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• USACE gives Afghan Uniform Police a base of operations in Panjwai Army News 13 Apr 2013 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers completed an Afghan Uniform Police district headquarters facility in the Panjwai district of Kandahar City March 31. The facility will provide the AUP with a base from which to carry out their mission of providing security for the people of Panjwai.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Michigan Holds Change of Command Ceremony NNS 13 Apr 2013 -- Command of the Blue Crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Michigan (SSGN 727) changed hands on April 12 during a ceremony at the Naval Undersea Museum.
• US can use Philippines bases in war with North Korea: Philippine Foreign Minister Iran Press TV 13 Apr 2013 -- Filipino Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario says his country will allow the United States to station its troops at military bases in the Southeast Asian country if Washington goes to war with North Korea.
• US guards clash with prisoners at Guantanamo Bay prison: statement Iran Press TV 13 Apr 2013 -- US guards have clashed with hunger striker prisoners held in the United States' infamous Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba, an official statement says.
• Iran Navy set to launch new Shaheed Bayandor destroyer Iran Press TV 13 Apr 2013 -- A senior Iranian naval commander says Iran is set to launch a new indigenous destroyer called Shaheed Bayandor in line with efforts to boost naval capabilities.
• Iran's Army successfully test-fires 3 new missiles Iran Press TV 13 Apr 2013 -- Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Forces Kiumars Heidari says Iran has successfully test-fired three new missiles.
• Solo Press Availability in Beijing, China US Dept. of State 13 Apr 2013
• Remarks With Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Top of Their Meeting US Dept. of State 13 Apr 2013
• Remarks With Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi at the Top of Their Meeting US Dept. of State 13 Apr 2013

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Other Conflicts

• British Scientists: Chemical Weapons Used in Syria VOA 13 Apr 2013 -- A British newspaper reports that British military scientists have found forensic evidence that chemical weapons were used in the conflict in Syria.
• Taiwan holds sovereignty over Taiping Island: MOFA CNA 13 Apr 2013 -- Taiwan has reiterated its sovereignty over Taiping Island in the South China Sea, after Vietnam raised objections to the Republic of China's (ROC) plans to expand a pier on the islet.

News Reports

• Russia Responds To 'Magnitsky List' By Banning Americans RFE/RL 13 Apr 2013 -- Russia has published its own blacklist of Americans banned from entering the country in retaliation for Washington's 'Magnitsky list.'
• Russia Bans 18 US Citizens VOA 13 Apr 2013 -- Russia has released a list of 18 Americans banned from Russian soil in response to a similar move by the U.S. a day earlier when Washington released a list of banned Russians.
• Beijing reports first case of H7N9 bird flu infection Iran Press TV 13 Apr 2013 -- Chinese health authorities say a case of infection with H7N9 strain of bird flu has been confirmed in Beijing - the first such instance in the Chinese capital.
• New Bird Flu Strain Spreads to Chinese Capital RIA Novosti 13 Apr 2013 -- Chinese health authorities reported on Saturday the first human infection with a new strain of bird flu in Beijing since the occurrence of the deadly virus in eastern parts of the country late last month, Xinhua news agency said.
• Palestinian PM Fayyad Quits - Agency RIA Novosti 13 Apr 2013 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Salaam Fayyad resigned on Saturday after a dispute with President Mahmoud Abbas over the limits of his authority, the official Palestinian news agency Wafa said.
• Egypt's Mubarak Judge Recuses Himself VOA 13 Apr 2013 -- A court session to retry former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak ended abruptly Saturday when the judge handed the case back to an appeals court. Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison last year in a case that was later overturned by another court.