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China suspect in US satellite interference: reportWashington (AFP) Oct 27, 2011 NASA satellites were interfered with four separate times in 2007 and 2008, possibly by the Chinese military, according to a draft of an upcoming report for the US Congress. The latest draft of the report by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission said the computer hackers behind the interference gained the ability to issue commands to one of the satellites on two occasions. The targeted satellites are used for observation of the earth's climate and terrain, according to the report t ... read more |
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  Russia shows little interest in new US missile offer: report Washington, keen to allay Moscow's fears over its planned missile defence system, has invited Russians to visit its Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and participate in tests, a newspaper said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  China, Japan welcome eurozone deal China and Japan on Thursday cautiously welcomed a deal by European nations to tackle their worst financial crisis in decades, as the eurozone bailout fund chief prepared to visit both countries. ... more | .. |
  Panetta sceptical about talks with N. Korea US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed scepticism Thursday about the outcome of his country's talks with North Korea, days after a second round of discussions was held in Geneva. ... more | .. |
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  US drones kill Taliban chief's brother in Pakistan Two US drone strikes on Thursday killed at least 10 militants in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt including the brother of a Taliban commander, local officials said. ... more | .. |
  Fatah considers Palestinian Authority's future Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Thursday urged his Fatah party to think carefully about where the Palestinians are headed and the future of the Palestinian Authority. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan allows insurgent fire on US troops: general Pakistani forces are allowing insurgents to launch rocket and mortar attacks on US troops across the border in Afghanistan and may be collaborating with the militants, a US general said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Turkey, Israel moves hike East Med tension Tension over disputed natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean has sharpened in recent days with Turkey sending a second exploration ship to Cyprus while Israel, feuding with Turkey, has air force exercises. ... more |
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  Australia chooses five suppliers for ICT Australia's Department of Defense has selected five major military suppliers for its framework contract to improve procurement and integration of information and communications technology. ... more | .. |
 Commentary: Communist boogeyman If Occupy Wall Street is "Marxist mobocracy," as some commentators on the right are suggesting, then what would they call Wall Street's, as labeled by billionaire Pete Peterson, "carnivorous and animalistic greed"? Have they already forgotten how the subprime predatory mortgage rackets circled the globe, triggered the 2007-08 crisis in which millions lost their homes - and their jobs? ... more | .. |
 UN ends Libya military mandate The UN Security Council on Thursday unanimously voted to end the mandate for international military action in Libya, ending another chapter in the war against Moamer Kadhafi's regime. ... more | .. |
  Kenyans head for showdown in Somalia Kenyan forces that invaded neighboring Somalia Oct. 16 are advancing toward an expected showdown with Islamist fighters of al-Shabaab, which has links to al-Qaida, around the town of Afmadow, key to the insurgents' supply lines. ... more |
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  Iraq's Salaheddin province votes for autonomy The provincial council of Iraq's Sunni Arab majority Salaheddin province voted on Thursday for it to become an administratively and economically autonomous region similar to Kurdistan, a statement said. ... more | .. |
 Clinton appeals for tolerance of Islamic minorities US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday appealed for Pakistan, Afghanistan and other Muslim-majority nations to respect religious minorities, saying some are treated "brutally." ... more | .. |
 S. American defense spending set to grow Latin American defense spending is set to grow from less than $60 billion in 2011 to more than $65 billion by 2014 despite huge cutbacks and effects of economic slowdown in the region, industry estimates said. ... more | .. |
  Mongolian 'kamikaze' victim found off Japan coast The 13th century wreck of an invading Mongolian ship that fell victim to a famous typhoon known in Japan as the "kamikaze" or "divine wind" has been found off the country's southern coast. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
Novel algorithm taps global fibre networks to enhance earthquake warnings | .. |
 Afghans face greater test with second handovers Afghan forces are likely to face a stiff test with a second round of security transitions from NATO to local control to be announced at a key regional conference next week, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Turkey ends military operation against PKK: defence minister Turkey's defence minister said Thursday a major operation launched against Kurdish rebels in retaliation for an attack that killed 24 soldiers had ended, Anatolia news agency reported. ... more | .. |
  Researchers crack 300-year-old German code US and Swedish researchers have cracked the code of the 300-year-old Copiale Cipher with the help of a new computer program that may help to decipher other legendary secretive manuscripts. ... more | .. |
 Religious leaders in Assisi denounce fanaticism Religious leaders joined with Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday to denounce violence perpetrated in the name of their faiths, amid growing religious fanaticism across the world. ... more |
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 War on al-Qaida strains U.S. ties in Yemen As the CIA and U.S. Special Forces battle to eliminate the leadership of al-Qaida in Yemen, strains are building with embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh who wants the Americans to focus on crushing rebels seeking to topple him. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Camp Ashraf needs protection Cross-party Members of Parliament and Peers as well as prominent jurists at a parliamentary meeting Tuesday in London called on the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States to urgently propose a draft text to the U.N. Security Council approve the stationing of blue-helmet U.N. security forces at Camp Ashraf to prevent another major massacre when the U.S. forces leave Iraq at the end of the year. ... more | .. |
  Northrop honors KUKA Systems Germany's KUKA Systems' U.S. subsidiary has earned supplier-of-the-year honors from Northrop Grumman for launching an F-35 Integrated Assembly Line. ... more | .. |
 Paraguay mulls security forces buildup Paraguay is considering a substantial build-up of its security apparatus as the threat from Ejercito del Pueblo Paraguayo guerrilla group sweeps through Concepcion and San Pedro departments northeast of the capital Asuncion. ... more |
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Rubio in Costa Rica as he seeks to curb China influence; Panama lawsuit would axe HK canal concession
New Belgian government ditches nuclear power exit plan
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 Philippines launches air attack on rebels Thousands of people have fled fighting between soldiers and rebels, a battle that included a military air attack - the first such assault in three years - in the southern Philippines. ... more | .. |
 German wavers over sale of sub to Israel: report Germany is reconsidering its sale of a sixth submarine to Israel in the wake of new tensions over Jewish settlement construction, an Israeli newspaper reported on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
Panetta pledges 'nuclear umbrella' for S.Korea US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta pledged Wednesday to preserve a "nuclear umbrella" protecting close ally South Korea, a day after the US held talks with Seoul's hostile neighbour North Korea. ... more | .. |
 US man jailed for exporting military parts to Iran A Georgia man was jailed for nearly four years Wednesday for his role in a "broad conspiracy" to illegally export sensitive military equipment to Iran, officials said. ... more |
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 Singapore court to consider US extradition request Singapore said Wednesday that a US request to extradite four Singaporeans linked to the supply of components for roadside bombs used in Iraq will be reviewed by the city-state's judiciary. ... more | .. |
 S.Korean leader stresses Chinese role South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak on Wednesday called for China to play a peace broker role, amid a flurry of diplomacy to revive long-stalled talks on North Korea's nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
 Hundreds of weapons stockpiles still in Libya: UN International inspectors have to visit hundreds of suspected weapons stockpiles in Libya amid growing fears that huge numbers of shoulder-fired missiles have been looted, a UN envoy said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Abbas the 'greatest obstacle to peace': Israel's Lieberman Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Wednesday denounced Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas as the "greatest obstacle to peace" and said his resignation would be a "blessing." ... more |
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