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Tehran mayor backs talks with US Tokyo (AFP) Oct 17, 2008 
The mayor of Tehran, a possible contender for the Iranian presidency, said Friday his country would welcome talks with the United States as supported by White House contender Barack Obama. Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, a harsh critic of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, expressed hope that Obama would make good on calls to hold dialogue with Iran should the Democrat win the November 4 election. ... read moreArmy cancels 9.2-billion-dollar helicopter contract 
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2008The US Army cancelled a 9.2-billion-dollar contract with Bell Helicopter to build hundreds of armed reconnaissance helicopters because of ballooning cost overruns and delivery delays, officials said Friday. The decision leaves the army with a gap in its aviation requirements at a time of high demand for helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan, senior army officials acknowledged. ... more
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Mongolia signs landmark mining deal with French nuclear giant
IEA forecasts record nuclear electricity production in 2025 Russia PM meets Vietnam president, seeking deeper ties Iran unveils spy ship during major war games: state media Iranian president warns Trump against risking 'war' Iran FM says European powers appear serious about resuming nuclear talks Russia, Vietnam sign nuclear energy deal Iran, European powers hold 'constructive' nuclear talks Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return Iran, European powers to hold nuclear talks ahead of Trump return 
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NKorea's Kim believed still in charge: South Korean minister
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2008North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il is believed to remain in control of the government despite reports of ill health but the situation in the isolated country is unpredictable, South Korea's defense minister said Friday. Defense Minister Lee Sang-hee, joined by US Defense Secretary Robert Gates at a news conference, said the United States and South Korea were monitoring the situation closely. ... more NKorea must change to ease massive malnutrition: Seoul official 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 17, 2008South Korea is willing to give the North unconditional food aid but the communist state must fundamentally change its system to end massive long-term malnutrition, a senior official said Friday. Chief nuclear negotiator Kim Sook also said a decade of engagement under previous liberal Seoul governments had largely been a failure. He was speaking a day after the North threatened to cut all ... more Kurdish rebels say four die in Turkish air attack 
Ankara (AFP) Oct 17, 2008Four Kurdish rebels died Friday when Turkish warplanes attacked their positions in the north of Iraq, the Kurdish news agency Firat News reported. The rebels were members of an Iranian group associated with the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), it said, citing sources in the group. The Turkish army confirmed the raids, saying that all the aircraft had returned safely and that the operation ... more  |
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Pakistan airstrikes kill 60 militants, hostage escapes: officials
Islamabad (AFP) Oct 18, 2008Airstrikes by Pakistani jets killed 60 pro-Taliban fighters in the restive northwest while a Chinese engineer seized seven weeks ago escaped from his kidnappers, security officials said Friday. "Security forces destroyed a training camp and hideouts of militants in Peochar in Swat valley, killing 60 of them and injuring scores of others," a senior security official told AFP. Another secu ... more Analysis: Anti-Taiwan buildup -- Part 1 
Hong Kong (UPI) Oct 17, 2008 Despite the apparent easing of cross-strait relations between the People's Republic of China and Taiwan since Ma Ying-jeou assumed the presidency in Taipei, China's armed forces are not lightening up in their preparations for a military struggle against the island. On the contrary, preparations are moving ahead at an accelerated pace. Xu Caihou, vice chairman of China's Central Militar ... more US confident can assess NKorea plutonium despite talks delay: envoy 
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 19, 2008The top US nuclear envoy said he remained confident of learning how much plutonium North Korea had produced but added the next round of disarmament talks was unlikely to be held this month, in an interview published Sunday. US diplomat Christopher Hill, who visited Pyongyang earlier this month, also told the Asahi Shimbun that he felt "something happened" to the decision-making process in ... more Gates assures Iraq withdrawal agreement protects US troops 
Washington (AFP) Oct 17, 2008US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that he and top US military officers believe that US troops would be well protected under a draft status agreement for a withdrawal process negotiated with Iraq. Gates told reporters he had received a "generally positive response" from four lawmakers he had consulted, including Republican candidate John McCain, "but clearly they are looking forwa ... more |
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