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McCain, Lieberman push military to handle terror cases (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Two senior senators unveiled legislation on Thursday to require the military to hold, interrogate and prosecute certain terrorism suspects and also bar them from receiving legal rights afforded most criminals in the United States.

US Senators: Military must handle extremist trials (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US Senators unveiled legislation Thursday aimed at requiring that suspected "high-value" terrorists face interrogation and trial by the US military, not civilian questioners and courts.

China Says It Is Slowing Down Military Spending (New York Times)
China said that it would increase its military spending in 2010 by just 7.5 percent, the smallest rise since 1989.

Chile military rolls out post-quake aid effort (AP via Yahoo! News)
The Chilean military's humanitarian aid effort hit the streets, carrying food and water to some areas that had seen little of either since a mammoth earthquake struck five days ago.

Chinese Military Spending Is Slowing Down (New York Times)
In the smallest rise since 1989, China will increase its military spending by just 7.5 percent in 2010.

Revenge bombings in Philippine capital foiled: military (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Three captured Islamic militants had been planning to launch bomb attacks in the Philippine capital in revenge for the killing of one of their commanders last month, the military said Thursday.

Military Aid Efforts Provoke Dark Memories In Chile (NPR)
Chile's military began delivering convoys filled with plastic bags of oil, flour and canned beans to areas ravaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami. But some residents have mixed feelings about the first significant presence of soldiers in the streets since the brutal Pinochet regime in the 1970s and '80s.

Gays-in-military study gets attention (USA Today)
The leaders of a Pentagon study promised Congress an honest assessment on the impact of allowing gays to serve in the military.

Cambodian military tests rockets (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cambodia's military mounted a rare public test of rockets on Thursday amid a lingering troop standoff over disputed territory with neighbouring Thailand.