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Commission Report Urges Greater Use of U.S. Air Guard, Reserve

The U.S. Air Force should shift missions and personnel from the active component to the reserve component, but maintain its current size, a congressional panel recommends after a year of gathering testimony about the service.

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Egypt: UN human rights office voices concern at growing clampdown, attacks on media

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Angry protestors pelt policemen with stones in central Cairo on the second anniversary of the 2011...

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Thai Protesters Undeterred by Election Plan

Thailand's anti-government protesters are vowing to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her family from politics even if Sunday’s elections reaffirm her popular support. As tensions mount, Thai experts say mediation is needed to prevent...

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Politics Loom as China, Taiwan Plan High-Level Talks

Taiwan announced it will hold ministerial-level talks with China next month. The two sides are likely to discuss issues that would advance Beijing’s goal of unifying the two separately ruled sides.

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