base in Osan, outside Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.  The Columbus Dispatch  Fri 20 Nov 2009
Obama ends Asia trip at U.S. air base

| OSAN AIR BASE, South Korea -- President Barack Obama ended his trip to Asia yesterday much as he'd begun it a week earlier, surrounded by U.S. forces as he sought to project an image of military uni... (photo: AP / Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Asian   Defence   Obama   Photos   SKorea  
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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on as he prepares to drink a glass of water at a function to announce development plans for the north eastern region in New Delhi, Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Deccan Herald Fri 20 Nov 2009
Pakistan has nothing to fear from India: Manmohan

Washington, Nov 20 (PTI): | Terming as ''tragic,'' Pakistan's use of terror as state policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said India is ready to resolve all outstand... (photo: AP / Mustafa Quraishi)
India   Manmohan   Pakistan   Photos   Terrorism  
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, center, walks with elders at the remote village of Gandha Kazarai, Afghanistan, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Star Tribune Fri 20 Nov 2009
French foreign minister tours Afghan village, meets tribal leaders to discuss aid
| GANDAH KASARAY, Afghanistan - France's foreign minister walked into a remote Afghan village on Friday to talk with small farmers and local tribal leaders about how to b... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay)
Afghanistan   France   Kouchner   Photos   Tribal  
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, listens to Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe before a meeting at the Paraguana oil refining complex in Punto Fijo, Venezuela, Friday, July 11, 2008. Chavez and Uribe attempted rapprochement on Friday after months of sniping that threatened billions of dollars in trade and unleashed a diplomatic cri Al Jazeera Fri 20 Nov 2009
Colombia-Venezuela divide widens

| Colombia has accused Venezuela of blowing up two pedestrian bridges that link the countries. | Gabriel Silva, Colombia's defence minister, said uniformed men, allegedly... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano)
Colombia   Defence   Photos   Politics   Venezuela  
A sign board of anti-computer hacker is posted during a Secure Korea forum at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, July 10, 2009. BBC News Fri 20 Nov 2009
China 'steps up US cyber-spying'

| Chinese spies are aggressively stealing secrets to build up China's military and economic power, a US advisory panel on US-China relations has warned. | Its members urg... (photo: AP / Lee Jin-man)
China   Defence   Internet   Photos   US  
cuadorean soldiers arrive to Angostura, next to the Colombian border, in Ecuador, Monday, March 3, 2008. Ecuador President Rafel Correa ordered the expulsion of Colombia's ambassador in Ecuador as Venezuela and Ecuador ordered troops to their borders with Colombia, denouncing the killing of a rebel leader and 16 other Colombian guerrillas at a camp across the border in Ecuador. The Star Fri 20 Nov 2009
Venezuela blows up two border bridges to Colombia

| SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuelan soldiers on Thursday blew up two makeshift foot bridges that stretched across the border to Colombia in the latest inciden... (photo: AP / Dolores Ochoa)
Colombia   Military   Photos   US   Venezuela  
Aerial view of the Pentagon from the south parking lot The Star Fri 20 Nov 2009
Chinese cyber-spying grows against U.S., report says

| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China's government appears increasingly to be piercing U.S. government and defense industry computer networks to gather useful data for its milit... (photo: US DoD file / Tech. Sgt. Andy Dunaway)
China   Defence   Internet   Photos   US  
Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki answers questions from reporters during a press conference at a hotel in Manila, Philippines on Thursday Nov. 19, 2009. The Hindu Fri 20 Nov 2009
Mottaki dismisses sanctions threat

| Atul Aneja | DUBAI: Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has said he does not expect fresh sanctions against Iran as imposition of internationally approved econom... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila)
Iran   Nuclear   Photos   Sanctions   Weapons  
Sukhoi aircrafts - India-  Air Force Indian Express Fri 20 Nov 2009
IAF Vice Chiefs latest: politics stalls defence purchases, look at China

| Two days after he said women could be recruited as fighter pilots only if they did not become mothers till a certain age, Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal P K Barbor... (photo: PIB of India / photo division, mib)
China   Defence   India   Photos   Politics  
India's Minister for External Affairs Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna addresses the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Newstrack India Thu 19 Nov 2009
International forces should continue remain in Afghanistan: Krishna
| Kabul, Nov 19(ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here on Thursday that international forces should continue to stay in Afghanistan to bring about a... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow)
Afghanistan   Defence   India   Photos   Politics  


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