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Koreas, China to meet on NKorea energy aid: officials
Seoul (AFP) Dec 23, 2007The two Koreas and China will meet in North Korea this week to discuss providing energy aid to the communist nation under a six-nation nuclear disarmament deal, officials said. The three-day trilateral meeting opens in Pyongyang on Tuesday in a follow-up to the first round held in Shenyang last month, the South's foreign ministry said in a statement. Talks will focus on how to provide no ... more Indonesia's tsunami reconstruction chief lauds progress 
Jakarta (AFP) Dec 23, 2007When Kuntoro Mangkusubroto dashed in to lead reconstruction of Indonesia's Aceh in the wake of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, it was with little immediate help from his own government. Despite leading an organisation set up by presidential decree in May 2005, Mangkusubroto was forced to go cap in hand to Australia's aid agency for the money to fly his team out to the flattened provincial cap ... more Sri Lanka's cinnamon farmers seek divine help to spice up trade 
Seenigama, Sri Lanka (AFP) Dec 23, 2007Sri Lanka at the weekend revived an ancient ritual of offering the first cinnamon harvest to the gods, three years after a devastating tsunami wiped out centuries-old plantations here. In a pageant involving traditional dancers and elephants, farmers resplendent in white walked three kilometres (two miles) in bright sunshine, carrying 90 kilos (41 pounds) of their precious virgin harvest to ... more Nanowire battery lasts 10 times longer 
Palo Alto, Calif. (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 U.S. researchers say they've found a way to use silicon nanowires to create a new rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The device, developed at Stanford University, produces 10 times the amount of electricity of existing lithium-ion batteries. A laptop that now runs on battery for two hours could operate for 20 hours, the university said Friday in a release. Engineering professor Y ... more China's rolls out first home-made commercial jet 
Shanghai (AFP) Dec 21, 2007China's first home-made passenger airliner rolled off the production line on Friday in an event hailed as a milestone in the nation's ambition to become a giant of the global aviation industry. The mid-range ARJ-21 was unveiled at its Shanghai assembly plant in a glitzy nationally televised ceremony which was as much an advertisement for potential customers around the world as a boost to nat ... more |
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Washington (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 Russia's 21st success in selling weapons to the world is rooted in its experience as a successful arms manufacturer for the largest mechanized army in history during World War II. Russia's arms industry dramatically out-produced that of Nazi Germany not only in terms of quantity but in key areas in terms of quality, too. Even the great abilities of Albert Speer, Hitler's industrial pro ... more Nuclear India moves closer to missile defence shield 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 21, 2007India announced Friday a final successful test of the surface-to-air Akash missile before starting mass production under an ambitious plan to build a national missile defence shield. The missile blasted off from the Chandipur-on-Sea testing site, 200 kilometres (125 miles) northeast of Orissa state capital Bhubaneswar and hit an unmanned flying target, defence ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar ... more Analysis: Saudis aim to reform jihadis 
Washington (UPI) Dec 20, 2007 The Saudi program of rehabilitation for violent Islamic extremists, under which more than 1,500 have been released from jail in the kingdom, is drawing praise from U.S. officials, but some observers remain skeptical. "It is a good, solid program," said retired Gen. Dell Dailey, the State Department counter-terrorism coordinator, in a statement prepared for United Press International./ ... more US troops could soon begin partial Iraq pullout: Gates 
Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2007US Defense Secretary Robert Gates Friday voiced hope that US troops will soon start returning home from Iraq, saying improved security there will enable five units to pull out by July as planned. "The situation on the ground, I think, makes it likely that General (David) Petraeus will be able to decide to bring out the first five teams by July," Gates told an end of year press conference. ... more Partial Iraq pullout on track as security improves: Gates 
Washington (AFP) Dec 21, 2007The situation in Iraq is improving and should allow the first five units of US troops to leave by July with some going as early as this month, US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday. "The situation on the ground, I think, makes it likely that General (David) Petraeus will be able to decide to bring out the first five teams by July," Gates told an end of year press conference. "The ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 20, 2007The United States and five other powers failed again to reach agreement Thursday on tougher sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said. "We, obviously, still have tactical differences that need to be worked out about timing, about what's specifically in the resolution," Rice told reporters after senior diplomats from the six powers consulted ... more Boeing Sets Up UK Defense Subsidiary 
St Louis MO (SPX) Dec 21, 2007Boeing has appointed Mike Kurth as managing director of Boeing Defence UK, Ltd., to establish and initially lead the newly structured business, effective Jan. 1, 2008. Kurth will be responsible for coordinating all of Boeing's defense activities and business development in the UK, working with Sir Roger Bone, president, Boeing UK, to pursue growth opportunities and partnerships. Supporting ... more Analysis: Missile defense testing advances 
Haifa, Israel (UPI) Dec 20, 2007 The Israel Defense Forces this week announced progress in testing a new Patriot missile launching system in southern Israel. "(The system's) updated design, developed by the Americans -- primarily with the help of lessons learned from the war in Iraq -- was installed and successfully tested with one of the Israeli Patriot missiles," the IDF said in a statement from the spokesman. ... more Indian court orders probe into French submarine deal 
New Delhi (AFP) Dec 20, 2007An Indian court on Thursday ordered police to complete a probe into charges that a bribe was paid in a multi-billion dollar deal to buy Scorpene submarines from a French defence firm. The Delhi High Court told the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to complete its inquiry within three months and report back to a two-judge bench. The judges also told the CBI to press criminal charges a ... more Making Sense Of Arms Control Part Two 
Moscow (UPI) Dec 21, 2007 These two propaganda cliches (about "NATO's aggressive designs" and the "Russian menace") are a far cry from reality, but very large sections of the population and political elites in Russia and the West take them seriously. What is more, these cliches feed one another, turning the deterioration in relations into a self-sustaining downward spiral. There is also something parado ... more
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