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Israeli army to hold fire for three hours daily in Gaza	Israel inching towards Gaza ceasefire	Israeli military offensive on Gaza continues for 12th day	Israel's Operation Cast Lead continues,over 540 dead
Israel shells houses, schools in 11th day of offensive	Kim Jong Il inspects artillery unit	Witnesses: Heavy clashes erupt in northern and eastern Gaza	Kim Jong Il inspects artillery unit
Myanmar celebrates 61st anniversary of independence	Israel air strikes smuggling tunnels in Rafah	UN Security Council fails to reach agreement on Gaza	Israeli army starts ground operation into Gaza Strip
Gaza's main hospital struggles to stay functioning	Top DPRK leader congratulates army on New Year	Sri Lanka troops take over rebel headquarters	Israeli soliders prepare for possible ground attack into Gaza
Israel to entrench deeper into war with Hamas	Israel rejects calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza	Israel facing problem of finding exit strategy for Gaza operation	Palestinian official: Israeli offensive so far leaves 400 dead, 2,000 wounded
Iraq takes over security control of Green Zone	UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting on Gaza conflict	Israeli security chief says Hamas significantly damaged	Israel rejects French proposal for 48-hour ceasefire
Gaza raids spark protests	Report: Israel uses new U.S.-supplied smart bomb in Gaza air strike	Hamas militants launch fatal rocket attack on Israel	Barak: Gaza operation to be widened, deepened if necessary
Israeli army continuing preparations for possible Gaza ground incursion	Bangladesh on highest security alert ahead of Monday's polls	Israel strikes Gaza for second day, killing over 285	At least 140 killed in Israeli raids across Gaza Strip
German warship thwarts pirate attack off Somalia	Pakistan cancels army leave amid tensions	S Korea deploy 1st Aegis destroyer King Sejong	New Mexican Army special forces take part in demonstration during graduation ceremony
Russian naval vessels visit Cuba	British troops to leave Iraq in first half 2009	British PM pays unannounced visit to Afghanistan	Defense chief: U.S. committed to Mideast peace
FM: Pakistan does not want military confrontation	U.S. Marine's F-18 crashes in California, three killed	U.S. soldiers in NW Baghdad	U.S. soldiers in NW Baghdad
Russian warships hold exercises with Venezuela's navy	Argentine navy training vessel arrives in Montevideo	Thailand king attends annual military parade	Russian warships hold exercises with Venezuela's navy
Russia, Venezuela to hold joint naval maneuvers	UNSC mission: UN continues to assist Afghanistan	Israeli air force training gears up for possible conflict	Latvia marks 90th anniversary of independence
Latvia marks 90th anniversary of independence	Israeli drone kills 4 militants in eastern Gaza city	Dunwoody becomes 1st female U.S. four-star general	More than 20 killed in Russian nuclear submarine accident
Indian aircrafts show stunts at Airshow China	Russia observes 67th anniversary of legendary Red Square parade	Moscow marks anniversary of historical parade in 1941	Russia lines up new anti-missile system to counter U.S. missile shield plans
Kenya celebrates Kenyatta Day	Japan's Air Self-Defense Force hold parade	Thailand, Cambodia agree to joint border patrols	Spain's National Day marked
Russia test-fires missiles in large-scale drill	NATO supports Afghan gov't-led political process	Solana confirms Russian troop withdrawal from Georgia	Japan's next generation individual combat system on display
18 die in Nepali plane crash, nationalities confirmed	Russia accuses Georgia of trying to sabotage French-brokered ceasefire	25 killed, over 65 injured due to explosion in Sri Lanka	Afghan military strength to reach 134,000 by 2012
Aircraft carrier "Intrepid" towed back to home port	S Korean military holds live fire demonstration	Russia's Northern Fleet sail from base to joint exercise with Venezuelan Navy	Mexico celebrates Independence Day
U.S. defense secretary pays surprise visit to Iraq	New York marks 7th anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks	Australian navy base in Sydney	DPRK stages military parade marking 60th national day
Pakistan, Afghanistan pledge joint fight against terrorism	FM: Russian troops to stay in Abkhazia, South Ossetia	S Korean fleet visits Japan for friendly military exchanges	New Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement members take part in military exercises
British Royal Navy frigate HMS Kent visits Japan	USS McFaul anchors at Georgia's Black Sea port of Batumi	Japanese Self-Defence Forces hold annual military drill in Shizuoka	Sarkozy vows to fight on in Afghanistan as funeral held for soldiers
Blast injures 11 people in western Turkey	Russian troops start pullout from Georgia	Germany's Merkel calls for speedy Russian pullout from Georgia	7,000 police tasked to ensure security in Afghan capital
Medvedev: Russia to start troop pullout from Georgia Monday	Afghan violence kills 2 NATO soldiers, wounds 16	Palestinian Hamas militants display skills on graduation ceremony	Russian general in Abkhazia issues ultimatum to Georgia
Russian navy blockade Georgia	Medvedev: withdrawal of Georgian troops only way to settle South Ossetia crisis	Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili calls for cease fire in South Ossetia	Medvedev: Russian troops to force Georgians to cease fire
Russian paratroops enter South Ossetia	Russian troops take control of South Ossetian capital	Turkey urges for peaceful means to solve problems in Georgia	Georgia, South Ossetia exchange fire again
Georgian president declares all-out mobilization of reservists	Last survivor of N Pakistan avalanche rescued	Afghan gun battles kill several militants	Italian troops take to streets to help police fight crimes
Roadside bombing kills Coalition soldier, wounds the other in Afghan capital	South Korea stages military drill near disputed islets	Karadzic extradited to U.N. war crimes tribunal	At least 10 killed in bomb explosion in Kirkuk
19 killed, 43 wounded in three suicide bomb attacks in Baghdad	Thailand, Cambodia to talk Monday on border dispute, not to bother UN	Venezuelan helicopter crash victims back home	Military helicopter crashes in Bolivia
Thai-Cambodia border meeting fails to meet breakthrough, but both promise no force	Military helicopter crashes in Bolivia	U.S. President Bush signs new surveillance bill	TV: Iran tests more missiles in Gulf
Iraq: American troops face new rocket-propelled bombs	Iraq toughens stance on U.S. troop withdrawal as UN deadline nears	Gates says U.S., Iran not close to military confrontation	Defense minister: Iran's missile capacity only for defensive purposes
Iran test fires new long- and mid-range missiles	Czech Republic, U.S. ink missile shield treaty despite opposition	Death toll rises to 6 in Baghdad car bombing	IRGC: Iran's response to make aggressors regret
DPRK official: Destruction of key nuke facility pushes forward denuclearization	Hamas: Gaza crossings closure violates ceasefire	Philippine coast guard sub-commander removed from post	Mubarak calls on Hamas, Israel to stick to Gaza truce
Japanese destroyer sets off for visit to Chinese port	Iraqi forces wage new offensive against Shiite militias in south Iraq	Hamas armed wing says to stick to truce with Israel	56 militants killed in Afghan major anti-Taliban offensive
Crown Prince Felipe visits Spanish troops in Afghanistan	Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel ahead of fragile lull	Anti-war demonstrators clash with police as Bush visits in London	News analysis: Iraq-U.S. pact talks in deadlock, but not dead
U.S. defense secretary urges NATO allies to fulfill commitment in Afghanistan	Italian, U.S. presidents discuss war on terror, Middle East	Canadian captain dead in Afghan well back home	U.S.-led coalition forces' air strike kills 11 Pakistani soldiers
3 British soldiers killed in Afghanistan	972 graduated from U.S. Military Academy at West Point	Suicide car bombing in Afghanistan	Bush plays chest-bumping with Air Force cadet
Aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk departs Japan for retirement	Fleet Week New York ends	U.S. marks Memorial Day as military death in Iraq rises	Lebanon's president elected with int'l, regional, local support
Russia holds military parade to mark victory day	Bulgaria celebrates army's day	U.S. military to pull out 3,500 troops from Iraq	Moscow to hold Victory Day military parade
Afghan ceremony gunfire death toll rises to 4	Pregnant Spanish defence minister makes brief visit to Afghanistan	Five militants killed in Gaza fire exchanges with Israeli troops	New Dutch army chief's son killed in Afghanistan
Three Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza	18 Palestinians, 3 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza violence	2 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza with dead of 5 Palestinian militants	Top U.S. commander in Iraq testifies on Capitol Hill
Vietnamese military aircraft crashes, kill 5	Iraq extends Baghdad curfew indefinitely	U.S. picks new commander for Iraq, Afghanistan wars	McCain reiterates opposition to troops withdrawal from Iraq
Commander-in-Chief: Myanmar military to hand over power after election in 2010	At least 10 killed, 80 injured in Baghdad's Sadr militia battles	Heavy fighting erupts in southern Iraq	U.S. death toll in Iraq hits 4,000
Pakistan National Day military parade	Four U.S. soldiers killed in bombings in central Iraq	Americans still divided on end of Iraq war after 5 years	Turkish warplanes bomb PKK bases in N Iraq
Bush defends Iraq war as "right decision"	News Analysis: Russia-U.S. talks on missile shield see no breakthrough	Serb protesters clash with NATO troops	At least 4 killed, 200 more injured in Albanian army depot explosion
Death toll in Baghdad car bombing rises to 10	An Atlas 5 rocket launched in U.S.	Bomb hits Canadian troops in Afghanistan	U.S.: Fallon resignation doesn't signal Iran war
S Korea Military Academy holds graduation ceremony	Hamas claims responsibility for Jerusalem seminary attack	ROK, U.S. conduct the Key Resolve drill	Rice makes new efforts to boost Palestinian-Israeli peace talks
S. Korea, U.S. launch massive joint military drills	Israeli warplanes hit Haneya's office in Gaza	Bush, Danish PM meet over issues of NATO, Afghanistan, Iraq	Turkish troops return home from Iraq
Prince Harry deployed in Afghanistan	Turkish troops begin withdrawing from N Iraq	Report: Israeli forces prepare for Gaza ground incursion	British Prince Harry secretly deployed in Afghanistan
Turkey refuses to set timetable for troop withdrawal from Iraq	77 PKK rebels killed in operation in N. Iraq	FM: Turkey's operation to continue till it reaches goal	Russia celebrates annual Defender of the Fatherland Day
U.S. B-2 bomber crashes in Guam, both pilots survive	Turkish troops cross border to fight PKK	Turkish troops cross border to fight PKK	Turkish troops cross border to fight PKK
Turkey says 35 PKK militants killed in cross-border operation	30 militants killed in S Afghanistan	F-15Cs collide near Florida coast, pilots rescued	Pentagon: Window opens for spy satellite shoot-down
U.S. fighter planes intercept Russian bombers	NATO asks other players in Afghanistan to do more	NATO defense ministers' meeting fails to procure troops for Afghanistan	Iran shows off space drive, irks U.S.
Death toll rises to 35 in Baghdad suicide bombing	German DM: Majority of Germans support troops mission in Afghanistan	Japanese MSDF ship departs for resumption of refueling mission	Hamas fires over 160 rockets into Israel since Tuesday
Protest against Israel's controversial barrier	Czech, U.S. agree U.S. missile shield to be part of NATO	Disintegration of U.S. F-15 fighter jet	Bush: U.S. to withdraw 20,000 troops from Iraq by mid-year
Sri Lankan minister dies in roadside bomb blast	U.S. warns Iran over provocative actions	Explosion kills 4, injures 24 in Sri Lankan capital	Sri Lankan gov't to withdraw from ceasefire with rebels
Suspected gunman's pics unveiled	U.S. president to veto defense policy bill	Egyptian, Israeli defense ministers meet on border security issues	Russian FM slams U.S. planned missile shield
Turkish warplanes strike rebel targets inside Iraq	Bush makes Christmas Eve calls to U.S. troops abroad	TV: Turkish jets bomb Kurdish rebel positions in N Iraq	Sarkozy: France to offer Afghanistan long-term political, military support
Israeli army pulls out from central Gaza after killing seven militants	U.S. House approves bill on funding Iraq, Afghanistan wars	Turkish army confirms ground incursion into N Iraq	Turkish troops enter Iraqi territories
Turkish troops start pulling out from N Iraq	Basra security forces take handoff from British	First nuclear fuel arrives in Iran from Russia	British troops hand control of Basra to Iraqi forces

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	Jing Zhiyuan
	Wu Shengli
	Xu Qiliang

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