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![]() Beijing (AFP) July 30, 2011 China needs at least three aircraft carriers to defend its interests, a general said, days after the state media broadcast footage of its first carrier in a rare public mention of the project. "If we consider our neighbours, India will have three aircraft carriers by 2014 and Japan will have three carriers by 2014," General Luo Yuan, a senior researcher with the Academy of Military Sciences, was quoted as saying by Beijing News. "So I think the number (for China) should not be less than three so ... read more |
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![]() Iraq slims unity cabinet MPs slashed the size of Iraq's national unity cabinet by a third on Saturday after a visit to parliament by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki who has called for his bloated government to be slimmed down. ... more | .. |
![]() US, China talk on Taiwan as jet decision nears The United States and China on Friday held top-level talks on Taiwan, with Washington working pre-emptively to avoid a fallout as a decision nears on whether to sell fighter-jets to Taiwan. ... more | .. |
![]() S.African police re-open probe of arms bribes: report South African police have re-opened their investigation into a controversial arms deal after Swedish defence group Saab admitted bribes had been paid to clinch a contract, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. | ||
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![]() Tribal sheikh among three killed in US-Iraq raid A US-Iraqi raid north of Baghdad on Saturday killed a tribal sheikh and two of his family members, police said, as local leaders condemned what they branded a "massacre" of civilians. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq less safe than a year ago: US watchdog Iraq is a less safe place than it was one year ago as security deteriorates, an American watchdog warned on Saturday, just months ahead of a US withdrawal from the country. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq PM pushes US training mission, F-16 deal Iraq will ask for future defence contracts to include provision for trainers, bypassing MPs to allow some US soldiers to stay past a year-end pullout deadline, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Saturday. ... more | .. |
![]() Three journalists killed in NATO raid: Libya Libya said three journalists were killed in a NATO air strike on state television on Saturday and that the murder of the rebels' army chief proved Al-Qaeda was instigating the country's armed revolt. ... more |
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![]() Turkey to export mine-resistant vehicles Turkey's first indigenously produced mine resistant vehicle, the "Kirpi," already in service with the Turkish armed forces, will soon be exported to Afghanistan and Iraq. ... more | .. |
![]() Australia orders more Thales simulators Australia signed a contract worth $25 million with Thales Australia to deliver nine vehicle training simulators for crews operating the Australian Light Armored Vehicle. ... more | .. |
![]() US demands N. Korea commitment to nuclear disarmament The United States on Friday ended nuclear arms talks with North Korea with a message that the "path is open" to better relations if the reclusive North shows a firm commitment to disarmament efforts. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq PM due before MPs as US troop talks cancelled Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is due to make a rare appearance before Iraq's parliament on Saturday to push a plan for downsizing a bloated government that critics accuse of inaction. ... more |
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![]() Norway to fly last Libya mission Saturday: NATO official Norway will fly its last combat mission in Libya on Saturday, two days before the official end of its role in the NATO-led air war, an alliance official told AFP. ... more | .. |
![]() EADS first-half net profit down 41% to 109 mln euros European defence group EADS saw its profits tumble 41 percent in the first half of 2011 to 109 million euros ($156 million) but maintained its positive outlook on surging orders, it said Friday. ... more | .. |
![]() Libya jihadists: Clear and present danger? As Libya's Transitional National Council edges toward power, the North African country's fraught political scene is overshadowed by what Donald Rumsfeld would have called a great known unknown. ... more | .. |
![]() US presses N. Korea for 'irreversible' disarmament move The United States on Thursday pressed North Korea to take "concrete and irreversible" steps to give up its nuclear arsenal at talks on how to improve hostile relations. ... more |
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![]() US voices commitment to Israel in defense talks The United States on Thursday reiterated its support for a strong military in Israel as Defense Minister Ehud Barak held talks with top leaders in Washington. ... more | .. |
![]() Britain boosts helicopter manufacturing The British government is boosting production, research and development of helicopters with more than $52 million of public financing. ... more | .. |
![]() Bangladesh orders Ruag Dornier turboprops The Bangladeshi navy has purchased two new upgraded Dornier 228NG turboprop aircraft from Ruag Aviation for maritime patrol and rescue missions. ... more | .. |
![]() U.S. targets Central European cybergangs Organized Central European cybercrime gangs are a security threat to the United States and have been targeted in a new U.S. strategy released this week. ... more |
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![]() Radical anti-US Iraqi cleric issues code of conduct All followers of radical Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr must sign a strict code of conduct after repeated complaints over rogue elements of his militia, a document seen by AFP showed Thursday. ... more | .. |
![]() Brazil's Azul adds European jets to fleet Brazilian budget airline Azul is adding 10 Italian ATR 72-600 passenger jets to its growing fleet in response to a boom in domestic travel fueled by a strong real and relatively easy access to the cheaper U.S. dollar. ... more | .. |
![]() Afghan army fights for respect, equipment in south Afghan commander Maqim Sediqi has spent more than half of his life on battlefields but says that these days he is more preoccupied fighting for respect than firing his gun. ... more | .. |
![]() US Senate confirms Locke as China ambassador Former US commerce secretary Gary Locke won unanimous Senate confirmation Wednesday as ambassador to Beijing, becoming the first Chinese American to hold the prestigious and difficult diplomatic post. ... more |
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![]() Asia security needs India, Australia says Australia's defense minister on Wednesday urged a greater role in Asia for India, calling the world's largest democracy a positive force in a region where attention has long been focused on China. ... more | .. |
![]() China tells US to halt spy plane flights China has demanded that the United States stop spy plane flights near the Chinese coast, saying they have "severely harmed" trust, but the Pentagon insisted Wednesday it was within its rights. ... more | .. |
![]() Germany gets first Euro Hawk The German Bundeswehr's first Euro Hawk first high-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system is now in Germany for systems integration. ... more | .. |
![]() Belgian court rejects Kadhafi daughter's NATO complaint A Belgian court has thrown out a war crimes complaint against NATO filed by Moamer Kadhafi's daughter over charges that a bombing in Tripoli killed her daughter, her brother and other family members. ... more |
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![]() Britain arrests suspected LulzSec spokesman: police British police arrested a 19-year-old man in a remote Scottish archipelago on Wednesday on suspicion of being a spokesman for the Lulz Security and Anonymous computer hacking groups, Scotland Yard said. ... more | .. |
![]() Libyan sues NATO over family deaths A Libyan sought damages against NATO in a Belgian civil court on Wednesday, accusing the alliance of killing his wife and three children in an air strike, his lawyer said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
![]() Iraq says Iran shelling of Kurdish rebels damages ties Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari demanded on Wednesday that Iran stop shelling positions of Kurdish rebels inside Iraq, saying it damages ties between the neighbouring countries. ... more | .. |
![]() N. Korea warns of new nuclear arms race ahead of US talks North Korea said Wednesday, ahead of landmark talks with the United States, that a US missile defense shield will set off a new nuclear arms race. ... more |
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