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Indian govt hails test of nuclear-capable missileBhubhaneswar, India (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile on Sunday, a defence ministry spokesman said, days after the government proposed a resumption of talks with arch-rival Pakistan. The surface-to-surface Agni-III missile with a range of more than 3,000 kilometres (2,000 miles) was fired from Wheeler Island, off the coast of the eastern state of Orissa. "It hit the target with pin-point accuracy and met all the mission objectives," ministry spokesman Sitanshu Kar told reporters in New Delhi. ... read more |
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Munich, Germany (AFP) Feb 5, 2010Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Friday that US arms sales to Taiwan constituted a violation of standards in international relations and would provoke a reaction by Beijing. "This is obviously a violation of the code of conduct between nations," Yang said in an opening speech to the Munich Security Conference in this southern German city, calling Taiwan "a part of China." "Of co ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) Feb 5, 2010The death of Pakistan's Taliban supremo in a US missile strike, if confirmed, would deal a major blow to the militant nexus but could magnify the dangers should Al-Qaeda exploit a leadership vacuum. US officials increasingly believe that Hakimullah Mehsud, who rose suddenly to the Taliban leadership after a US missile killed his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud six months ago, has succumbed to t ... more  
London (AFP) Feb 5, 2010Defence giant BAE Systems agreed Friday to pay nearly 450 million dollars to settle anti-corruption charges brought by Britain's Serious Fraud Office and the US Department of Justice. The fines - 400 million dollars to the DoJ, and 30 million pounds (47 million dollars) to the SFO - relate to investigations into BAE deals with countries including Tanzania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and S ... more |
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Mood gloomy in Kashmir over India-Pakistan talksSrinagar, India (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 India and Pakistan are set to relaunch peace talks but residents of Kashmir, at the heart of decades of hostility between the nuclear-armed neighbours, say they are pessimistic about the outcome. India has proposed foreign secretary-level dialogue with Pakistan, signalling a major breakthrough in relations frozen since the 2008 attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people died. New Delhi blamed the assault on Pakistan-based militants. India and Pakistan have held discussions in the past but without ... read more |
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