
Turkey detains 85 military personnel over Gulen ties
Ankara (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 - Turkish police on Friday detained 85 military personnel in countrywide raids over alleged links to the group blamed for the 2016 failed coup, state media reported.
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Ankara (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 - Turkish police on Friday detained 85 military personnel in countrywide raids over alleged links to the group blamed for the 2016 failed coup, state media reported.
Sep 21, 2018

Geneva (AFP) Sept 21, 2018 - A World Trade Organization arbitrator will review Friday a Chinese request to impose more than $7 billion (nearly 6 billion euros) in annual sanctions on the United States over anti-dumping practices, a Geneva trade official said.
Sep 21, 2018

Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2018 - The Navy will christen its newest Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Kansas City, on Saturday morning in Mobile, Ala.
Sep 21, 2018

Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2018 - Raytheon/Lockheed Martin Javelin JV has received a $27.6 million contract modification for foreign military sales of the Javelin anti-tank missile.
Sep 21, 2018

Orlando FL (SPX) Sep 21, 2018 - Using energy consumption as a measure, a team of international scientists has found that ancient civilizations engaged in globalization more than previously believed, suggesting that an integrated g
Sep 21, 2018

Washington (UPI) Sep 21, 2018 - L-3 Communications EOTech has received a $23.6 million contract for Miniature Aiming System Day Optics close quarter combat sights and clip-on magnifiers for U.S. Special Operations Command.
Sep 21, 2018

Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Alibaba founder Jack Ma said his ambitious pledge to create one million jobs in the US had been scuppered by the trade row between Beijing and Washington, Chinese state news reported Thursday.
Sep 20, 2018

Sydney (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Australia is planning to build new naval base in Papua New Guinea, reports said Wednesday, an apparent move to curb China's influence in the Pacific.
Sep 20, 2018

Beijing (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Chinese officials are shrugging off warnings that the trade spat with the United States could slash the country's economic growth, with state-run media saying Beijing can outlast the tariffs war.
Sep 20, 2018

Beirut (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Lebanon's Hezbollah said Thursday it had acquired precision missiles despite extensive efforts by neighbour and foe Israel to prevent the Shiite movement developing this capability.
Sep 20, 2018

Paris (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Global expansion is likely to slow as tensions kickstarted by US President Donald Trump's protectionist policies hit world trade, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said Thursday.
Sep 20, 2018

Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Worsening trade tensions and exchange of tariffs could cause significant economic cost to the global economy, an International Monetary Fund spokesman warned Thursday.
Sep 20, 2018

Moscow (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Israel's air force commander held a transparent discussion with Russian officials in Moscow on Thursday, the Israeli army said, after a Russian warplane was downed by Syria earlier in the week following Israeli air strikes.
Sep 20, 2018

Seoul (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is hoping for a second summit with US President Donald Trump soon, the South's President Moon Jae-in said Thursday after a three-day trip to his neighbour.
Sep 20, 2018

Islamabad (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - Islamabad has invited Saudi Arabia to invest in the Beijing-funded, multi-billion dollar infrastructure corridor being constructed in Pakistan, its information minister said Thursday, as concerns grow over the country's debt levels.
Sep 20, 2018

Washington (AFP) Sept 20, 2018 - The United States expanded its sanctions war against Russia to China on Thursday, announcing punitive measures against a Chinese military organization for buying Russian fighter jets and missiles.
Sep 20, 2018