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Obama seeks funds for Israel's Iron DomeTel Aviv, Israel (UPI) May 17, 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama is seeking $205 million for Israel to bankroll production of an anti-missile system that some critics have branded a waste of time. Meantime, amid simmering fears of a new Middle East war, Russia says it is supplying Syria with MiG-29 fighters, along with air-defense and anti-tank weapons. The Russian disclosure, made after a landmark visit to Damascus by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, incensed Israel, which accused Moscow of stoking unrest in the region. ... read more |
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Oslo, Norway (UPI) May 17, 2010 The Royal Norwegian Air Force has taken delivery of the final two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin. The U.S. defense contractor was awarded the contract for the sale of four C-130J aircraft three years ago as part of Norway's bid to upgrade its cargo airlift modernization capabilities. The first plane was delivery in November 2008, with the second sent to Norway five ... more  
Brussels (AFP) May 17, 2010The new agreement under which Iran would ship the bulk of its enriched uranium to Turkey in exchange for nuclear fuel "partly" responds to IAEA demands, EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton said Monday. "The declaration you have seen today is a response to a request from the IAEA. From my reading of it, it partly addresses the issue they have raised," she told a news conference at the E ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 17, 2010The US Army has recalled 44,000 helmets that failed ballistic tests and federal authorities are investigating the firm that manufactured them, officers said on Monday. The helmets, made by ArmorSource in Hebron, Ohio, were issued to American troops since 2007, including an unknown number of soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, Brigadier General Pete Fuller told reporters. "We don't where t ... more |
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Pakistan district mourns lost military sonsChakwal, Pakistan (AFP) May 18, 2010 In each village in the impoverished, barren district of Chakwal, officials say there is the grave of at least one soldier killed in Pakistan's wars. Decades of sending sons to the military provided employment and helped boost literacy rates in Chakwal, but at a heartbreaking cost. As Pakistan fights against the Taliban across the northwest tribal belt, the military is swelling its ranks with young men who come from Punjab districts like Chakwal and risk their lives to feed their families. "A ... read more |
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