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Indian govt hails test of nuclear-capable missileBhubhaneswar, India (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said, days after the government proposed a resumption of talks with arch-rival Pakistan. The surface-to-surface Agni-III missile with a range of more than 3,000 kilometres (2,000 miles) was fired from Wheeler Island, off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa. "It hit the target with pin-point accuracy and met all the mission objectives," ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar told reporters in New Delhi. ... read more |
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Seoul (AFP) Feb 8, 2010Pyongyang accused Seoul on Monday of plotting to topple its regime as relations again soured, while a top Chinese official met North Korea's leader to bring the country back to nuclear disarmament talks. In another blow for inter-Korean ties, the two sides failed to agree on restarting a tourism project. A statement from North Korean security ministries said Seoul's plots against the cou ... more  
Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) Feb 5, 2010France has urged its partners in the A400M project to stump up an extra 1.5 billion euros to get the military carrier off the ground, Defence Minister Herve Morin said Thursday. The sum comes on top of two billion euros already envisaged by the seven partner countries, but still falls short of the 6.4 billion that Airbus parent company EADS is seeking from its clients to finance the project. ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Feb 8, 2010Iraqi MPs were set to meet on Monday to debate a controversial decision to allow hundreds of candidates linked to executed dictator Saddam Hussein's Baath party to compete in next month's elections. Parliament speaker Iyad al-Samarrai called off an emergency session Sunday as he said lawmakers had not yet received a judicial report needed before they start their debate. Parliament will r ... more |
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Iraq MPs to meet over 'Saddam' candidates rowBaghdad (AFP) Feb 8, 2010 Iraqi MPs were gathering on Monday to debate a contentious decision to allow hundreds of candidates linked to executed dictator Saddam Hussein's Baath party to compete in next month's elections. Parliament was set to reconvene at 1:00 pm (1000 GMT) parliament speaker Iyad al-Samarrai said, after an emergency session was called off Sunday as MPs had not received a judicial report needed before they start their meeting. The March 7 general election, the second in Iraq since Saddam's ouster, is see ... read more |
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