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West hits Iran with new sanctionsWashington (AFP) Nov 21, 2011 Western powers responded to a damning UN report about Iran's nuclear program with a fresh batch of sanctions Monday, targeting the country's central bank and the vital energy sector. With UN sanctions blocked by Chinese and Russian opposition, the United States, Britain and Canada rolled out measures aimed at pressing Iran to abandon its alleged nuclear weapons program. Notably, the measures seek to limit the West's links with Iran's Central Bank - which has been key in funneling proceeds of en ... read more |
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  Emirates put French in spin over jet deal The French reportedly thought they had a $10 billion deal with the United Arab Emirates for 60 Dassault Rafale jets pretty much sewn up but the Persian Gulf state has called for a Eurofighter bid and may be looking at Boeing fighters again. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan opposition candidate vows peace with China The opposition candidate in Taiwan's presidential elections tried to ease fears Tuesday that a victory for her would lead to more tensions with China, saying she would seek peace with Beijing. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea plans major drill for attack anniversary South Korea's military announced it would stage land, sea and air exercises near the tense sea border with North Korea to mark the first anniversary Wednesday of Pyongyang's deadly artillery attack. ... more | .. |
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 Panetta slams US debt committee failure US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Monday called on Congress to reach a deficit-cutting deal after a "supercommittee" failed to do so, warning that automatic spending cuts would gut the military. ... more | .. |
  Three-way US-China drills possible: Australia Defence Minister Stephen Smith Tuesday said Canberra would seriously consider trilateral military training with the United States and China following the announcement of a US troop buildup in Darwin. ... more | .. |
 Iran blasts new Western sanctions Iran and its powerful ally Russia on Tuesday slammed new Western sanctions imposed on Tehran over its suspect nuclear programme, saying they were illegal and futile. ... more | .. |
  More pressure on Assad regime International pressure appears set to increase on the beleaguered regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad amid continuing violence in the Arab nation. ... more |
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 Houthi rebels seek Red Sea arms route As embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh struggles to crush al-Qaida in the center and south of Yemen as well as anti-regime protests led by a defecting army general, landlocked Houthi rebels in the north are driving to open an arms route to the Red Sea. ... more | .. |
  December court date for Manning in WikiLeaks case Bradley Manning, the US soldier alleged to have passed to WikiLeaks a trove of military and diplomatic documents, will have a first hearing before a military court next month, the Pentagon said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Iraq set for 'turbulence' as US departs: general Iraq's security situation is likely to see "turbulence" as American forces depart and groups including Al-Qaeda seek to take advantage of this, the top US general in the country said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Britain cuts ties with Iran banks over nuclear concerns Britain is severing links with Iranian banks because of evidence that they are involved in the development of a nuclear weapons programme, finance minister George Osborne said Monday. ... more |
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 Iran snubs 'useless' UN Mideast atomic forum Iran angrily stayed away Monday from a UN atomic agency forum on creating a Middle East free of nuclear weapons that saw Israel under fire from Arab nations for its alleged possession of the bomb. ... more | .. |
 Philippines asks S. Korea for military hardware Philippine President Benigno Aquino asked his visiting counterpart from South Korea on Monday for aircraft, boats and other hardware to help boost his country's military, amid rising tensions with China. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea, China set for talks on N. Korea South Korea's pointman on Pyongyang left for China on Monday for talks that will focus on North Korea, amid diplomatic efforts to revive stalled multinational disarmament negotiations. ... more | .. |
  No pattern to rogue Afghan attacks: Australian PM Prime Minister Julia Gillard Monday said Australia would not abandon Afghanistan, despite suffering a spate of deadly attacks by rogue Afghan troops. ... more |
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Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency
Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard
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 No need to panic over US Asia return: China media Chinese state media on Monday played down the impact of greater US involvement in Asia-Pacific after US President Barack Obama's week-long trip in the region, saying there was "no need to panic". ... more | .. |
  North America to Modernize its Military Helicopter Fleet Over the forecast period, North America is expected to account for a share of 35.6% of the total global expenditure on military rotorcrafts. High demand in the region is primarily driven by the coun ... more | .. |
  154 New Submarines Needed Next Decade The global submarine market is expected to increase by a CAGR of 1.22% during the forecast period 2011-2021 of the new report on ASDReports.com. Submarines form an essential core of today's na ... more | .. |
  Elbit to Showcase Integrated Border Security and DHS Training and Simulation Solutions Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Elbit Systems Ltd. will present an integrated border security solution at the 2011 I-EEE International Conference on Technologies for Home ... more |
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 Gunmen torch three NATO trucks in Pakistan Gunmen on Sunday torched three trucks carrying supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Exiled Iran opposition warns of 'massacre' if Iraq camp shut The leader of an exiled Iranian opposition movement claimed Sunday that moves to close a camp in Iraq housing thousands of her supporters were part of a plot by Tehran to have them killed. ... more | .. |
 Jordan's king to visit West Bank on Monday Jordan's King Abdullah II will visit the West Bank on Monday where he will hold talks with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Palestinian officials said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
Libya no paradigm for intervention in Syria: Canada Libya is no paradigm for a similar intervention to stop the deadly crackdown in Syria, senior Canadian and NATO officials said Saturday. ... 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 forces kill Iraqis after bombing: officials US forces shot dead two Iraqi civilians south of Baghdad on Saturday following a bomb attack on their convoy, Iraq security officials said, while the US military denied its soldiers opened fire. ... more | .. |
Syria's Assad faces Kadhafi's fate: Barak Syria's president has reached "a point of no return" and faces the same fate as former despots in Libya and Iraq, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Activists press closure of US military training school Thousands of activists on Saturday marched on the controversial training base for soldiers from Latin American militaries formerly known as the School of the Americas, at Fort Benning, Georgia, to demand its closure. ... more | .. |
Honduras to buy US, Israeli weapons Honduras will buy weapons from Israel and the United States to replace obsolete equipment that has been in use for more than 30 years, military chief General Rene Osorio said Saturday. ... more |
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 Obama scores diplomatic victory over China US President Barack Obama on Saturday succeeded in hauling a maritime dispute into an Asian summit despite China's objections, in a diplomatic victory at the end of his Pacific tour. ... more | .. |
Pakistan's envoy to US arrives home in memo row Pakistan's ambassador to Washington returned to Islamabad on Sunday to explain himself over claims that he wrote a letter seeking US help against the country's powerful military. ... more | .. |
Israel has fingers crossed on F-35 deal Israeli defense officials say they're confident the first squadron of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be delivered on time in late 2016 despite problems that have set back the project for at least two years. ... more | .. |
 Foreign cyber attack hits US infrastructure: expert A cyber strike launched from outside the United States hit a public water system in the Midwestern state of Illinois, an infrastructure control systems expert said on Friday. ... more |
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