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Two Koreas to discuss energy aid despite nuclear deadlock
Seoul (AFP) Sept 17, 2008North and South Korean officials will meet Friday to discuss energy aid for the North despite a deadlock in a six-nation nuclear disarmament deal, the foreign ministry in Seoul said. The meeting proposed by Pyongyang comes amid uncertainty about the North's commitment to the deal and about the health of its leader Kim Jong-Il. South Korea chairs an energy aid working group under the six ... more Pakistan troops kill 19 Al-Qaeda linked militants: official 
Khar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 17, 2008At least 19 Al-Qaeda linked militants were killed Wednesday when Pakistani fighter aircraft bombarded their hideouts in a tribal region near the Afghan border, a security official said. The casualties were in the rugged Bajaur region, where Pakistani troops launched a major offensive against Islamic militants last month. The operation has left more than 800 people dead, mostly militants ... more Russia Eyes Mediterranean As Alternative To Sevastopol Naval Base 
Sevastopol, Ukriane (RIA Novosti) Sep 18, 2008Russia could build up its presence in the Mediterranean to make up for the loss of its naval base in Ukraine's port of Sevastopol, a Black Sea Fleet official said on Monday. "Undoubtedly, the withdrawal [of the Black Sea Fleet] from the Crimea will affect Russia's security in the south. New bases in the Mediterranean Sea could make up for the departure," Rear Admiral Andrei Baranov said ... more SKorea takes delivery of Patriots to protect against NKorea 
Seoul (AFP) Sept 17, 2008South Korea said Wednesday that it has taken delivery of Patriot missiles to protect against attack by North Korea and they would be operational within two years. The delivery is part of Seoul's plan to build its own defence system against North Korea's major missile capability. "We have set 2010 as a target year for deploying Patriot missiles for operational use," defence ministry ... more Russia And The Next Phase Of Nuclear Doctrine Part One 
Moscow (UPI) Sep 17, 2008 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has finished his visit to Warsaw. His talks with his Polish counterpart, Radoslaw Sikorski, focused on the situation in the Caucasus and the planned deployment of 10 U.S. anti-ballistic missile interceptors at Redzikowo, near Slupsk in northern Poland. The Kremlin thinks the sole aim of the U.S. ballistic missile defense system in Europe is to ... more |
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Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 17, 2008At least five people were killed when four missiles fired by suspected US drones Wednesday struck a compound in a northwestern Pakistani tribal area near the Afghan border, officials said. "Five people including foreigners were killed and three others injured when the missiles hit a compound in Baghar Cheena area in the restive South Waziristan region," a security official told AFP. ... more US-Iraq security pact facing 'dangerous' obstacles: PM 
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 17, 2008Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday warned that the contentious security pact with the United States was facing "serious and dangerous obstacles." "There is very serious and dangerous obstacles to the deal," Maliki told a group of Iraqi television journalists. "They (US negotiators) requested 10 to 14 days to respond to our demands and the time is over now. American ... more Analysis: An end to DHS' cyber role? 
Washington (UPI) Sep 17, 2008 Lawmakers heard calls Tuesday for the Department of Homeland Security to be stripped of its lead responsibility for protecting U.S. computer networks. "Our view is that any improvement in the nation's cybersecurity must go outside of DHS to be effective," said James Lewis of the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency, a bipartisan effort to develop recommendations for the ... more Analysis: Senators call for Iraqi oil fund 
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 18, 2008The Bush administration would press the Iraqi government to adopt an oil trust fund for distributing revenue or risk economic assistance under a bill proposed by Sens. Hillary Clinton and John Ensign. The New York Democrat and the Nevada Republican see their legislation as an end-around the Iraqi political debate over an oil law and a measure to rally Iraqis while ensuring oil ... more Mauritania bids to keep attackers from fleeing country: lawmaker 
Nouakchott (AFP) Sept 17, 2008Mauritania's army on Wednesday sought to prevent suspected Al-Qaeda operatives accused of ambushing a military patrol from slipping out of the country across northern borders, a lawmaker said. "The army is strongly mobilised to keep them from leaving the country by positioning themselves on the different possible transit points and by using air reconnaissance," the lawmaker told AFP on ... more |
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Beijing (UPI) Sep 17, 2008 The most interesting political feature of the Wall Street crisis is not the effect it will have on what looks to be an extremely close presidential race, but just how much of the U.S. economy the new president will be running. The U.S. government is fast becoming a socialist institution, owning the commanding heights of the economy. It has taken over responsibility for Freddie Mac and ... more Tainted milk sickens 6,000 babies in China 
Beijing (AFP) Sept 17, 2008China said Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal. In the latest debacle to tarnish the "Made in China" label, authorities admitted two of 22 companies found to have melamine in their milk powder were exporting abroad, and that tainted yogurt ... more Kopernikus, Observing Our Planet For A Safer World 
Paris, France (ESA) Sep 17, 2008The new name of the European GMES Programme (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) has been unveiled: Kopernikus. The European Commission Vice President Gunter Verheugen announced the name at the GMES 2008 Lille forum. Europe is presenting Kopernikus at the forum as the second flagship of the European Space Policy following Galileo, the first flagship. The GMES 2008 forum is ... more Hundreds of AIG policyholders throng Asian offices 
Singapore (AFP) Sept 17, 2008Hundreds of worried policyholders on Wednesday thronged Asian offices of troubled global insurance giant American International Group (AIG), some hoping to terminate their agreements. In Singapore, hundreds lined up outside the company's local headquarters while more than 1,200 descended on the Taipei offices of AIG subsidiary Nan Shan Life Insurance. About two dozen anxious customers ... more Analysis: Germany's financial crisis 
Berlin (UPI) Sep 17, 2008 Despite official statements of reassurance, Germany's economy will take a beating because of the U.S. financial crisis. A recession in Germany? A major German credit institution going bankrupt? All "doomsday scenarios," German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck said Tuesday in Parliament. Germany's credit institutions have lent bankrupt U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers only " ... more
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