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• U.S. financial panic goes global
For a time, it appeared that the impact of the recent financial panic and ongoing economic downturn might be largely contained to U.S. consumers, businesses and government leaders. No more. Monday’s global stock market sell-off reinforced fears ...
• Crew on hijacked ship off Somalia said to be OK
NAIROBI, Kenya - The crew on a hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship laden with tanks and heavy weaponry appear to be in good health, a U.S. Navy spokeswoman said Monday. Lt. Stephanie Murdock, a 5th Fleet spokeswoman in Bahrain, said American officials are ...
• NATO wants more action on Afghan drugs
The Afghan police force is responsible for counternarcotics, but U.S. Gen. John Craddock said it is overwhelmed by the scale of the problem and needs help. Craddock said he would try to persuade doubters at a meeting of NATO defense ministers in ...
• Power cell wins $1 million Pentagon prize
The Pentagon has given a U.S.-German venture the $1 million top prize in a competition for portable power systems. The winning product, created by Delaware-based DuPont and Germany's SFC Smart Fuel Cell, is already being sold to the U.S. Army for ...
• Gates: Afghan militants key to country's future
I want to make sure that everybody understands that the increases in U.S. forces are not seen as replacements for NATO contributions," Gates said, adding that he wants allies — both NATO members and those who are not — to continue to send troops ...