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China demands end of US Navy surveillance
BEIJING - China's Defense Ministry has demanded that the U.S. Navy end surveillance missions off the country's southern coast following a weekend confrontation between an American vessel and Chinese ships.
Nations:China People:Barack Obama Yang Jiechi Hillary Clinton Hu Jintao Activities:China-U.S. Military Relations Source:(AP)
2009-03-11
Judge awards $65M to men taken from USS Pueblo
WASHINGTON - A federal judge on Tuesday awarded more than $65 million to several men who were captured and tortured by North Korea after the communist country seized the U.S. spy ship USS Pueblo during the Cold War. North Korea never responded to the lawsuit filed by William Thomas Massie, Donald Raymond McClarren, Dunnie Richard Tuck and the estate of Lloyd Bucher. U.S. District Judge Henry H. Kennedy Jr. entered the judgment against the country.
Nations:North Korea Source:(AP)
2008-12-30
Researchers: 139 WWII Marines entombed on atoll
PENSACOLA, Fla. - A Florida man's quest to find hundreds of U.S. Marines buried anonymously after one of World War II's bloodiest battles could lead to the largest identification of American war dead in history.
Nations:Cambodia U.S. Activities:World War II Vietnam War Source:(AP)
2008-11-26
Pirates who seized oil tanker anchor off Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Pirates who seized a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million in crude oil anchored the ship within sight of impoverished Somali fishing villages Tuesday, while the U.S. and other naval forces decided -- for now -- against intervention.
Nations:Somalia Saudi Arabia Kenya Malaysia United Arab Emirates Poland Source:(AP)
2008-11-18
Owner of Saudi tanker working for crew's release
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Owners of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates grappled with how to respond Tuesday, as navies patrolling the region said they would not intervene to stop or free the captured vessel.
Nations:U.K. Kenya Malaysia United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Poland Source:(AP)
2008-11-18
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