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NKorea cuts contacts with South as tensions escalate
Seoul (AFP) April 3, 2008North Korea announced Thursday it was suspending all dialogue with South Korea and closing the border to Seoul officials, its toughest action in a week of growing cross-border tensions. The North said it went ahead with its threatened retaliatory action after Seoul refused to apologise for recent remarks by its military chief. "Our military does not engage in empty talk," the North said ... more New Aircraft Delivered To First Active Duty USAF C-130J Combat Squadron 
Marietta GA (SPX) Apr 04, 2008Lockheed Martin has delivered a sixth C-130J Super Hercules tothe 41st Airlift Squadron, a unit of the 463rd Airlift Group, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The 41st, also known as the "Black Cats," is the first active-duty C-130J combat squadron in the Air Force. Brig. Gen. Mark S. Solo, Deputy Director, Air, Space and Information Operations, Headquarters Air Mobility Command, Scott ... more Outside View: Korean tensions -- Part 1 
Moscow (UPI) April 2, 2008 On March 28 North Korea launched three anti-ship missiles with a range of 27 miles during war games in the Yellow Sea. This caused a stir in the world media since North Korea has some nuclear weapons. Missiles with such a range do not carry nuclear weapons, but this report has triggered numerous comments. To some extent, this was the purpose of the missile launches. The global ... more Raytheon Rolls Out First Increment Of The FBI's N-DEx System 
Reston VA (SPX) Apr 04, 2008Raytheon has achieved a significant milestone for the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division by completing and deploying the first increment of the National Data Exchange (N-DEx) law enforcement information system. N-DEx will enable all law enforcement agencies to share incident reports, correlate crime data and collaborate on criminal justice investigations on a national basis. ... more NATO orders missile study, urges Russia to link up defences 
Bucharest (AFP) April 3, 2008NATO leaders ordered experts Thursday to draw up options for a missile system that would complement the US anti-missile shield and provide cover to some allies left out in the cold, a statement said. They also urged Russia to consider linking up its missile defences to the US shield -- despite Moscow's hostility towards it -- and to the system the alliance plans to develop. The leaders ... more |
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Arlington VA (UPI) April 3, 2008 U.S. military expert Anthony Cordesman claims the Bush administration has fielded "the worst wartime national security team in United States history." That's pretty harsh. Presidents Lyndon Baines Johnson and Richard Nixon managed to squander more than 10 times as many American lives on a much less important piece of real estate while destroying much of Indochina in the bargain. In the ... more US, Czech Republic agree on missile defense radar 
Bucharest (AFP) April 3, 2008The United States and the Czech Republic said they reached agreement Thursday on the stationing in the Czech Republic of a US missile defense radar strongly opposed by Russia. "This legally-binding agreement calls for the stationing of a US radar in the Czech Republic to track ballistic missiles," they said in a joint communique. "The radar will be linked to other US missile defense ... more US stymied by Iran before new Iraq day of reckoning: analysts 
Washington (AFP) April 3, 2008Facing a new day of reckoning in Iraq next week, the soon-to-depart Bush administration appears stuck in a rut trying to isolate pivotal player Iran, analysts say. Iran wielded its influence in intra-Shiite fighting in Iraq last week, but Washington shows no sign it can or will engage Tehran in a complex long-term political solution for Iraq, they argue. A key test will come when the top ... more Big Tokyo quake would cause human gridlock: study 
Tokyo (AFP) April 3, 2008A big earthquake in Tokyo could create a giant human traffic jam as commuters clog the streets trying to walk home, a government study has revealed. A powerful earthquake during the daytime could force millions of people to walk home, packed into streets in conditions similar to a crowded commuter train if the tremor were to knock out public transportation, the study said. About two ... more China tells Nepal to stop Tibet protests 
Kathmandu (AFP) April 3, 2008Nepal needs to take stronger measures to prevent daily protests by Tibetan refugees in Kathmandu, China's ambassador to Nepal said in a statement Thursday. China wants Nepal to "safeguard the dignity of the law, and take severer measures to prevent those political organisations from organising and implementing illegal political activities," Ambassador Zheng Xianglin said. For the last ... more |
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Ocana, Spain (AFP) April 3, 2008US aircraft giant Boeing claimed Thursday a world first in putting into the air a plane powered by a hydrogen-cell battery, a breakthrough that could herald a greener future for the industry. "For the first time in the history of aviation, Boeing has flown a manned airplane that was powered by a hydrogen battery," Boeing chief technology officer John Tracy said. The development was "a ... more Analysis: Big Oil causing high gas prices? 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 04, 2008As gas prices reach record highs, some policymakers say big oil companies are to blame, but the companies say it's not their fault. With total profits of $123 billion in 2007 alone, the country's top five oil companies raked in more money last year than ever before. Some members of Congress, including Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., think these profit margins have gone too far, considering ... more Analysis: Iraq moves on oil, graft laws 
Washington (UPI) April 3, 2008 Negotiators are hammering out a new draft Iraq oil law after previous versions stalled, and as Parliament is moving forward on two new laws, one reconstituting the state oil company and another cracking down on oil and fuel smuggling. "Shortly, we'll see a new draft which there is more common ground," said Abdul-Hadi al-Hasani, deputy chair of the Iraqi Parliament's Oil, Gas and Natural ... more Analysis: Shell pipeline fires continue 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 04, 2008Two fires have ignited in recent days along Royal Dutch Shell pipelines in the oil-rich Niger Delta, prompting speculation militant groups were behind the incidents. Although a Shell spokesman said the cause of the fire had yet to be determined, it was noted that two fires last year along the same pipeline "were caused by sabotage." Militant and criminal groups are often blamed ... more Analysis: Will Iran energy project work? 
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 04, 2008Iran has made yet another lofty development pledge to Nicaragua, this time in the form of a $230 million hydroelectric dam for the poor and oft-energy-short Central American nation. However, some speculate that the more than $500 million in projects promised by Tehran over the last 18 months is unlikely to come to fruition. The dam slated for development in Nicaragua's northern ... more
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