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Fear of instability stops China reining in N.Korea: analystsBeijing (AFP) Nov 24, 2010 China's deep-seated fear of instability along its northeastern border will prevent it from reining in its erratic ally North Korea after Pyongyang's deadly attack on a South Korean island, analysts said. World powers led by the United States have categorically condemned Tuesday's artillery bombardment of South Korea's Yeonpyeong island, leaving China isolated as it merely expressed "concern". The fact that Tuesday's attack even happened may show that the West has overestimated Beijing's influenc ... read more |
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  US military sidelines officials over tanker error The chief of the US Air Force on Tuesday said two officials had been removed from a refueling tanker program after the wrong documents were sent out to aerospace rivals bidding on the huge contract. ... more | .. |
 Seoul rules out redeployment of US nuclear weapons South Korea's defence ministry Tuesday ruled out the redeployment of US nuclear weapons on its soil as a deterrent to North Korea, a day after its minister had raised the prospect. ... more | .. |
 South Korea in a bind over its wayward neighbour North Korea's deadly rain of shells has enraged South Koreans but also driven home their chilling dilemma - how to deal with an unpredictable nuclear-armed neighbour while avoiding all-out war. ... more | .. |
  Brazil court rejects case on US role in 1964 coup Brazil's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a case brought against the United States for its alleged role in the 1964 military coup against then president Joao Goulart. ... more |
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Shell-shocked survivors of N.Korean attack tell of terror Stunned survivors of North Korea's artillery strike against a remote island recounted the shelling Wednesday to a nation furious and on edge over one of the worst attacks since the Korean War. ... more | .. |
  26 terror suspects arrested in Europe Authorities arrested 26 suspects in a major anti-terror operation spanning several European countries, Belgian officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 US stresses Iran's 'continued failure' to comply with IAEA The United States Tuesday criticized Iran for its "continued failure" to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, after a new report by the agency said Iran was still refusing to halt uranium enrichment. ... more | .. |
 Russian 'arms king' and Moscow's secrets Viktor Bout, a Russian alleged to be the world's most prolific gunrunner, is languishing in a New York prison awaiting trial on terrorism charges. ... more |
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 Boeing Delivers US Navy's 10th C-40A Derivative Aircraft Boeing has delivered the 10th C-40A transport/cargo aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The Boeing 737-700 commercial derivative was modified at the company's Wichita facility for its Navy mission. "Th ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded US Navy Bomb Rack Contract The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Raytheon a $32.4 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for engineering and manufacturing development of the BRU-69/A Multi-Purpose Bomb Rack ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin's JAGM Hits Target From 6 Kilometers Lockheed Martin scored a hit on a main battle tank at six kilometers in a company-funded, multiple-mission firing of its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The complex flight test, at White Sands M ... more | .. |
 LockMart Receives Contract To Produce Paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Trainings Rounds Lockheed Martin received a $15.6 million contract to produce paveway II Enhanced Laser Guided Training Rounds (ELGTR) for the U.S. Navy. This award is for the first year of a planned three-year proc ... more |
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  Brazil unveils massive navy buildup plans Brazil's plans for a massive naval buildup, which would include nuclear-powered submarines, were greeted with concern that the country's huge defense outlay would trigger copycat actions in neighboring Latin American countries. ... more | .. |
  Kuwait official says new border deal struck with Iraq Iraq and Kuwait have agreed to create a 500-metre (yard) no-man's land on each side of the border and move Iraqi farmers to new homes, a Kuwaiti official said in comments published Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Obama vows 'unshakeable' support for S.Korea after attack US President Barack Obama described North Korea as a pressing threat and pledged "unshakeable" support for South Korea after the communist state rained a deadly artillery barrage on a border island. ... more | .. |
US sanctions have failed: top Ahmadinejad aide Despite Western nations tightening the screws on Iran, a top aide to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said increasingly tough sanctions had failed, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. ... more |
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N.Korea's attack meant to bolster heir-apparent: Seoul North Korea's deadly strikes on a South Korean island were likely meant to bolster the military credentials of its little known leader-in-waiting, South Korea said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Belgium detains 15 in Afghanistan, Iraq 'jihadist' probe Belgian police detained around 15 people in Brussels on Tuesday in connection with a probe into an Iraq and Afghanistan war recruitment drive, after a separate raid in an unrelated terror investigation. ... more | .. |
Iran's nuclear programme suffered one-day outage: IAEA Iran's uranium enrichment activities came to a complete halt for at least one day this month, a new restricted UN report revealed Tuesday, amid speculation the activities were the target of a cyberattack. ... more | .. |
Russia sells Su-35s to China Defying its tradition of keeping China at a distance of its advanced weapons, Russia has signaled its intent to sell its latest model of Su-35 jet fighter to China. ... more |
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US-S.Korea war games planned as artillery toll rises The United States and South Korea Wednesday announced joint naval war games as the death toll from North Korea's shelling of a border island - one of its worst attacks in decades - rose to four. ... more | .. |
China media takes pro-Pyongyang tone over shelling Chinese state media coverage of the Korean peninsula shelling incident avoided criticising Beijing's close ally Pyongyang on Wednesday and even said the episode showed North Korea's "toughness". ... more | .. |
 Palestinians, Syria condemn Israel referendum law Palestinian and Syrian officials on Tuesday condemned a new Israeli law mandating a national referendum ahead of any withdrawal from annexed east Jerusalem or the Golan Heights. ... more | .. |
  China broadcasters strike gold with foreign formats Jin Lei directed several copycat reality shows before striking gold with "China's Got Talent", and its success has him convinced that real deal foreign formats can drive local TV's development. ... more |
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