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 Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 8, 2009 
Israeli officials say there is a "strong possibility" that the United States will leave missile defense systems in the Jewish state after a joint missile defense exercise planned for October is concluded, according to The Jerusalem Post. The U.S. missiles, part of the Ballistic Defense Program, would almost certainly remain under U.S. control, but it was not clear whether they would ... read more 
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 8, 2009A US missile strike from a drone aircraft Tuesday killed at least 10 militants in a tribal area of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, Pakistani officials said. "The strike targeted a Taliban compound in Dargamandi village of North Waziristan, killing 10 militants," a senior security official told AFP. Another official confirmed the casualties and said that a US drone fired two missiles to ... more
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Russia calls French nuclear comments a 'threat'
Polish PM hails Macron's 'very promising' nuclear comments Russia calls Macron nuclear comments a 'threat' Russia says Macron address 'detached from reality' Acquittal of Fukushima operator ex-bosses finalised Iran appoints new envoy to UN nuclear watchdog Macron proposes French nuclear extension, Ukraine troop deployment Nuclear monitor defends Ukraine plant visit via Russia-controlled territory Iran's former top diplomat Zarif resigns from VP post Italy breaks 'taboo' with push to revive nuclear 
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Moscow (AFP) Sept 8, 2009Russia on Tuesday strongly denied that a cargo ship whose supposed seizure by pirates sparked an international mystery was secretly carrying sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles bound for Iran. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov dismissed reports that the Arctic Sea was carrying a batch of the Russian-made S-300 missiles when it was hijacked. "Regarding the S-300s on board the Arctic Sea ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Sept 8, 2009Russia on Tuesday called for a solution to resume six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear programme as China said it was ready to work with its partners to bring the communist state back to dialogue. "It is very important ... to find solutions acceptable for all parties" to restart negotiations on the denuclearisation of the North, Grigory Logvinov, deputy head of Moscow's delegation to ... more 
Vienna (AFP) Sept 8, 2009A new era of US diplomacy under Barack Obama is providing fresh momentum for a global ban on nuclear tests, monitors in a UN-backed group said Tuesday. The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), drawn up in 1996, has been signed by 181 countries and ratified by 149. But it needs to be ratified by nine others, including China and the United States, before coming into force. ... more |
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London (AFP) Sept 8, 2009British explosive experts gave the all clear Tuesday after a suspected bomb alert at a major Royal Air Force base in southwest England, the Ministry of Defence said. Explosive experts said no explosive device was found after an investigation at RAF Lyneham, where many of the bodies of British soldiers killed in Afghanistan are returned, the ministry said. "A suspected IED (Improvised ... more  
Kolkata (AFP) Sept 8, 2009India continued to question Tuesday the crew of an arms-laden United Arab Emirates air force plane that was being detained in the eastern city of Kolkata on its way to China, officials said. The plane bound for Hanyang, in China's Hubei province, was grounded in Kolkata on Monday after arms and ammunition which had not been declared by the crew were found on board the plane from Abu Dhabi. ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Sept 8, 2009Iran will present on Wednesday new proposals to the global powers charged with negotiating with Tehran over its controversial nuclear programme, the ISNA news agency quoted Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki as saying. Iran's "package of proposals has been updated in light of developments in the world and different events that have taken place and will be submitted to the P5+1 tomorrow," ... more |
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