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Iran launches observation satellite: mediaTehran (AFP) Feb 3, 2012 Iran on Friday launched an observation satellite into orbit above Earth, its third since 2009, the official IRNA news agency reported. "The Navid satellite was launched successfully.... It will be placed into an orbit (at an altitude) between 250 and 370 kilometres," IRNA quoted the head of Iran's Space Organisation, Hamid Fazeli, as saying. The launch comes as Iran is marking the anniversary of its 1979 Islamic revolution - and as tensions are heating up over Iran's nuclear programme. The ... read more |
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  Panetta says Israel could strike Iran in spring: report US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta believes there is a "strong possibility" that Israel will strike Iran's nuclear installations this spring, the Washington Post said Thursday in an editorial. ... more | .. |
  Obama, foes in military spending cut fight The White House and its Republican foes clashed Thursday over a law requiring steep cuts to military spending after a congressional "SuperCommittee" failed to agree on long-range deficit reduction. ... more | .. |
  Lawmakers voice alarm on possible Taliban deal US Republican lawmakers are voicing growing alarm over a possible deal with the Taliban that would see five militants transferred from Guantanamo as part of peace talks on ending Afghanistan's insurgency. ... more | .. |
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 Israel's leaders stoke fears of Iran The chief of Israel's Military Intelligence warned Thursday that some 200,000 missiles and rockets are aimed at the Jewish state at any given moment. ... more | .. |
 Boeing and Thales choose Eurocopter Boeing Defense Australia and Thales Australia have opted for the Eurocopter EC135 around which to build an aircrew training system for a major Australian military tender. ... more | .. |
 North Korea calls for reunification effort The head North Korea's reunification negotiating committee called on ex-patriot Koreans to put aside their differences and work for reunification of the Korean Peninsula. ... more | .. |
 Kazakhstan lets emergency decree lapse A state of emergency instituted in a Kazakhstan oil town during a December wave of labor unrest and was allowed to lapse this week. ... more |
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 Taliban modernizing, says former anti-vice enforcer Sitting cross-legged on a blood-red Afghan carpet in a house perched on a Kabul hillside, the bearded man gazes out across the sprawling city where he was once one of the most feared men in town. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Recognition to what end In terms of economics the notion of mutual recognition refers to international agreements in which two or more countries agree to recognize one another and guarantee free movement of goods and services without the need to harmonize member states' national legislation. A good illustration of this would be the European Union. ... more | .. |
 Arrests raise tensions between Chile, Peru A young Chilean has been detained for taking photographs of a military barracks in southern Peru, the second such arrest in as many days near a military installation, police said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 IAEA's Iran visit anything but 'good', diplomats say The UN nuclear agency's trip to Iran was not as "good" as its chief inspector described this week, with real pressure now on Tehran for the next visit later this month, diplomats and analysts said. ... more |
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  Qaeda lost ground in Iraq but remains danger: report The ranks of Al-Qaeda have thinned dramatically in recent years but the organisation remains a serious threat in Iraq, a Baghdad military spokesman said in remarks published on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 UN leader hit by shoe protest in Gaza Protesters threw shoes at UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered Gaza on Thursday, condemning Israel's blockade and Ban's refusal to meet the families of Palestinian prisoners. ... more | .. |
 US lawmakers call for hearings on military hazing US lawmakers Thursday called for congressional hearings into hazing in the military while urging an end to "institutional" abuse that has led to suicides among soldiers. ... more | .. |
  Turkey investigates army's 2007 'e-coup' A Turkish prosecutor has launched an investigation into an ultimatum the armed forces gave to the moderate Islamic government almost five years ago, newspapers reported Thursday. ... 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
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  Philippines battles rebels after air strike Philippine troops battled Muslim extremists on a remote southern island on Friday where a day earlier three of Southeast Asia's top terror suspects were killed in a US-backed air strike, the army said. ... more | .. |
 Fugitive Iraq VP says ball is now in PM's court The Iraqiya bloc sent a "positive signal" by ending its parliament boycott, and its eventual return to the cabinet depends on how Iraq's premier responds, the country's fugitive vice president told AFP. ... more | .. |
 Israeli air-strikes in Gaza leave two wounded: Palestinians Two Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were wounded by Israeli air-strikes early Friday morning, Palestinians said, only hours a visit of the UN chief to the Hamas-controlled territory. ... more | .. |
 NATO hopes Afghan forces take lead in 2013 NATO allies voiced hope Thursday that Afghan forces can take the lead across the country next year, with foreign troops in a backup role, as they seek to wind down a war that has dragged on for a decade. ... more |
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  NATO to base missile shield command in Germany NATO will locate the command centre for its US-led missile shield at the alliance air base in Ramstein, Germany, a diplomat told AFP on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan signals imminent end to NATO blockade Pakistan signalled on Thursday that it could shortly end a more than two-month blockade on NATO supplies entering Afghanistan for foreign forces. ... more | .. |
 Russia arms exports rise to $10.7 billion in 2011 Russia's foreign arms exports rose to a value of $10.7 billion (8.2 billion euros) in 2011 despite a ban on weapons sales to its former important client Libya, the state arms export agency said Thursday. ... more |
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Role of barrier films in maintaining the stability of perovskite solar cells
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 East Timor confident about security in post-UN future East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta said Thursday that his young nation was capable of handling its own security after UN troops depart at the end of this year, despite fears of violence. ... more | .. |
 U.S. strike in Yemen sharpens covert war U.S. airstrikes in Yemen that reportedly killed four al-Qaida commanders Tuesday came hard on the heels of a U.S. Navy SEAL team's Jan. 25 rescue of two Western hostages in Somalia, across the Gulf of Aden. ... more | .. |
 Drop in Northrop sales sign of the times U.S. defense manufacturer Northrop Grumman Corp. reported sales of $26.4 billion in 2011, a $1.7 billion - 6 percent - drop from 2010 and a sign of the times reflecting cutbacks and lower demand on both sides of the Atlantic. ... more | .. |
UN leader expects Israel at Mideast nuclear conference UN leader Ban Ki-moon said he expects Israel to attend an international conference on creating a Middle East nuclear-free zone he is aiming to hold this year in Helsinki. ... more |
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  AAI Logistics and Technical Services Awarded USAF Contract for B-1B Training System Support AAI Logistics and Technical Services has announced that the company has received an award from the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to provide logistics support and concurrency modi ... more | .. |
  Taiwan official expects smooth times with China A Taiwanese official predicted Wednesday that China would maintain a conciliatory stance with Taipei, saying that likely next leader Xi Jinping has experience dealing with the self-ruling island. ... more | .. |
  Old weapons, new threats fuel India's military build-up India's planned purchase of 126 fighters from France's Dassault marks the latest stage in a huge military procurement cycle that has turned the world's largest democracy into its biggest arms importer. ... more | .. |
 US diplomat says N. Korea must boost ties with South The top US diplomat for East Asia told North Korea's new leaders Tuesday that they must improve relations with South Korea if they want better ties with the wider world. ... more |
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