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Nobody Wanted War In Kurdistan
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Oct 31, 2007Nobody wanted a war in northern Iraq, now being invaded by Turkish forces. The Kurdistan Workers Party, established by the Turkish Kurds, was probably the only organization interested in a conflict with Ankara. Its paramilitary units stationed in Iraqi Kurdistan have been conducting sporadic operations against the Turkish army for many years. The latest conflict and the deployment of Turki ... more Children Would Need Different Medical Care In Wake Of Dirty Bomb 
Rochester NY (SPX) Oct 31, 2007If terrorists were to attack with a dirty bomb, medical authorities should be prepared to treat children differently than adults because their developing bodies would absorb and respond to the radiation exposure in distinct ways, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Medical Center. Researchers will present the findings October 30, 2007, at the American Society for Ther ... more US military to coordinate security guards in Iraq 
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2007The US military will coordinate the movements of security firms in Iraq in agreement with the State Department, Pentagon officials said Tuesday as a new row flared over private bodyguards. Working groups from the State Department and the Pentagon had reached a "common understanding" that the US military in Iraq should coordinate the movement of contractors, but still had to flesh out the det ... more US forces may stay longer in Europe: Pentagon 
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2007US forces may stay longer than planned in Europe if Defense Secretary Robert Gates agrees to a request from his top commander there, a Pentagon spokesman said Tuesday. Two of the four US combat brigades left in Europe were supposed to move to US bases over the next year, but General Bantz Craddock, the commander of US forces in Europe, has recommended postponing the move by about a year. ... more Northrop Grumman Announces Opening Of New Advanced Antenna Testing Facility 
Linthicum MD (SPX) Oct 31, 2007Officials of Northrop Grumman officially unveiled a new state-of-the-art antenna testing facility intended to help position the company for anticipated future business opportunities involving large-scale, complex, multifunction military sensor systems. The new $13.7 million antenna test complex consists of a five-story-tall, 16,000-square-foot facility specially equipped to verify the individual ... more |
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Tehran (AFP) Oct 30, 2007Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Iran Tuesday on a surprise visit for talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over the controversial Iranian nuclear programme. Lavrov, whose visit was only announced in the morning, arrived in the early evening and went straight into talks with Ahmadinejad, an AFP photographer reported. "He will examine a series of subjects linked to the ... more IAEA conference to discuss beating nuclear trafficking 
Vienna (AFP) Oct 30, 2007Experts in nuclear security, border control and law enforcement will meet in Edinburgh in late November to discuss ways to combat trafficking of nuclear materials, the UN atomic watchdog said Tuesday. The conference, organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency, will take place on November 19-22, with some 300 participants expected from 70 countries, the IAEA said in a statement. ... more US downplays talk of Iran attack 
Washington (AFP) Oct 30, 2007After weeks of escalating US rhetoric on Iran, the White House vowed Tuesday vowed to "pursue every possible diplomatic means" to defuse the volatile dispute over Tehran's nuclear program. Spokeswoman Dana Perino sought to quiet fears that US President George W. Bush plans to attack the Islamic republic over its refusal to freeze sensitive nuclear work that can lead to the development of ato ... more Acoustic Sensor Being Developed In New Anechoic Chamber 
Tuscaloosa AL (SPX) Oct 31, 2007The University of Alabama College of Engineering is developing a new acoustic sensor to be tested in UA's new hemi-anechoic chamber. This new sensor could one day be used to help locate individuals trapped in collapsed buildings, such as after natural or man-made disasters. Typically, multiple microphones are used to measure the location of an acoustic source, but this project is aimed at ... more Fuel Cells Gearing Up To Power Auto Industry 
Houston TX (SPX) Oct 31, 2007The average price for all types of gasoline is holding steady around $2.95 per gallon nationwide, but the pain at the pump might be short-lived as research from the University of Houston may eliminate one of the biggest hurdles to the wide-scale production of fuel cell-powered vehicles. Peter Strasser, an assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, led the research team i ... more |
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Shanghai (AFP) Oct 30, 2007PetroChina said Tuesday it had raised nearly nine billion dollars in the nation's largest initial public offering amid a continuing boom in China's stock market. Asia's biggest oil and gas producer said it had raised 66.8 billion yuan (8.9 billion dollars) in China's largest ever initial public offering (IPO). The figure eclipses the record of China's top coal company, Shenhua Energy, wh ... more Outside View: Russia-EU energy fight thaws 
Moscow (UPI) Oct 30, 2007 Russia-EU energy relations saw a sudden warming last week, as both Russia and the EU made clear that they were ready to make mutual concessions. The previous excessive politicization of the energy issue has given way to pragmatism. The last bone of contention was a package of bills published by the European Commission on Sept. 19, requiring European companies to "unbundle" thei ... more Sustainable development a huge failure in Canada: audit 
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 30, 2007A decade-old plan to introduce sustainable development strategies and green thinking into the Canadian government's daily work has failed miserably, the environment commissioner said Tuesday. The 1997 plan "to encourage government departments to green their policies and programs" has become a "major disappointment," said environment commissioner Ron Thompson, releasing his annual audit. ... more Six Thousand People To Be Resettled To Make Way For New Space Launch Center 
Haikou, China (XNA) Oct 30, 2007More than 6,000 people will be relocated in China's southern island province of Hainan to make way for a new space launch center. Mayor Yan Zheng of Wenchang city, on Hainan's northeastern coast, said at a meeting on land acquisition on Monday that 1,200 hectares would be obtained for the center. The city's Party chief, Xie Mingzhong, promised they would properly handle issues concerning those t ... more China to build fourth space launch centre 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 29, 2007China announced Monday it would build its fourth space launch centre, just a week after it fired off its first lunar orbiter. The new launch centre, to be built on the southern island province of Hainan, is scheduled to be completed in 2012 and start operating in 2013, Xinhua news agency reported. The location of the launch centre in Hainan, a low-latitude region, could help increase the ... more
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