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World shifts chemical disarmament focus onto rogue attackers
The Hague (AFP) April 20, 2008The nightmare scenario of a mass-scale chemical attack by extremists and the panic which would ensue has created a new role for the body set up to rid the world of chemical weapons. Diplomats at the 10-day Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) review conference in The Hague this weekend adopted a new target deadline of 2012 for 183 member states to destroy their ... more US not scaling back demands on North Korea: Bush 
Camp David (AFP) Maryland (AFP) April 19, 2008US President George W. Bush Saturday disputed suggestions that he was scaling back demands on North Korea over its nuclear program, and said he would not accept a deal that goes against the region's interests. Bush said that despite "rumors" floating concerning the negotiations, the United States and its allies were still waiting to see the outcome of Pyongyang's overdue disclosures on its ... more Pakistan tests nuclear-capable missile: army 
Islamabad (AFP) April 19, 2008Pakistan on Saturday test-fired a long-range ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear and conventional warheads, the military said. The Shaheen II, or Hatf VI, missile with a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,280 miles) was launched from an undisclosed location, military spokesman Major General Athar Abbas told AFP. "This was the second test of the missile since February last year," he ... more Outside View: Centrifuges for Iran 
Moscow (UPI) April 21, 2008 Two years ago Tehran officially declared the first batch of low-enriched uranium required for the production of fuel for nuclear reactors had been produced at the Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan. This memorable day is annually celebrated in Iran as the National Day of Nuclear Technology, which fell on April 8 this year. This Nuclear Day has now become international. The Iran ... more Deadly Israeli raids follow daring Gaza crossing attack 
Gaza City (AFP) April 20, 2008Israeli forces carried out deadly air strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a day after Hamas militants detonated explosives-laden vehicles at a border crossing, wounding 13 soldiers. Overnight air raids killed six Palestinian fighters, all members of Hamas, the Islamist movement that violently seized Gaza last year and that refuses to recognise Israel's right to exist. The air attack ... more |
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Hanover MD (SPX) Apr 21, 2008Lockheed Martin recently opened a new Wireless Cyber Security Center, one of only a handful of technology labs capable of testing wireless communications systems in a classified environment. The lab allows defense and intelligence agencies to test and evaluate wireless systems like 802.11 Wi-Fi or broadband satellite links on a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) network. ... more French defence minister casts doubt on new aircraft carrier 
Paris (AFP) April 20, 2008French Defence Minister Herve Morin Sunday cast doubt over plans for a second aircraft carrier announced by President Nicolas Sarkozy, citing a cash crunch, and said a decision would be taken soon. "It is clear that the budgetary situation concerning the equipment of our forces makes the construction of a second aircraft carrier difficult," the minister told Europe 1 radio and the TV5 ... more Chinese ship with arms for Zimbabwe headed to Angola: CNN 
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2008A Chinese ship carrying arms destined for Zimbabwe headed to Angola after a South African court barred its cargo from being transported overland to the border, CNN reported Saturday. Local media had reported that the vessel, An Yue Jiang, left the South African port of Durban late Friday after the Durban high court barred its cargo from being taken to landlocked Zimbabwe, which is gripped by ... more Bush administration manipulated TV military analysts: report 
Washington (AFP) April 19, 2008The administration of President George W. Bush has manipulated military analysts working for leading US television networks to generate favorable coverage of the war in Iraq and other issues, The New York Times reported on its website Saturday. The newspaper said in trying to achieve its goal, the administration exploited not only ideological and military allegiances but also a powerful ... more Analysis: Chinese spies in Western cities 
Hong Kong (UPI) April 21, 2008 China's intelligence agency has reinforced its infiltration activities in Europe, North America, Japan and Russia in recent years. An analysis of numerous cases leads to the conclusion that China has shifted its tactics in recruiting citizens of Western countries. Beijing has abandoned the traditional approach of ideological persuasion, turning instead to the use of blackmail, women and ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) April 18, 2008Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda bluntly told China Friday that Tibetan unrest had become an international issue, contradicting Beijing's official line, and hinted it could hit the Olympics. Yasuo Fukuda made the remarks to visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi, who is paving the way for President Hu Jintao's much-anticipated trip here next month. "Prime Minister Fukuda stated ... more US: We want Tibet situation to improve 
Washington (AFP) April 18, 2008The United States on Friday declined to echo ally Japan's warning to China that Tibet's unrest was now an international issue, but said Washington wants conditions there to improve. "I don't think we try to characterize it as a national issue or an international issue. I don't think that's the point of it," White House spokesman Tony Fratto told reporters. "The point of it is that there ... more Biotechnology Is Accelerating The Evolution Of Advanced Biofuels 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 21, 2008Biotechnology is delivering solutions to rapidly rising demand for both food and biofuels through improvements in current biofuel production, commercialization of cellulosic and other advanced biofuels, and increased production of food and energy crops on existing land. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of BIO's Industrial and Environmental Section, released the following statement ... more PSE Announces Plan To Expand Wild Horse Wind Facility 
Bellevue WA (SPX) Apr 21, 2008Puget Sound Energy has announced plans to expand its Wild Horse Wind Facility, located east of Ellensburg on Central Washington's Whisky Dick Mountain. PSE is proposing to add approximately 25 wind turbines to its Wild Horse operations in eastern Kittitas County, which currently has 127 turbines. The expansion would add a 1,400-acre parcel of land immediately to the north of the existing 9,150 ... more Multi-Industry Coalition Advocates Advanced Clean Coal Technologies 
Alexandria VA (SPX) Apr 21, 2008More than 40 leading U.S. companies from the electricity generation, transportation, coal production, energy technology, and equipment manufacturing industries have aligned to create the American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCCE). ACCCE will support public policies that advance environmental improvement, economic prosperity, and energy security. The organization believes that ... more
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