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Pentagon sees climate change as national security risk

The Pentagon had regarded climate change as a security risk for the United States and were integrating possible ...

US Senator Recognizes Conservation Efforts of Wenliang Wang

- On June 22, United States Senator and former Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recognized Mr. Wenliang Wang, Chairman ...

Obama, Erdogan discuss regional security and IS

US President Barack Obama and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey spoke on the phone Wednesday ...

US Senator Recognizes Conservation Efforts of Wenliang Wang

- On June 22, United States Senator and former Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) recognized Mr. Wenliang Wang, Chairman ...

US says Burundi elections not credible

The United States said Burundis elections Tuesday lacked credibility and by pressing ahead, the government "risks its ...

Bloomberg BNA and Baker & McKenzie Global Transfer Pricing Conference Comes to Shanghai September 17-18, 2015

- Bloomberg BNA today announced the latest event in its Global Transfer Pricing Conference series with Baker & ...

Kerry pays tribute to Saudi's Prince Saud al-Faisal

US Secretary of State John Kerry paid heartfelt tribute to Saudi Arabia's Prince Saud al-Faisal, saying he had left a ...

US Army confirms 40,000 soldiers to be cut

The US Army said Thursday it aims to cut 40,000 soldiers from its ranks over the next two years in order to achieve ...

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Returns to Covington

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. is returning to Covington as ...

22 dead in heavy US raids on is Syria stronghold

Six civilians, including a child, were among at least 22 people killed in US air strikes on the Islamic State group's ...

Hughes Announces Partnership in OneWeb's Innovative Global Satellite Broadband Initiative to Close the Digital Divide

- Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), the global leader in broadband satellite solutions and services, today ...

2015 CGAP Photo Contest Now Open for Entries

WASHINGTON, June 24, 2015 (Antara/PRNewswire) -- As CGAP celebrates ten years of successfully highlighting ...

China approves plan for civilian ships to be used by military

The Chinese government has approved a plan requiring civilian shipbuilders to ensure that new ships can be used by the ...

Putin says Russia to boost nuclear arsenal

President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would boost its nuclear arsenal by more than 40 intercontinental missiles ...

White House intruder gets 17-month jail term

A US war veteran who climbed over the White House fence and made it into the presidential mansion armed with a knife ...