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Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The White House on Tuesday downplayed the diplomatic import of North Korea's hosting of a New York Philharmonic concert, saying the Stalinist regime must still come clean on its nuclear activities. "The president thinks that, at the end of the day, this is a concert," spokeswoman Dana Perino said after the oldest US symphony orchestra played in Pyongyang. "And it's not going to change -- ... more US, Russia should disarm more nukes, says UN atomic watchdog 
Oslo (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei on Tuesday urged the United States and Russia to drastically reduce their nuclear arsenals. "There is no reason why the two largest nuclear-weapon states cannot slash the number of warheads they hold, without diminishing their security or that of their allies," the director general of the UN atomic watchdog told a nuclear ... more Rice urges China to use maximum influence on North Korea 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday urged China to use all its influence with North Korea to ensure the reclusive Stalinist state moved ahead quickly with nuclear disarmament. With the clock running down on the Bush administration, Rice used her trip to China and a meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to call for a renewed push to end a two-month impasse with North Korea ... more Iran leader hails Ahmadinejad for 'nuclear success' 
Tehran (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Tuesday hailed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's role in the "great success" of the nuclear programme, amid threats of new sanctions against Tehran. Khamenei also hailed the Iranian people and the conservative-controlled parliament in his remarks, which came just days after the UN atomic watchdog issued a key report on Iran's controversial atomic ... more QinetiQ Selects Aonix PERC For Taranis UAV 
Nurnberg, Germany (SPX) Feb 27, 2008Aonix announced the selection of the PERC Ultra virtual machine for Taranis, a $166.6M UK technology demonstrator program for the next-generation of unmanned aerial vehicle for the UK Ministry of Defence. BAE Systems is the industry lead and prime contractor for the program and QinetiQ is providing the Reasoning Layer of the Autonomy Mission System making the high level plans ... more |
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New Delhi (AFP) Feb 26, 2008India conducted its first test of a nuclear-capable missile from an undersea platform on Tuesday, completing its goal of having air, land and sea ballistic systems, the defence ministry said. The launch from a submerged pontoon took place off India's southeast coast near the port city of Visakhapatnam around 1:00 pm (0730 GMT), a defence ministry spokesman said. "The test was successful ... more IAEA's credibility at stake: Iranian ambassador 
Vienna (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Iran's ambassador to the IAEA said Tuesday that the UN nuclear watchdog's credibility was at stake if it allowed itself to be distracted by "baseless" allegations about Iran's purported weaponisation work. Because the allegations concerned activities that were not directly of a nuclear nature and therefore "outside the statutory mandate of the IAEA," the International Atomic Energy Agency's ... more Czech PM in US touts missile shield plan 
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2008Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek insisted a planned US missile defense radar in his country is crucial for security and accused its ex-Soviet master Russia of scrambling to retain influence by opposing the scheme. Russia "will probably not like to give up their sphere of influence over central Europe which I believe personally is the main reason of their protest against the missile ... more British watchdog orders gov't to release Iraq war documents 
London (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The British government was ordered Tuesday to release the minutes of ministerial discussions about military action in Iraq in the run-up to the 2003 invasion. In a move likely to stoke up fresh controversy over the divisive war, the information commissioner Richard Thomas said the papers should be released because of the "gravity and controversial nature" of the discussions. "The ... more Atlantic Eye: President-to-be Obama 
Washington (UPI) Feb 26, 2008Dear Mr. President-to-be: On Jan 28, just a week before Super Tuesday, I co-hosted a dinner with 25 guests at a diplomatic residence in Prague. The main guest was former Czech Prime Minister Jiri Paroubek, the chairman of the Social Democratic Party. Several ambassadors were present. After some discussion, I was asked who I would vote for on Super Tuesday. I said I would vote for you. ... more |
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New York NY (SPX) Feb 27, 2008With rising construction costs, regulatory uncertainties, environmental concerns and other growing risks, the U.S. utilities with more than 100 proposed new coal-fired power plants now face comparable risks and uncertainties to those that derailed the U.S. nuclear power industry in the 1970s, according to a major new report prepared by Synapse Energy Economics, Inc., for the Interfaith Center on ... more Analysis: U.S. doles out cash for new fuel 
The Dalles, Ore. (UPI) Feb 26, 2008Recent studies have raised concerns over ethanol's sustainability, but industry representatives say they're closer than ever to getting more environmentally friendly fuels on the market, thanks to some government investments. At the end of January, Department of Energy officials announced $114 million in grants over the next four years for four small-scale biorefineries. These test plan ... more China, New Zealand to sign free trade package in April: govt 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 26, 2008The Chinese government said Tuesday that it would sign a free trade agreement with New Zealand in early April, marking the Asian giant's first free trade package to be reached with a developed country. "The free trade agreement will be signed in early April when Prime Minister Clark visits China," a commerce ministry official who was involved in the bilateral negotiations told AFP. "The ... more Big Oil Embraces Wind Power 
Washington DC (SPX) Feb 27, 2008After years of watching the world's fastest growing energy business from the sidelines, big oil companies are playing catch-up and investing billions developing new wind power projects. "Shell and BP see wind as an increasingly important part of the energy industry," said Randall Swisher, of the American Wind Energy Association. "They want to look for new opportunities, and wind is clearly in the ... more NASA Names John Shannon New Space Shuttle Manager 
Washington (UPI) Feb 25, 2008The U.S. space agency has named John Shannon as its new space shuttle program manager. Shannon succeeds N. Wayne Hale Jr., who becomes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's deputy associate administrator for strategic partnerships. Shannon has been Hale's deputy since November 2005. Hale has served as the manager of the space shuttle program since September 2005. ... more
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