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June 01, 2015

US hits China over sea reclamation, vows more patrols
Singapore (AFP) May 30, 2015
The United States on Saturday called for an immediate end to China's intensifying reclamation works in the South China Sea and vowed to continue sending military aircraft and ships to the tense region. US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told a high-level security conference in Singapore that Beijing was behaving "out of step" with international norms. China insists it has sovereignty over nearly all of the South China Sea, a major global shipping route believed to be home to oil and gas reserves ... read more

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China rejects US criticism of sea reclamations China on Sunday rejected US demands to stop reclamation works in the South China Sea, saying it was exercising its sovereignty and using the controversial outposts to fulfil international responsibilities. ... more		Live anthrax sent to Australia: US officials US authorities investigating the mistaken shipment of live anthrax by a military lab have discovered another batch of the lethal bacteria dating back to 2008, some of which was sent to Australia, officials said Friday. ... more		Indian Air Force jet test fires Harpoon missile An anti-ship Harpoon missile has been fired for the first time by an Indian Air Force jet during testing against a target in the Arabian Sea. ... more
				Iran nuclear talks snag on access to military sites With the top US and Iranian diplomats meeting Saturday in Geneva one month before a deadline for a historic nuclear deal, demands for UN inspections of Iranian military bases appear to be becoming a problem. ... more		Kerry, Zarif hold crucial nuclear talks ahead of deal deadline Tehran rejected a key Western demand for site inspections Saturday as US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart held intense talks to secure a nuclear deal ahead of a looming deadline. ... more

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				UN envoy opens Yemen talks as coalition pounds rebels The UN envoy for Yemen on Saturday launched a mission to discuss stalled Geneva peace talks as Saudi-led coalition warplanes pounded rebel positions across the war-ravaged country. ... more		Ground broken on final phase of National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Ground was broken this week in Kansas on the final and largest phase of the $835 million National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. ... more

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