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No-fly zone plan will be presented March 15: ClintonWashington (AFP) March 10, 2011 A plan aimed at establishing a no-fly zone over Libya will be presented March 15 to NATO, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday. "We are continuing to plan for the full range of possible options including a no-fly zone," Clinton told a press conference, declining however to indicate who would present the plan on Tuesday. US civilian and military officials have been debating with their allied counterparts the idea of a creating zone in which NATO warplanes would ground Colonel Moam ... read more |
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  N. Korea gears up for infiltration drill: Seoul South Korea's defence chief called Friday for tight vigilance against North Korea, saying Pyongyang was preparing for a new infiltration exercise near the disputed Yellow Sea border. ... more | .. |
  US Navy ill-prepared for new Arctic frontier: study Climate change is rapidly transforming the Arctic and the US Navy is falling behind as international powers jockey for power over vast oil resources, suggested a US study released on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Al-Qaida 'trains 100 Europeans' for attack European security authorities are concerned about reports that al-Qaida and its North African affiliate, determined to strike the United States and its allies, are recruiting European operatives able to blend into Western societies and evade capture. ... more | .. |
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  Shadow Defies Gravity With Success An unmanned aircraft system in the Army's fleet is defying gravity, soaring ever higher in performance and zooming down on cost. And, in a budget-conscious Department of Defense, exceeding performan ... more | .. |
  Excalibur: Turning 'Artillery Cannon Into A Sniper Rifle' A lot can happen during the course of a phone call. On Jan. 14, 2005, Tom Coradeschi placed a phone call to Robert Pinto, triggering a conversation that would give impetus to a revolutionary advance ... more | .. |
 Quartet talks peace with Israel, Palestinians Envoys of the Middle East Quartet met with Israeli and Palestinian peace negotiators on Thursday, as the Jewish state faced growing pressure to break the logjam in talks with the Palestinians. ... more | .. |
 Senator urges US spy chief be fired A US senator called Thursday for US spy chief James Clapper to be fired for calling Russia and China "mortal" threats to the United States and saying Libya's Moamer Kadhafi would defeat a rebellion. ... more |
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 Libya has mustard gas, lacks delivery systems: monitor Libya still has over 10 tonnes of mustard gas years after signing a treaty banning chemical weapons, but has destroyed the weapons systems for using them, a watchdog organization said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 New EU sanctions, NATO meets on Libya The European Union Thursday extended sanctions against the Libyan regime as NATO members discussed military action to help stop the fighting in the North African country. ... more | .. |
  Trident II D5 Missile Achieves 135th Consecutive Test Flight The U.S. Navy conducted a successful test flight March 1 of a Trident II D5 Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) built by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). The Navy launched the unarmed missile from the submerg ... more | .. |
 Marines Declare AH-1Z Cobra Operational The Marine Corps' newest attack helicopter, the AH-1Z Cobra, achieved Initial Operating Capability ahead of schedule in February. "Getting the AH-1Z to IOC has been a huge achievement for the entire ... more |
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  Taiwan to cut troop numbers Taiwan plans to reduce its troop levels by 9,200 this year as part of a five-year plan to cut back by 60,000 personnel, a 20 percent reduction. ... more | .. |
  Eurocopter books 68 orders at Heli-Expo Eurocopter, a subsidiary of European defense giant EADS, scored orders and agreements for 68 helicopters from U.S., European and Russian customers at this week's Heli-Expo trade show in Orlando, Fla. ... more | .. |
 NATO sends ships to Libya, mulls no-fly zone NATO agreed Thursday to send more ships towards Libya's coast but put off any decision on imposing a no-fly zone against the regime, saying it needed a clear legal mandate for military action. ... more | .. |
  Karzai relative killed by coalition forces: family A relative of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been killed by international forces, Karzai's brother and officials said Thursday, returning the issue of civilian casualties inflicted by foreign troops to centre stage. ... more |
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 West tightens screws as Kadhafi forces claim success Western powers tightened the screws on Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Thursday, reaching out to his opponents and deploying more warships as his forces claimed to have reversed the rebel tide. ... more | .. |
 Costs for F-35 fighter jets to soar: Canadian watchdog Canada significantly overpaid for new fighter jets jointly developed with the United States and its allies, a parliamentary watchdog said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Russia bans Libya arms exports: Kremlin Russia, a key arms exporter to the Middle East, announced Thursday it was banning the sale of all weapons to Libya, in line with its support of UN sanctions against Moamer Kadhafi's regime. ... more | .. |
S. Korea, US end computerised war games US and South Korean troops on Thursday completed computerised joint war games denounced by North Korea, but field training involving a US aircraft carrier will continue through next month. ... more |
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 Britain in Eurofighter talks with Indonesia: report Britain is in talks with Indonesia on the possible sale of Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft despite concerns over Jakarta's human rights record, The Times newspaper reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 'Merchant of Death' appeals for Moscow support A suspected Russian arms dealer known as the "Merchant of Death" urged Moscow on Thursday to pile political pressure on Washington to win his release from US detention. ... more | .. |
 Boeing Begins Final Assembly Of First P-8A Poseidon Production Aircraft Boeing has began final assembly of the first U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon production aircraft in the company's Renton factory. The P-8A is the first of six low-rate initial production aircraft that Boein ... more | .. |
 Outside View: 30 seconds over Tripoli "A mind is a terrible thing to lose," U.S. Vice President Dan Quayle once Malapropped in a mistaken reference to the NAACP's slogan that a mind is a terrible thing to waste. But Quayle's remark applies to the U.S. debate about whether to impose a "no-fly zone" over Libya and perhaps dislodge Moammar Qaddafi from his throne. ... more |
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Lula pushes mega-oil project as Brazil prepares to host COP30
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 Rockets from Iran seized in Afghanistan: ISAF International forces in Afghanistan have seized a "significant" shipment of rockets from Iran which would have doubled insurgents' strike range, an official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Syria must not be allowed to stonewall IAEA probe: US Syria cannot be allowed to continue to block a long-running investigation by the UN atomic watchdog into alleged illicit nuclear activity, the United States said here Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq premiere at world's biggest tourism fair The world's biggest tourism fair, the ITB Berlin, opened Wednesday with an Iraqi stand for the first time, eight years after the toppling of Saddam Hussein and the turmoil that followed. ... more | .. |
 World powers press Iran to cooperate with IAEA World powers urged Iran to cooperate with the UN atomic watchdog Wednesday, otherwise it could soon face further censure for blocking the investigation into its controversial nuclear drive. ... more |
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S. Korea accuses N. Korea over communications attack North Korea is thought to have beamed signals from two locations to try to jam military communications in South Korea but the attempt failed, Seoul's defence minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Australia's Gillard to US: Don't fear China's rise Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Wednesday urged Americans downcast by their woeful economy to embrace, not fear, China's explosive growth while pressing Beijing to be "a good global citizen." ... more | .. |
 First Chinese American named Beijing envoy US President Barack Obama on Wednesday named Gary Locke to be the first Chinese American ambassador to Beijing, hoping the exemplar of the American dream can manage the two powers' often rocky ties. ... more | .. |
 North Korea jams South's guided missiles Seoul has accused North Korea of using sophisticated jamming systems to block South Korean military signals and disrupt its guided missiles. ... more |
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