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Russia says Iran has no long-range missilesMoscow (AFP) Jan 3, 2012 Iran has no long-range missiles, a Russian defence official said Tuesday in Moscow's first response to a series of tests conducted by Tehran near the vital Strait of Hormuz oil supply route. "Iran does not have the technology to create intermediate or long-range inter-continental ballistic missiles," defence ministry spokesman Vadim Koval told the Interfax news agency. "And it will not get such missiles any time soon," he added. Iran reported testing three missiles close to the Gulf oil-tran ... read more |
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  France insists Iran developing nuclear arms French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Tuesday he was convinced that Iran was developing nuclear weapons and called for the EU to impose tougher sanctions on Tehran. ... more | .. |
 Top US diplomat in China for N. Korea talks Senior US diplomat Kurt Campbell was due in Beijing on Tuesday to discuss North Korea after the death of Kim Jong-Il, a US embassy spokesman said. ... more | .. |
  Boeing and Northrop Grumman GMD Team Receives Contract From US MDA Boeing and industry partner Northrop Grumman have received the development and sustainment contract (DSC) from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense ( ... more | .. |
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  Clashes as Cypriots demand British forces out Protesters demanding that British forces withdraw from Cyprus clashed with police at a military base, leaving around a dozen people hurt, police said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Books 50 Million in Electronic Warfare Contracts Raytheon booked $50 million this month in new contract awards related to its electronic warfare (EW) business. Raytheon's industry-leading electronic warfare portfolio includes airborne and sh ... more | .. |
 Jordan hosts Israelis, Palestinians in rare meeting Israeli and Palestinian negotiators gather in the Jordanian capital on Tuesday for their first face-to-face meeting in 16 months but both sides insisted full-blown talks remained some way off. ... more | .. |
  Turkey says will pay reparations to families of slain Kurds Turkey will pay reparations to the families of Kurdish villagers killed in air strikes near the Iraqi border, but will not officially apologise, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Monday. ... more |
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  Japan police turned away surrendering Aum fugitive: reports Japanese police turned away one of the nation's most wanted fugitives when he tried to surrender at Tokyo police headquarters on New Year's Eve after nearly 17 years on the run, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  India army offers 'glacier toilet' in hi-tech sell-off Developed for troops serving on glaciers high in the Himalayas, the non-flushing "bio-digester" toilet made by India's top defence research body is now being offered to companies and poorer states. ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded Contract for two Radars The Missile Defense Agency is awarding Raytheon Company a contract to provide two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile d ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Receives contract for Radars and Services in THAAD Deal to UAE Raytheon will provide AN/TPY-2 radars, associated spares, training and other services through 2018 to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense ... more |
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 Israel minister welcomes Tuesday Palestinian meeting Israeli and Palestinian negotiators headed to Jordan on Monday for their first face-to-face meeting in nearly 16 months, although both sides stressed it did not mark a renewal of talks. ... more | .. |
  Iraq war death toll at 162,000: NGO Around 162,000 people, almost 80 percent of them civilians, were killed in Iraq from the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to last month's withdrawal of American forces, a British NGO said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Sunni leader slams 'massive' Iraq rights problems Parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi slammed the human rights situation in Iraq on Monday, arguing that "massive" violations were destroying its democracy just as it grapples with a festering political row. ... more | .. |
 Iran tests missiles near key oil-transit strait Iran on Monday tested missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, underlining its threats to close the vital oil-transit waterway as the West readies to impose more economic sanctions over Tehran's nuclear drive. ... more |
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NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles
GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life | .. |
 NATO supplies pile up at Pakistan port Tonnes of supplies bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan are piling up at the Pakistani port of Karachi following the blockade imposed after a deadly air strike in November, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Romney: Obama has 'failed' on Iran Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney charged Sunday that President Barack Obama has "failed" in his efforts to get Iran to abandon its suspect nuclear program. ... more | .. |
Philippine rebels join hunt for kidnapped Australian Muslim rebels engaged in peace talks with the Philippine government said Monday they had joined the search for an Australian man kidnapped by an armed group in the troubled south of the country. ... more | .. |
Gunman sought after ranger killed in US park A popular US national park will remain closed Monday as police hunt a gunman who shot and killed a federal ranger before fleeing into the forest, authorities said late Sunday. ... more |
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 Iraq death toll down sharply in 2011 Iraq's death toll from violence in 2011 fell sharply from previous years, figures showed on Sunday, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for the country to kick-start rebuilding with US troops gone. ... more | .. |
 Mideast negotiators to meet for first time in months Palestinian and Israeli negotiators will meet for the first time in more than a year in Jordan on Tuesday to discuss stalled peace talks, the Jordanian foreign ministry said on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Iran defiant as US unleashes new sanctions Iran defiantly announced on Sunday that it had tested a new missile and made an advance in its nuclear programme after the United States unleashed extra sanctions that sent its currency to a record low. ... more | .. |
 Iraq Shiite militia offshoot backed by Iran: Sadr Fiery Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr sharply criticised an offshoot of his movement on Sunday, accusing them of killing Iraqi soldiers and policemen and being beholden to neighbouring Iran. ... more |
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Robots Enhance Sewer Inspection and Maintenance with AI
Role of barrier films in maintaining the stability of perovskite solar cells
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 Iran tests missile as US tightens sanctions Iran said Sunday it tested a new medium-range missile during war games near a vital Gulf oil transit channel, hours after US President Barack Obama signed a law tightening sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
Tunisian policeman freed by Libyan 'revolutionaries': report A Tunisian policeman kidnapped by self-proclaimed Libyan revolutionaries on the border was freed Sunday, a day after being taken hostage by about 10 armed men, the TAP news agency reported. ... more | .. |
 Abbas warns of Quartet failure on peace talks Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas warned in an interview on Sunday that the international peacemaking Quartet will have "failed" if it cannot kickstart negotiations by January 26. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear sites Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an accord which prohibits both sides from attacking these locations, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said. ... more |
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  Japan developing cyber weapon: report Japan has been developing a virus that could track down the source of a cyber attack and neutralise its programme, the daily Yomiuri Shimbun reported Sunday. ... more | .. |
Prosecutor seeks drone images from deadly Turkish raid Prosecutors have asked the Turkish military to provide images taken by drones during an air strike that killed 35 young Kurdish smugglers on the Iraqi border, the Anatolia news agency said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Obama signs new Iran sanctions into law US President Barack Obama Saturday signed into law tough new sanctions targeting Iran's central bank and financial sector, in a move that could intensify a brewing Gulf showdown. ... more | .. |
 N. Koreans urged to defend Jong-Un 'unto death' North Korea urged its people Sunday to defend new leader Kim Jong-Un to the death and vowed an all-out push for prosperity, in a New Year state newspaper editorial setting out policy goals. ... more |
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