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A world without nuclear weapons: utopia, threat or reality?Washington (AFP) April 11, 2010 President Barack Obama's vision of a world without nuclear weapons earned him a Nobel Peace Prize. But foes are also dismissing the controversial project as naive utopianism or even a threat. In unveiling his ambitious goal in Prague a year ago, Obama was careful to acknowledge he likely would not see it come to pass in his lifetime. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov echoed those comments this winter. His generation will not see the end of the atomic bomb, he told experts gathered in M ... read more |
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Washington (AFP) April 11, 2010President Barack Obama on Sunday declared his commitment to long-term ties with both India and Pakistan, walking a fine line as New Delhi sought his help to rein in extremists from its neighbor. On the eve of a 47-nation summit on nuclear security, Obama met separately with Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh of India and Yousuf Raza Gilani of Pakistan who lead two of the newest members of the cl ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 9, 2010The US military has suspended troop flights out of its base in Kyrgyzstan and will instead transport forces to and from Afghanistan via Kuwait, military officials said Friday. Amid political upheaval in the strategic Central Asian nation, US commanders at the Manas air base decided late Friday "to temporarily divert military passenger transport flights," Major John Redfield, a spokesman for ... more 
Tehran (AFP) April 11, 2010Iran said it will soon begin mass production of centrifuges capable of enriching uranium, the most controversial part of its nuclear programme, three times faster than existing systems. Atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said the Islamic republic also now possessed the technical know-how to manufacture the fuel pellets required to power atomic reactors. "The mass production of second generati ... more |
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China says trade deficit proves yuan not to blameBeijing (AFP) April 10, 2010 China said Saturday its first trade deficit in six years proved the nation's exchange rate did not play a decisive role in global economic imbalances amid pressure to allow the yuan to appreciate. International critics say Beijing has kept the currency artificially low to boost exports, resulting in massive trade surpluses with the United States and Europe. The issue has become a major sore point in Sino-US relations. But China has defended its exchange rate policy as necessary for the survival ... read more |
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