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May 19 2013

Venezuela says taking steps to restore U.S. diplomatic ties

Reuters - Sun, 2013-05-19 23:00
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's recent designation of an acting head of its diplomatic mission in the United States shows the OPEC nation's desire to restore full diplomatic relations, the foreign minister said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
May 19 2013

China asks N Korea to release fishing boat

AlJazeera - Sun, 2013-05-19 22:05
Chinese embassy in Pyongyang asks government to secure release of private Chinese fishing boat seized on May 5.
May 19 2013

Iran claims it hanged CIA, Mossad spies

CNN Top Stories - Sun, 2013-05-19 10:32
Two men who the Iranian government said worked as spies for Israel and the United States were hanged Sunday morning, according to Iranian state news outlet Press TV.
May 19 2013

Report: N. Korea launches 4th missile

CNN Top Stories - Sun, 2013-05-19 08:34
North Korea fired a short-range missile into the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to South Korea's semiofficial news agency Yonhap, citing a South Korean military official.
May 18 2013

North Korea fires three short-range missiles

Yahoo Top News - Sat, 2013-05-18 04:09
North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defense Ministry said, but the purpose of the launches was unknown.
May 17 2013

Ousted NPS provost lands new Navy job—in London

Navy Times - Fri, 2013-05-17 11:01
The ousted No. 2 from the Naval Postgraduate School has been selected for another prestigious post: As an innovation executive for the Navy's research arm.
May 17 2013

Russia sends warships, missiles to Syria

The Washington Times - World - Fri, 2013-05-17 06:42
Russia has sent more than a dozen war ships to patrol the waters near Syria, U.S. military spokesmen said on Friday.
May 17 2013

X-47B Accomplishes First Carrier Touch-and-Go

Navy.mil Top Stories - Fri, 2013-05-17 05:11
The Navy's X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstrator has begun touch-and-go landing operations on board the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77).
May 16 2013

Questions of independent prosecution hang over sex assault legislation

Navy Times - Thu, 2013-05-16 18:08
Lawmakers are wrestling with changes in the military justice system in sexual assault cases, with a push toward handling sex crimes outside the normal chain of command.
May 16 2013

Navy official removed for flirty texts

San Diego Union - Thu, 2013-05-16 16:04
The second-in-command of a San Diego Beachmaster unit has been removed from his job because of alleged inappropriate emails and texts sent to female sailors under his command, Navy officials said today.
 
 

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