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Japan, worried by China, may boost submarine fleet (AP)

October 26th, 2010

AP - Japan may increase the size of its submarine fleet, officials said, as concerns rise that the expansion of the Chinese navy is tipping the regional balance of power.

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Japan, India sign deal to boost trade, investment (AP)

October 25th, 2010

AP - The leaders of India and Japan signed a broad agreement Monday aimed at increasing trade and agreed to speed up talks toward a civilian nuclear energy deal —…

ATF: New accord with Mexico will boost gun traces (AP)

October 6th, 2010

AP - U.S. and Mexican officials are just now fully employing a gun-tracing program touted as a key deterrent to weapons-smuggling, nearly three years after it was first announced in…

Iraqi Shiite cleric backs al-Maliki in key boost (AP)

October 1st, 2010

FILE - In this Monday, July 19, 2010 file photo, Muqtada al-Sadr, one of Iraq's most powerful Shiite political clerics, speaks to reporters following a meeting with former Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi in Damascus, Syria. Aides to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr say his powerful political bloc has agreed to support the Iraqi prime minister's bid to stay in power and end a nearly seven-month political impasse. The backing of al-Sadr would push the Shiite-led coalition of Nouri al-Maliki close to the needed parliamentary majority to form a new government. Iraq has been in political limbo since March elections, won by a Sunni-backed bloc but without enough seats to oust al-Maliki.(AP Photo/Bassem Tellawi, File)AP - Powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr backed Iraq’s prime minister to retain power Friday in a move that could speed an end to the country’s seven-month political impasse but…

Warnock blast inspires QPR to boost promotion push (AFP)

September 25th, 2010

QPR extended their lead at the top of the Championship to six points with a 3-0 victory over Doncaster on Saturday.(Queens Park Rangers FC)AFP - QPR cemented their position at the top of the Championship after boss Neil Warnock’s half-time blast inspired a 3-0 victory over Doncaster at Loftus Road.


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US announces aid boost to Pakistan after flooding (AP)

August 19th, 2010

Flood survivors jump to catch relief goods in flood hit Muzaffargarh district, Punjab province,  Pakistan on Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. Weeks after massive downpours first battered northern Pakistan, submerging tens of thousands of square miles, killing near 1,500 people and leaving millions homeless, those floodwaters are still sweeping down river and through the south, adding one more layer of misery to people long accustomed to hardship. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)AP - The United States will increase its aid to flood-ravaged Pakistan to $150 million, U.S. Sen. John Kerry said Thursday, stressing that Washington did not want Islamist extremism to…

Foreigners boost insurgency in eastern Afghanistan (AP)

August 12th, 2010

FILE - In this Aug. 2, 2010 file photo, Afghans gather at the scene of an attack on a presidential adviser in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. Militants attacked the second government official in the east on the same day. The convoy was hit by a remote-controlled bomb hidden in a rickshaw as it was driving through city, police said. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)AP - As the spotlight of the Afghan war focuses on the south, insurgent activity is increasing in parts of the east, with Arab and other foreign fighters linked to…

Egypt: US assurances may boost direct peace talks (AP)

July 28th, 2010

AP - Egypt said Wednesday it has received U.S. assurances that may help in restarting direct peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel.

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British PM visits India to boost trade links (AP)

July 28th, 2010

British Treasury chief George Osborne poses for photographs with a bull sculpture at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. British Prime Minister David Cameron and a massive delegation of Cabinet ministers and dignitaries fanned out across India on Wednesday in a visit aimed at rebuilding trade relations and other ties between the two nations.  (AP Photo)AP - British Prime Minister David Cameron and a massive delegation of Cabinet ministers and dignitaries fanned out across India on Wednesday in a visit aimed at rebuilding trade relations…

Poland: Komorowski’s Election Win May Help Boost E.U. Ties (Time.com)

July 6th, 2010

Time.com - Bronislaw Komorowski’s victory in Poland’s presidential election opens the way for stronger ties with the E.U.

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