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Kadhafi hiding in hospitals to avoid air strikes: sourceDeauville, France (AFP) May 27, 2011 Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi is hiding in hospitals as he becomes increasingly "paranoid" about NATO air strikes, a diplomatic source said, quoting British intelligence reports. The information has persuaded NATO powers engaged in the air campaign in Libya that now is the right time to increase the pressure on the veteran Kadhafi, the source said late Thursday at the G8 summit in France. "There is a strong consensus that we need to be turning the screw now and that is partly informed by our inte ... read more |
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 G8 backs Obama over 1967 borders The leaders of the world's richest countries were to give "strong support" on Friday to President Barack Obama's insistence that a Mideast peace deal be based on pre-1967 borders. ... more | .. |
  Obama nominates new defense, CIA chiefs President Barack Obama on Thursday formally nominated Leon Panetta as his new secretary of defense and David Petraeus, who commands the international force in Afghanistan, as Panetta's successor at the CIA. ... more | .. |
  Eight US soldiers killed in Afghan blasts Eight soldiers killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan were Americans, the Pentagon confirmed, in one of the worst single incidents in recent months. ... more | .. |
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  China sets up military cyber-warfare team: report China's military has set up an elite Internet security task force tasked with fending off cyberattacks, state media reported Friday, denying that the initiative is intended to create a "hacker army". ... more | .. |
 Libya govt offers truce, Russia says ready to mediate Libya's regime offered a truce but not the departure of Moamer Kadhafi as Tripoli was pounded by NATO air strikes and Russia said it is ready to play a key role in mediating an end to the conflict. ... more | .. |
  Kim returns to N. Korea after China trip North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il returned Friday from China full of praise for his country's key ally, but analysts saw few signs of firm agreement with Beijing on economic reform or denuclearisation. ... more | .. |
  Funeral for top Iraq official as Baathists blamed Dozens of people attended the funeral of the chief of Iraq's controversial anti-Baath committee on Friday, with officials and politicians blaming ex-regime loyalists for his brazen killing in Baghdad. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation
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 US, Russia reset faces new challenges Despite diplomatic payoffs and a "free-flowing" dialogue with the Kremlin, the legacy of Cold War history and suspicion sometimes still challenges the "reset" US-Russia relationship. ... more | .. |
 Seven US soldiers killed in Afghan blasts Seven soldiers killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan on Thursday were Americans, the Pentagon confirmed, adding that they died after successive blasts struck them at the same location. ... more | .. |
  Smiths Detection eyes S. American market Threat monitoring leader Smiths Detection has set sights on business expansion in Latin America after it bought up the Brazilian company so far responsible for distribution and sales in the region. ... more | .. |
  Arab Spring, nuclear safety, occupy G8 chiefs The leaders of the world's great industrial powers met on Thursday to show solidarity with Arab peoples fighting for democracy and with Japan's battle to recover from nuclear disaster. ... more |
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 Pakistan to use 'all means' against terror Pakistan has authorised the use of "all means" to wipe out militants, following a string of humiliating Taliban attacks on security forces, but stopped short of unveiling specific new measures. ... more | .. |
 US lawmakers pass $690 billion Pentagon bill The US House of Representatives passed a $690 billion Pentagon budget Thursday that bars American ground forces in Libya and limits the Obama administration's powers on handling Guantanamo detainees. ... more | .. |
  New China missile unit near Taiwan: spy chief Taiwan's top intelligence chief said China had deployed a new missile unit near the island, a lawmaker revealed Thursday, sparking concerns about the fragility of ties with the mainland. ... more | .. |
 G8 summit urges Russia to mediate with Libya The world's great industrial powers met Thursday at a G8 summit dominated by revolt in the Arab world, backing the popular struggle for democracy and seeking a way out of the Libyan war. ... 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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 Medvedev offers 2020 date for missile solution Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday after talks with US President Barack Obama that an ultimate solution to the long-running row over missile defence may not happen until after 2020. ... more | .. |
 Head of Iraq anti-Baath committee gunned down The head of Iraq's controversial anti-Baath committee was gunned down while on his way home in Baghdad on Thursday, while nine other policemen and soldiers were killed in nationwide unrest. ... more | .. |
 EU suspends travel ban on Iranian foreign minister The European Union has suspended a travel ban against Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi, a former head of Tehran's nuclear energy agency, an EU spokeswoman said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Lithuania will seek NATO missile assurances at Obama meet Ex-Soviet NATO member Lithuania said Thursday it will seek assurances that a planned missile shield will protect all members of the alliance, on the eve of talks with US President Barack Obama. ... more |
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 N. Korea confirms Kim's secretive China visit North Korea confirmed that leader Kim Jong-Il ended a secretive visit to close ally China Thursday, but its report of his talks with President Hu Jintao struck a different note to Beijing's account. ... more | .. |
 Sarkozy to tell Israel, Palestinians that peace within reach French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe is to go to the Middle East next week to tell Israel and the Palestinians that peace is now "within reach", President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 US House wants sailors back from Libya after 207 years The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to repatriate from Libya the remains of 13 navy commandos killed in 1804 during the First Barbary War and buried in mass graves in Tripoli. ... more | .. |
 Lawmakers bar more Chinese firms from Pentagon bids The US House of Representatives has broadened the type of Chinese entities barred from receiving Pentagon contracts amid growing unease in Washington over China's expanding military might. ... 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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 China must do more on N.Korea: Locke Gary Locke, the nominee to be the next US ambassador to Beijing, said Thursday that China must do more to pressure North Korea as it welcomed the secretive regime's leader Kim Jong-Il. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea firm claims record with $7.25 bn Iraq deal A South Korean construction firm said Thursday it has signed a $7.25 billion preliminary agreement to build a new town in Iraq, terming it the biggest-ever single deal for a Korean builder overseas. ... more | .. |
 Obama's 'favorite' general out of running for top job President Barack Obama's "favorite general" has been passed over for the US military's top job amid concerns over his standing among fellow officers, defense officials said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Libya: Explosions heard in Tripoli, NATO raids on Nalyut Four explosions were heard late Wednesday in the Libyan capital Tripoli, targeted for two days by NATO, which earlier carried out raids on the western town of Nalyut, Libyan news agency JANA reported. ... more |
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 US cutting back troops in Pakistan: Pentagon The US military said Wednesday it has begun pulling some American troops out of Pakistan after Islamabad requested a smaller presence, amid tensions over a US raid against Osama bin Laden. ... more | .. |
 US secretly helped French nuclear program: documents The United States secretly helped France develop advanced nuclear weapons in the 1970s as part of a bid by the Nixon administration to sow divisions in Europe, declassified US documents showed. ... more | .. |
  France, Russia to agree warship price within month: envoy France and Russia will agree the price for the sale of four powerful warships to Moscow within a month, the Russian ambassador to Paris told reporters Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US, European banks invest billions in cluster bombs: NGOs US and European financial firms are still investing billions of dollars in cluster bomb producers despite a global ban on a weapon that maims and kills civilians, NGOs said Wednesday. ... more |
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