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 Bhubaneswar, India (UPI) Nov 24, 2009 
India has test fired a nuclear-capable, medium-range ballistic missile, Agni II. The surface-to-surface missile was test fired off the eastern coast of India, in Orissa state, officials were quoted as saying by local media. The same officials said a mobile rail launcher was used in the late-night operation. The Agni II is capable of delivering a nuclear warhead to targets of up ... read more 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 25, 2009The UN atomic watchdog begins a two-day meeting Thursday, the last to be chaired by Egyptian diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei, who steps down on November 30 after 12 years at the helm of the IAEA. But the 67-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner will be leaving a difficult legacy to his successor, 62-year-old Yukiya Amano of Japan, with the International Atomic Energy Agency no closer to knowing the ... more
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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' Iran rules out 'direct talks' with US on nuclear issue 
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Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2009India said Wednesday that it expected the United States to lift "significant" restrictions on American technology transfer to the Asian giant following talks between leaders of the two nations. US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agreed after talks in Washington Tuesday that "strengthening high technology trade between their countries is in the spirit of their ... more  
Karbala, Iraq (AFP) Nov 25, 2009Two bombs within minutes of each other exploded at a restaurant early Wednesday in Iraq's shrine city of Karbala, wounding at least 26 people, police and medical officials said. The first bomb targeted diners inside the restaurant in the heart of the city, located 110 kilometres (69 miles) south of the capital Baghdad, around 9:00 am (0600 GMT), causing several injuries, police said. ... more  
Washington (AFP) Nov 24, 2009President Barack Obama, vowing to "finish the job" in Afghanistan, promised Tuesday he would soon announce his decision on sending tens of thousands more US troops to battle Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Obama said he would make an announcement after Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, spelling out the "obligations" of US allies and making clear that "the Afghan people ultimately are going to have ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Nov 25, 2009If President Barack Obama orders tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan next Tuesday as expected there will be an enormous cost both in terms of soldiers' lives and money. Experts say such significant reinforcements are certain to pile more pressure on a stretched US military and expand America's already huge budget deficit. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs admitted Wednesday ... more 
Halifax, Nova Scotia (UPI) Nov 25, 2009 Convened for the first time by the Canadian Ministry of National Defense and the German Marshall Fund -- a thank tank established by the German government in honor of Gen. George Marshall and the plan for European recovery that bore his name -- the Halifax International Security Forum met over the weekend. The purpose was to discuss trans-Atlantic security in the broadest sense. ... more 
Beijing (UPI) Nov 25, 2009 China and North Korea have vowed to strengthen their defense alliance that was first "sealed in blood" when they fought together in the Korean War. Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie, on an official visit to North Korea, said "no force on Earth can break the unity of the armies and peoples of the two countries, and it will last forever." Liang was speaking at a welcoming ... more |
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