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South Korea to blame North for torpedoing warshipWashington (AFP) May 18, 2010 South Korea will formally blame North Korea for launching a torpedo that sank a South Korean warship in March, killing 46 sailors, The Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing US and East Asian officials. The officials told the newspaper that an investigation found that the torpedo was identical to a North Korean torpedo that had previously been obtained by South Korea. The Chenoen sank in the Yellow Sea March 26 after being ripped in two by an explosion that killed 46 South Korean sailors. ... read more |
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Kabul (AFP) May 18, 2010Two NATO soldiers were killed Tuesday in southern Afghanistan, the alliance said, bringing to eight the total number to die in the country in less than 24 hours, after a massive suicide bombing in Kabul. ISAF said one solider was killed by an improvised explosive device (IED), the weapon of choice for Taliban. The other died in a small arms attack. The organisation did not give details o ... more  
Washington (AFP) May 18, 2010The new START arms control treaty imposes no limits on US missile defense weapons despite concerns voiced by Russia, President Barack Obama's deputies told lawmakers on Tuesday. At a senate hearing on the START treaty, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Robert Gates sought to counter criticism from some Republicans that the agreement could undermine US plans for missile ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) May 18, 2010Russian Helicopters is planning to create the world's first fifth-generation combat helicopter which experts say would be able to attack fighter jets and be invisible for radars, Russian daily Gazeta said on Thursday. "We are working on the concept of the fifth-generation combat helicopter," the paper quoted the company's CEO, Andrei Shibitov, as saying at a news conference in Moscow. ... more |
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Space technology used to study the MayaOrlando, Fla. (UPI) May 18, 2010 University of Central Florida scientists say they have used laser technology to collect 25 years worth of archaeological data on the Maya in four days. The researchers said a flyover of Belize's thick jungles using LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) equipment has revolutionized archaeology, illustrating the complex urban centers developed by one of the most-studied ancient civilizations - the Maya. Aboard a Cessna 337, the scientists used LiDAR to bounce laser beams to sensors on the g ... read more |
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