Gates signals ‘modest’ US drawdown in Afghan war
US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Saturday a
“modest” number of American troops could be withdrawn from
Afghanistan next month as he argued for sticking to the current war
strategy.
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China seeks to placate neighbours
China on Sunday sought to ease neighbours’ fears
about its military ambitions and demanded respect from the
international community as smaller Asian nations accused it of
behaving like a bully. Defence Minister Liang Guanglie told a
security forum in Singapore that “only by advocating democracy in
international relations and respecting each other’s core interests
and major concerns” could the region find “lasting peace, harmony
and stability”.
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Police break up protest by Indian guru
Indian police yesterday detained the country’s
biggest yoga star and stormed his camp where thousands of followers
were taking part in a demonstration and hunger strike against
corruption. Police fired tear gas and used batons in a raid in the
early hours on a vast tent in central New Delhi where Swami Baba
Ramdev, a televised yoga guru, had begun fasting on Saturday.
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