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Russia puts breaks on further nuclear cutbacksMoscow (AFP) Jan 19, 2011 The cheer over Russia's approval of a new nuclear disarmament treaty is short-lived as it masks Moscow's reluctance to ensure further cuts, threatening US President Barack Obama's vision of a nuclear-free world. Russia is going through the final motions of ratifying a new START treaty that reduces old nuclear warhead ceilings by 30 percent and limits each side to 700 deployed long-range missiles and heavy bombers. The pact will be submitted for a last vote to Russia's lower house of parliament o ... read more |
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 Iraq inquiry slams UK officials over secret memos The head of Britain's Iraq war inquiry rebuked the government Tuesday for refusing to publish memos that Tony Blair wrote to George Bush ahead of the 2003 invasion, as public hearings resumed in London. ... more | .. |
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 Iraq province cuts supplies to national grid Iraq's northern Kirkuk province said it had stopped supplying electricity to the national grid on Tuesday, in a bold move to force the central government's hand in a dispute over power rationing. ... more | .. |
 Aussie refugee deal signals forced return Australia is set to send thousands of failed Afghan asylum seekers to their homeland thanks to an agreement with the Afghanistan government. ... more |
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