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Australian PM flags military build-up as Asian powers rise
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SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd flagged an increase in
defense spending Wednesday as he warned the country’s military
must start preparing for an arms build-up in Asia and the Pacific.
Rudd, a Mandarin-speaking former diplomat
elected as leader on November, said Australia was “in a region
where there is an explosion in defense expenditure.”
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Thai ruling party considers candidates for premiership
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s ruling party Wednesday said it was considering
candidates for the premiership, backing off a vow to return the job
to Samak Sundaravej, who was forced out by a court over his TV
cooking shows.
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McCain, Obama spar over Iraq policy
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LANCASTER, Pennsylvania: John McCain used the announcement of a
limited military redeployment from Iraq to Afghanistan Tuesday to
attack his Democratic rival’s “reckless” approach to foreign
policy.
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MOSCOW: Russia tightened control on Tuesday over the Georgian
regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, announcing 7,600 troops will
be there long-term, while also urging an arms embargo against
Tbilisi at the UN. Russia’s draft...
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