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Military action won't stop Iran nuclear program: USWashington (AFP) Nov 16, 2010 US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Tuesday that military action would not stop Iran's nuclear program and instead would only make it "deeper and more covert." Gates told a conference that military action would offer only a "short-term solution" to the thorny issue of Iran's nuclear program. Western nations have accused Tehran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapon, something Iran vehemently denies. Military action against the Iranian government, which has refused global calls to rein ... read more |
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  Canada to send 950 military trainers to Afghanistan Canada will send up to 950 military trainers to Afghanistan to help Afghan soldiers take over security after Canadian combat troops exit next year, ministers said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Canada to send 950 military trainers to Afghanistan Canada said Tuesday it will deploy up to 950 military trainers to help Afghan soldiers take over security as it scales back its own troop presence in the country ahead of the end of combat operations next year. ... more | .. |
NATO hails progress in Kandahar, although attacks continue Kandahar is rocked by explosions and gunfire most nights but military commanders say that NATO leaders meeting this weekend can be told that the tactics in southern Afghanistan are working. ... more | .. |
 NKorea seeks to build light-water reactor by 2012: US expert North Korea claims to be building an experimental light-water nuclear reactor for completion by 2012, says a US expert who visited the communist state this month. ... more |
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 Failure to pass START in 2010 dangerous to US security: Biden Failure to pass the landmark START nuclear treaty with Russia this year would "endanger our national security," US Vice President Joe Biden warned Tuesday after a top senator voiced doubt about its approval. ... more | .. |
Top US senator doubts START treaty approval in 2010 Prospects for US Senate ratification of a landmark nuclear treaty with Russia this year dimmed Tuesday as a top lawmaker said he doubted the pact could be approved before 2011. ... more | .. |
  US signals more optimism at reviving Mideast talks The Obama administration is sounding optimistic that it can restart Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations that stalled only weeks after their US launch in September. ... more | .. |
NATO launches into new era under Afghan cloud NATO opens a new chapter in its history this week when it maps out an end to the combat mission in Afghanistan and draws lessons from the costly war to help shape its vision for the next decade. ... more |
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FACTS: Afghanistan conflict timeline The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, due to hold its annual summit in Portugal on Friday and Saturday, has been playing a prominent role in Afghanistan since the start of the current US-led war. ... more | .. |
Israel awaits US letter outlining settlement freeze terms Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu is awaiting written details of a US package of incentives in exchange for a new West Bank settlement freeze before convening his security cabinet, officials said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Facing up to China In 1876, Europeans visiting the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition were astonished by American industrial prowess. In two generations, the United States had progressed from a simple agrarian society to challenge the most advanced European economies. ... more | .. |
Lawyer blasts US army probe into Afghan killings A defense lawyer condemned as "mistake-ridden" Tuesday an investigation into an alleged rogue US army unit said to have killed Afghan civilians for sport. ... more |
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FACTS: Foreign troop numbers in Afghanistan NATO leaders prepare to discuss the continued presence of foreign forces in Afghanistan - and the timetable for their withdrawal - with nearly 140,000 foreign soldiers in the country. ... more | .. |
 Iran accuses two Germans of spying ahead of nuclear talks Iran on Tuesday accused two German journalists of spying after they were arrested interviewing the son of a woman condemned to death by stoning, stirring fresh tension with the West ahead of nuclear talks. ... more | .. |
Iran on confrontation course with Europe Iran is on a confrontation course with Europe after Tehran accused two German journalists of spying and Iranian security officials allegedly abused French diplomatic personnel in Tehran. ... more | .. |
  US faces 'huge' cyber threat in the future: Gates Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Tuesday that potential cyber attacks posed a "huge" future threat that had to be tackled through joint efforts by US military and civilian agencies. ... more |
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Obama battles to save landmark treaty with Russia President Barack Obama's hopes to win US Senate approval of a landmark arms control treaty with Russia this year faded abruptly Tuesday, hampering his embattled quest to improve ties with Moscow. ... more | .. |
Top Taiwan prosecutor targeted by Chinese hackers: report A top Taiwanese prosecutor in charge of probing several major scandals, including a Chinese spy case, has been targeted by cyber-attacks from China, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Bout's extradition will not hurt US-Russia ties: State Dept The US State Department said Tuesday that Thailand's extradition of suspected Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to the United States would not damage ties between Moscow and Washington. ... more | .. |
Iran yet to agree with world powers on nuclear talks restart Iran and world powers have yet to agree on the venue and agenda for a resumption of nuclear talks planned for December 5, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday. ... more |
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Wife says Viktor Bout 'card in political game' The wife of suspected Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout has lashed out at Thailand over his sudden extradition, saying her husband is a pawn in a political game between the United States and Russia. ... more | .. |
  China law enforcers ordered to make no-beating vow: report Members of a controversial law enforcement force in a central Chinese city have been ordered to sign a pledge not to beat people up, state media reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Satellites Tracking Mt Merapi Volcanic Ash Clouds Since its latest series of deadly eruptions, Java's Mt Merapi has been spewing volcanic ash clouds into the air. Satellite data are crucial for assessing the eruption's danger to air traffic and pub ... more | .. |
 Scientists Reveal Criminal Virus Spreaders Using Evolutionary Forensics The source of HIV infection in two separate criminal cases in which men were convicted of intentionally infecting their female sexual partners was confirmed by scientists from The University of Texa ... more |
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