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 Lima (UPI) Nov 25, 2009 
Peru, apparently undeterred by rejection of earlier proposals seeking to contain an arms race in Latin America, has proposed the creation of a South American peace force to avert a regional conflict amid rising tensions and increased arms buying. Peru has been advocating heavy cuts in weapons purchases in Latin America, arguing there is no conflict on the continent to warrant an arms ... read more 
London (AFP) Nov 26, 2009Britain's Tony Blair may have swung behind US calls for regime change in Iraq after meeting President George W. Bush at his Texas ranch in 2002, a top diplomat told an inquiry into the war on Thursday. Christopher Meyer, then Britain's ambassador to Washington, said Blair's line seemed to harden following talks at the Crawford ranch in April 2002, much of which were held in private with no ... 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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La Paz, Bolivia (UPI) Nov 25, 2009 Iran is clinching deals for trade and technical cooperation with Latin American countries with the aim of securing a foothold after the current tour of the region by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran has already fostered strong bilateral ties with Nicaragua and Venezuela, but Ahmadinejad's current tour of Brazil, Bolivia and Venezuela is producing a whole series of new contracts that ... more 
Vienna (AFP) Nov 26, 2009Outgoing IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei fired a parting shot at Iran here Thursday, saying efforts to verify the exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear programme have reached a dead end, as the UN atomic watchdog considered censuring Tehran. Iran's delegate to the meeting threatened to reduce cooperation to a minimum if a censure resolution is passed. ElBaradei has been often accused ... more  
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Nov 25, 2009 U.S. authorities have indicted several Lebanese and others on charges of plotting to smuggle weapons and funds to the Iranian-backed organization in Lebanon, amid persistent allegations that it has links with Latin American drugs cartels that bankroll its operations. Hezbollah, founded in 1982 when Israel invaded Lebanon, has been branded a terrorist organization by the United States. ... more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Nov 27, 2009A team of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a new modeling methodology for determining the capacity and assessing the risks of leakage of potential underground carbon-dioxide reservoirs. One strategy for mitigating greenhouse gases is to inject compressed carbon dioxide into natural aquifers made of permeable rock soaked with brackish salt water. Carbon ... more  
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  
St. Louis MO (SPX) Nov 19, 2009Boeing has been awarded a $72 million U.S. Air Force contract for more than 2,900 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits. Boeing will deliver the kits in 2011 and 2012. The Lot 14 production order is the second one-year option of a six-year contract Boeing received in January 2008. The agreement has a potential total value of $590 million with deliveries extending through 2015, if a ... more |
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