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Amid continuing tension over political upheaval in Iran, the U.S. Defense Department says it wants to accelerate production of a 30,000-pound "ultra-large bunker-buster" bomb designed to destroy deeply buried installations. The Pentagon has requested Congress to provide the necessary funding to ensure that the Massive Ordnance Penetrator, a next-generation bomb known as MOP and built by ... read more 
San Francisco (AFP) Aug 17, 2009A hacking incident report released Monday warns there has been a steep rise in attacks at social-networking hotspots including wildly popular microblogging service Twitter. Hackers aren't just hunting for victims in the flocks of people at social networks, they're also using Twitter to command "botnet" armies of infected computers, according to Internet security specialists. "Any website ... more
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Iran's Khamenei slams 'bullying' after Trump threats
Attack on Iran nuclear plant would leave Gulf without water, Qatar PM warns North Korea's Kim inspects 'nuclear-powered submarine' project Trump invites Iran leader to nuclear talks -- or else Trump offers nuclear talks with Iran No talks with US under 'maximum pressure' policy, Iran FM tells AFP Trump says he wrote to Iran urging nuclear talks Spain under pressure to abort nuclear energy phase-out Russia calls French nuclear comments a 'threat' Polish PM hails Macron's 'very promising' nuclear comments 
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London (AFP) Aug 17, 2009Britain said Monday the war in Afghanistan is "winnable," despite its military death toll there passing 200 and an opinion poll showing a majority of Britons oppose the fight against the Taliban. After a weekend when five new deaths took the toll to 204, Defence Secretary Bob Ainsworth suggested British forces could be scaled back in coming years, dismissing as "ridiculous" claims they could ... more 
Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Aug 17, 2009Up to 24 militants were reported killed Monday in air strikes and clashes in Pakistan's northwest, where six civilians were also killed by a car bomb at a petrol station, officials said. Two children were among the dead in the blast in northwest Charsadda town, police said, which came after a lull in the past month of bombings blamed on Taliban militants avenging a punishing offensive ... more  
Brussels (UPI) Aug 17, 2009 The European Union is increasingly ready to back harsher sanctions against Iran. Brussels and the German government in Berlin are positive about backing "massive boycotts" against Iran if Tehran doesn't show signs of cooperation in the nuclear conflict, German news magazine Der Spiegel reports. Diplomats are mulling several measures, including a stop of fuel deliveries to Iran ... more |
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Kirkuk, Iraq (AFP) Aug 17, 2009On the outskirts of Iraq's ethnically divided northern oil hub of Kirkuk, US army Lieutenant Christopher McElrath was winding up a training session with local police when it became apparent a little extra instruction was needed. Sergeant Jamari Hood, one of McElrath's troops in the 3rd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, was forced to take a moment to give an Iraqi police officer point ... more 
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Aug 18, 2009Russia and Libya have signed a contract to overhaul at least 145 T-72 Russian-made battle tanks in service with the Libyan Army, a senior government official said on Monday. Moscow and Tripoli have been involved in talks on the modernization of the T-72 tanks since 2006 as part of renewed efforts to revive bilateral military-technical cooperation. "Work has been conducted in the ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Aug 17, 2009North Korea said Monday it would restart family reunions and a stalled tourism programme for South Koreans, in a rare conciliatory gesture after months of bitter hostility. South Korea cautiously welcomed the announcement, but said the two governments must hold talks before the trips -- a major earner for its sanctions-hit neighbour -- can resume. In a sign of continuing friction, the ... more |
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