Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) - Australia and the United States are close to an agreement that will allow the U.S. to have a key military training center on Australian territory. An existing Australian base in the country's vast north will be upgraded by the U.S., and the two allies' forces will hold air, sea and land exercises from the center, Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill said. Speaking after meeting with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in Singapore -- where both attended a regional security conference -- Hill told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that an in-principle agreement could be signed at annual...
