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Defiant Iran to present major nuclear projects 'in days'Tehran (AFP) Feb 11, 2012 A defiant Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed Saturday to inaugurate "important nuclear projects" within days and lashed out at Israel, saying the "story" of the Holocaust underpinning its existence had been "smashed". In a speech marking the anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ahmadinejad said his nation will "never yield" to Western sanctions and threats of military action from Israel and the United States. A crowd of an estimated 30,000 people in Tehran's main Azadi (Freedo ... read more |
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  US gambles on special forces in Afghanistan strategy As it draws down troops in Afghanistan, the United States plans to rely heavily on its special forces, gambling the elite troops can serve as a firewall to prevent the Taliban seizing back power, experts and officials say. ... more | .. |
 Iran accuses Azerbaijan of colluding with Israel Iran on Sunday accused its neighbour Azerbaijan of collaborating with Israel's spy services and facilitating the assassins who have killed Iranian nuclear scientists in recent years. ... more | .. |
 Israel's home front minister appointed China envoy As speculation grows about an Israeli attack on Iran, and its potential consequences, the Jewish state's home front defence minister Matan Vilnai is leaving his post - to become ambassador to China. ... more | .. |
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  Arabs support Palestinian call for peace conference Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo on Sunday supported a Palestinian request for an international peace conference aimed at reaching a comprehensive solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... more | .. |
 Kurd rebels say no casualties in Turkish air raids The rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said on Sunday that it sustained no casualties in Turkish air strikes on border areas of northern Iraq. ... more | .. |
 Turkmen strongman set for landslide re-election Turkmenistan recorded near-maximum turnout Sunday in elections that should see President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov cruise to a new term at the helm of the isolated but energy-rich nation. ... more | .. |
 Peru rebel leader 'Artemio' wounded: defense ministry Peru's military on Sunday said "Artemio," leader of the once feared Shining Path guerrilla movement was alive but badly wounded, retracting an earlier presidential announcement that he had been killed. ... more |
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Caltech takes first steps toward lightsails that could reach distant star systems
Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
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  South Africa opposition wants probe of Madagascar arms deals South Africa's main opposition party called Sunday for an investigation into reports that Pretoria helped supply arms to Madagascar's former president as he tried to quash protests against his rule. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan says US drone attacks "counter productive" Pakistan's Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said US drone strikes targeting Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants were counter productive and his country had not given permission for such attacks. ... more | .. |
 West stays off Syria warpath despite worsening violence Despite the escalating violence in Syria, Western powers refuse to unleash a Libya-type operation against a regime backed by a much bigger army and powerful allies. ... more | .. |
 Jihadists, weapons 'moving from Iraq to Syria' Jihadists are moving from Iraq to Syria and arms are also sent across the border to opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime, Iraq's deputy interior minister said in an interview with AFP on Saturday. ... more |
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  US, China look for smoother future with VP visit The United States and China will try to set the stage for a smoother relationship during a visit by China's likely next president, but neither side is under illusions about resolving deep disputes. ... more | .. |
  India says missile shield test a success India successfully tested on Friday an interceptor defence shield developed to detect and destroy incoming ballistic missiles, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Seoul's final bid to win $1B Israeli deal Seoul has made a last-ditch attempt to secure for Korea Aerospace Industries a $1 billion contract to supply the Israeli air force with advanced training aircraft after a fiercely fought contest with Italy's Alenia Aermacchi. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Iran's decaying regime Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a stern warning last week against the international community, which imposed sanctions last month targeting the regime's vital oil exports and central bank. ... more |
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LA fires fully contained after burning for 3 weeks: state agency
Scientists cast doubt on famous US groundhog's weather forecasts
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US to raise trade, rights, and Syria with China VP The United States said Friday it would raise concerns about trade, human rights and Syria during a closely watched visit by China's likely next leader next week, despite hopes to improve ties. ... more | .. |
  Outcry over Taiwan ex-general China comment A retired Taiwanese general came under fire on Friday after he allegedly claimed that Taiwanese and Chinese armies are both "striving for unification" during a recent trip to China. ... more | .. |
  US Navy names warship after wounded lawmaker The US Navy named a new warship after Gabrielle Giffords on Friday, honoring the former Arizona lawmaker who survived a gunman's bullet to the head a year ago. ... more | .. |
 Russian gets 13 years for passing missile data to CIA A Russian space engineer received a 13-year jail sentence Friday on charges of passing secret strategic missile data to the US Central Intelligence Agency in return for cash. ... more |
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 Pakistan receives more revamped F-16 jets The last three of 18 new and upgraded F-16 fighter jets from the United States arrived in Pakistan, a report by the Indo-Asian News Service said. ... more | .. |
  Anonymous briefly knocks CIA website offline The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline. ... more | .. |
 Afghan troop boasts of shooting Australians: report An Afghan soldier who opened fire on Australian troops at a remote base last year has claimed he and his fellow army recruits had often discussed killing the foreigners, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Israel conducts 'final test' on Arrow anti-missile system Israel and the United States recently carried out a successful test of the Arrow anti-missile system over the Mediterranean Sea, the Israeli defence ministry said on Friday. ... more |
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Trump says tariff 'pain' will be 'worth the price'
Portugal lawmakers take step toward deep-sea mining ban
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 No war with China in near future Discounting US intelligence reports of a limited armed conflict between India and China, a senior Indian Air Force officer Friday ruled out any war in the near future but said Indian forces were ful ... more | .. |
 Russia to build six submarines annually from 2013 Russia will produce six submarines and one aircraft carrier annually starting 2013, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Thursday. "By 2013, production capacity [at Russian shipyards] will allo ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Delivers Next Gen Automatic Test System to US Army Northrop Grumman, together with DRS Technologies, has announced the delivery of the first Next Generation Automatic Test System (NGATS) to the U.S. Army. A mobile, rapidly deployable and recon ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin and Cleversafe Form Big Data Alliance Lockheed Martin and Cleversafe have formed a new technology alliance that will facilitate collaboration between the two companies to support a new level of storage capacity beyond traditional capabi ... more |
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 Japan 'should watch' China's naval reach: report Beijing's assertiveness in the South China Sea could soon be replicated in neighbouring waters, a Japanese government-backed report said Friday, amid rising regional nervousness about China's intentions. ... more | .. |
  Harris wins follow-on Aussie radio deal The Harris Corp. has won a $235 million order with Australia's Department of Defense for its Falcon radios, a Type-1 tactical voice and data communications system. ... more | .. |
 US Air National Guard Deploys to Afghanistan With LITENING G4 Pods Northrop Grumman's LITENING G4 advanced targeting pod recently embarked on its first combat deployment with the Air National Guard on A-10 and F-16 Block 30 aircraft supporting Operation Enduring Fr ... more | .. |
 Middle East remains major arms market The Middle East arms market holds promise for Europe's defense industry despite its political turmoil, a market intelligence and analysis company said. ... more |
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