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September 06, 2011
NUKEWARS
Iran offers 'full' nuclear supervision if sanctions lifted
Tehran (AFP) Sept 5, 2011
Iran offered on Monday to grant the UN nuclear watchdog "full supervision" of its atomic programme for five years if sanctions are lifted, as the EU insisted Tehran first meet its international obligations. "We have proposed that the agency keep Iran's activities and nuclear programme under full supervision for five years, providing the sanctions are lifted," Iranian nuclear chief Fereydoun Abbasi Davani told ISNA news agency. He neither said when the offer was made to the International Atomic E ... read more

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IRAQ WARS

Iraq's Sadr gives govt 'last chance' for reform
Radical anti-US Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Monday he is giving the Iraqi government a "last chance" to implement reforms, or popular demonstrations would be called. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Qaeda offshoot acquires Libyan air missiles: EU
Al-Qaeda's north African branch has acquired a stockpile of weapons in Libya, including surface-to-air missiles that are threatening air travel, the EU's counter-terrorism coordinator said Monday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Top Kadhafi security chief in Niger: sources
Members of fugitive Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's entourage, including his internal security chief Mansour Daw, have crossed the border into Niger, sources told AFP Monday. ... more
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THE STANS

Iran 'undecided' on Kurdish rebel ceasefire
Iran has yet to decide on a call by Kurdish rebels for a ceasefire in a major offensive it launched along the Iraqi border last week, the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Monday. ... more
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TERROR WARS

World is safer 10 years after 9/11: EU, NATO
The world is safer today than in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the United States, with global terror groups weaker than 10 years ago, senior EU and NATO officials said Monday. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Abbas 'met with Israel's Barak in August'
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Monday told Israeli intellectuals he had held a series of talks with Israel's defence minister, the group's spokeswoman said. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Libya probes China-Kadhafi arms deal
Libya's new government said Monday it was investigating documents that appear to detail secret Chinese efforts to sell a vast quantity of weapons to Moamer Kadhafi's regime despite UN sanctions. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Lebanon speaker pleased with 2006 Israel raids: leak
Lebanon's parliament speaker, a seemingly unshakeable ally of the powerful Shiite Hezbollah, drew pleasure from Israel's deadly raids on the militant group in 2006, a leaked US diplomatic cable said. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Iran criticises NATO's Turkey radar plan
A senior Iranian diplomat criticised neighbouring Turkey on Monday for agreeing to host an early warning radar as part of NATO's missile defence system for Europe. ... more
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TERROR WARS

Muslim rebels in Philippines reject peace plan
Muslim rebels waging a decades-long insurgency in the Philippines said Monday they would refuse to hold further direct talks with the government until it modified its peace plan. ... more
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MILPLEX

China denies providing weapons to Libya
Chinese companies have not provided Libya with any "military products", China's foreign ministry said Tuesday, after reports of Beijing offering weapons to the ousted Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. ... more
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THE STANS

Kurd rebels announce ceasefire with Iran
A Kurdish rebel group said Monday it has called a ceasefire with Tehran as Iranian state television reported elite Revolutionary Guards have killed 22 rebel fighters in a new offensive. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Kadhafi bastion waits after talks fail
Anti-Kadhafi fighters were playing a waiting game Monday after an official said negotiations for the surrender of the town of Bani Walid had failed and would not resume. ... more
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NUKEWARS

North Korea's Kim does not trust China: US cable
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il expressed distrust of his country's major economic prop China during a 2009 meeting with a visiting South Korean businesswoman, according to a US diplomatic cable. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Kadhafi slogan turns into reality -- for his foes
"Weapons in the hands of the people" reads the slogan on the facade of the former intelligence headquarters in the Libyan capital, but for the three men guarding the complex it has only come true since Moamer Kadhafi's fall. ... more
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China offered Kadafi weapons: report
China offered huge stockpiles of weapons to Moamer Kadhafi during the final months of his regime and held secret talks on shipping them through Algeria and South Africa, The Globe and Mail reported. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Ex-Blackwater guards kept working in Iraq: US cable
A leaked US diplomatic cable says that "hundreds" of former employees of Blackwater, which was barred from Iraq over a deadly 2007 shooting, later worked with other firms guarding US diplomats here. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Libya's NTC says capital's water supply assured
Libya's new leadership said Sunday its fighters had control of much of the Great Man-Made River that brings water from desert aquifers to the coastal cities, in good news for Tripoli. ... more
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TAIWAN NEWS

1,000 rally for Taiwan sovereignty
About 1,000 chanting pro-independence activists took to the streets of Taipei on Sunday, accusing Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou of surrendering the island's sovereignty to China. ... more
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THE STANS

Afghan suicide attack on NATO convoy kills two
A suicide bomber killed two private security guards and wounded 21 others on Sunday in Afghanistan after attacking a convoy headed for NATO troops in the country. ... more
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THE STANS

Iraq-based Kurdish rebels to unite against Iran
The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has battled Turkey for years, said on Saturday it will aid another north Iraq-based Kurdish rebel group in fighting against Iranian forces. ... more
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WAR REPORT

Egypt military cracks down on Gaza tunnels: witnesses
Egypt's military has started to close smuggling tunnels to Gaza, witnesses said on Saturday, amid Israeli warnings of plans by Gazan militants to attack the Jewish state through Egyptian territory. ... more
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Libya's new leaders move to return capital to normal
Libya's new leaders moved to restore order to Tripoli on Saturday, instructing fighters from the provinces to go home as they prepared to transfer to the capital from their wartime base in Benghazi. ... more
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MILPLEX

Opposition calls for Japan defence minister to go
Japan's main opposition party called for the new defence minister to resign on Saturday for referring to himself as an amateur shortly before he took office, but there was a poll boost for the new premier. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Russia successfully tests veteran missile with new warhead
Russia on Saturday successfully tested its Topol strategic missile with a new warhead designed to breach missile shields, Russian news agencies reported, citing the defence ministry. ... more
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IRAQ WARS

Iran shelling kills shepherd in north Iraq: mayor
Iranian shelling during a campaign against Kurdish rebels killed a shepherd and damaged farms and houses in north Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, local officials said. ... more
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MISSILE NEWS

India postpones latest Agni missile launch
India postponed until next week a test-firing of its indigenously built Agni II ballistic nuclear capable missile due to a technical glitch. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

China sea power concerns new Japan foreign minister
Japan's new Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba on Friday voiced concern over China's growing naval power and its activities near disputed islands in the East China Sea. ... more
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NUKEWARS

UN nuclear watchdog 'increasingly worried' by Iran
The UN nuclear watchdog is getting more and more worried about a possible military dimension to Iran's nuclear activities, according to a confidential report obtained by AFP Friday. ... more
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MISSILE DEFENSE

Turkey to host radar for NATO missile defense
Turkey plans to deploy an early warning radar by the end of the year as part of NATO's missile defense system for Europe, officials said Friday. ... more
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FLOATING STEEL

Aussie MU90 torpedo in rough seas, again
Australia's Defense Department hit back at criticism over its MU90 lightweight torpedo purchase from the weapon's French and Italian manufacturers. ... more
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