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US a 'committed partner and friend' of China: ClintonWashington (AFP) Sept 29, 2011 The United States is China's "committed partner and friend," Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday as she sent greetings to Beijing ahead of its National Day celebrations. "Together, our two countries are seizing this moment in history and developing the positive, cooperative, and comprehensive relationship envisioned by our presidents," Clinton said in a statement. "The United States is committed to the success of China, because a thriving China is good for America and a thriving Ame ... read more |
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  NRL TacSat-4 Launches to Augment Communications Needs The Navy's Tactical Satellite-IV (TacSat-4) successfully launched Sept. 27 aboard an Orbital Sciences Minotaur-IV+ launch vehicle from the Alaska Aerospace Corporation's (AAC) Kodiak Launch Complex, ... more | .. |
  US drone kills three militants in NW Pakistan: officials A US drone Friday killed at least three militants when it fired missiles on a vehicle in a restive Pakistan tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  Awlaqi, the US-born cleric who sided with Qaeda Radical US-Yemeni cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, who was reported killed in an air strike on Friday, had been wanted by both Yemen and the United States on charges of incitement to murder for Al-Qaeda. ... more | .. |
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  Taiwan academic detained for feeding info to China A Taiwan university professor was detained Friday on suspicion of having passed confidential information to China, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Brazil in 'urgent' need of fighter jets: minister Brazil's defense minister has reignited speculation about a multi-billion-dollar fighter jet deal by saying his country is in "urgent" need of new combat aircraft despite this year's budget cuts. ... more | .. |
  U.S. should have unified Pakistani stance The White House's decision to distance itself from U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen's criticism of Pakistan for harboring terrorists could seriously hurt the U.S.-Pakistan relationship without improving counter-terrorism efforts, experts at the Council on Foreign Relations said. ... more | .. |
 Dalai Lama's visa request leaves S.Africa in a bind The Dalai Lama's request for a visa to attend Desmond Tutu's 80th birthday has left South Africa to decide whether to insult the beloved anti-apartheid hero or alienate its top trading partner. ... more |
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Ariane 6 to deliver inaugural Galileo 2nd Gen satellites as European industry backs Arianespace
Momentus to conduct multi sensor rendezvous trial with US Air Force
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  Syria's stubborn rising enters danger zone The 6-month-old uprising in Syria against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad appears to be moving into a more dangerous phase as dissident groups arm themselves for the first time and the military retaliates with overwhelming firepower. ... more | .. |
 Quartet peace proposal 'encouraging': Palestinians The Palestinians on Thursday welcomed "encouraging elements" in a peace talks proposal from the international Quartet, but reiterated their demand for a new settlement freeze. ... more | .. |
 Turkey bombs PKK targets in north Iraq: rebels Turkish warplanes again bombed suspected rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group in northern Iraq on Thursday, a rebel spokesman told AFP. ... more | .. |
  US troops no longer needed in northern Iraq: general Large numbers of US troops are no longer needed on the ground in northern Iraq to defuse Arab-Kurdish tensions and have begun handing over control to local forces, a US commander said Thursday. ... more |
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 India, Pakistan look to trade to reinforce peace Indian and Pakistani business leaders said Thursday there were big opportunities to boost direct trade between them after the rival nations agreed to work harder at opening up their markets. ... more | .. |
NATO disputes UN stats on Afghan violence The NATO-led military in Afghanistan on Thursday publicly challenged UN statistics showing a 39 percent increase in violence in the war-torn country. ... more | .. |
 Brazil arms industry growth draws Boeing Brazilian defense industry growth has prompted the Boeing Co., a U.S. company, to expand operations in the South American country. ... more | .. |
 Thales solidifies South American footprint The Thales Group of France has acquired 100 percent of the capital of Omnisys, a Brazilian electronics engineering company near Sao Paulo. ... 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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  India halts Mazagon shipyard joint venture India's first joint venture between the public sector and a private firm to build warships, Mazagon Dock-Pipavav, has been frozen after concerns about unfair competition. ... more | .. |
 Iran offensive kills 180 Kurdish rebels: Guards A deputy chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday the force had killed more than 180 Kurdish rebels in a summer offensive along the northwestern border with Iraq, Fars news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 Two dead in north Iraq bomb attack: police A suicide bomber who detonated his explosives-packed truck outside a bank in the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk killed at least two people on Thursday, police said. ... more | .. |
Quartet peace proposal 'encouraging': Palestinians A proposal for new peace talks announced by the international peacemaking Quartet last week contains "encouraging elements," a senior Palestinian official said Thursday. ... more |
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 Greek defence staff charged in submarine bribes case A Greek prosecutor Thursday charged 29 people including naval officers and defence ministry staff over bribes allegedly taken to approve a German submarine order a decade ago, a justice source said. ... more | .. |
 Defense optronics market set for growth Defense optronics is a growing market due to an increase in land vehicle procurement programs, a report released in Britain said. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: America's most testing epoch In life, people inexorably move from infancy to adulthood and on to old age in a series of significant chronological milestones. Countries are obviously not people but states also pass through stages that mark fundamental transition points and new epochs in their histories, sometimes knowingly, sometimes not. And sometimes for better and sometimes for worse. ... more | .. |
  Israeli bunker-busters cause Mideast alarm The disclosure that U.S. President Barack Obama approved the sale of 5,000-pound bunker-buster bombs to Israel, which wants them for a possible attack on Iran's nuclear installations, has sent ripples of alarm across the Middle East, including Israel itself. ... more |
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Google pledge against using AI for weapons vanishes
MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
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 Amnesty criticizes Thai rebel killings Human rights group Amnesty International slammed rebels in southern Thailand for deliberately targeting civilians in what could be considered war crimes. ... more | .. |
 Syria regime, opponents trade blame for scientist murders The Syrian government and regime opponents blamed each other Wednesday for the murder of a nuclear engineer, the latest death among scientists in the flashpoint city of Homs. ... more | .. |
  US threatens sanctions on China banks over Iran A top US envoy said Wednesday that Washington could penalise China's four biggest state banks if they were found doing business with an Iranian insurance firm in violation of US nuclear sanctions. ... more | .. |
 Three NATO troops dead in Afghan bomb Three foreign troops have died in a single bombing in Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force said late Wednesday, taking the death toll for the day to five. ... more |
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 Secret new Russian missile fails in testing: reports A new intercontinental Russian missile whose development has been kept as a state secret failed in its first test-firing and crashed back into the launch zone, reports said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Iran equips marine forces with 'cruise' missile Iran has equipped its naval forces with a short range "cruise missile," able to hit targets in costal areas and warships within "200 kilometres (125 miles), the country's defence minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Rival forces clash in Yemen capital Fierce clashes erupted in Yemen's capital on Thursday between troops loyal to embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh and forces led by defected General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar, a day after tribesmen downed a warplane. ... more | .. |
 Iraq police arrest ex-electricity minister: officials Iraqi police on Wednesday arrested former electricity minister Raad Shallal al-Ani, who was fired last month for approving allegedly improper deals, security and parliamentary officials said. ... more |
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