InfoAnda - Australia open to U.S. spy flights from Indian Ocean island |

Pakistanis angry over detentions in Times Sq. case
Monday, May 24, 2010
ISLAMABAD – Relatives of three men detained by Pakistan for alleged links to the suspect in the attempted Times Square bombing say the men are innocent.
They

Taiwan denies boycotting Australian film festival
Thursday, August 6, 2009

AFP - Thursday, August 6TAIPEI (AFP) - - Taiwan's Beijing-friendly government on Wednesday denied boycotting an Australian film festival amid a row over the e

Merkel's support dips, regional ally resigns International
Thursday, September 3, 2009

By Sarah Marsh and Noah Barkin

BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a double blow on Thursday as a senior party ally in east German

Minister seeks closure of anti-Berlusconi websites
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
ROME (AFP) - – The Italian government moved Tuesday to close down Internet sites encouraging further violence against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who

Asian markets mixed after Wall Street rally
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By ELAINE KURTENBACH,AP Business Writer AP - Wednesday, March 18SHANGHAI - Asia's stock market rally seemed to be running out of steam Wednesday, despite an

MSNBC suspends analyst Halperin for Obama remark | | 1 July 2011
San Francisco mayor "tweets" as California politics goes Twitter | 11 March 2009
Pakistan, India ties chill after attacks | 28 November 2008

Pakistan's Jan CPI up 14.19 pct yr/yr | 8 February 2011

Forum Views () Forum Replies ()

Read more with google mobile : Australia open to U.S. spy flights from Indian Ocean island |

Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Home Business Business Home Economy Technology Media Small Business Legal Deals Earnings Social Pulse Business Video The Freeland File Markets Markets Home U.S. Markets European Markets Asian Markets Global Market Data Indices M&A Stocks Bonds Currencies Commodities Futures Funds peHUB World World Home U.S. Brazil China Euro Zone Japan Mexico Russia India Insight World Video Reuters Investigates Decoder Politics Politics Home Election 2012 Issues 2012 Candidates 2012 Tales from the Trail Political Punchlines Supreme Court Politics Video Tech Technology Home MediaFile Science Tech Video Tech Tonic Social Pulse Opinion Opinion Home Chrystia Freeland John Lloyd Felix Salmon Jack Shafer David Rohde Bernd Debusmann Nader Mousavizadeh Lucy P. Marcus David Cay Johnston Bethany McLean Edward Hadas Hugo Dixon Ian Bremmer Lawrence Summers Susan Glasser The Great Debate Steven Brill Jack & Suzy Welch Breakingviews Equities Credit Private Equity M&A Macro & Markets Politics Breakingviews Video Money Money Home Tax Break Lipper Awards 2012 Global Investing MuniLand Unstructured Finance Linda Stern Mark Miller John Wasik James Saft Analyst Research Alerts Watchlist Portfolio Stock Screener Fund Screener Personal Finance Video Money Clip Investing 201 Life Health Sports Arts Faithworld Business Traveler Entertainment Oddly Enough Lifestyle Video Pictures Pictures Home Reuters Photographers Full Focus Video Reuters TV Reuters News Article Comments (2) Full Focus Editor's choice Our best photos from the last 24 hours. Full Article Images of February Follow Reuters Facebook Twitter RSS YouTube Read RPT-UPDATE 4-Skeptical justices question Obama healthcare law 27 Mar 2012 "Dancing With the Stars" gives Navratilova the boot 27 Mar 2012 Supreme Court weighs all-or-nothing on healthcare law | 12:02am EDT Government proposes first carbon limits on power plants 27 Mar 2012 Americans angry with Obama over gas prices 27 Mar 2012 Discussed 220 Cheney recovering after heart transplant: spokeswoman 209 Black friend defends shooter of Florida teen 199 Obama makes killing of black Florida teen personal Watched Japanese tsunami boat appears near Canada Sat, Mar 24 2012 Horror hits the runway in Japan Fri, Mar 23 2012 Pope holds talks with Cuba's Castro Tue, Mar 27 2012 Australia open to U.S. spy flights from Indian Ocean island Tweet Share this Email Print Related News China Eastern expects JV with Qantas to make profit in third year Mon, Mar 26 2012 North Korea meetings set to boost young leader's power Sat, Mar 24 2012 Departing Goldman banker slams "rip-off" culture Thu, Mar 15 2012 Insight: China gambles on Cambodia's shrinking forests Wed, Mar 7 2012 China boosts defense budget 11 percent after U.S. "pivot" Sun, Mar 4 2012 Analysis & Opinion Essential tax and accounting reading:oil tax breaks challenged, Dow pushes R&D credit, Buffett’s company in tax dispute, and more Agent Vinod: The spy who disappointed me Related Topics World » Australia » Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith speaks during a joint news conference at the Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations at the Presidio of San Francisco in California September 15, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Robert Galbraith By James Grubel CANBERRA | Wed Mar 28, 2012 4:08am EDT CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia could one day allow U.S. spy flights to operate from a remote Indian Ocean island, Defense Minister Stephen Smith confirmed on Wednesday, supporting the U.S. pivot to Asia but likely upsetting Australia's biggest trading partner, China. Smith said the possible use of Australia's remote Cocos Islands territory had been raised with the United States, but the proposal was not under active consideration and was not among current plans for Canberra to strengthen military ties with Washington. "We view Cocos as being potentially a long term strategic location. But that is down the track," Smith told reporters on Wednesday. The Washington Post said the Pentagon was interested in using Cocos Islands, a series of atolls about 3,000 km (1,800 miles) west of Australia and south of Indonesia, as a new base for surveillance aircraft and allowing spy flights over the South China Sea. China, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan all claim territory in the South China Sea. Cocos Islands could be an alternative to a U.S. base on the British territory of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, which faces an uncertain future beyond its lease which expires in 2016, the Washington Post said. Australia is a firm U.S. ally but counts China as its biggest trading partner and is careful not to antagonize it. In November, U.S. President Barack Obama outlined his pivot to Asia and agreement with Canberra for a de-facto base for 2,500 marines near the northern city of Darwin. Australia and the United States also agreed to allow greater U.S. air force access to northern Australian bases, and to give the U.S. navy greater access to an Indian Ocean naval base in Perth. Smith said Australia had been open with China about its plans and its posture review which is likely to recommend more military assets move to the country's north to protect resource projects. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei, asked about the possibility of U.S. spy flights out of the Cocos Islands, said cooperation was the "common aspiration and trend" in the region. "We hope the region's relevant countries can uphold the new security concept of equality, common development, coordination, mutual benefit, and try to uphold safety for all, and relevant countries should adapt to this trend of the times," Hong told a regular briefing in Beijing. "A BIT WORRYING" The Washington Post, quoting U.S. and Australian officials, said the Cocos Islands, within flying range of both Southeast Asia and South Asia, could be ideal for not only manned U.S. surveillance aircraft but for Global Hawks, an unarmed, high-altitude surveillance drone. The U.S. Navy is developing a newer version of the Global Hawk, known as the Broad Area Maritime Surveillance drone, or BAMS, that is scheduled to become operational in 2015. Smith played down chances of a U.S. base on Cocos Islands, and said while Australia hosted joint facilities and visiting U.S. forces, it had never allow the United States to operate an independent base in Australia. He said Cocos Island was not one of the government's priorities with its stronger military cooperation with the United States. "We regard an enhanced presence by the U.S. in the Asia Pacific region as a force for peace, as a force for stability and a force for prosperity," he said. Strategic analyst Hugh White, head of defense and strategic studies at the Australian National University, said Australia risked being caught up in a dispute between its strongest military ally and its biggest trading partner. "All of this relates to the U.S. pivot to Asia. The U.S. pivot to Asia is all about the rise of China," White told Australian radio, adding it would be a mistake if Australia joined any U.S. push to try to contain China. "It means that Australia is for the first time really since the end of the Vietnam war, starting to be seen by the United States as a strategic asset in its strategic competition with China. "That is, of course, a bit worrying for Australia, because China is our biggest trading partner. Our future is going to be one where we are increasingly pulled between our old ally and in the United States and our economic future in Asia." (Additional reporting by Maggie LuYueYang in CANBERRA, Sui-Lee Wee in Beijing; Editing by Paul Tait and Robert Birsel) World Australia Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (2) Suchindranath wrote: Edition: U.S. Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom Back to top Reuters.com Business Markets World Politics Technology Opinion Money Pictures Videos Site Index Legal Bankruptcy Law California Legal New York Legal Securities Law Support & Contact Support Corrections Connect with Reuters Twitter Facebook LinkedIn RSS Podcast Newsletters Mobile About Privacy Policy Terms of Use AdChoices Copyright Our Flagship financial information platform incorporating Reuters Insider An ultra-low latency infrastructure for electronic trading and data distribution A connected approach to governance, risk and compliance Our next generation legal research platform Our global tax workstation Thomsonreuters.com About Thomson Reuters Investor Relations Careers Contact Us Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. Thomson Reuters journalists are subject to an Editorial Handbook which requires fair presentation and disclosure of relevant interests. NYSE and AMEX quotes delayed by at least 20 minutes. Nasdaq delayed by at least 15 minutes. For a complete list of exchanges and delays, please click here.

Other News on Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Pope honors patron saint, heads to meeting with Castro |
Analysis: French shooting case shows counterterrorism limits |
Dubai says Islamists trying to weaken UAE via Twitter |
Militia clashes in southern Libya kill nearly 50 |
South Sudan oil field bombed, Sudan says hopes to avert war |
Peru president's kin causes headaches for leader |
Briton held in Somalia on suspected links to rebels |
RIM delays analysts' meet till BlackBerry 10 launch |
Deals increase with need for more network security |
U.S. willing to share airwaves with commercial users |
Amazon, B&N make concessions for Potter ebooks |
Bully documentary to land in theaters unrated |
Lionel Richie goes country on new album 'Tuskegee' |
Annan says Syria accepts peace plan, U.S. skeptical |
Pope to end Cuba trip with mass, Fidel Castro meeting |
Afghan soldiers arrested over Defence Ministry plot: NYT |
Italy PM Monti downplays Spain contagion risk |
Australia open to U.S. spy flights from Indian Ocean island |
Revolving credit: the beating heart of China's metal trade |
China allows detained rights lawyer first visit in two years |
Jail may await Afghan women fleeing abuse, rape: HRW |
Analysis: French shooting case shows counterterrorism limits |
Face time with Facebook CEO stirs concerns on Wall Street |
Apple offers refund to Australian buyers of new iPad |
Nokia to sell Windows phones in China from April |
Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours |
House Republicans push info-sharing cyber bill |
Sharp to announce deal with Sony on Sakai plant |
Twitter coverage of court gets struck down |
Lorax statue stolen from California home of Dr. Seuss |
Dancing With the Stars gives Navratilova the boot |
Madonna's MDNA receives lukewarm welcome from critics |
Amazon, B&N make concessions for Potter ebooks |
Lindsay Lohan lands guest spot on Glee |
Insight: In secret unit, clues to top Israeli duo's chemistry |
Italy police seize 1.1 billion euro Gaddafi family assets |
Iran says expects nuclear talks on April 13 |
Human rights groups welcome Polish report on CIA prisons |
Gunmen kidnap Saudi diplomat in Yemen |
Rights group accuses U.S. of abuses on Mexican border |
Libya militias agree ceasefire after deadly clashes |
Livni ousted as leader of Israel's opposition party |
Google proposes Android revenue for Oracle: filing |
China to boost intellectual property rights: Xinhua |
Cyber-centre to shield EU against online crime |
EU's Almunia to decide on Google probe after Easter |
Amazon Kindle store buy buttons vanish for hours |
Titanic in 3D cranks up experience, director says |
Singer Robin Gibb has surgery, cancels commitments |
The Avengers to close Tribeca film festival |
Susan Boyle musical a hit with fans and critics |
Greece at new risk of being pushed off euro
Bodies of missing Tenn. mom, Jo Ann Bain, and daughter found
Female Breasts Are Bigger Than Ever
AMD Trinity Accelerated Processing Units Now in Volume Production
The Avengers (2012 film), made the second biggest opening- and single-day gross of all-time
AMD to Start Production of piledriver
Ivy Bridge Quad-Core, Four-Thread Desktop CPUs
Islamists Protest Lady Gaga's Concert in Indonesia
Japan Successfully Broadcasts an 8K Signal Over the Air
ECB boosts loans to 1 trillion Euro to stop credit crunch
Egypt : Mohammed Morsi won with 52 percent
What do you call 100,000 Frenchmen with their hands up
AMD Launches AMD Embedded R-Series APU Platform
Fed Should not Ignore Emerging Market Crisis
Fed casts shadow over India, emerging markets
Why are Chinese tourists so rude? A few insights

USD EUR - 1 year graph	VPN on MacOSX	BlogMeter 1.01