On North Korea And More, China Flexes Its Muscles -- Time Magazine
On Sunday, 20 U.S. and South Korean ships, more than 100 aircraft and some 8,000 personnel will take part in a four-day series of war games in waters off the Korean peninsula. There's little ambiguity about the purpose of these exercises, which are taking place in the shadow of a hostile North Korea that's allegedly responsible for the March sinking of the Cheonan, a South Korean warship. "[The war games] are designed to send a clear message to North Korea that its aggressive behavior must stop," said U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at an American base outside Seoul on July 20. In turn, the North Koreans issued a statement decrying what they deemed "very dangerous saber-rattling."
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MIDDLE EAST
Hariri tribunal to accuse Hezbollah members - Nasrallah.
Sanctions slow development of huge natural gas field in Iran.
Israel urges Lebanon to block ships for Gaza.
Fresh clashes claim 49 in north Yemen.
Kurd rebels blow up Iran-Turkey gas pipeline.
ASIA
U.S. challenges China on island chain. Why Clinton cares so much about an Asian island chain.
Report criticizes 2008 Chinese crackdown in Tibet.
China's Three Gorges reservoir faces test as water level breaks records.
U.S. to oppose Chinese reactor sale to Pakistan.
Clinton criticizes Vietnam on rights.
U.S. friendly Pakistani General's tenure extended.
U.S. to blcklist more N. Korean entities, individuals in 2 weeks: State Dept.
AFRICA
Mubarak TV address calms health fears.
Guinea to join AU peacekeeping force in Somalia.
Over 40 African leaders to attend AU summit in Uganda.
Guards for Somali leader join Islamists.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu to withdraw from public life.
Call for 80 per cent of men in Africa to be circumcised to prevent spread of Aids.
EUROPE
Russia says ready to resume NATO military ties.
How to save rural France.
Serbia rejects Kosovo's independence ruling.
Spy swap Russian wants to leave UK and return home.
So Kosovo is legal. What happens now?
Will ruling on Kosovo entice other regions to declare Independence?
'Moorish revival' in southern Spain.
Moscow heatwave breaks 29-year record.
AMERICAS
Rehab clinics turn into killing zones in Mexico's drug war.
Trinidad to probe coup attempt by Islamic group.
Tropical Storm Bonnie moving toward oil spill.
White House presses Senate G.O.P. on arms treaty.
Colombia, Venezuela trade barbs at OAS meeting.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Va. man arrested in terrorist case makes court appearance.
American-Bred terrorists causing alarm for law enforcement.
U.S. sends two Guantanamo detainees to Spain, Latvia.
US adds Haqqani Network, Taliban leaders to list of designated terrorists.
Websites biggest terror threat, says watchdog.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
White House predicts record $1.47 trillion deficit.
China may switch to currency basket for forex rate.
Judge: Former media mogul Conrad Black can't return to Canada, must surrender passport.
EU bank stress tests looks at 'sovereign debt shock' scenario.
Crunch time for Europe's banking credibility.
Ultra rich spending less and chasing quality.
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