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Iraq inaugurates patrol boat in bid to build up navyUmm Qasr, Iraq (AFP) Sept 26, 2010 Iraq inaugurated the first in a fleet of new US-built patrol boats on Sunday, part of efforts to boost its naval capacity and secure key oil platforms ahead of an American pullout next year. The rapid build-up of the Iraqi navy is seen as crucial to protecting the terminals through which the vast majority of the country's crude is exported, with oil accounting for around 95 percent of government income. In a ceremony at Umm Qasr Naval Base, around 500 kilometres (310 miles) south of Baghdad, sai ... read more |
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Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 26, 2010Two US drone strikes targeting vehicles killed seven militants on Sunday in Pakistan's rugged tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. Both attacks took place in Asar village of Datta Khel town, some 50km (31 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal district known as a hub for Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants. "The US drone fired three missiles ... more  
Washington (UPI) Sep 23, 2010 Bahrain may be the smallest Arab country but it plays a major role in the overall security of the Persian Gulf region and the Middle East. Among other things Bahrain serves as the regional headquarters to the U.S. Navy fleet operating in the gulf. It may be an island but it is linked to the Saudi Arabian mainland by a 15-mile causeway, taking one straight into the desert kingdom's Easte ... more 
Macau (AFP) Sept 25, 2010The man who could have inherited the throne in North Korea's Communist dynasty instead lives a pampered life in the glitzy Asian gambling hub of Macau, all but banished by the country's ruling elite. The reclusive Stalinist state is preparing for its biggest political meeting in decades on Tuesday, with widespread speculation that leader Kim Jong-Il will tap his youngest son, Jong-Un, for th ... more |
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Taiwan welcomes Chinese hints on missilesTaipei (AFP) Sept 25, 2010 Taiwan welcomed remarks by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao suggesting that missiles pointing at the island could one day be removed, calling his words "pragmatic" and "a sign of goodwill". "We believe it is a pragmatic approach," the office of Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said in a statement late Friday. Ma's spokesman, Joseph Chen, also reacted positively to Wen's remarks, made when the Chinese premier was speaking to media in New York. "It is a sign of goodwill from Beijing, evidence of the pe ... read more |
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