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UN to reveal new evidence of Iran atomic bomb driveVienna (AFP) Nov 6, 2011 A new report from the UN atomic watchdog this week will provide fresh evidence of Iran's nuclear weapons drive, diplomats said Sunday, as Israel stoked speculation about a possible pre-emptive strike. Previous International Atomic Energy Agency assessments have centred on Iran's efforts to produce fissile material - uranium and plutonium - which can be put to peaceful uses like power generation, or be used to make a nuclear bomb. But the intelligence update, which diplomats say will be circula ... read more |
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 Pakistan rejects report of unsafe nukes Pakistan on Sunday angrily rejected a report that it had been moving its nuclear weapons in unsafe conditions, saying nobody should underestimate its capability to defend itself. ... more | .. |
  Russia's Putin to host China's Wen for security talks Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao will meet Monday to discuss expanding their loose Central Asian security alliance to include Pakistan and Iran. ... more | .. |
 Israel's Peres warns attack on Iran getting 'closer' Israeli President Shimon Peres warned on Sunday that an attack on Iran is becoming increasingly likely, days before a report by the UN's nuclear watchdog on Iran's nuclear programme is due. ... more | .. |
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  China web firms vow to curb 'harmful' information The heads of China's largest Internet and technology firms have vowed to stop the "spread of harmful information" on the web after attending a three-day government workshop, state media said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Syria blasts US for 'blatant interference' Damascus on Saturday strongly condemned Washington after the US State Department advised Syrians against surrendering following an amnesty for those who give up weapons. ... more | .. |
  Iraq market bombs kill one, wound 29: officials Four bombs exploded in Baghdad's Shorjah market on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding 29 on the first day of Eid al-Adha, the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Israeli air raids kill Gaza militant Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed an Islamic Jihad militant and wounded three other Palestinians on Saturday, Palestinian medics and witnesses said. ... more |
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  National Armaments Directors Approve MEADS Program Continuation Plan The National Armaments Directors of Germany, Italy and the United States approved a contract amendment that funds two flight intercept tests of the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS). ... more | .. |
  Moller International Awards CliC Goggles First M400X Skycar Flight Sponsorship Moller International, the developer of the Skycar aircraft, the Rotapower line of rotary engines and the Aerobot line of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), is enjoying a strong interest in sponsorships ... more | .. |
  Barzani criticises Turkey's fight against Kurd rebels Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani said Saturday he opposes Turkey's military campaign against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as it will fail to permanently end the conflict. ... more | .. |
 US general sacked over Karzai criticism A United States general in Afghanistan has been fired after accusing President Hamid Karzai and his corruption-plagued administration of being out of touch and ungrateful for American support. ... more |
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  Colombian FARC leader Alfonso Cano killed Colombian troops killed Alfonso Cano, leader of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), during a day-long operation in which his female companion also died, government and local officials said. ... more | .. |
 Kadhafi's grandiose war machine rusted in the desert Crumbling jet fighters and rusted tanks, commanded by yes-men rather than competent officers: this is the picture of a grandiose but decrepit war machine emerging after Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi's downfall. ... more | .. |
 Tensions rise over an Israel-Iran conflict Anxiety is rising in world capitals over possible pre-emptive military strikes by Israel against Iran over the threat posed by Tehran's nuclear program. ... more | .. |
  Australia moves to ratify defense treaty The introduction of a bill in Parliament moves Australia a step closer to cutting red tape surrounding procurement from U.S. defense businesses. ... 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 | .. |
  Libya's NTC pledges to destroy chemical weapons: OPCW Libya's National Transitional Council has pledged to continue with the previous regime's programme of destroying its chemical weapons stockpiles, an international monitoring group said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan's nuclear weapons vulnerable to theft: report Pakistan has begun moving its nuclear weapons in low-security vans on congested roads to hide them from US spy agencies, making the weapons more vulnerable to theft by Islamist militants, two US magazines reported Friday. ... more | .. |
 Army says not 'correct' to revoke Indian Kashmir law A top Indian army official says harsh emergency laws in Indian Kashmir should not be revoked until Pakistan ends its "interference" in the revolt-hit region. ... more | .. |
 Mexican hacker group drops reprisal as member freed Persons claiming to be with the Mexican arm of "hacktivist" group Anonymous said Friday they were scrapping plans to expose information about the Zetas drug cartel after a kidnap victim was released. ... more |
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 Israel navy intercepts flotilla ships off Gaza coast Two ships carrying pro-Palestinian activists intercepted by the Israeli navy while trying to run the blockade on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip reached Ashdod port Friday night, public radio said. ... more | .. |
 Obama to hold White House talks with Iraqi PM US President Barack Obama will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at the White House on December 12, just days before all US troops are due out of Iraq, a US official said Friday. ... more | .. |
 China hits out at US cyber spying accusations Beijing on Friday hit out at a US intelligence agency report accusing the Chinese of extensive cyber spying, saying it was unprofessional and irresponsible. ... more | .. |
 US soldier killed after Iraq pullout announcement A US soldier has been killed in northern Iraq, the US military said on Friday, the first American service member to die in an attack here since the US announced its forces would depart by year's end. ... 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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  China opens up military space programme China is opening up its military-run manned space programme to foreign nations, seeking its own alliances as US concerns see it excluded from the international space station project, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 US reins in drones over diplomatic concerns: report The US spy agency has quietly tightened its rules on drone strikes in Pakistan over concerns about their impact on tense relations with Islamabad, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Call for Australia, US security pact with India Australia and the United States should form a three-way security dialogue with India, in part to help counter any naval aggression from China, a paper released Friday said. ... more | .. |
 Chile's past haunts protests over rights Chile's abysmal record of human rights violations under its past dictatorial regimes is coming to haunt the democratic administration of President Sebastian Pinera as criticism of his rule mounts. ... more |
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 Labor overhauls veterans' program Foreshadowing a larger announcement close to Veterans Day next week, U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis released data Thursday that indicated a large spike in unemployment among African-American veterans. ... more | .. |
 Stuxnet-like virus hides in Microsoft Word files Microsoft said Thursday it is working to fix a Windows software vulnerability that lets a Stuxnet-like Duqu virus sneak into computers by hiding in Word document files. ... more | .. |
 India to open rival bids for huge war plane deal India was on Friday set to open rival bids from France's Dassault and the Eurofighter consortium, which are competing over a multi-billion contract to provide 126 fighter jets. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Airborne Processors Track Multiple Ballistic Missiles from Airborne Platform During a test at the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, Raytheon airborne processors demonstrated precision tracking of multiple ballistic targets from an airborne platform. A to ... more |
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