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Call for private forces to fight piratesMogadishu, Somalia (UPI) May 10, 2010 As Somali pirates extend their operation deeper into the Indian Ocean, Western private security firms are seeking to re-establish the centuries-old system of "letters of marque and reprisal" that allows privateers to pursue maritime marauders. The system was introduced by King Edward III of England in the Middle Ages but it is also on U.S. statute books as Article One, paragraph 8, clauses 10 and 11, of the U.S. Constitution, and in Title 33 of the U.S. Code, paragraphs 385 and 386. Maj. ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Apr 30, 2010The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress on April 23 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of 10 Boeing C-17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft and associated equipment, parts, and logistical support for an estimated cost of $5.8 billion. The Government of India (GOI) requests a possible sale of 10 Boeing C-17 GLOBEMASTER III aircraft, 45 F117-PW-100 engines (40 installed and ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Apr 30, 2010Russia's Moskva missile cruiser will make a port call in the southwestern Indian city of Kochi on Friday, a spokesman for the Russian Navy said on Wednesday. The Moskva, the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet, left the Ukrainian port of Sevastopol on April 9. It is currently conducting a series of exercises in the Indian Ocean with the Northern Fleet's Pyotr Veliky heavy nuclear-powered missi ... more  
Thimphu (AFP) April 29, 2010The prime ministers of India and Pakistan agreed Thursday to work towards resuming their frozen peace dialogue when they met in Bhutan for their first direct talks in nine months. During their discussions, which both sides described as positive, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Yousuf Raza Gilani, mandated their respective foreign ministers to draw up a roa ... more |
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Spy scandal sours mood for India-Pakistan talksThimphu (AFP) April 28, 2010 India and Pakistan's leaders were due to meet Wednesday at a regional summit in Bhutan, but a spy scandal dented already slim hopes that they might find a way back to substantive peace talks. On Tuesday on the eve of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's departure for the summit, officials in New Delhi said that an Indian diplomat working at their embassy in Islamabad had been arrested on suspicion of passing secrets to Pakistani intelligence services. The incident is likely to further sour the ... read more |
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