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Commentary: New world order?Washington (UPI) Oct 31, 2011 Is China now emerging as banker to the rest of the world? The United States owes China $1.3 trillion - out of a total U.S. public debt load of $14.1 trillion. And the United States also owes almost $1 trillion to Japan. So clearly, 17 EU nations that share the euro currency couldn't turn to the United States to help bail them out of their liquidity crisis. China was the only power in the world that could afford to rescue the euro from collapse. China also has almost 6 million wor ... read more |
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  US drone strikes fail to mobilise Pakistan masses Campaigners condemn US drone strikes in Pakistan as extra-judicial assassinations that kill hundreds of civilians, but popular protests against them are conspicuous by their rarity. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea's new nuclear envoy to visit China South Korea's foreign ministry said Sunday its new nuclear envoy would visit China this week to discuss ways to revive long-stalled regional talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament. ... more | .. |
  NATO ends 'most successful' Libya mission NATO was on Monday formally ending its Libya mission, which it has hailed as one of its "most successful" yet after its air strikes playing a key role in the overthrow of now-slain despot Moamer Kadhafi. ... more | .. |
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  Libya war gives US air power advocates a lift Advocates of US air power are seizing on the outcome of the NATO campaign in Libya as further evidence that high-tech aircraft are the key to maintaining US military might. ... more | .. |
  Preparations for US's Iraq withdrawal in full swing At a US base south of Baghdad, trucks plod in either direction amid a hive of activity: with the clock ticking on a year-end withdrawal from Iraq, preparations are in full swing. ... more | .. |
 Israeli gets 4.5 years for leaking army secrets to media A Tel Aviv court on Sunday jailed a young Israeli woman for four-and-a-half years for spying and leaking classified military documents to Israel's Haaretz newspaper, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Low-cost paper-based wireless sensor could help detect explosive devices Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a prototype wireless sensor capable of detecting trace amounts of a key ingredient found in many explosives. The device, which ... more |
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 UAV Payload Market Will Reach $2.9bn in 2011 Global spending on payloads and subsystems for military and security purposes has jumped in recent years on the back of a surge in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) deployment. Behind the growing use of ... more | .. |
 Thales sonars key to Royal Navy minewarfare operations A Royal Navy minehunter fitted with Thales sonar has located and destroyed a 2,000-pound mine and torpedo lying on the seabed off the port of Tobruk in eastern Libya. HMS Bangor, a Sandown-cla ... more | .. |
  Boeing Opens Cyber Engagement Center in Maryland Boeing has opened a new Cyber Engagement Center (CEC) in Annapolis Junction. The 32,000-square-foot facility will provide a collaborative environment where security experts work together to address ... more | .. |
 Boeing's Tapestry Subsidiary to Update Airlift Planning System Boeing reports that its wholly owned subsidiary Tapestry Solutions is part of an industry team selected to upgrade and support the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command's Consolidated Air Mobility Pla ... more |
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  Three militants dead in Philippine air raid An air strike has killed three Muslim extremists from a group linked to Al-Qaeda in the restive southern Philippines, a military spokesman said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Air force base blasts close Sanaa airport Four explosions rocked an air base in Sanaa on Sunday, setting two fighter jets on fire and causing a temporary closure of the Yemeni capital's international airport, aviation officials said. ... more | .. |
 Israel strike kills 1 in Gaza after militants vow truce An Israeli air strike killed a Gaza militant Sunday just hours after Islamic Jihad vowed to observe an Egyptian-brokered truce following a day of violence which killed 10. ... more | .. |
 China won't save Europe: Xinhua commentary China's state media Sunday warned that the country will not be a "saviour" to Europe, as President Hu Jintao left for an official visit to the region including a G20 summit. ... 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 | .. |
  US toll in Afghan attack reduced to 10 The Pentagon reduced Sunday the number of Americans killed in a Taliban car bomb attack the day before on a NATO convoy in Kabul from 13 to 10 after British and Canadian casualties were reported. ... more | .. |
  Indian aerobatics team to get Hawks India's national Surya Kiran Aerobatics Team will be flying Hawks although the switch to the new planes may not be occur until 2016, a report in the Business Standard said. ... more | .. |
  Israel fears Berlin could scrap sub deal Israel is reported to have run into difficulties with Germany over the planned sale of a sixth Dolphin class submarine supposedly capable of launching nuclear-tipped missiles, potentially a vital factor in any clash with Iran. ... more | .. |
 China beefs up counter-terrorism laws China's parliament passed legislation Saturday beefing up the nation's counter-terrorism laws, while also ordering finger prints to be added to all national identity cards. ... more |
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 US firm confirms web censoring tools used in Syria A US firm specializing in Internet censoring equipment on Friday confirmed that Syria was using its products to block web activity, amid a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests. ... more | .. |
 Dozens more bodies found in flattened Kadhafi hometown Volunteers are still finding dozens of bodies in Moamer Kadhafi's hometown of Sirte that fell on October 20, including those of Libyan civilians killed in a suspected NATO air strike. ... more | .. |
 Iraq PM slams province autonomy vote Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki sharply criticised a bid for greater autonomy by Salaheddin province, claiming Saddam Hussein's Baath party wants to make it a "refuge," a statement from the premier's office said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
US, S. Korea to raise readiness against N. Korea The US and South Korean defence chiefs vowed Friday to raise combat-readiness against North Korean attacks following two deadly incidents last year, saying aggression "is not to be tolerated". ... 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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US Afghan 'kill team' leader faces court martial The alleged ringleader of a rogue US army unit charged with killing Afghan civilians for fun faces a court martial Friday, 18 months after the slayings. ... more | .. |
 China-based servers in Japan cyber attacks: report A virus that infected computers at Japanese overseas diplomatic missions had been designed to send data to servers in China, a report said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Russia successfully tests new long-range missile Russia on Friday successfully test fired its nuclear-capable Bulava ballistic missile in the hope of making it into the backbone of a more streamlined but effective new nuclear force. ... more | .. |
 Baghdad blasts toll rises to 32 dead: officials At least 32 people were killed and 71 wounded in twin blasts which rocked Baghdad, security officials said on Friday, more than tripling a previously-announced death toll. ... more |
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  Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable stealth missile Pakistan said it had successfully test-fired Friday a stealth cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. ... more | .. |
US flying armed drones out of Ethiopia: report The US Air Force is flying armed drones from a civilian airport in southern Ethiopia as part of a growing battle against Al-Qaeda linked Shabab militants in Somalia, the Washington Post reported Thursday. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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