self.document.write('<div style="margin : 0px; width : auto; height : auto; border : solid 0px; overflow : hidden; font-size : 1em; font-family : \'Verdana\'; color : black; background : inherit;"> <div style="padding : 3px;" > <ul style="margin : 0px; padding-left : 0px;"> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700008482/Armies-close-in-on-Afghan-town.html?linkTrack=rss-5" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Armies close in on Afghan town</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> NEAR LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan - U.S. Army soldiers launched a preliminary operation Tuesday in support of a planned... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://deseretnews.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">deseretnews.com</a> - 2010-02-10 06:10:47 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32158/f/414204/s/90a0e75/l/0L0Sitn0O0Ce0Afce69b3ca9b3159ec69d4fc390A880A10Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Afghanistan deaths soldiers named</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> Corporal John Moore, 22, and Private Sean McDonald, 26, of the Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland. <p>Related Stories Insurers will cover Prius despite recall Afghanistan avalanche kills 28 Temperatures plunge as wintry weather returns Afghan army \'equal partner\' in new offensive British soldiers questioned over bar brawl </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://itn.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">itn.co.uk</a> - 2010-02-09 19:49:46 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32158/f/414204/s/909993c/l/0L0Sitn0O0C48dfecc96c28e7b30A6c139dc2e72c48a0Bhtml/story01.htm" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Afghan army \'equal partner\' in new offensive</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> Afghan troops taking part in a major offensive against insurgents in central Helmand will do so as an "equal partner". <p>Related Stories Pakistani bus blast kills worshippers Princes pay tribute to injured soldiers Taliban urged to lay down weapons before offensive Afghan death toll passes Falklands Afghanistan avalanche kills 28 </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://itn.co.uk" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">itn.co.uk</a> - 2010-02-09 17:10:46 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700008278/US-Army-tightens-noose-in-southern-Afghanistan.html?linkTrack=rss-5" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >U.S. Army tightens noose in southern Afghanistan</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> U.S. Army soldiers have launched a major operation in support of a planned U.S.-Afghan attack on the largest... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://deseretnews.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">deseretnews.com</a> - 2010-02-09 15:09:46 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011015215_apassrilankaoppositionleader.html?syndication=rss" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Family says former general cut off after arrest</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> Sri Lanka\'s defeated presidential candidate and former army chief has been cut off from family and friends after being arrested for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government while serving as army commander, his wife said Tuesday. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://seattletimes.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">seattletimes.com</a> - 2010-02-09 09:08:13 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011015215_apassrilankaoppositionleader.html?syndication=rss" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Sri Lankan opposition leader Fonseka arrested</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> Sri Lanka\'s defeated presidential candidate was hauled away by military police from his office Monday and will be court-martialed for allegedly planning to overthrow the government while serving as the head of the army. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://seattletimes.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">seattletimes.com</a> - 2010-02-08 18:06:24 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700008078/Sri-Lankan-opposition-leader-Rauff-Hakeem-arrested-for-sedition.html?linkTrack=rss-5" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Sri Lankan opposition leader Rauff Hakeem arrested for sedition</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> A political ally says Sri Lanka\'s former army chief and presidential candidate has been arrested on sedition charges. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://deseretnews.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">deseretnews.com</a> - 2010-02-08 17:13:34 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700008060/IRA-splinter-Irish-National-Liberation-Army-group-disarms-no-apology-for-carnage.html?linkTrack=rss-5" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >IRA splinter Irish National Liberation Army group disarms; no apology for carnage</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National Liberation Army, declared Monday it had fully disarmed but offered no... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://deseretnews.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">deseretnews.com</a> - 2010-02-08 16:32:25 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.detnews.com/article/20100208/NATION/2080364/1020/rss09" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Splinter IRA group disarms, says it has \'no regrets\'</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> <p>Dublin -- A ruthless IRA splinter group, the Irish National Liberation Army, declared Monday it has fully disarmed but said it had no regrets for committing some of the worst atrocities of the Northern Ireland conflict. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://detnews.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">detnews.com</a> - 2010-02-08 16:16:54 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/02/08/kashmir-avalanche.html?ref=rss" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Kashmir avalanche kills 11 Indian soldiers</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> A massive avalanche hit an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 11 soldiers and trapping nearly 50 others. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://cbc.ca" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">cbc.ca</a> - 2010-02-08 14:11:55 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/feb/08/15-dead-53-rescued-kashmir-avalanche/" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >15 dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> At least 15 soldiers have been killed and 17 others critically injured after a massive avalanche hit an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://arkansasonline.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">arkansasonline.com</a> - 2010-02-08 13:31:46 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2011012872_apaskashmiravalanche.html?syndication=rss" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >11 soldiers dead, 50 trapped in Kashmir avalanche</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> A massive avalanche hit an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing at least 11 soldiers and trapping nearly 50 others. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://seattletimes.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">seattletimes.com</a> - 2010-02-08 12:08:29 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50247" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >SRI LANKA: The Post-Election Road Ahead for President Rajapaksa</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> COLOMBO, Feb 8 (IPS) - Sri Lankans witnessed one of the country\'s most contentious elections ever when President Mahinda Rajapaksa staved off the challenge posed by his former Army commander, Sarath Fonseka, and clinched more than 1.8 million majority votes during the Jan. 26 poll. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://ipsnews.net" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">ipsnews.net</a> - 2010-02-08 11:42:27 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://newsblaze.com/story/20100206132356zzzz.nb/topstory.html" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >General Richards\' Visit Could Trigger a New Debate on Impunity</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> General Sir David Julian Richards\' official trip to Nepal which includes a visit to the Panchkal army training camp has raised issues concerning the British government\'s responsibilities in dealing with a foreign government. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://newsblaze.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">newsblaze.com</a> - 2010-02-06 21:59:47 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700007656/Irish-National-Liberation-Army-says-its-disarmed.html?linkTrack=rss-5" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Irish National Liberation Army says it\'s disarmed</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> The Irish National Liberation Army, a ruthless IRA splinter group responsible for some of Northern Ireland\'s most notorious... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://deseretnews.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">deseretnews.com</a> - 2010-02-06 19:25:59 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.euronews.net/2010/02/06/germany-sets-sights-on-european-army/" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Germany sets sights on European army</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> A European army under parliamentary control is top of Germany\'s wish list, according to its foreign minister. In an address to the Munich Security... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://euronews.net" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">euronews.net</a> - 2010-02-06 13:02:47 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/feb/06/army-cutting-less-base-funding-20100206/" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Army cutting less from base funding</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> The Army is curtailing plans to cut what it spends on running its bases worldwide after concerns from soldiers and Congress that services for military families might suffer. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://arkansasonline.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">arkansasonline.com</a> - 2010-02-06 09:23:49 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.journal-news.com/news/content/shared-gen/ap/National/US_Military_Base_Cuts.html?cxtype=rss&amp;cxsvc=1&amp;cxcat=0" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Army curtails plan to cut spending for world bases</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Army is curtailing a plan to cut spending on its bases around the world that had raised concerns about services for military families. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://journal-news.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">journal-news.com</a> - 2010-02-05 18:56:26 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Former-Head-Of-British-Army-Warns-Of-Hundreds-Of-Mental-Trauma-Victims/Article/201002115542805?f=rss" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Veterans Suffering From \'Hidden\' Mental Trauma</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> The former head of the British Army has warned of hundreds of undiagnosed victims of mental trauma from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://sky.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">sky.com</a> - 2010-02-05 09:13:53 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700007312/Army-Gen-Stanley-A-McChrystal-sees-gains-in-Afghanistan.html?linkTrack=rss-5" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal sees gains in Afghanistan</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan said Thursday that security there is no longer deteriorating, a view that... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://deseretnews.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">deseretnews.com</a> - 2010-02-05 06:23:05 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Former-Head-Of-British-Army-Warns-Of-Hundreds-Of-Mental-Trauma-Victims/Article/201002115542805?f=rss" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Warning Of \'Hundreds\' Of Mental Trauma Victims</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> The former head of the British Army has warned of hundreds of undiagnosed victims of mental trauma from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://sky.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">sky.com</a> - 2010-02-05 02:52:40 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/economist/full_print_edition/~3/3wGv85FntNk/story01.htm" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Guinea\'s new government: Will the army take a back seat?</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> <p>Though a post-coup peace deal has been done, it is far from certain to last <p>A YEAR after an army captain pulled off a coup over the still-warm body of the military dictator who had run Guinea for 24 years, the country is being run by a civilian. Jean-Marie Dore will supposedly hold power until a proper election within six months. But Guinea has never had a genuine poll before, nor any tradition of civilian rule. Moreover, the transitional government that the 70-year-old Mr Dore has been asked to form is to include a big batch of soldiers. No one is betting on a smooth path to true multi-party democracy. <p>Guinea has been shaken since President Lansana Conte died just before Christmas in 2008. His coup-making successor, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, soon faced opposition. In September his troops massacred at least 157 protesters in a stadium in the capital, Conakry. Three months later, one of his own soldiers tried to kill him, causing him to fly to Morocco for medical treatment. ... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://economist.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">economist.com</a> - 2010-02-04 17:17:12 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/economist/full_print_edition/~3/M01chxTGmMg/story01.htm" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Schumpeter: The silver tsunami</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> <p>Business will have to learn how to manage an ageing workforce <p>MARTIN AMIS and Christopher Buckley are writers who are entering their silver years and are worried about the costs of an ageing population. Mr Amis, who has a new novel out (see article), recently compared the growing army of the elderly to “an invasion of terrible immigrants, stinking out the restaurants and cafes and shops”. Mr Buckley devoted a novel, “Boomsday”, to the impending war of the generations. They have both touted the benefits of mass euthanasia, though Mr Amis favours giving volunteers “a martini and a medal” whereas Mr Buckley supports more sophisticated incentives such as tax breaks. <p>Novelists will have their jokes. But Messrs Amis and Buckley are right to warn about the threat of the “silver tsunami”. Most people understand about the ageing of society in the abstract. But few have grasped either the size of the tsunami or the extent of its consequences. This is particularly true of the corporate world. ... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://economist.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">economist.com</a> - 2010-02-04 17:17:12 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/economist/full_print_edition/~3/twRE7DMWfZk/story01.htm" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Sri Lanka\'s post-election crackdown: Sore winners</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> <p>How not to celebrate a victory <p>OPTIMISTS hoped that, after Mahinda Rajapaksa’s stunning victory in Sri Lanka’s presidential election on January 26th, he might be magnanimous to his opponents and reassure citizens worried about the erosion of their civil liberties. He defeated his main opponent, Sarath Fonseka, the former commander of his army by the huge margin of 17 percentage points. With the war against the Tamil Tigers behind him, and seven more years of presidency ahead, Mr Rajapaksa could afford to be generous. But instead, his government has launched a sweeping crackdown, suggesting it remains paranoid about dissent, and fretful about a possible military coup. <p> At least 20 former members of an elite army commando unit and ten army deserters, all supporters of Mr Fonseka, have been arrested. Accusing the defeated candidate of a plot to assassinate Mr Rajapaksa and his family, the police also raided Mr Fonseka’s office in Colombo and detained some of his staff. A brigadier who served as military assistant to Mr Fonseka when he was army commander was arrested, and several other officers transferred within the army. Twelve senior officers, including three major-generals, were then asked to retire at once, accused of having engaged in political work. ... </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://economist.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">economist.com</a> - 2010-02-04 17:17:12 GMT </div> </li> <li style="margin-bottom : 4px;list-style : none;"> <div style=""> <a href="http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2010/feb/04/powell-shifts-view-gays-military-20100204/" target="_blank" style="font-weight : bold; font-size : 1em; color : inherit;" >Powell shifts view on gays in military</a> </div> <div style="margin : 2px 0px; font-size : inherit ; color : inherit;"> Retired Army Gen. Colin Powell, who opposed allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the armed forces when he was the nation\'s top military officer, said Wednesday that he supports efforts to lift the ban on their service. </div> <div style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;"> <a href="http://arkansasonline.com" target="_blank" style="font-size : 1em; color : inherit;">arkansasonline.com</a> - 2010-02-04 12:24:15 GMT </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div>');