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http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67829777&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Contacts with China's military would likely be the first to suffer if Beijing moves to retaliate over upcoming U.S. arms sales to Taiwan — the latest in a flurry of disputes elevating tensions between Washington and Beijing.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67829758&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The U.S. government says a Guantanamo Bay detainee has been transferred to a new home in Switzerland.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67827793&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The US Senate may take up legislation to slap sanctions on Iran "in the next few weeks" to pile pressure on Tehran over its suspect nuclear program, the chamber's top Democrat said Tuesday.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67823827&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK An Israeli Arab lawmaker's plan to attend a Holocaust memorial ceremony at Auschwitz on Wednesday has drawn fierce criticism from both Arabs and some Jews, underscoring the deep divisions between the two sides over the legacy of the Nazi genocide.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67820216&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A suicide car bomber struck a police crime lab in central Baghdad Tuesday, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens a day after suicide attacks hit several hotels favored by Western journalists, officials said.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67816939&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Russia and NATO formally resumed military ties Tuesday in the latest sign of improving relations between the Cold War rivals as they move to boost cooperation in the fight against insurgents in Afghanistan.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67810539&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israel will not set up a special panel to investigate last winter's Gaza offensive, a Cabinet minister said Tuesday, rejecting a key demand of a U.N. report that accused the military of war crimes.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67810510&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK North Korea issued two no-sail zones near its disputed western sea border with South Korea, officials said Tuesday, a possible indication the country may be preparing to conduct missile tests.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67805642&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK Israeli military chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi is heading to Brussels to attend a NATO conference, where he planned to discuss the challenges facing Israel and regional threats, the armed forces said in a statement.

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=67800190&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=11339 MIKEBREAK The United States has given notice it will not back away from an Internet freedom push that has raised hackles in China amid a dispute between Beijing and Web giant Google over cyberattacks.