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Libya rebels poised for push towards TripoliBenghazi, Libya (AFP) July 3, 2011 Buoyed by French arms drops and intensified NATO air strikes on the regime's frontline armour, Libya's rebel army said it is poised for an offensive that could put it within striking distance of Tripoli. The rebels' announcement late on Saturday came as a prolonged deadlock on the battlefield prompted mounting pressure from countries outside the NATO-led coalition for a negotiated solution to a conflict that has dragged on for four and a half months. South Africa, which has taken a lead role in ... read more |
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  Iraq Kurd leader warns Iran over shelling The president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region has warned that ties with Tehran could suffer if Iran continues cross-border shelling against opponents, in a statement Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Afghan drawdown plan 'unnecessary risk': McCain Top US lawmakers on Sunday slammed President Barack Obama's military drawdown plans for Afghanistan as "risky", unsupported by his military commanders and a threat to progress made in the last year. ... more | .. |
 US shifts supply routes to Central Asia: report The US military is expanding its Central Asian supply routes to the war in Afghanistan, fearing that the routes going through Pakistan could be endangered by deteriorating US-Pakistani relations, The Washington Post reported late Saturday. ... more | .. |
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 Gunmen kill 5 policemen in western Iraq Gunmen killed five Iraqi policemen in a drive-by shooting at a checkpoint in Anbar province, west of Baghdad, on Sunday, a police officer said. ... more | .. |
  US to upgrade Taiwan's existing F-16 jets: lawmaker The United States is expected to announce soon it will help Taiwan to upgrade its current F-16 fighter planes rather than selling it more advanced aircraft, a senior Taipei legislator said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Blast kills Italian soldier, wounds another in Afghanistan An explosive device killed an Italian soldier and wounded another as their vehicle was passing in western Afghanistan Saturday, the defence ministry and military command said. ... more | .. |
  Kuwait ends Bahrain naval mission: state media Kuwaiti naval forces on Saturday ended a mission to secure Bahrain's maritime border they began in March amid a crackdown on Shiite protesters, the official KUNA news agency reported. ... more |
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 Mideast Quartet to meet July 11 Envoys from the Middle East diplomatic Quartet will meet in Washington on July 11, a senior US official said Saturday, ahead of a Palestinian bid to seek UN recognition of their state in September. ... more | .. |
 NATO says it intensifies raids in western Libya NATO has stepped up raids across western Libya in recent days, destroying 50 military targets to counter the build-up of Moamer Kadhafi forces near key cities, the alliance said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Iran smuggles weapons to Iraq, Afghanistan: report The Iranian military smuggled new deadly munitions to its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent months in order to to accelerate the US withdrawals from these countries, The Wall Street Journal reported late Friday ... more | .. |
  15 Zetas gunmen killed in Mexico shootout: Navy A shootout between a group of alleged Zetas drug cartel members and the military left 15 gang members and six marines dead Friday in northern Mexico, the Ministry of the Navy said. ... more |
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 Fuel shortage may undo Gadhafi: report NATO airstrikes and rebel counterattacks remain inconclusive, but a worsening fuel shortage may be the undoing of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 Death toll spikes for Iraqis, US troops Violence killed more Iraqis last month than at any time since September, figures showed on Friday after the US reported deaths that also made June the deadliest month for its troops in Iraq for three years. ... more | .. |
  Panetta vows to keep US military 'best' in world Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed Friday to keep the US military the "best" in the world despite mounting budget pressures, after being sworn in as the new Pentagon chief. ... more | .. |
 US wars leave 225,000 dead, cost $4.4 trillion: study US wars launched since the attacks of September 11, 2001 have left 225,000 dead and cost up to $4.4 trillion, according to a new study by university researchers. ... 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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  S. Korea to expand military cyber unit South Korea's defence ministry said Friday it would expand its cyber warfare unit to help combat growing Internet attacks from North Korea. ... more | .. |
 Panetta takes the helm as Pentagon chief Incoming US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who takes the helm at the Pentagon on Friday, is determined to avoid gutting the US military despite the prospect of difficult budget decisions. ... more | .. |
  Thailand, Cambodia plan to join cluster bomb ban treaty Cambodia and Thailand, which were recently embroiled in a border spat during which cluster bombs were allegedly used, have announced plans to ratify the treaty that bans such weapons, activists said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Arms to Libya were for self-defence: France France insisted Friday that weapons it supplied to rebels fighting Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi were for "self-defence" in line with a UN resolution, after Russia and others voiced concern. ... more |
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 Russia to deliver submarine to India by year end: report Russia will deliver a long-awaited nuclear submarine to India by the end of the year, the country's navy chief was quoted as saying by the state RIA Novosti news agency on Friday. ... more | .. |
 LockMart's HULC Robotic Exoskeleton Enters Biomechanical Testing Biomechanical testing of the Lockheed Martin ruggedized HULC exoskeleton is now underway at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center in Natick, Mass. The testing is ... more | .. |
 Cyber Security Solution Tailored to Utility and Energy Industry Utility and energy industry IT analysts will now be able to stay ahead of cyber security threats through intelligence-driven defense with Lockheed Martin's Palisade. This new cyber security solution ... more | .. |
  Selex Galileo's Gabbiano Radars Selected for Elbit Systems' UAS SELEX Galileo has been selected by Elbit Systems to supply its Gabbiano radar family for installation aboard Elbit Systems' Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS). The Gabbiano T20 radar will be installed ab ... 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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 Textron to Supply US Army with 65 Additional Armored Security Vehicles Textron Marine and Land Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron has announced that the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Warren, Mich., has exercised a contract option, valued at $49,6 ... more | .. |
 EU, U.N. push gives Cyprus talks urgency Greek and Turkish Cypriot negotiators met this week with increased urgency to find a solution to unify the island after 45 years of fruitless talks. ... more | .. |
 Iraq PM to halve government size: aide Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki wants to cut the number of ministries and ministerial positions by nearly half in an effort to improve government efficiency, a close aide said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan unveils upgraded fighter jets Taiwan on Thursday unveiled an upgraded version of its locally developed fighter jet in a bid to boost its air defences against China after the US declined to sell it F16 warplanes. ... more |
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 Obama says Gates a bipartisan model of 'civility' US President Barack Obama hailed retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates Thursday as a "humble" patriot whose bipartisan civility should serve as an example to Washington's feuding politicians. ... more | .. |
 Danish appeals court rejects gunrunner's India extradition The Copenhagen court of appeal on Thursday upheld a lower court's decision not to extradite a self-confessed gunrunner who parachuted weapons into India, saying it could not rule out mistreatment. ... more | .. |
 Home of suspected LulzSec member raided: WSJ US Federal Bureau of Investigation agents carried out a raid on the home of an Ohio man suspected of being a member of the Lulz Security hacker group, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Vietnam redux U.S. President Barack Obama has just finished explaining to the world that he is ordering 10,000 soldiers home from Afghanistan this year and another 23,000 by September 2012, which will still leave some 70,000 till 2014, when his secretary walks in, notepad at the ready, and says, "The Taliban called. They said, 'Take your time.'" ... more |
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