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Botswana: Collective training creates partnership between U.S., Botswana Defense Forces

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New Jersey Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Dustin Widas, a squad leader with Company A 1-114th, leads a...

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On anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, Ban urges elimination of nuclear weapons

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The remains of the Prefectural Industry Promotion Building, later preserved as a monument - known as the...

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Putin Praises NATO in Afghanistan, but Prepares Fallback Plan

After years of complaining about American troops in Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin is now urging them to stay. At the same time, however, he is preparing a fallback plan.

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Defection Highlights Sectarian Divide in Syrian Government

The defection of Syria's Sunni Muslim Prime Minister Riad Hijab is the latest sign of a sectarian split in the Alawite-dominated government of President Bashar al-Assad.

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