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UN Security Council set to adopt Iran sanctions Monday
United Nations (AFP) March 2, 2008The Security Council is set to vote Monday to marginally tighten UN sanctions against Iran over its refusal to freeze sensitive nuclear fuel work. The 15-member council was scheduled to hold consultations from 10:30 a.m. (1530 GMT) Monday ahead of the vote to adopt a third sanctions resolution which was slightly amended by its Western sponsors late Friday. The vote, initially planned for ... more Bush refuses to commit to pulling more troops from Iraq 
Crawford, Texas (AFP) March 1, 2008US President George W. Bush Saturday refused to speculate on whether more US troops would be pulled out of Iraq after July saying the decision would be made by his top military leaders. The Washington Post speculated Saturday that the Bush administration would withdraw more US forces from the country before he leaves office in January 2009. But Bush told a press conference at his Texas ... more China And US Nuclear Talks Lead To New Military Hotline 
Shanghai (AFP) March 1, 2008China and the United States have agreed to deepen a dialogue on nuclear and Asian security issues following the end of high-level talks in Beijing this week, the US defence department said Saturday. The discussions were part of ongoing Sino-US defence consultations aimed at increasing mutual understanding and avoiding miscalculation between the two powers, said David Sedney, deputy assistant ... more Outside View: Iran group can end misery 
London (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Feb. 11 marked the 29th anniversary of the founding of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yet, as nations across the world have made huge technological and scientific advancements over the past three decades, Tehran's rulers have taken the people of ancient Persia back to the closest thing to the Middle Ages. Once the cradle of civilization, Iran under the mullahs' rule is today a state of ... more Commentary: ISI's new triumvirate 
Washington (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Afghanistan, the main battleground in the war on terror, has been shortchanged by the Iraq war and its manpower and equipment priorities. Al-Qaida got trounced by U.S. forces in Iraq -- but Iraq was never the problem. Under Saddam Hussein, al-Qaida was not welcome in Iraq. After the U.S. invasion, Iraq became a force multiplier for would-be unholy warriors from Middle Eastern countries ... more |
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Washington (AFP) March 2, 2008NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Sunday the alliance's mission in Afghanistan was making progress in its fight against the Taliban insurgency. Despite increasingly bloody clashes with a resurgent Taliban Islamist militia, the NATO chief said in an interview with CNN television the situation was "looking quite good." "We are making a lot of progress. The international ... more China fast becoming the world's shipyard 
Dalian, China (AFP) March 2, 2008In a drydock at a shipyard in northeast China's Dalian city, a 300,000-tonne oil tanker is ready for delivery to Maersk, its hull painted in the Danish shipping company's trademark blue. Nearby, an offshore drilling platform has been constructed according to precise specifications from US company Noble. Both are examples of China's growing success as a shipbuilding nation and its progress ... more Workers' rights a tough battle for history-making Chinese MP 
Foshan, China (AFP) March 2, 2008When China's parliamentary session begins this week, a small, spirited woman with a middle-school education will make history as one of the first migrant workers to join the lawmaking body. Hu Xiaoyan, 34, a ceramics worker in China's southern manufacturing hub of Guangdong, may be an unlikely politician, but her appointment to parliament signals a historic if only symbolic milestone in ... more Windmill uses wind power for desalination 
Delft, Netherlands (UPI) Mar 03, 2008Dutch researchers have created a windmill that can be used for seawater desalination without having to worry about electricity. Delft University of Technology said a traditional windmill drives a high-pressure pump that pushes seawater through a reverse osmosis membrane to produce fresh water, the university said Friday in a release. While windmill and desalination installations ... more Analysis: Iraq-Turkey-U.S. gas talks begin 
Washington (UPI) Mar 03, 2008The third official energy meeting involving Iraqi, Turkish and U.S. officials began Friday in Istanbul, and though a top State Department official doesn't expect "huge breakthroughs," he hopes to see progress in developing a gas pipeline that will eventually feed Europe's demand after edging out Russia and excluding Iran. "The overall goal is to figure out how best to attract investment ... more |
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Tel Aviv, Israel (PTI) Feb 29, 2008India and Israel should consider jointly investing up to USD one billion in selected areas in space technology based on their mutual core competence, former Indian President APJ Abdul Kalam said here on Wednesday. "India and Israel should consider investing in equitable proportion to the tune of $ 1 billion investment for implementing certain selected missions based on the mutual core ... more Arianespace Prepares For Its First Two Ariane 5 Missions Of 2008 
Kourou, French Guiana (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Preparations for Arianespace's initial two Ariane 5 flights of 2008 are in full swing at Europe's Spaceport as the company continues to demonstrate its ability to provide launch capacity and mission flexibility that meet customers' needs. The two vehicles currently being readied at the Spaceport are an Ariane 5 ECA for liftoff in April with a pair of commercial telecommunications satellite ... more The 2007 Electronic Monitoring And Surveillance Survey 
New York NY (SPX) Feb 29, 2008From e-mail monitoring and Website blocking to phone tapping and GPS tracking, employers increasingly combine technology with policy to manage productivity and minimize litigation, security, and other risks. To motivate compliance with rules and policies, more than one fourth of employers have fired workers for misusing e-mail and nearly one third have fired employees for misusing the Internet ... more Quest Global Selects TransCore's GlobalWave Trailer Tracking And Monitoring System 
Portland OR (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Quest Global has selected TransCore's GlobalWave trailer tracking system and will install more than 250 Sense and Track units throughout its fleet. Quest Global supports various Fortune 500 customers and specializes in expedited loads to the West coast from the Southeast. Founded by Jason and Jeremy Dickerson, Quest Global has leveraged technology and state-of-the-art equipment enabling the ... more Boeing GPS Ground Control System Keeps Navigation Satellites Operational 
St. Louis MO (SPX) Feb 29, 2008Boeing reported the continuing success of its Global Positioning Satellite ground control system that operates the on-orbit constellation of 32 GPS satellites built by Boeing and Lockheed Martin. "The Boeing ground control system, known as the Architecture Evolution Plan, was deployed seamlessly in September 2007 and has the technical flexibility to operate not only the oldest ... more
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