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South Korean navy men welcome USS John S. McCain, a U.S. Aegis-equipped ship, as it enters a port in Donghae, about 280 km (174 miles) east of Seoul, March 19, 2010. The U.S. navy ship arrived in South Korea for a joint military drill with South Korean troops.
The Indonesia Navy ship KRI Slamet Riyadi arrives in Denpasar near the resort island of Bali on March 18, 2010 to beef up security ahead of a visit of US President Barack Obama in Bali. However the US President has dramatically postponed his trip to Indonesia and Australia until June, as he wages a vote-by-vote struggle to drive his health reform bill through Congress.
Protesters wave Palestinian flags during an anti-Israel protest near the Kissufim border crossing between Israel and Gaza, east of Deir Al Balah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, March 20, 2010. On Sunday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is to visit Gaza. Israel and Egypt imposed a border blockade after Hamas seized Gaza by force in 2007. The closure, including the ban on the import of building materials, has prevented reconstruction of thousands of apartments destroyed or damaged during Israel's three-week military offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers more than a year ago.
U.S. Army soldiers with the 293D Military Police Company, 97th Military Police Battalion, patrol at the outskirts of the town of Kandahar, southern Afghanistan March 20, 2010.
Pakistan armed forces on high alert for Islamic militants on guard barricading road entry.
A Buddhist monk walks past a convoy of riot police deployed outside Yangon, Myanmar, City Hall on Friday, March 19, 2010. A day after Myanmar's ruling military junta announced electoral registration rules, security has been tightened in the town.
Thailand's Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, left, listens as chairperson of the country's Human Rights Commission Amara Pongpapitch speaks during a news conference at a military barrack in Bangkok, Thailand Thursday, March 18, 2010. Abhisit said his government stands ready to talk with the "Red Shirt" United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) movement, but the anti-government activists must comply with the law without blockading government offices and the homes of key persons and they must stop inciting violence, according to Thai News Agency (TNA).
Staff Sgt. Joseph Haskell, of Auburn, Maine and the 1st Platoon 554th Military Police Company, keeps his eyes on a boy who suddenly appeared in a doorway, Thursday, March 18, 2010, as he and his squad passed by while searching a compound for a man suspected of conducting a drive by shooting , in the Koz Kunar district of Nangarhar province in Afghanistan.
A woman officer of the Afghan National Army (ANA) walks past her male counterparts during a graduation ceremony at the ANA Academy in Kabul on March 18, 2010. Improving the effectiveness of the Afghan National Army (ANA) has been a priority for the international coalition since the Taliban regime was ousted in 2001, with a strong Afghan military seen as essential to national stability.
Afghan National Army military officers during a graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army (ANA) Academy on March 16, 2010 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The ANA currently has100,000 troops, with plans to expand up to 240,000 by 2011. The ANA is currently funded by NATO and the US in the hope that improvement in their performance can see foreign forces start to be scaled down.
Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China; the other is Macau. Situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour. With land mass of 1,104 km2 (426 sq mi) and a population of seven million people, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Hong Kong's population is 95% ethnic Chinese and 5% from other groups.
Indian army soldiers stand guard as Kashmiris look towards the site of a gun battle between Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants and Indian troops on March 04, 2010 in Daadsar, 37 km (23 miles) south of Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. Indian military reports state that one Indian army Captain and four Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, the largest militant outfit operating in Indian Administered Kashmir have been killed during an ongoing gun fight in the village of Daadsar which started on Wednesday morning.
Paramilitary policemen patrol on Tiananmen Square ahead of the third plenary meeting of China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing March 9, 2010. Big on spit and polish and parades but short on experience, new technology and force coordination, China's military has far to go before its bite begins to approach its increasingly loud, and for some fearsome, bark.
U.S. Army soldiers run for cover across an opium poppy field after Taliban insurgents opened fire on March 14, 2010 at Howz-e-Madad in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Attack Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment had maneuvered into a Taliban-held area in order find and fight insurgent forces, when the Taliban opened fire from the rear of their joint operation with Afghan Army soldiers. Officers said they shot several Taliban during the brief but intense firefight, although deaths could not be confirmed. No U.S. or Afghan troops were injured during the exchange.
(NSI News Source Info) CARACAS, Venezuela - March 14, 2010: Venezuela has received its first shipment of six Chinese-made K-8 military planes, and President Hugo Chavez says his government aims to buy 40 in all.Chavez announced plans last year to buy the trainer and light attack jets.
Soldiers of Army National Guard 162 Engineer Company attached with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion of the U.S. Marine Corps attend a briefing before driving with a convoy from Camp Leatherneck in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, March 13, 2010.
Supporters of deposed Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra shout slogans as they protest the government in Bangkok on March 14, 2010. Red-clad protesters loyal to deposed Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra vowed to march on military barracks housing the government as they stepped up their campaign amid tight security. At least 80,000 so-called 'Red Shirts' converged on rally grounds near the government's offices in Bangkok, giving Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva an ultimatum to dissolve parliament or face further demonstrations.
