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McCain calls for special cybersecurity panelWashington (AFP) July 13, 2011 Veteran US Senator John McCain on Wednesday urged the creation of a special Senate committee on cybersecurity and electronic intelligence leaks to cut through legislative delays to crafting a US response. McCain requested the move in a letter to Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell citing a need for "congressional leadership on this pressing issue of national security." The new panel "is necessary in order to develop comprehensive cyb ... read more |
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  Brazil unmanned aircraft hunt drug gangs Increasing numbers of unmanned aircraft will take to the skies over Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru in a combined operation aimed at beating drug traffickers and smugglers of arms, humans and contraband. ... more | .. |
  Palestinian leaders weigh U.N. options A PLO leader said Palestinians will consider bypassing the U.N. Security Council and going directly to the General Assembly when it requests admission to the United Nations in September. ... more | .. |
  US efforts to record weapons sales criticized A US plan to help curb drug trafficking in Mexico by requiring US gun dealers to record certain weapons sales faced mounting criticism Wednesday from the governor of Texas and the National Rifle Association. ... more | .. |
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  Thales touts its AEW system Thales UK is touting its Searchwater 2000 airborne early warning radar for playing a key role in helping helicopter crews combat Taliban operations. ... more | .. |
  Rebuilt Iraq hospital plans surgery on infants It will be three years before doctors in Iraq can perform heart surgery on infants, doctors say, in a country where birth defects are high due to marriage within extended families. ... more | .. |
  Suicide bomber kills five French soldiers in Afghanistan A suicide bomber killed five French soldiers Wednesday, in a blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy's struggle to defend his country's role in Afghanistan just a day after he returned from the country. ... more | .. |
Libya says 1,100 dead in NATO 'war crimes' Libya's prosecutor general charged on Wednesday that NATO air strikes in support of rebel forces since the end of March have killed more than 1,100 civilians and wounded about 4,500 others. ... 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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Pakistan 'concerned' over US aid cuts Pakistan on Wednesday voiced concern for the first time over US aid cuts ahead of top intelligence talks looking to repair a relationship damaged by the US killing of Osama bin Laden. ... more | .. |
  Tougher cargo scanning to rise in Mideast Tougher screening of cargo is on the rise across the Middle East, pitting enforcement officers against the challenge of securing merchant transport with the minimum of time and disruption. ... more | .. |
Outside View: Pakistan and America When it seems U.S.-Pakistan relations cannot get worse, they do. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan intelligence chief heads to US for talks Pakistan's spymaster on Wednesday left for US talks on intelligence cooperation, hoping to shore up the strategic alliance against Al-Qaeda that hit crisis point after the US killing of Osama bin Laden. ... more |
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 HRW blasts Iraq draft law on demonstrations Human Rights Watch called on the Iraqi government Wednesday to revise a draft law it said contained provisions that violate international law. ... more | .. |
  Kim Jong-Il touts son to China: analysts North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Il showed to a visiting Chinese delegation that his youngest son is firmly on the succession path, analysts said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Libya's rebel fighters forge unified command Libya's ragtag rebels said they had moved a step closer to becoming a coherent military force on Tuesday, as they announced a unified command structure for the first time. ... more | .. |
 Rights group accuses Libyan rebels of abuse Libyan rebel forces have been responsible for looting, arson and the abuse of civilians in their push toward Tripoli, Human Rights Watch alleged on Wednesday. ... 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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 Boeing: Boeing EA-18G Growlers Complete 1st Combat Deployment Boeing EA-18G Growlers operated by U.S. Navy electronic attack squadron VAQ-132 safely returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Wash., on July 9, after completing an eight-mo ... more | .. |
 Mullen urges Beijing to influence N. Korea The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff urged the Chinese leadership to rein in North Korea to prevent further unprovoked attacks on South Korea. ... more | .. |
Brazilian jet fighter deal more distant Rival defense manufacturers spent vast sums trying to secure it but a multibillion-dollar Brazilian contract for up to 100 fighter jets is unlikely to come up for government review until next year, with little indication of an early deal that suits priorities set by President Dilma Rousseff. ... more | .. |
 Iran again blames NATO, West for Jundallah Tehran is again blaming NATO and Western intelligence agencies for supporting the terrorist activities of the Jundallah militant group inside Iran. ... more |
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 U.S., Pakistan at loggerheads Cracks in relations between the United States and Pakistan have reached possible fissure stage following the U.S. raid to kill Osama bin Laden. ... more | .. |
 NATO to bomb Libya in Ramadan if Kadhafi attacks persist NATO will keep bombing Moamer Kadhafi's forces during Ramadan in August as long as the Libyan regime continues to attack civilians during the Muslim holy month, the alliance said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 French NATO jet scrambled on Latvian intercept mission A French NATO jet was scrambled Tuesday to intercept three unidentified aircraft over Latvian airspace, the Baltic state's defence minister said, as news reports said the planes were German. ... more | .. |
Iran seeks 'explicit' deal in nuclear row: minister Iran on Tuesday signaled it wanted closer cooperation with the UN atomic watchdog but said the Vienna-based agency must agree to "explicit" guidelines on how to proceed to solve a nuclear row. ... more |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
Tradition and hi tech sync at China 'AI temple fair'; Tourist hot spot stokes viral nostalgia | .. |
 Abbas vows to press statehood as Quartet silent President Mahmud Abbas vowed Tuesday to take the Palestinian bid for statehood to the UN after the diplomatic Quartet failed to reach a breakthrough to revive peace talks. ... more | .. |
 Hacker group claims hit on US defense contractor Hacker group Anonymous on Monday released a trove of military email addresses and passwords it claimed to have plundered from the network of US defense consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton. ... more | .. |
 NATO's airborne fuel stations keep Libya air raids rolling After hanging over the blue Mediterranean for a couple of hours, Canadian tanker pilot Steve Aston welcomed his first customers - a pair of thirsty British combat jets. ... more | .. |
 With 'God's eyeview' on Libya, NATO strikes Two F-16 fighter jets prowling the skies over Tripoli pinpoint a missile launch site near a building in the capital. They ask for clearance to drop a pair of 500-pound bombs. ... more |
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Iraq's Sadr lashes out at US Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday lashed out at US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta's disclosure that American forces are keeping up unilateral attacks on Iran-backed insurgents in Iraq. ... more | .. |
 France says 1,000 troops to leave Afghanistan President Nicolas Sarkozy said Tuesday that France would withdraw a quarter of its 4,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of next year, becoming the latest NATO power to downsize its combat mission in the war-torn country. ... more | .. |
 US drones kill 25 militants in Pakistan A volley of US missile strikes killed 25 militants after destroying their compounds in Pakistan's lawless tribal areas on the Afghan border, security officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Jailed Chinese tycoon bids for British aircraft carrier China's former richest man, who is serving a 14-year jail sentence for bribery and insider trading, is bidding for a decommissioned British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, his company said Tuesday. ... more |
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