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S.Korea completes live-fire drill: officialsSeoul (AFP) Dec 20, 2010 South Korea Monday ended a live-fire artillery exercise on a border island, the defence ministry said, less than two hours after it was launched despite fears of North Korean retaliation. The exercise began around 2:30 pm (0530 GMT) on Yeonpyeong island. A similar drill last month was followed by a North Korean bombardment of the island that killed four people. The North had threatened a deadlier attack if this week's exercise went ahead. An AFP photographer in a bunker on the island confirm ... read more |
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 S.Korea starts live-fire drill on border island: ministry South Korean troops Monday started a live-fire artillery exercise on a border island, the defence ministry said, despite threats by North Korea to hit back. ... more | .. |
  France to decide on MALE drone soon French Defense Minister Alain Juppe has said that a final decision on the purchase of a medium-altitude, long-endurance surveillance drone will be made in February. ... more | .. |
 US drone missiles kill 25 in Pakistan A barrage of US missiles targeted Pakistan's Khyber district on Friday for a second consecutive day, killing 25 militants as Barack Obama urged Islamabad to do more to root out terror havens. ... more | .. |
  Japan labels China's military a global concern Japan on Friday labelled the military build-up of rival China a global "concern" and said it would strengthen missile defences against the threat from North Korea, as part of a major strategic review. ... more |
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  Disillusioned Palestinians seek new path Disillusioned by the collapse of talks and disappointed by the US administration, the Palestinians are turning away from negotiations and seeking international recognition for a Palestinian state. ... more | .. |
  China premier vows to boost strategic ties with Pakistan Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao vowed Sunday to boost strategic cooperation with Pakistan as he wrapped up a three-day visit to Islamabad that concluded deals worth around 35 billion dollars. ... more | .. |
 US Senate to keep debating nuclear arms treaty The US Senate was to continue debating Sunday a nuclear arms control pact with Russia after lawmakers beat back an attempt by President Barack Obama's Republican foes to kill the accord. ... more | .. |
 Ahmadinejad says world powers must 'engage' Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday hailed this month's Geneva talks on Iran's nuclear programme and reiterated that world powers should cooperate with Tehran rather than confront it. ... more |
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  Iraq's Sadr in war of words with splinter group Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was engaged in a war of words on Friday with a splinter group from his movement that has claimed the kidnap of several British and US contractors in Iraq. ... more | .. |
 US troubleshooter proposes N.Korea military hotline US troubleshooter Bill Richardson has proposed to officials in Pyongyang that North and South Korea set up a military hotline to address incidents along their border, CNN reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Saddam half-brother apologises to Iraqi people A half-brother of executed president Saddam Hussein has apologised to the Iraqi people for the dictatorial rule of his Baath party and charged ex-deputy premier Tareq Aziz was its architect. ... more | .. |
  French missiles to Lebanon raise Israel 'concerns' Israel fears weapons sold to Lebanon's army could end up in the hands of militant group Hezbollah, an official said Sunday after France announced it would supply anti-tank missiles to the Arab nation. ... more |
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  Meet Britain's new sub-sea war machine It can hit enemies more than 1,200 miles away, its nuclear reactor could power an entire city and it makes less noise than a baby dolphin - meet HMS Ambush, Britain's new super submarine. ... more | .. |
 Europe complains of losing favour in US eyes As Washington turns its sights away from its old European partners, the EU could reconnect with the United States in "triangular cooperation" with titans such as Brazil, China or Russia, the bloc's foreign policy chief said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Israeli settlements 'displace' Palestinians: HRW Palestinians in the occupied West Bank lack basic amenities and are effectively being forcibly displaced by discriminatory Israeli policies, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Democrats push to ratify Russia nuclear pact Democrats pressed for a final Senate vote on a nuclear arms control pact with Russia on Sunday, confident of success on one of President Barack Obama's top priorities despite Republican opposition. ... more |
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 Al-Qaeda aims to 'bring down' Pakistan: Biden Al-Qaeda is trying to "bring down" nuclear-armed Pakistan, US Vice President Joe Biden warned Sunday, days after a war review tip-toed around Islamabad's role in fighting extremists. ... more | .. |
 New Zealand wooed China to curb US influence: report A former New Zealand government courted China and France in an attempt to curb American and Australian influence in the Pacific, according to a leaked diplomatic cable published here Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Palestinian negotiator says peace process in 'deep coma' A Palestinian negotiator late Saturday said the peace process with Israel was in a "deep coma" and that US proposals for resuming talks were "totally useless". ... more | .. |
 Obama warns of possible setback in US-Russia ties US President Barack Obama warned members of the US Senate Saturday that their failure to ratify a new nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia before the end of the year could set back relations with the former Cold War rival. ... more |
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 Iraq PM to name cabinet without security ministers: sources Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will take charge of Iraq's security temporarily as ministers heading the army and police will not be named when he unveils his cabinet on Monday, sources said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Danish camera enters the heart of Afghan combat Afghan war film "Armadillo" follows young Danish soldiers deploying against the Taliban for the first time, intimately recording their confrontation with a complicated conflict, the battles, the waiting, the emotions. ... more | .. |
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  ITT Extends Counter-IED Leadership The U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command has exercised the third option of the Joint Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Electronic Warfare (JCREW) 3.3 contract and has awarded ITT the de ... more |
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