
Raid kills 7 children in Syria rebel bastion: monitor
Beirut (AFP) Nov 8, 2016 - At least seven children and two pregnant women were killed in an air strike on Syria's rebel stronghold province of Idlib on Tuesday, a monitor said.
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Beirut (AFP) Nov 8, 2016 - At least seven children and two pregnant women were killed in an air strike on Syria's rebel stronghold province of Idlib on Tuesday, a monitor said.
Nov 8, 2016

Waterloo, Canada (SPX) Nov 08, 2016 - An annual assessment of the security of outer space warns that a crisis is looming if we do not constrain the use of force in outer space. Space Security Index 2016 tracks developments and activitie
Nov 8, 2016

Offutt AFB NB (SPX) Nov 08, 2016 - Gen. John E. Hyten took command of U.S. Strategic Command from Navy Adm. Cecil D. Haney during a change of command ceremony here Nov. 3. Hyten previously served as commander of Air Force Space Comma
Nov 8, 2016

Colombo (AFP) Nov 8, 2016 - Sri Lanka slammed China's ambassador on Tuesday for criticising Colombo's attitude to aid in the local media, as the island nation distances itself from its once-close ally and economic lifeline.
Nov 8, 2016

Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 08, 2016 - A secure communications satellite built for the US Navy has begun operational testing after reaching the proper orbit more than two months after being lifted into outer space, the manufacturer Lockh
Nov 8, 2016

Aden (AFP) Nov 8, 2016 - Yemeni troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition air strike killed six suspected Al-Qaeda fighters outside the southeastern port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, a security official said.
Nov 8, 2016

Espoo, Finland (SPX) Nov 08, 2016 - The development of mobile devices has set increasingly high requirements for wireless networks and the emission of radio frequencies. Researcher Vasilii Semkin together with a research group at Aalt
Nov 8, 2016

Mosul, Iraq (AFP) Nov 8, 2016 - Families fleeing Mosul as Iraqi forces move in are taking their official documents with them but also wondering who will recognise the stamp of the Islamic State group.
Nov 8, 2016

Beijing (AFP) Nov 8, 2016 - Chinese exports sank for a seventh consecutive month in October, data showed Tuesday, as weak global demand dealt a blow to the world's number two economy following recent signs of stability.
Nov 8, 2016

Bashiqa, Iraq (AFP) Nov 8, 2016 - Iraqi Kurdish forces have seized the town of Bashiqa near Mosul from the Islamic State group, an official said Tuesday, as US-backed militia forces advanced on the jihadists' Syrian stronghold Raqa.
Nov 8, 2016

Vilnius, Lithuania (UPI) Nov 8, 2016 - Lithuania's military has received new British-made sniper rifles which will be distributed to troops by the end of the year.
Nov 8, 2016

Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Nov 08, 2016 - The fifth Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) for the U.S. Navy has reached orbit, successfully deployed its solar arrays and antennas, and is beginning
Nov 8, 2016

Manila (UPI) Nov 7, 2016 - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said he has canceled the purchase of 26,000 assault rifles from the United States after the sale was halted by the U.S. State Department.
Nov 7, 2016

Vienna (AFP) Nov 7, 2016 - Austria's foreign minister said Monday the EU should get tough on Turkey following its crackdown on the opposition and the media, and stop the flow of billions of euros in aid if Ankara fails to stick to its migrant deal with the bloc.
Nov 7, 2016

Beijing (AFP) Nov 7, 2016 - China passed a controversial cybersecurity bill Monday tightening restrictions on online freedom of speech while imposing new rules on online service providers, raising concerns Beijing is further cloistering its heavily controlled internet.
Nov 7, 2016

Shanghai (AFP) Nov 7, 2016 - China Monday replaced finance minister Lou Jiwei, state media reported, with some analysts predicting more fiscal stimulus in the world's second-largest economy.
Nov 7, 2016