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Iraq suicide car bombing kills at least 21 policeHilla, Iraq (AFP) May 5, 2011 A suicide attacker blew up a bomb-filled car at a police station south of Baghdad, killing 21 policemen on Thursday, as Iraqi forces braced for Al-Qaeda revenge attacks after Osama bin Laden's death. The attack, which also wounded at least 75 policemen, was the worst in Iraq in more than a month, and pushed security chiefs to install new checkpoints, tighten access to key roads and restrict movement between provinces. The bombing left a two-metre (six-foot) crater and badly damaged the police st ... read more |
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  Elite among elite: US Navy SEAL's 'Team Six' The US Navy commandos who swooped on Osama bin Laden's compound reportedly came from a renowned squad known as "Team Six," an elite unit drawn from the already elite ranks of the SEALs. ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Challenges Emirati Students to Think in an Unmanned World Showcasing unmanned technology while raising student interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) sponsored the first Unmanned Systems ... more | .. |
  SBIRS Satellite about to launch The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are ready to launch the first Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous (GEO-1) spacecraft on Friday, May 6 aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V la ... more | .. |
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  Main suspect, two others held in Marrakesh attack Morocco arrested the main suspect and two other Moroccans for their role in a bomb attack in the city of Marrakesh that killed 16 people, many of them foreigners, last month, an interior ministry of ... more | .. |
 UN rights chief wants 'full facts' on bin Laden killing UN human rights chief Navi Pillay on Thursday called for "a full disclosure of the accurate facts" to determine the legality of the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. "I'm still for a ... more | .. |
  Pakistan demands US slash troops in bin Laden row Pakistan's military on Thursday demanded the US reduce its troop presence in the country to a "minimum" as the fallout from the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden intensified. After day ... more | .. |
  France, U.K. want Israel to push talks France and Britain have turned up the heat on Israel to do more for the peace process with the Palestinians. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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  Patriot Test Fires PAC-3 MSE Missile Raytheon's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System successfully test fired Lockheed Martin's PAC-3 MSE (Missile Segment Enhancement) missile recently at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. "This de ... more | .. |
 LockMart and SELEX Systems Integration and Cobham Team for Project MARSHALL Bid Lockheed Martin, Finmeccanica - through its UK company SELEX Systems Integration - and Cobham have signed an agreement to form Fusion Air Traffic Management, which will address Project MARSHALL - fo ... more | .. |
 US drone 'kills two in attack on Saudi Qaeda chief' A US drone attacked a Saudi Al-Qaeda leader in southern Yemen on Thursday, but missed him and killed two local members of the militant network, a security source and witnesses told AFP. The dr ... more | .. |
 Key US senators say wait for facts on Pakistan Key US senators appealed Thursday for a calm reaction after Osama bin Laden was found in Pakistan, saying it was vital to preserve cooperation with the nuclear-armed Islamic nation. ... more |
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  More economic power for Iran's Rev. Guards Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has widened its ever-expanding economic power with a no-tender contract from the Oil Ministry to develop two big natural gas fields in southern Fars province. ... more | .. |
 Arab Spring puts off Baghdad summit until 2012 An Arab summit due to be held in Baghdad next week has been postponed until March 2012, the Arab League chief and Iraq's foreign minister announced on Thursday, after Gulf calls for it to be scrapped. ... more | .. |
  Wall Street Journal launches WikiLeaks rival The Wall Street Journal launched a WikiLeaks rival called "SafeHouse" on Thursday, calling for online submissions to help uncover fraud and abuse in business and politics. ... more | .. |
 Mullah Omar should be 'worried': US general A top US general on Thursday said Taliban leader Mullah Omar should be "worried" after US forces killed Osama bin Laden, predicting the raid would damage the Afghan insurgency's morale. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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 Anonymous denies involvement in Sony data theft Internet vigilante group Anonymous denied involvement on Thursday in the theft of personal information from over 100 million Sony PlayStation and Online Entertainment network accounts. ... more | .. |
 Dud fuses worry Seoul's generals Up to 30 percent of the bomb fuses possessed by South Korea's air force may be useless because they are too old, military sources said. ... more | .. |
 China urges world to back Pakistan in terror fight China reaffirmed its support on Thursday for efforts by its ally Pakistan to combat terrorism after the killing of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden by US forces, and urged the world to help Islamabad. ... more | .. |
 Fatah-Hamas deal reflects Syrian weakness: Iraq The reconciliation deal signed by rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah reflects Syria's weakening hand in the region, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari suggested Thursday. ... more |
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 Two Qaeda militants killed in Yemen: defence ministry Two Al-Qaeda militants were killed in south Yemen on Thursday, the defence ministry said. Witnesses said they died in an air strike. ... more | .. |
 Iraq suicide car bomb kills 21: hospital chief A suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police station in Hilla, south of Baghdad, killing 21 policemen on Thursday, the chief of the city's hospital said. ... more | .. |
 Tactical Air Defense Services Acquires Use of Specialty Military Aircraft Tactical Air Defense Services is pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive use of a specialty military aircraft renowned for its capabilities in counter-insurgency and air-to-ground bom ... more | .. |
 TCG Awarded Contract to Deliver Multi-Link Ground Support System To Pakistan Air Force Tactical Communications Group (TCG) has received its fourth consecutive order from the US Air Forces' Electronic Systems Center (ESC) for a Ground Support System (GSS) for use by the Pakistan Air Fo ... more |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
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  Cut JSF project still backed in Congress Plans for developing an alternative engine for the F-35 joint strike fighter project are still enjoying support in Congress despite the Pentagon's termination of funding for the discredited plan. ... more | .. |
 Marshall wins U.S. tanker supply deal Britain's Marshall Aerospace will supply body fuel tanks of the U.S. Air Force's new KC-X in-flight refueling tanker. ... more | .. |
 Iran won't use nuclear bomb against Israel: Barak Even if Iran obtains nuclear weapons it will not use them against Israel or other countries in the Middle East, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak told the Haaretz newspaper on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 US lawmaker urges no cash for Pakistanis A key US lawmaker on Wednesday urged a halt to an aid program for flood victims in Pakistan in the wake of revelations that slain Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin laden lived there unperturbed for years. ... more |
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 Netanyahu due for May 20 White House talks President Barack Obama will host Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for Oval Office talks on May 20, with the stalled Middle East peace process expected to top the agenda. ... more | .. |
 Bin Laden computers a 'gold mine' for US Intelligence agencies combing through computers and storage devices found at Osama bin Laden's compound expect a "gold mine" of data that could expose terror plots, Al-Qaeda figures' locations and funding sources, ex-US officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Claude Choules, last WWI combatant, was anti-war The last World War I combatant, who has died aged 110, was staunchly anti-war and snubbed remembrance activities despite a 41-year navy career which began when he was just 14. ... more | .. |
 Iraq suicide car bombing kills at least 13 police A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle packed with explosives near a police station south of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 policemen in the country's deadliest attack in more than a month. ... more |
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