
Kurdish journalist killed in northern Iraq fighting
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Aug 14, 2016 - An Iraqi Kurdish reporter was killed and another wounded on Sunday during a military operation against the Islamic State group in northern Iraq, officials said.
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Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Aug 14, 2016 - An Iraqi Kurdish reporter was killed and another wounded on Sunday during a military operation against the Islamic State group in northern Iraq, officials said.
Aug 14, 2016

Istanbul (AFP) Aug 14, 2016 - With a thorough shake-up of its armed forces, a reassessment of foreign policy and the biggest purge in its modern history, Turkey has undergone a transformation in the month since the July 15 coup bid.
Aug 14, 2016

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Aug 13, 2016 - The Philippines on Saturday restarted peace talks with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, the first under President Rodrigo Duterte aimed at ending decades of violence that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
Aug 13, 2016

Manila (AFP) Aug 13, 2016 - The Philippines and China discussed setting up a two-track system that would allow them to cooperate in some areas while separately handling contentious issues such as their South China Sea territorial dispute, a Manila envoy said Saturday.
Aug 13, 2016

Beirut (AFP) Aug 13, 2016 - Islamic State group fighters seized around 2,000 civilians to use as human shields Friday as they fled their stronghold of Manbij in northern Syria, US-backed forces and a monitor said.
Aug 13, 2016

Hua Hin, Thailand (AFP) Aug 13, 2016 - Thai authorities on Saturday hunted for culprits behind a wave of bombings targeting popular holiday destinations, as businesses braced for the economic fallout from the attacks on the crucial tourism industry.
Aug 13, 2016

Palo Alto, CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2016 - A new micro-size cryocooler from Lockheed Martin is enabling quick-startup infrared (IR) sensors for missile and sensor applications. Cryocoolers are standard components in IR-sensing platform
Aug 12, 2016

Washington (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - Raytheon Co. Space and Airborne Systems, L-3 Communications Systems and ViaSat have received U.S. Air Force contracts for the Wideband Global Satellite Communications, or SATCOM, program.
Aug 12, 2016

Moscow (AFP) Aug 12, 2016 - The Russian military said Friday it had delivered its most advanced air defence system to Crimea after pledging last month to deploy it to the disputed region.
Aug 12, 2016

Colombo (AFP) Aug 12, 2016 - Sri Lanka Friday signed a new deal to replace a controversial agreement with a Chinese company building a new city within Colombo to remove its freehold rights over reclaimed land after India voiced concerns over the agreement.
Aug 12, 2016

Taipei (AFP) Aug 12, 2016 - Taiwanese tech giant Hon Hai said antitrust authorities in China had approved its takeover of ailing Japanese electronics maker Sharp, clearing the last obstacle to the drawn-out deal.
Aug 12, 2016

Istanbul (AFP) Aug 12, 2016 - Turkey issued an arrest warrant for its former star footballer Hakan Sukur over last month's failed coup as Ankara said Friday it had detected the first progress in persuading the United States to extradite the alleged mastermind of the putsch.
Aug 12, 2016

Ankara (AFP) Aug 12, 2016 - Turkey on Friday vowed to cooperate with Iran on resolving the conflict in Syria, despite Tehran and Ankara so far taking opposing sides in a civil war that has lasted more than five years.
Aug 12, 2016

London (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - The U.K. Ministry of Defense on Friday announced a defense innovation initiative seeking to accelerate technology and change the ministry's creative culture.
Aug 12, 2016

Monrovia, Calif. (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - The U.S. Navy has deployed AeroVironment's RQ-20B Puma All Environment drone with a precision recovery system on a guided-missile destroyer, the company announced Thursday.
Aug 12, 2016

Panama City, Fla. (UPI) Aug 12, 2016 - The U.S. Navy's Naval Surface Warfare Center is preparing for the first major milestone of the Allied Munitions Detection Underwater program next month, when the service teams with Germany for a Baltic Sea mine mapping mission, the sea service said.
Aug 12, 2016