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• Russia halts military cooperation with NATO
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Russia halted all military cooperation with NATO, the Western alliance said Thursday, in the latest sign of East-West tension over the invasion of Georgia. Alliance spokeswoman Carmen Romero said NATO had received notification ...
• U.S. military halts shipment of deadly toxins
WASHINGTON - Military leaders have suspended some activities at biological research laboratories to review safety rules for some of the world's deadliest germs and toxins, including how they are shipped through FedEx and other civilian carriers ...
• U.S., Iraq reach deal to pull out troops by June
The rationale for the pullout is that Iraqi security forces will be ready to stand on their own, although it remains possible that some U.S. military training role would continue.
• Maestro dedicates requiem to South Ossetia
After Georgian military forces attacked this separatist capital the evening of Aug. 7-8, Russian troops rolled into South Ossetia, then deeper into Georgia — drawing international condemnation.
• Norway: Russia to freeze NATO military ties
OSLO, Norway - Russia has informed Norway that it plans to cut all military ties with NATO, Norway's Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. The Nordic country's embassy in Moscow received a telephone call from "a well-placed official in the Russian ...