Putin: NATO War Games in Georgia Hurt US-Russian Ties

Posted at: Mon May 11th, 2009

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says NATO war games in Georgia are hurting Washington's efforts to rebuild diplomatic ties with Moscow. In an interview with Japanese media and released Sunday by the Kremlin, Mr. Putin said the NATO maneuvers are pointing diplomacy "in the o...

Thailand scraps plans to buy more Gripens

Posted at: Mon May 11th, 2009

Budget cuts have compelled the air force to shelve its planned purchase of six more Swedish-made Gripen fighters.As the government decided on Wednesday to slash the defence budget for the next fiscal year from 171 billion to 151 billion baht, ...