Posts Tagged ‘ ground ’

Let he who lobbed no missiles judge Libya rebels 

November 3, 2011
Let he who lobbed no missiles judge Libya rebels 

   File photo of vapor trails from NATO jets over the minaret of a mosque in the Libyan city of Misrata. NATO was on Monday formally ending its Libya mission, which it has hailed as one of its "most successful" yet after its air strikes playing a key role in the overthrow of now-slain despot Muammar [...]

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Vietnam denies accusations of withdrawal from East Sea agreement 

October 28, 2011
Vietnam denies accusations of withdrawal from East Sea agreement 

Vietnam foreign ministry’s spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi. Vietnam had denied claims made in the foreign media that it has withdrawn from the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) by recently agreeing with China on ground rules to resolve sea issues. At the foreign ministry’s periodical press briefing Thursday, spokesman Luong [...]

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HCMC airport officer caught stealing money from passenger’s suitcase 

August 28, 2011
HCMC airport officer caught stealing money from passenger’s suitcase 

Ground services officers loading luggage at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Authorities at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport announced Thursday they had arrested a ground services officer for stealing money from a passenger’s suitcase, Sai Gon Tiep Thi newspaper reported. Dao Van Cuong of Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ground Handling [...]

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NATO bombs Tripoli, Clinton says time against Gaddafi 

May 24, 2011
NATO bombs Tripoli, Clinton says time against Gaddafi 

Smoke rises above buildings in Tripoli early May 24, 2011. NATO warplanes hammered Tripoli on Tuesday with some of their heaviest air strikes yet after the United States said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi would "inevitably" be forced from power. At least 12 huge explosions rocked the capital in the early hours. Government spokesman Mussa Ibrahim [...]

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Libya says army may halt fighting in Misrata 

April 23, 2011
Libya says army may halt fighting in Misrata 

Rebel fighters stand on top of a captured tank belonging to forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, outside Misrata's tallest building, along a street in Tripoli April 22, 2011 NATO air strikes may force Libya to halt fighting by its army in the besieged port of Misrata and let local tribes take over the battle, the [...]

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US warns of Libya 'stalemate' as Misrata battle rages 

April 22, 2011
US warns of Libya 'stalemate' as Misrata battle rages 

A rebel fighter looks through bullet holes as he takes cover during a firefight and shelling near Tripoli street in Misrata, April 21, 2011. The top US military officer said air strikes had hobbled Libyan forces, but admitted the conflict was moving into "stalemate" as Muammar Gaddafi’s troops pressed on with their punishing siege of [...]

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Libya rebels plead for help; Kadhafi son defiant 

April 20, 2011
Libya rebels plead for help; Kadhafi son defiant 

Libyan rebels are pictured with the former flag of the north African nation alongside the French national flag close to the strategic rebel-held town of Ajdabiya. A rebel official in Libya’s besieged city of Misrata pleaded for Britain and France to send troops to help fight Moamer Kadhafi’s forces, while a son of the strongman [...]

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Western warplanes, missiles hit Libyan targets 

March 20, 2011
Western warplanes, missiles hit Libyan targets 

Rebel fighters sit on a tank captured from Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Benghazi March 19 European and US forces unleashed warplanes and cruise missiles against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s troops in the biggest Western military intervention in the Arab world since the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Libyan state television said 48 people [...]

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Potent medicine 

March 18, 2011
Potent medicine 

The deer’s velvet antlers, said to be the second most precious ingredient in traditional Oriental medicine after ginseng, have been used for a wide range of purposes For thousands of years, the deer’s velvet antlers, said to be the second most precious ingredient in traditional Oriental medicine after ginseng, have been used for a wide [...]

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Hallowed ground

January 23, 2010
Hallowed ground

Lam Kinh was once the second capital of Dai Viet and home to a rich array of outstanding structures built by the posterior Le Dynasty. The youngest of three sons, Le Loi hailed from Lam Son in northern-Vietnam (Thanh Hoa province today), which was formerly a frontier of Dai Viet (Vietnam) and far from the [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...