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Feature: Marines build ties in Anbar
Al Asad, Iraq (UPI) Nov 23, 2007 From a height of 500 feet, the topographical features of western Anbar province are almost indistinguishable -- mile upon mile of hard, flat Earth, only broken by an occasional oasis, canyon-like depression, narrow road or dry riverbed. It's not the desert of "Lawrence of Arabia," with soft sand, camels and dunes. It's more of the Clint Eastwood spaghetti Western variety. And Mar ... more First Bomb Drop Of The New RAF Typhoon 
London UK (SPX) Nov 26, 2007The RAF's newest and most versatile multi-role fighter, Eurofighter Typhoon has dropped its first in-service RAF bomb - and the weapon scored a direct hit on the target at sea off the Welsh coast. The weapon, a 1000lb Paveway 2 laser guided bomb (LGB) was dropped by a Typhoon of No. 11 Squadron based at RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. Baroness Taylor, Minister for Defence Equipment and Supp ... more US 'listens' to Russian concern on missile defence: Putin 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 22, 2007Russian concerns about US plans to base missile defences in eastern Europe are being heard by Washington, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday. "I talked about this with President Bush on the phone the other day," Putin told journalists after a Kremlin meeting with visiting Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi. "It seems that our concerns are being listened to" in Washington, he said. ... more Outside View: Russia's nuclear plans 
Moscow (UPI) Nov 23, 2007 The U.S. government's fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 of the previous calendar year, and the senators have already compiled a $459.3 billion draft defense budget for 2008 and sent it to the president for approval. The Russian military have not been marking time either -- the new Topol-M -- NATO reporting name SS-27 -- mobile missile division will be deployed in mid-December. By the way, in ... more Russia dismisses US offers on missile defence: reports 
Moscow (AFP) Nov 23, 2007Russia is not satisfied with written US offers aimed at allaying its concerns over planned missile defences in eastern Europe, news agencies quoted a foreign ministry source as saying Friday. "They have sent concrete proposals. We are continuing to study them, but our first impression is that they do not meet our expectations. This is not what was promised orally" in recent talks on the subj ... more |
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Kabul (AFP) Nov 22, 2007Civilian casualties are unavoidable when NATO forces fight the Taliban in Afghanistan but they have adapted their tactics to try to reduce them as much as possible, the NATO chief said Thursday. Several hundred civilians are believed to have been killed by international soldiers fighting the insurgents but no official figure has been released. President Hamid Karzai has often demanded tr ... more US marines assist stepped up relief effort in Bangladesh 
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 25, 2007US marines were on the ground in cyclone-hit southern Bangladesh Sunday as the military-led relief operation was stepped up and international aid continued to pour in. More than 3,400 people have been confirmed dead and the government estimates that 360,000 people have been left homeless by cyclone Sidr which smashed into the southern coast on November 15, prompting a massive aid operation. ... more China to order up to 150 Airbus jets during Sarkozy visit: report 
Paris (AFP) Nov 23, 2007China will announce the order of up to 150 Airbus aircraft, including 100 of its short-haul A320 planes, during the upcoming visit of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, the La Tribune newspaper reported Friday. Chinese airlines are also interested in the long-haul A330 family of planes, it added, quoting a company source. However no orders of Airbus' recently launched A380 superjumbo airc ... more Analysis: KazMunayGaz's prosperity rises 
Washington (UPI) Nov 23, 2007 As much of the world faces an economic slowdown because of record-high energy prices, oil exporters are enjoying windfall profits, with Kazakhstan's KazMunayGaz wallowing in record profits. For January-September, KazMunayGaz racked up a $1.72 billion profit on revenue from sale of goods and services totaling $7.69 billion, up 13 percent from the same period in 2006. KazMunayGaz is proj ... more Analysis: Delta funding not just for arms 
Port Harcourt, Nigeria (UPI) Nov 21, 2007 The Nigerian government is denying speculation that large sums of the 2008 budget earmarked for security in the Niger Delta will go toward arms for the military in its ongoing battle against militant groups and gangs. "I think it is a little disingenuous to suggest that the huge budget for security in the Niger Delta is some way tied to importation of arms in one form or the other," sa ... more |
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Hitachinaka, Japan (AFP) Nov 21, 2007Japanese engineering giant Hitachi Ltd. on Wednesday unveiled a new lightweight robot that can converse while easily scooting around people. In a first for a humanoid, the robot has convertible legs, allowing it to walk on two legs or roll about on either two or four wheels, Hitachi said. In a demonstration near Tokyo, Hitachi showed how the robot, clad in a red jacket and cap, could be ... more Government Offers 100 Acres Of Land For ISROs' Space Institute 
Thiruvananthapuram, India (SPX) Nov 22, 2007Seeking to end the long-drawn row over the land for ISRO's Space Institute here, Kerala Government on Wednesday offered 100 acres of land free-of-cost close to the Ponmudi, a hill station in the district, to the space agency. Disclosing this during his weekly cabinet briefing, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan denied reports in a section of media that the proposed land at Thennur village was fore ... more Northrop Grumman-Built Hyperion Imager Celebrates Seventh Anniversary On-Orbit 
Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Nov 22, 2007The first hyperspectral imager in space, built by Northrop Grumman in just over 12 months, is marking its seventh anniversary on-orbit. Launched aboard NASA's Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite on Nov. 21, 2000, Hyperion has outlived its design life by 700 percent and continues to send scientists clear, detailed images of the Earth's surface. Hyperion has produced more than 35,000 images i ... more Thuraya-3 Satellite Launch Delayed Again 
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Nov 22, 2007The launch of a Zenit-3SL rocket with a Thuraya-3 communications satellite from the Pacific Ocean has been delayed for a sixth time due to poor weather conditions, a Russian Mission Control spokesman said Wednesday. "The launch has been delayed for an indefinite time. The satellite may be launched tomorrow or later. It depends on the weather and the Sea Launch company's decision," the spokesman ... more Russia To Launch Manned Spacecraft From New Site In 2018 
Samara (RIA Novosti) Nov 22, 2007Russia will start launches of manned spacecraft from a future space center in Russia's Far East in 2018, a first deputy prime minster said on Wednesday. "On November 6, the Russian president signed a decree on the construction of a new space center, to be named Vostochny, in the Amur Region," Sergei Ivanov said at a meeting of the Military-Industrial Commission in Samara, in the Volga region. ... more
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