The PLA Daily, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, is rattling sabers over the Huangyan Island controversy with the Philippines. A recent article entitled "Don't Attempt To take Away Half an Inch of China's Territory" China's armed forces said they would not allow anyone to take away the sovereignty of the island from China. "If one mistakes China's kindness for weakness and regards China as a 'paper dragon' as instigated by onlookers, he is terribly wrong," the article added.

The PLA Daily, the official newspaper of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China, is rattling sabers over the Huangyan Island controversy with the Philippines. A recent article entitled "Don't Attempt To take Away Half an Inch of China's Territory" China's armed forces said they would not allow anyone to take away the sovereignty of the island from China. "If one mistakes China's kindness for weakness and regards China as a 'paper dragon' as instigated by onlookers, he is terribly wrong," the article added.

Details of "Exercise Olympic Guardian", a major security exercise designed provide security for the upcoming 2012 Olympics, have been revealed to the public. Taking place between May 2-10, it involves Royal Navy ships, Royal Air Force helicopters and jets, as well as the possible deployment of surface-to-air missiles at various sites around the city. Officials say there will be 13,500 military personnel involved in protecting the Olympic games.

Israel's navy escorted a Palestinian fishing boat to a naval port in Ashdod after the boat ignored Israeli orders to return to Gaza's territorial waters on Sunday (4/29)

Yesterday (4/28) the Lebanese navy seized a Sierra Leone-registered ship that was carrying a large consignment of arms and ammunition, possibly destined for Syrian rebels.

BBC - "Milos Strugar, a spokesman for the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (Unifil) which assists Lebanon in preventing illegal arms entering the country, confirmed to the BBC that it was bound for a Lebanese port."

Los Angeles law enforcement and officers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) used air and marine units to locate and capture three Mexican nationals, their boat and 80 bales of marijuana off the coast of Malibu. Law enforcement was initially notified of a suspicious vessel by Los Angeles County lifeguards from the Malibu/Lost Hills Station. This is the fourth interdiction in the area involving marijuana smuggling since Saturday (04/21).

The Philippine's call for other countries to take a stand in the South China Sea and for their claim over Huangyan Island was denounced by China along with a warning that such actions will only complicate and scale-up the conflict. China reiterated that their position on safeguarding its territory and sovereignty was "clear" and "firm."

Malaysia is negotiating with Russia for the purchase of a variety of arms including antitank missile systems, portable anti-aircraft missiles, and is looking to license the rights to build the Molniya-class guided missile boats and Mirazh-class patrol boats in their own shipyards. Russian state-controlled arms exporter Rosoboronexport is handling the deal.