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UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, two killed
(Reuters)
3 Sep 2010 at 1:17pm
Reuters - A Boeing 747-400 cargo plane operated by United Parcel Service Inc crashed shortly after takeoff into a military compound near Dubai's airport on Friday, killing two crew members, authorities said.
UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, killing crew of two
(AFP)
3 Sep 2010 at 12:59pm
AFP - A cargo plane owned by US courier United Parcel Service caught fire shortly after take-off and crashed in a military base on the outskirts of the Gulf city of Dubai on Friday, killing both crew members, civil aviation authorities said.
UNHCR urges halt to unsafe Iraqi refugee returns
(AFP)
3 Sep 2010 at 10:33am
AFP - The UN refugee agency on Friday urged European countries not to send Iraqi refugees back to central parts of Iraq, just days after the official withdrawal of US combat troops.
Esterline shares up after strong 3Q earns
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 10:30am
AP - Shares Esterline Technologies Corp. rose Friday after the defense contractor reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat analysts expectations and raised its annual outlook.
Judge blocks charges against US military supplier
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 10:18am
AP - The federal case against a Kuwait-based food supplier accused of defrauding the U.S. government of $68 million was dealt a stinging setback after a judge moved to block the charges.
US, SKorea to hold further naval drills
(AP)
3 Sep 2010 at 8:01am
AP - South Korea and the United States will hold joint anti-submarine exercises in another show of force against North Korea, officials said Friday, as Pyongyang renewed threats against the drills.
First Lady and Jill Biden urge Americans to support returning troops
(AFP)
3 Sep 2010 at 8:01am
AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, in a Friday editorial urged Americans to "do something" to support US troops as they return from combat in Iraq.
Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia
(HealthDay)
2 Sep 2010 at 8:48pm
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Military veterans with
post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are more likely to develop
dementia than those without the disorder, according to researchers at a
Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas.
US looks at bolstering funding for Yemeni military
(AFP)
2 Sep 2010 at 9:48am
AFP - US commanders have proposed spending up to 1.2 billion dollars over five years on Yemen's security forces, reflecting US worries about Al-Qaeda's presence in the region, officials said Thursday.
Iraqi army needs US help: commanders
(AFP)
2 Sep 2010 at 5:48am
AFP - Iraq cannot yet sustain its army despite having managed to quell a violent insurgency, US and local commanders told AFP, raising the prospect that American troops will stay on beyond 2011.
Biden launches new US mission in Iraq
(AFP)
1 Sep 2010 at 12:32pm
AFP - Vice President Joe Biden launched a new American military mission in Iraq on Wednesday, opening up a fresh phase in a seven-year deployment that has cost the lives of more than 4,400 US troops.
Colorado Army post says suicide rate is falling
(AP)
1 Sep 2010 at 10:27am
AP - The suicide rate among soldiers at Fort Carson is on track to drop by about 45 percent this year compared with 2008, as the U.S. military takes steps to ease what has been an increasing problem.
Iraq 'close' to forming new government: Biden
(AFP)
1 Sep 2010 at 8:27am
AFP - Iraq is "close" to forming a new government nearly six months after elections, US Vice President Joe Biden told CBS on Wednesday during a visit to the country.
US forces officially begin new Iraq mission: Biden
(AFP)
1 Sep 2010 at 7:20am
AFP - US Vice President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that American forces had begun a new mission in Iraq, a day after the US combat role in the war-torn country officially came to an end.
For Gates the US war in Iraq is over but cloud remains
(AFP)
1 Sep 2010 at 5:49am
AFP - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday that America's war in Iraq is over but admitted that the outcome will remain "clouded" by the reason it was waged in the first place.
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