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US drone war delivers results, but at what price?Islamabad (AFP) Jan 10, 2010 The US drone war in Pakistan has made gains in annihilating Taliban and Al-Qaeda commanders, but the reliance on the unmanned, remotely controlled aircraft risks fanning Islamist violence. While tens of thousands of US troops are fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, their presence is unwelcome in ally Pakistan and drone strikes have become the main combat tactic against militants on the ground. The Long War Journal, a website tracking the strikes, says US missiles have killed 15 senior Al-Qaeda leaders, and 16 "mid-level" Al-Qaeda and Taliban operatives, since January 2008. ... read more |
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United Nations (AFP) Jan 8, 2010UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will host a two-day meeting bringing together the heads of 14 major international organizations and groups to discuss international peace and security. The meeting is scheduled for January 11 and 12 in New York under the title "Cooperating in Times of Crisis," said Ban's spokesman Martin Nesirky. "The focus of the meeting will be to assess recent experien ... more  
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jan 8, 2009 Israel has completed testing its Iron Dome short-range missile defense system, the second component of a planned multi-layered network to shield the Jewish state from missile attack by Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas. The long-range, high-altitude Arrow-II system, which has been operational since 2000, is designed to knock out ballistic missiles, with Iran being the primary threat in that sec ... more  
Seoul (AFP) Jan 8, 2010South Korea will launch a cyber warfare command centre next week to fend off attacks on government and military IT networks from North Korea and other countries, officials said Friday. The centre, led by a one-star general, will begin official duties Monday, the defence ministry said. Reports said it would be manned by some 200 computer specialists. South Korea's military computer networ ... more |
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Tehran (AFP) Jan 9, 2010Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Saturday that further UN Security Council sanction will not deter Tehran from pursuing its controversial nuclear programme. The hardliner also vowed that Iran will not back down "one iota" in the face of international pressures over the atomic work, which the West fears may be a cover for weapons development despite Iran's persistent denial. ... more  
Paris (UPI) Jan 8, 2009 France is expressing confidence about airplane manufacturer Airbus's troubled A400M military transport project but Defense Minister Herve Morin urged client countries to shoulder the project's unforeseen extra costs. "We want this program to be complete," Morin said in a televised interview in France this week. "We have put all possible technological efforts into this plane." ... more 
Berlin (UPI) Jan 8, 2009 German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during his trip to Turkey boosted the country's hopes for EU membership. Westerwelle Thursday in Ankara underlined Germany's unconditional commitment to Turkey's EU accession process and urged the country to continue on its reform process. The statement might not sound dramatic but it has uncovered a rift in the German government, which ... more |
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