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US seeks China transparency in Xinjiang trialsWashington (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 The United States on Thursday urged China to be more transparent in its trials in the Xinjiang region as courts handed down more death sentences over last year's deadly ethnic unrest. The State Department voiced disappointment that China did not agree to US requests to observe the court proceedings. "We continue to urge China to handle their detention and judicial processes in a more transparent manner," State Department spokesman Philip Crowley told reporters. "It's hard to comment on the s ... read more |
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Fate of Airbus A400M still uncertainBerlin (UPI) Jan 28, 2009 Last-minute talks between European governments and EADS to remove an impasse over financing for the Airbus A400M military freighter ended without result. The seven European partner governments at Wednesday's talks in Berlin said they were ready to commit an extra $2.8 billion in funding for the delayed and costly plane program - less than a third of the money Airbus wants. The plane maker and its parent European Aeronautic Defense & Space have asked for around $9 billion on top of the ... read more |
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Ramallah, West Bank (UPI) Jan 28, 2009 Mounting Arab-Israeli tensions over Jerusalem, Israel's refusal to halt settlement building in the West Bank and a general sense of frustration at the continued failure of the peace process has raised fears of a new third Palestinian intifada, or uprising. Israeli security forces have rounded up dozens of Palestinian activists, as well as Israeli peace protesters, in recent months as au ... more  
London (AFP) Jan 28, 2010Iran's nuclear stance is leaving major powers with "little choice but to apply further pressure" on the Islamic republic, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. "Iran has provided a continuous stream of threats to intensify its violation of international nuclear norms," Clinton told reporters in London where she attended a day-long international conference on Afghanistan. " ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 28, 2010The US military needs to act discreetly when assisting some allies in the fight against Al-Qaeda extremists, as it has in Yemen, a top general said on Thursday. "What we increasingly have to do is figure out how to help countries that need our assistance but can't necessarily be seen as accepting that assistance in a very visible way," US Army Chief of Staff General George Casey said in rema ... more |
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EADS wants another six billion euros for A400M: GermanyBerlin (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 European aerospace giant EADS wants another 6.4 billion euros (9.0 billion dollars) from client countries to cover the rising cost of the Airbus A400M military transport plane, Germany said Thursday. The figure is more than three times the two billion euros the seven client nations are willing to pay to get the long-delayed project off the ground, the Bundestag lower house of parliament said in a statement. Berlin nevertheless expects a deal to be reached "next week or the week after," albeit af ... read more |
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