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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday congratulated China on the 60th anniversary of communist rule, vowing to continue deepening US ties with the increasingly powerful nation. "I would like to extend warm wishes and congratulations to the People's Republic of China on the 60th anniversary of its founding on October 1," Clinton said in a statement released by her staff. ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2009US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Thursday that her department has received the green light to hire up to 1,000 cybersecurity experts over the next three years. "This new hiring authority will enable (the department) to recruit the best cyber analysts, developers and engineers in the world to serve their country by leading the nation's defenses against cyber threats," Napo ... more
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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 North Korea held 'strategic cruise missile' launch drill this week: state media Iran slams Israel threats as 'outrageous' after Israeli FM warns of 'military option' A French-UK nuclear umbrella for Europe? Not likely, say analysts Iran significantly increased stocks of highly enriched uranium: IAEA Bangladesh calls for continued Russian nuclear collaboration Iran denounces new US sanctions as 'sign of hostility' 
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Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2009The United States is prepared to enter one-on-one dialogue with Iran at critical talks between world powers and Tehran on its nuclear program in Geneva on Thursday, a senior US official said. The official said it was up to chief US negotiator William Burns to decide whether the process could be helped by talking to the Iranian side directly, the official said late Wednesday on condition of ... more  
Golestan, Afghanistan (AFP) Sept 30, 2009During an agonisingly slow rumble in convoys through the Bhuji Bhast Pass in southern Afghanistan, US Marines in armoured vehicles are braced for another explosion. The only accessible route between military bases in Golestan village and Delaram city 36 kilometres (22 miles) away is littered with deadly improvised explosive devices (IEDs), the Taliban's weapon of choice. "It's the worst, ... more 
Islamabad (AFP) Oct 1, 2009Pakistan may be buoyed by a push against the Taliban in Swat, but analysts warn the Islamist threat cannot be quashed without a determined assault against militants entrenched in the tribal belt. Three suicide car bombings that left 28 people dead in the northwest in the past week show a new Taliban leadership willing and able to inflict carnage, while key militant chiefs remain at large des ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Sept 30, 2009President Barack Obama held "candid" talks with heavyweight national security advisors Wednesday on saving the US mission in Afghanistan, edging closer to a decision on whether to deploy more troops. As Obama huddled with top military and civilian brass in the secure White House Situation Room, his administration also counter-attacked against Republicans who accuse the president of dragging ... more 
Washington (AFP) Oct 1, 2009President Barack Obama Thursday demanded swift and "constructive" action from Iran following crucial nuclear talks, and warned that his patience for dialogue with the arch-US foe was limited. Obama said the meeting between world powers and Tehran in Geneva, which included the highest-level direct talks between the United States and Iran in three decades, was a "constructive" start to defusin ... more 
Seoul (AFP) Oct 1, 2009South Korea's leader urged the military Thursday to stay on guard against North Korea despite its recent peace overtures, saying the communist state is diversifying its threats against the South. "North Korea has heightened the crisis on the Korean peninsula with a rocket launch and a second nuclear test after making comments about a military confrontation," President Lee Myung-Bak told a pa ... more |
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