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Bombing destroys presidential building in TripoliTripoli (AFP) April 25, 2011 Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's office in his immense Tripoli residence was destroyed in a NATO air strike early Monday, while loud explosions were heard in several districts of the capital as warplanes roared overhead. A Libyan official accompanying journalists at Kadhafi's compound said 45 people were wounded, 15 seriously, in the bombing. He added that he did not know whether there were victims under the rubble. "It was an attempt to assassinate Colonel Kadhafi," he affirmed. Seif Al-Islam ... read more |
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  US appeals court revives Iraq Blackwater case A US appeals court has reopened the prosecution of four former Blackwater security guards accused of killing 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, documents obtained by AFP Sunday showed. ... more | .. |
  Seoul sites rockets near N. Korea border: reports South Korea has deployed rockets on two islands near its tense Yellow Sea border with North Korea to guard against possible attacks, reports said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan re-opens NATO supply route NATO can resume supplying its troops in Afghanistan through a key Pakistani route on Monday after protesters against US drone strikes lifted a blockade, an official said. ... more | .. |
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  Russia frees software tycoon's kidnapped son Russian police on Sunday freed the son of software tycoon Eugene Kaspersky after a five-day kidnap ordeal, ending one of the highest-profile abduction dramas in the country in recent years. ... more | .. |
 Libya stalemate would draw in Al-Qaeda: McCain Senator John McCain urged the United States on Sunday to step up its involvement in NATO air strikes on Libya, warning that a stalemate would likely draw Al-Qaeda into the conflict. ... more | .. |
 Misrata fighting rages on, Kadhafi office hit The most powerful explosions to hit the Libyan capital in weeks of fighting shook downtown Tripoli early Monday, as as an airstrike hit Moamer Kadhafi's office at his sprawling residence. ... more | .. |
  Aegis Combat Systems Installed on Two New U.S. Navy Destroyers The U.S. Navy, supported by Lockheed Martin has installed the Aegis Combat System aboard two new Navy destroyers, USS Gravely (DDG 107) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109). The Aegis Combat Systems aboar ... more |
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 4th SOPS Closes The Door On Legacy In a ceremony held April 11, 4th Space Operations Squadron members decommissioned the Satellite Mission Control Subsystem and Air Force Command Post Terminal closing the door on a legacy of operatio ... more | .. |
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 Stability And Security In Space "A long-standing principle of U.S. national space policy," said Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Frank Rose, "is that all nations have the right ... more | .. |
 Jimmy Carter in Beijing for N. Korea visit A group of former statesmen led by ex-US president Jimmy Carter on Sunday said they were in Beijing on the way to North Korea in a visit aimed at easing tension on the Korean Peninsula. ... more | .. |
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 Iraq PM pledges not to ask for US troop extension Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has pledged that Baghdad would not ask US troops to stay in the country beyond a year-end pullout, his office said on Saturday. ... more |
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  US carries out first drone strike in Libya: Pentagon The United States carried out its first drone strike in Libya on Saturday, the Pentagon said, two days after approving the use of pilotless aircraft to aid rebels fighting Moamer Kadhafi's forces. ... more | .. |
 NATO supplies halted ahead of Pakistan protest Pakistan suspended delivery of supplies Saturday to NATO troops in Afghanistan via its land border for three days as campaigners began a sit-in on the supply route over US drone attacks. ... more | .. |
Gunmen kill head of Iraq's tax agency Gunmen using silenced pistols killed the head of Iraq's tax agency on Saturday, an interior ministry official said. ... more | .. |
 Several killed in NATO raids across Libya: report NATO planes staged raids on civil and military sites in the Libyan capital Tripoli and other cities Saturday, killing and wounding several people, the official JANA news agency said. ... more |
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Pakistan has 'broken back' of militants: army chief Pakistan's army chief said Saturday his forces had "broken the back" of Islamist militants after the United States criticised the country's efforts to quell Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked rebels. ... more | .. |
Iraqi Kurd demo fatalities rises to 10 A 28-year-old Kurdish protester died of gunshot wounds on Saturday, becoming the tenth person killed in more than two months of rallies in Iraq's northern autonomous region, a doctor said. ... more | .. |
  Japan seeks stronger military ties with US: report Japan's defence minister said his country needs stronger military ties with the US and South Korea to balance China's growing might, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan tests latest defensive missile Pakistan successfully test-fired a new short-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, the Hatf-9, at an undisclosed location, the Defense Ministry said. ... more |
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  Mideast: Western arms sales under scrutiny The wave of political violence sweeping the Middle East and Africa has thrown a harsh spotlight on Western arms sales to authoritarian regimes and some arms export licenses have been shelved. ... more | .. |
Europe planning for Libya force despite UN concern: France The European Union is continuing to plan for a possible military intervention to bring aid to the besieged rebel Libya city of Misrata despite UN reservations, the French foreign ministry said Friday. ... more | .. |
Mullen: Iraq must decide soon on US troops Iraq has just "weeks" to decide if it needs US troops to stay beyond a year-end deadline, the top American military officer warned on Friday, cautioning that time was running out. ... more | .. |
Disappointed by West, Uzbekistan turns to China Uzbekistan is opening up its economy and vast mineral resources to China rather than Europe after feeling let down by Western pressure over its human rights record, a top official said Friday. ... more |
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EADS offer for Vector valid until May 26 The bid from European space and defense giant EADS for Canadian helicopter company Vector is valid until May 26, EADS said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Seoul: No barter deal for T-50 jet trainer A South Korean official refuted reports that Indonesia will barter four CN-235 transport aircraft as partial payment toward 16 T-50 jet trainers. ... more | .. |
  Spanish police hunt ETA killer Spanish police are hunting for an ETA insurgent after a court reversed a decision that led to the man being release last week. ... more |
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