Military Law

Myanmar power-cut protesters clash with police – San Francisco Gate

Demonstrators protesting electricity outages in Myanmar clashed with police Thursday, and several were arrested. The spreading protests are a test of the tolerance of a reformist civilian government after decades of military rule. Parliament …

Myanmar Power-Cut Protesters Clash With Police – NPR News

The spreading protests are a test of the tolerance of a reformist civilian government after decades of military rule. Parliament member Win Myint said demonstrators in his constituency resisted when they thought police were going to arrest their …

Myanmar power-cut protesters clash with police – WTOP

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) – Demonstrators protesting electricity outages in Myanmar clashed with police Thursday, and several were arrested. The spreading protests are a test of the tolerance of a reformist civilian government after decades of military rule.

US: End Abortion Ban for Military Women – Human Rights Watch

US law prohibits the armed forces from providing health coverage … In 2010, 166,729 women were serving as active duty enlisted personnel in the US military, while 35,341 served as commissioned officers. The military estimates that 19,000 …

Interior Minister: Uludere air strike order was given by military officers – Today’s Zaman

Şahin said it is not the president, prime minister nor chief of general staff, who gave the order to initiate an air strike, and added: “In such a situation, military and police officials are the ones who analyze [the images] … Continue reading

Para-military forces to be deployed for Andhra Pradesh by-polls – NDTV

Rajahmundry: Several companies of para-military forces along with local police would be deployed to ensure peaceful bye-elections in Andhra Pradesh on June 12, state DGP V Dinesh Reddy said. The elections are scheduled for 18 Assembly and one …

Clinton, military leaders plead for sea treaty – Yahoo Finance

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and military leaders implored conservative Republicans … Committee to make the case for the U.N. Convention on the Law of the Sea. The United States is the only major nation that … Continue reading

RIVERSIDE: Bonaminio’s Army buddies praise slain officer – Riverside Press Enterprise

Four people who served in Iraq in the Army with Ryan Bonaminio remembered him Wednesday, May 23, as a soldier who was serious about his work as a military police instructor, respectful toward enemy prisoners, volunteered for dangerous …

U.S. top diplomatic, military officials urge Senate to ratify UN sea convention – Xinhua News Agency

Stressing the urgency of U.S. joining the convention, Clinton said that most U.S. military, political and economic communities … to influence treaty bodies that develop and interpret the Law of the Sea,” Panetta said. Joining the treaty will also give … Continue reading

Military leaders, Clinton push for sea treaty – Yahoo Finance

Military leaders past and present contend that the treaty would … in many areas” to an authority representing various countries. “By its current terms, the Law of the Sea Convention encompasses economic and technology interests in the deep sea …