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U.S., India tighten de-facto defense alliance

  The United States and India  agreed Aug 29 to allow the use of each other's land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply, part of an initiative to tighten their growing de-facto defense alliance to counter  China's  growing military aggressiveness,...

U.S., Chinese coast guards conducted joint operations

In a rare show of cooperation between the two superpowers,  the U.S. Coast Guard conducted joint operations in the Pacific with its Chinese counterpart this summer, part of annual patrols to deter illegal fishing. A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said the USCG Mellon...

Bolivia miners kill high government official

  In the foothills of the Andes in Bolivia. On Aug. 26, Bolivian miners  lifted their roadblock where violent protests had taken place this week. This came a day after miners murdered Deputy Interior Minister Rodolfo Illanes.  President Evo Morales called it a...

Colombian peace talks said to succeed

  After a half century of conflict that has killed 200,000 people,  talks between the Colombian government and Marxist rebels  called FARC have resulted in a peace agreement, say sources on both sides. To read the story on this, please hit this link  ...

Singapore to block public servants from using the Web

  Reuters reports that Singapore plans to cut off  access to the Web for public servants as a defense against potential cyber attack – "a move closely watched by critics who say it marks a retreat for a technologically advanced city-state that has trademarked the...