| Tue, 9 Mar 2010 3 secret pacts confirmed / 1960 accord allowed U.S. to bring nuclear arms into Japan | A Foreign Ministry panel of experts concluded in its report released Tuesday that there were three secret deals between Japan and the United States out of four alleged deals it has been investigating, including one on the introduction of nuclear weapons into Japan con... | Japan Drops Denial of Cold War 'Treaties' | TOKYO — Japan ended decades of denials on Tuesday by confirming the existence of secret cold-war-era agreements with Washington that, among other things, had allowed American nuclear-armed warships to sail into Japanese ports in violation of Japan’s non-nu... | 100, 75, 50 Years Ago | 1910 Italian Deputy Fights Duel | ROME Signor Chiesa, the Deputy for Milan, has at last been able to fight one of the numerous duels which he has on hand. The encounter, which was with General Prudente, was not brought off without difficulty, and even to secure relati... | 'Bless you Mr Obama' on Myanmar | By Stanley A Weiss | MANDALAY - In September 1952, Russian dictator Joseph Stalin and Chinese foreign minister Chou Enlai convened an extraordinary meeting to discuss the future of Southeast Asia. As recorded in the book, Mao: The Unknown Story, Chou talked about the ... | US ponders China's Southeast Asian rise | By Peter J Brown | The United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) last month held a lengthy hearing on China's activities in Southeast Asia and the implications for US interests in the strategic region. The USCC was addressed by five members of... | Leaders send carrier questions to Navy updated 1:48 p.m. ET March 9, 2010 | Local lawmakers and members of the Hampton Roads Military Affairs Commission sent a letter to Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead Tuesday outlining their concerns about the Navy's desir... | Japan confirms Cold War-era 'secret' pacts with US | Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada listens to a reporter's question... | Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada speaks during a press conference... | Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, left, greets University of Tokyo... | TOKYO (AP) - Japan confirmed Tues... | 12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea | STOCKHOLM — A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks — some of them unusually well-preserved — have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany. | The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval t... | 12 centuries-old shipwrecks found in Baltic Sea STOCKHOLM (AP) -- A dozen centuries-old shipwrecks - some of them unusually well-preserved - have been found in the Baltic Sea by a gas company building an underwater pipeline between Russia and Germany. | The oldest wreck probably dates back to medieval times and could... | | |
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