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US, N.Korea to hold first talks after leader deathWashington (AFP) Feb 13, 2012 A senior US envoy will hold talks this month in Beijing with North Korea, resuming a dialogue put on hold last year by the death of leader Kim Jong-Il, the State Department said Monday. Glyn Davies, the coordinator for US policy in North Korea, will meet in Beijing on February 23 with North Korean negotiator Kim Kye-Gwan, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told reporters. The United States has been exploring a resumption of six-nation denuclearization talks with North Korea but has ins ... read more |
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  US defense budget avoids deep cuts The Pentagon on Monday unveiled plans for "disciplined" defense spending for next year but offered up no contingency plans in case Congress fails to prevent sweeping cuts in military spending. ... more | .. |
  Israel blames Iran for embassy bombs in Delhi, Tbilisi A hitman on a motorbike fixed a suspected magnetic bomb on an Israeli embassy car in the Indian capital on Monday, police said, in one of two attacks in New Delhi and Tbilisi blamed by Israel on Iran. ... more | .. |
  Commentary: 'Global power gone' From dust to dust, global power is no more. So says Zbigniew Brzezinski, the only rival to Henry Kissinger in America's contemporary geopolitical hall of fame. ... more | .. |
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 Car bombs seen as Hezbollah's revenge Israeli intelligence saw Monday's car bomb attacks against Israeli targets in India and Georgia as revenge strikes by Lebanon's Hezbollah for the Feb. 12, 2008, assassination of the group's iconic military chief, Imad Mughniyeh, a killing blamed on Israel. ... more | .. |
  Russian nuclear sub was armed during fire: report A massive Russian navy submarine was armed with long-range nuclear missiles when it caught fire while undergoing repairs at a northern dock late last year, a respected weekly reported on Monday. ... more | .. |
  Microsoft India retail site hit by 'cyber attack' Microsoft said Monday it was investigating an attack by hackers on its Indian retail website, reportedly carried out by a Chinese group called the "Evil Shadow Team." ... more | .. |
  Chinese envoy pays rare visit to southern Taiwan A Chinese envoy on Monday toured a southern Taiwan city, in a rare visit by a top mainland official to the area known for its vehement anti-China sentiment, officials said. ... 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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  NATO admits Afghan children killed in Kapisa The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan on Monday conceded that several children died during a bombing raid last week in the northeast province where French troops are based. ... more | .. |
 Swiss minister unaware of Gripen criticism: spokeswoman Swiss Defence Minister Ueli Maurer had no knowledge of a critical report on the Gripen jet, the aircraft chosen to replace Switzerland's ageing F5 fighter fleet, his spokeswoman told Swiss radio Monday. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi Kurdistan says citizen seized by PKK dead The interior ministry of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Monday that Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels had kidnapped three Iraqi citizens, one of whom was later found dead. ... more | .. |
 China envoy urges talks between Iran, world powers A senior Chinese envoy on Monday urged Iran and world powers to quickly resume stalled talks over Tehran's suspect nuclear programme, and called for better cooperation between the Islamic state and the UN nuclear watchdog. ... more |
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 HAL prepares to manufacture Rafale combat jet in India State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is getting ready to progressively manufacture the Dassault Rafale combat jet that has apparently been chosen by the Indian Air Force (IAF) for its $10.4 billion order for 126 planes. ... more | .. |
 Russian officer hangs himself on nuclear submarine A Russian naval officer committed suicide by hanging himself onboard a nuclear submarine based at the northwestern port of Murmansk, a navy spokesman said Monday. ... more | .. |
 China refuses to be drawn on Arab moves on Syria China Monday urged the Arab League to continue its "political mediation" on Syria but refused to be drawn on the bloc's proposal to form a UN-Arab peacekeeping force to the violence-hit nation. ... more | .. |
 China VP warns against US military focus China's likely next leader Xi Jinping warned the United States against plans to boost its military strength in Asia as he prepared for a closely watched visit to Washington starting Monday. ... 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 |
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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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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 Defiant Iran to present major nuclear projects 'in days' 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". ... more |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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