
The son of Baghdad who fathered Iraqi Frankenstein
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - When Ahmed Saadawi finished writing Frankenstein in Baghdad, a dark fantasy about the war that tore Iraq apart a decade ago, he thought his novel dealt with the past.
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Baghdad (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - When Ahmed Saadawi finished writing Frankenstein in Baghdad, a dark fantasy about the war that tore Iraq apart a decade ago, he thought his novel dealt with the past.
Sep 29, 2016

Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - The Pentagon hopes to obtain a raft of intelligence on the Islamic State group, including its foreign networks, during its planned offensive to retake Mosul from the fighters, a military spokesman said Thursday.
Sep 29, 2016

Washington (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - The massive theft of Yahoo user data disclosed last week came from professional hackers seeking to profit from the breach, according to an analysis by security researchers.
Sep 29, 2016

Geneva (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - The UN said Thursday it expected at least 700,000 people in Iraq's second city of Mosul would need assistance once an expected offensive on the Islamic State group stronghold begins.
Sep 29, 2016

Sydney (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - Canberra has chosen US defence contractor Lockheed Martin to provide the combat systems for its new fleet of 12 French-designed submarines, it was reported Friday.
Sep 29, 2016

Beijing (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - China on Thursday warned Japan against playing with fire in the contested waters of the South China Sea, after Tokyo announced it may patrol alongside the US in the region.
Sep 29, 2016

Sanaa (AFP) Sept 29, 2016 - The Saudi-led coalition killed eight civilians in two separate air strikes on rebel-controlled areas of northern Yemen on Thursday, a government official said.
Sep 29, 2016

Oslo, Norway (UPI) Sep 29, 2016 - An international organization said Thursday a group of energy companies joined it in forming an industry body to tackle cybersecurity threats.
Sep 29, 2016

Washington (UPI) Sep 29, 2016 - Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $171 million U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency contract for work on the Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept, or HAWC, program.
Sep 29, 2016

Melville, N.Y. (UPI) Sep 29, 2016 - A Comtech Telecommunications subsidiary is to continue providing managed satellite services to the U.S. Marine Corps.
Sep 29, 2016

Newport, R.I. (UPI) Sep 29, 2016 - Lockheed Martin has successfully launched a small unmanned aerial vehicle on command from its MK2 Marlin autonomous underwater vehicle.
Sep 29, 2016

Jerusalem (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday aged 93, strove for peace with the Palestinians with the Oslo accords he helped negotiate more than two decades ago, but his dream is rapidly fading.
Sep 28, 2016

Hanoi (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he will soon end joint military exercises with the United States, a move that could further dampen relations with Manila's longtime ally after the controversial leader branded Barack Obama a son of a whore.
Sep 28, 2016

Manila (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - Relations between China and the Philippines are improving beautifully under President Rodrigo Duterte, Beijing's envoy has said as Duterte warms to China and Russia following US criticism of his bloody war on crime.
Sep 28, 2016

Stockholm (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - Sweden said Wednesday it would reintroduce compulsory military service from 2018, eight years after it was abolished.
Sep 28, 2016

Washington (AFP) Sept 28, 2016 - The US military has concluded that a rocket fired earlier this month at an Iraqi air base housing hundreds of US troops contained no mustard gas, as initially suspected.
Sep 28, 2016