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Larijani: West won't stop Iran nuke effortTehran (UPI) Nov 22, 2011 The West won't be able to obstruct Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology through further sanctions, Iranian Speaker of Parliament Ali Larijani says. Larijani, speaking during Sunday's opening session of the Majlis, or Parliament, said the release this month of a tough report by the International Atomic Energy Agency contending Iran is trying to develop a nuclear weapon won't dissuade it from developing what it calls a peaceful nuclear program. The IAEA report, adopted Friday by the U.N. w ... read more |
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  US to cease observing arms treaty with Russia: State Dept The United States said Tuesday it would no longer provide data to Russia on conventional weapons and troops in Europe, citing non-compliance by Moscow with a two-decade old treaty that governed the information exchange. ... more | .. |
  Boeing and Northrop Grumman GMD Team Statement on Competitive Missile Defense Contract Boeing and Northrop Grumman have submitted their final proposal for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) element of the United States' ballistic missile defense system. Foll ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Advanced Airborne Border Surveillance in Europe During a recent European exercise, Lockheed Martin demonstrated advanced border surveillance capabilities from an optionally piloted vehicle. Lockheed Martin and its team showcased how traditional d ... more | .. |
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  System Integration Test For CANES Shipboard Networking Program Completed Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the formal contractor system integration testing of its Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) system for the U.S. Navy. The purpose ... more | .. |
  Hezbollah 'cripples' CIA -- or so it seems Hezbollah's roll-up of an alleged CIA operation in Beirut has given the Iranian-backed movement an immense boost at a time when its ally, the Syrian regime in Damascus, is fighting for survival. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: U.N. should stop Ashraf plan "History can be a great teacher ... if we bother to remember it." But, when it comes to the fate of Iranian dissidents in Iraq in Camp Ashraf, it seems history cannot be a teacher simply because we don't want to bother to remember. ... more | .. |
  Algeria's reticence dogs fight against al-Qaeda: experts A lack of support by Algeria for military operations against Al-Qaeda in the north African Sahel region has been a serious setback for joint efforts, according to officials and experts. ... more |
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 Iran blasts new Western sanctions An angry 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 | .. |
 UN vote slams Syria crackdown A key UN human rights committee on Tuesday condemned the Syrian government's deadly crackdown on protests, heightening international pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. ... more | .. |
 Iran no-show 'unhelpful' at UN Mideast nuclear forum Iran's boycott of a rare UN atomic agency forum on creating a Middle East free of nuclear weapons was "not helpful to their cause", the chairman of the event said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  NATO looks to pool resources amid budget pressures NATO countries are taking tentative steps to pool military resources in the face of shrinking defense budgets and to fill gaps exposed by the recent Libya campaign, a French general said Tuesday. ... 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 | .. |
 West hits Iran with new sanctions 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. ... 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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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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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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 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 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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Turkey bombs Iraq, wounds civilian: officials Turkey has bombed the Sulaimaniyah and Arbil provinces of Iraq's autonomous northern Kurdish region, wounding one civilian, Kurdish officials said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Landmine use at 7-year high in 2011: campaigners Global use of landmines in 2011 has been the highest for seven years, campaigners said Wednesday, with Israel, Libya, Syria and longstanding offender Myanmar all recently laying the deadly explosives. ... more |
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