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The U.S. voiced concern Wednesday that China is gradually asserting control in the disputed South China Sea on the basis of vague territorial claims unsupported by international law.

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The key ingredient — castor beans — is easy to find. Crude instructions for extracting the lethal poison in them can be found on the Internet. And it doesn't require a chemistry degree or sophisticated lab equipment.

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Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar.

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The United States is mum on the circumstances under which it would intervene on behalf of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea even as US troops began a joint military exercise with Filipino soldiers off Palawan.

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The Army on Thursday conducted its first flight test of a new weapon capable of traveling five times the speed of sound.

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The debt crisis has brought the government to the "kitchen table" to do something that hard-pressed families do routinely, which is tear their hair out over how to pay the bills.

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The man on the motorcycle was going the wrong way down a one-way street, gesturing indignantly for the phalanx of traffic-clogged cars in front of him to move.

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WASHINGTON – The United States may sign ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) at the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Thailand in July to signal its commitment to remain engaged in the region, a US congressional think tank said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States plans to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19 months after President Barack Obama's inauguration, according to administration officials.

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It is these MILF elements that have been providing JI members with training facilities in MILF-controlled areas, she said.

The President told the press she could not say what was new about the United States report on terrorism in Southeast Asia.
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The key ingredient — castor beans — is easy to find. Crude instructions for extracting the lethal poison in them can be found on the Internet. And it doesn't require a chemistry degree or sophisticated lab equipment.

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Signs of a boom abound in Myanmar.

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The United States is mum on the circumstances under which it would intervene on behalf of the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea even as US troops began a joint military exercise with Filipino soldiers off Palawan.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 749165 [Title] => US Army tests hypersonic weapon over the Pacific [Summary] =>

The Army on Thursday conducted its first flight test of a new weapon capable of traveling five times the speed of sound.

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The debt crisis has brought the government to the "kitchen table" to do something that hard-pressed families do routinely, which is tear their hair out over how to pay the bills.

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WASHINGTON – The United States may sign ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) at the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting in Thailand in July to signal its commitment to remain engaged in the region, a US congressional think tank said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States plans to withdraw most of its troops from Iraq by August 2010, 19 months after President Barack Obama's inauguration, according to administration officials.

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It is these MILF elements that have been providing JI members with training facilities in MILF-controlled areas, she said.

The President told the press she could not say what was new about the United States report on terrorism in Southeast Asia.
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