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![]() Washington (AFP) Sept 9, 2010 Leading Iranian opposition members claimed Thursday to have uncovered a secret nuclear enrichment site buried in the mountains northwest of Tehran and run by Iran's defense ministry. But the Pentagon and independent Institute for Science and International Security expressed (ISIS) skepticism over the claims. Information obtained by the People's Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI) has revealed Iran began building the site in Abyek, about 70 miles (120 kilometers) northwest of Tehran, in 2005, ... read more |
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Chinese, US defense chiefs may meet this year: Pentagon![]() China may host US Defense Secretary Robert Gates for talks later this year after having cancelled an earlier visit over US arms sales to Taiwan, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Beijing had rebuffed the defense secretary in June, despite an expected visit, but now appears ready to issue another invitation, Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell told a news conference. "So if it (an invitat ... more US drone strike kills six in Pakistan ![]() A US drone attack Thursday killed six militants in Pakistan - the fourth strike in 24 hours - officials said, amid an upsurge in violence across the country. The latest strike hit North Waziristan, the same district targeted in three other drone attacks since Wednesday and a renowned hub for Taliban militants who have vowed to attack security forces in retaliation. Hours later in the s ... more Two injured in Israeli air strike on Gaza: Palestinians ![]() Two members of the Hamas security forces in the Gaza Strip were wounded in an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, Palestinian witnesses said late Thursday. There were also Israeli air strikes north of the city and on a contraband tunnel at Rafah on the border with Egypt, in which no one was injured, witnesses said. Two men were injured in the raid against the al Ansar complex of buildings w ... more |
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![]() London, UK (SPX) Sep 09, 2010 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist) is currently taking part in a huge army exercise in Canada, to help prepare them for their deployment to Afghanistan next year. The three-month-long Exercise Prairie Thunder is held at the British Army Training Unit Suffield (BATUS), located in the heart of the vast plains of Alberta in the west of Canada. The brigade is due to deploy to Afghanistan next year and Exercise Prairie Thunder forms part of their preparations leading up to their mission specif ... read more |
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