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UN atomic watchdog meets on Syria, IranVienna (AFP) June 6, 2011 The UN atomic watchdog opens a week-long meeting here Monday, with the United States and its western allies looking to pass a resolution against Syria over its alleged illicit nuclear activity. The traditional June session of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-member board of governors has a heavy agenda, ranging from the upcoming two-year budget to the nuclear disaster in Japan. But it will once again be the long-running investigations into illicit nuclear programmes in both Iran and ... read more |
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 S. Korea urges N. Korea to 'take path of peace' South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak called Monday for North Korea to "take the path of peace" after a series of threats and mounting harsh rhetoric by the communist country. ... more | .. |
  US drone strikes kill 18 in Pakistan US missiles killed 18 militants in Pakistan's tribal district of South Waziristan on Monday, destroying compounds and a vehicle in the deadliest drone strikes for months, officials said. ... more | .. |
 US mulls larger troop pullout from Afghanistan: report Top White House national security advisers are considering much more significant troop reductions in Afghanistan than those discussed even a few weeks ago, The New York Times reported late Sunday. ... more | .. |
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 US weighs timeline on Afghan surge force pullout: Gates A looming US decision on troop drawdowns in Afghanistan could include a timeline for pulling out 30,000 "surge" forces deployed last year, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq rights activist criticises PM on live TV A leading human rights activist confronted Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on live television on Sunday over what she said was the insinuation that rights groups were fronts for terrorism. ... more | .. |
  Abbas agrees to peace talks based on 1967 borders Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has told France he is ready to attend a Paris peace conference if Israel accepts talks based on the 1967 borders, an aide told AFP on Sunday. ... more | .. |
  China paper blasts Google over hacking claims Chinese state media hit out at Google Monday, warning it against becoming a political tool after the Internet giant said it had been hit by a cyberspying campaign that originated in China. ... more |
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 NATO batters Tripoli ahead of Russian envoy visit NATO warplanes battered Moamer Kadhafi's command network in Tripoli, it said Monday ahead of a visit to Libya by an envoy from Russia, which has raised concerns about the military campaign. ... more | .. |
  Ban Ki-moon reelection campaign gathers pace Ban Ki-moon's campaign for a second term as United Nations leader gathers pace on Monday when he is to formally announce that he wants to stay on as secretary general, diplomats said. ... more | .. |
 China seeks to placate neighbours, demands respect China on Sunday sought to ease fears about its military ambitions and demanded respect from the international community as smaller neigbours accused it of behaving like a bully in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Seoul urges North Korea to keep talking South Korea said the door remains open for face-to face-talks with North Korea, despite Pyongyang making their recent secret talks in Beijing public. ... more |
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  Australia tweaks destroyer production Australia and BAE Systems have reallocated some hull construction work for the government's $8.55 billion destroyer project from BAE shipyards to reduce production delays. ... more | .. |
 Israeli tycoon at heart of Iran trade scandal dies Israeli businessman Sammy Ofer, whose company Ofer Brothers is embroiled in a scandal over illegal trade with Iran, died at his Tel Aviv home on Friday, a corporate spokesman said. He was 89. ... more | .. |
 US missile likely kills top Pakistani Al-Qaeda cadre A US drone strike likely killed Pakistan's Al-Qaeda commander Ilyas Kashmiri, in what would deal a major blow to the terror network a month after Osama bin Laden's death, officials said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 British Apaches hit targets near Libya's Brega: ministry British Apache helicopters destroyed a radar station and a military checkpoint held by Moamer Kadhafi's forces near Brega in their first sorties over Libya, the defence ministry said Saturday. ... 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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 Gates in Afghanistan on farewell visit US Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into Kabul on Saturday for a farewell visit to Afghanistan after four and a half years heading up the war effort at the Pentagon. ... more | .. |
  New weapons for 'robust' US role in Asia: Gates Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday vowed the US military would maintain a "robust" presence across Asia that includes new high-tech weaponry to protect allies and safeguard shipping lanes. ... more | .. |
 US, Britain urge cooperation on cyber threats The United States and Britain called Saturday for international cooperation against threats to cyber security following a fresh spate of attacks on government and corporate targets. ... more | .. |
 Myanmar too poor for nuclear arms: state media Myanmar is not wealthy enough to acquire nuclear weapons, a top government official told visiting US Senator John McCain, who called Friday for an end to any military ties with North Korea. ... more |
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 Obama reprimanded on Libya, China meets rebels China acknowledged Friday for the first time contact with Libya's rebels, as US lawmakers passed a resolution forcing President Barack Obama to explain his decision to intervene in Libya. ... more | .. |
 West pushes for resolution against Syria at IAEA meet Western countries are looking to pass a resolution against Syria over its alleged illicit nuclear activity at a meeting of the UN atomic watchdog next week. ... more | .. |
 NATO hits Tripoli as Gates says Kadhafi's time is up NATO warplanes pounded Tripoli on Sunday and US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said it was only a matter of time before aides to embattled Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi abandon him. ... more | .. |
 Russian arms depot blasts force evacuation of 28,000 Russian firefighters on Friday battled a blaze raging through an arms depot where tonnes of artillery shells and rockets were stored, as some 28,000 people living nearby were evacuated from their homes. ... 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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 Cassidian to Protect Canadian Naval Vessels Against Laser-Based Attacks Cassidian, the defence and security division of EADS, will develop innovative solutions to protect ships of the Canadian Navy against new types of asymmetric threats. Under the designation LOC ... more | .. |
 Gripen Tigers Flew in France In May four Gripen fighters from the 211th tactical squadron, Caslav Air Force Base in the Czech Republic participated in the NATO Tiger Meet 2011. The exercise took place in Cambrai, France a ... more | .. |
 Anzac Frigate Modernisation Reaches Final Milestones The Defence and Security company Saab is one of the prime contractors for the ANZAC frigate ASMD project which has reached its most important milestone with the successful firing of an Evolved Sea S ... more | .. |
  Russia delivers another batch of naval fighters to India Russia's MiG aircraft maker delivered a new batch of five MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based fighters to the Indian navy in May, the company said. "A flight training simulator and other technical equip ... more |
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 GDLS to maintain Aussie army vehicles General Dynamics Land Systems Australia has won a five-year contract to provide through-life support service to the Australian army's fleet of combat vehicles. ... more | .. |
  Lockheed system proves its worth Multinational forces in a military exercise in Arizona shared intelligence information of dissimilar classifications through technology from Lockheed Martin. ... more | .. |
 Evidence grows Iran aiding Syria's Assad Evidence is growing that Iran is helping the Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad, Tehran's key Arab ally, to suppress a 10-week-old pro-democracy insurrection. ... more | .. |
 Google hacking allegations very serious: Clinton Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the US government is looking into Google's "very serious" allegations of a cyber spying campaign originating in China. ... more |
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