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NKorea deploys anti-aircraft missiles as wargame tensions mountSeoul (AFP) Aug 4, 2010 North Korea moved long-range anti-aircraft missiles close to the border with South Korea as tensions rose over the sinking of one of Seoul's warships, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Chosun Ilbo quoted a military source as saying the North moved some SA-5 missiles from the southwestern province of Hwanghae to areas near the border, where they pose a potential threat to South Korean jets. The missiles were repositioned around the time when the corvette sank in March, it said. A Joint Chiefs of St ... read more |
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Kabul (AFP) Aug 4, 2010General David Petraeus has issued new rules to troops in Afghanistan telling them to "redouble" efforts to avoid civilian deaths, seen as a crucial issue in winning the increasingly unpopular war. The head of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan told commanders he believed the counter-insurgency strategy was bearing fruit but warned that any civilian casualties risked losing the battle to win A ... more  
United Nations (AFP) Aug 4, 2010The UN Security Council on Wednesday called for an end to the political impasse in Iraq, urging the country's bickering leaders to quickly form an inclusive government following the March parliamentary vote. The council's 15 members issued a statement pressing the leaders to "form, as quickly as possible, a government that is inclusive and represents the will of the Iraqi people." UN chi ... more  
Moscow (AFP) Aug 4, 2010Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday sacked a string of officers over failures to stop wildfires that have killed 48 people as a new blaze raged close to a secret nuclear research facility. With the week-long crisis showing no sign of abating amid Russia's worst heatwave in decades, the emergencies ministry said hundreds of new fires had started over the past day and more bodies we ... more |
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US imposes sanctions on 21 'Iran-backed' firmsWashington (AFP) Aug 3, 2010 The United States slapped sanctions on 21 Iranian government firms Tuesday, boosting pressure over the Islamic republic's nuclear program and alleged support for radical groups including the Taliban. Accusing Tehran of trying to dodge sanctions by setting up opaque trading companies, the Treasury Department also named a host of banking, mining and other companies - spread throughout Europe and Japan - as government-backed. "As its isolation from the international financial and commercial syste ... read more |
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