| Fri, 30 Jul 2010 An Italian Villa of Treasures Opens Its Doors
| GENOA — Andrea Doria was born in 1466 in Liguria, in northwestern Italy, of a patrician family, but in somewhat reduced circumstances. He began his career in the ranks of the papal guard and he went on to serve as a soldier of fortune in Urbino and Naples. He wa... | The end of (military) history
| Jul 31, 2010 The end of (military) history | By Andrew J Bacevich | "In watching the flow of events over the past decade or so, it is hard to avoid the feeling that something very fundamental has happened in world history." This sentiment, int... | The (war) games go on
| Jul 31, 2010 The (war) games go on | By Donald Kirk | SEOUL - The drama over United States and South Korean war games in the seas off the coasts of South Korea is about to enter its second act. The South Korean navy plans to stage military exe... | Top three theories on what damaged Japanese oil tanker near Iran
Tokyo | Whatever it was that shook a 260,000-ton Japanese supertanker as it sailed through calm waters between Oman and Iran just after midnight Wednesday, it was not a freak wave. | But beyond that, officials investigating a huge dent in the side of the M. Star are sti... | Stray Questions for: Jennifer Egan
Pieter M. van Hattem Jennifer Egan | Jennifer Egan is the author of five works of fiction, most recently “A Visit From the Goon Squad.” | In your new book, the term “Goon Squad” refers to the passage of time. When Ringo Starr turned 70 recently, ... | Will Britain Give Up its Nuclear Submarines?
| Britain's Vanguard-class (V-class) nuclear submarines are pretty much your standard Doomsday boats. Each holds 16 Trident D5 missiles that, in turn, carry up to eight, independently targeted thermonuclear warheads capable of leveling an entire city. Once airborne, the... | N.Korea holds more talks with US military on ship sinking
| SEOUL: Military officers from North Korea and the US-led United Nations Command held their third round of talks Friday on the deadly sinking of a South Korean warship that was blamed on the North. | Colonels from the two sides met at the border truce village of Panmun... | Obama reviving US clout in Asia as China stumbles: experts
| WASHINGTON (AFP) – The Obama administration is now reviving much of Washington's old clout in Asia as missteps by rising giant China prompt its smaller neighbors to turn to the US as a counterweight, analysts say. | Experts said the United States, China as w... | U.S. Finally Reacts to North Korean Sinking of Korean Ship
| WASHINGTON, July 30 – WASHINGTON, July 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Riki Ellison, Chairman and Founder of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA), , has analyzed the U.S. military exercises off the Korean Peninsula this week . Ellison is one of the top exp... | |
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