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N.Korea says it will never give up rocket launchSeoul (AFP) March 27, 2012 North Korea insisted Tuesday it would go ahead with its satellite launch, snubbing a call from US President Barack Obama to drop the plan and accusing him of a "confrontational mindset". "We will never give up the right to launch a peaceful satellite, a legitimate right of a sovereign state and an essential step for economic development," a foreign ministry spokesman told the official KCNA news agency. The spokesman was responding to Obama's comments Sunday and Monday during a visit to South Kor ... read more |
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  Obama hits back in Russia 'hot mike' row US President Barack Obama Tuesday hit back at Republicans who pounced after he was overheard telling Russia's leader he could be more flexible over a missile defence row following November's election. ... more | .. |
  Killer Afghan officer was not Taliban: general The commander of an Afghan lieutenant who killed two British soldiers denied Tuesday that the officer was a Taliban infiltrator, saying he had served in the army with credit for years. ... more | .. |
  China's Huawei hits back at Australian cyber fears Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Tuesday hit back at claims it was a security risk following its barring from Australia's broadband rollout, with one director labelling it "complete nonsense". ... more | .. |
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  Submarines -- the ultimate toy for the super rich Jet plane, tick. Private island, tick. Chopper, tick. Submarine? ... more | .. |
  China urges all sides to back Annan plan for Syria Beijing on Tuesday joined Moscow in throwing its support behind Kofi Annan as the international peace envoy held talks with Chinese leaders on his proposals for ending the bloodshed in Syria. ... more | .. |
  Graft main threat to Communist Party: China's Wen China's Premier Wen Jiabao has said corruption is the biggest threat facing the ruling Communist Party, warning of a change in the "nature of power" if it is not curbed. ... more | .. |
 Hacker 'command' servers seized in US: Microsoft Microsoft on Monday said that cyber crime "command" servers in two US states were seized in an ongoing campaign to sever online crooks from infected computers used as virtual henchmen. ... more |
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Fifth H-3 rocket successfully launches Michibiki No. 6 satellite
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 Leaders act on nuclear threat, but N. Korea dominates World leaders including US President Barack Obama called Tuesday for strong steps to combat nuclear terrorism, wrapping up a 53-nation summit overshadowed by North Korea's planned rocket launch. ... more | .. |
 US, Russia, Kazakhstan hail nuclear test clean-up The United States, Russia and Kazakhstan Tuesday hailed the success of a project to clean up a huge Soviet-era nuclear test site that once contained enough material for a dozen nuclear bombs. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea snubs Obama, overshadowing nuclear summit North Korea vowed Tuesday to go ahead with a rocket launch, snubbing demands from US President Barack Obama and other world leaders who are in Seoul for a summit on combating nuclear terrorism. ... more | .. |
 Panetta says no 'unilateral' US nuclear cuts Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said there would be no "unilateral" reductions in the US nuclear arsenal, after President Barack Obama said his country had more of the weapons than it needed. ... more |
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  NASA Flight Tests New ADS-B Device on Ikhana UAS NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center flew its Ikhana MQ-9 unmanned aircraft with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, device, for the first time on March 15. It was the fir ... more | .. |
  Lockheed Martin Receives THAAD Follow-On Development Contract Lockheed Martin received a $66 million follow-on contract from the Missile Defense Agency to continue development of the highly successful Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) Weapon System. ... more | .. |
 First New-production Patriot System Debuts in Flight Test Raytheon has successfully completed a system-level guided flight test of the new-production Patriot at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. The modernized Patriot provides an affordable, low-risk and rap ... more | .. |
  Embraer selects AdaCore for jet upgrade Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer has selected AdaCore's GNAT Pro avionics software as part of its strategy to upgrade Brazilian Air Force AMX combat aircraft. ... more |
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GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU
Launch of the most comprehensive European wetland map
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 'Israel needs double Iron Dome defenses' Amid fears Israel faces a massive missile bombardment from Iran and its allies, former Defense Minister Amir Peretz says the country needs double the number of Iron Dome counter-rocket batteries it plans to buy to protect the home front. ... more | .. |
 Israelis prefer preemptive strike to nuclear Iran: poll Nearly two-thirds of Israeli Jews believe that the consequences for the Jewish state of a nuclear-armed Iran would be worse than those of an Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic, a poll showed on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Obama asks Russia for 'space' on missile defence US President Barack Obama on Monday told President Dmitry Medvedev that he had little flexibility to address Russia's objections to a US missile defence shield before his November reelection bid. ... more | .. |
 China has 'serious concern' at N. Korea launch: US official China has expressed "serious concern" to its ally North Korea about a planned rocket launch, a US official said Monday after talks between President Barack Obama and President Hu Jintao. ... more |
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 Afghan security forces kill three ISAF soldiers Two British and one American soldier were killed by Afghan security personnel Monday in two separate shootings, officials said, bringing the number of such deaths to 16 this year. ... more | .. |
  Brazil's Rousseff to weigh French jet buy in India President Dilma Rousseff plans to use her New Delhi visit later this week to sound out Indian leaders on the French Rafale fighter jet, which she is considering buying to beef up Brazil's air force. ... more | .. |
 After Russia, Annan seeks China nod for Syria plan International envoy Kofi Annan has just won backing from Russia for his Syrian mediation efforts but still faces tough questions from China, which opposes interference in the restive nation. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea to shoot down N. Korea rocket if it strays South Korea is preparing to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it strays into the South's territory during a launch planned for next month, the defence ministry said Monday. ... more |
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 Obama pledges nuclear cuts, warns N. Korea and Iran President Barack Obama said Monday the United States would further cut its nuclear arsenal, as he warned in a hard-hitting address that North Korea and Iran must back down over their atomic plans. ... more | .. |
 Syria tops Arab agenda at Iraq summit After decades at the heart of the Arab world, Syria now sits in the dock as regional leaders meet in Baghdad this week over how to end President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on a popular uprising. ... more | .. |
  US slams deadly attack on Iraqi woman in California The US State Department said Monday the United States had "no tolerance for wanton acts of violence" like that in which an Iraqi woman was beaten to death in an apparently racially-motivated attack. ... more | .. |
 Britain to upgrade nuclear sub in 350m pound deal Britain has signed a Pounds 350 million contract to upgrade one of its nuclear submarines in a move that the Ministry of Defence on Monday said would secure 2,000 jobs. ... more |
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 Obama warns nuclear terrorism still a major threat US President Barack Obama warned Monday that nuclear terrorism remained one of the world's biggest threats, as he called for greater urgency in safeguarding the world's atomic stockpiles. ... more | .. |
Baghdad spruces up for Arab summit With renovated hotels and tighter security, Baghdad is putting on its best face for this week's Arab summit in what Iraq has billed as its re-emergence as a regional leader after decades of unrest. ... more | .. |
 Obama to meet Hu after blunt words on North Korea US President Barack Obama will Monday press China to persuade North Korea to abort its planned rocket launch, as his patience runs out with Beijing's handling of its belligerent nuclear neighbour. ... more | .. |
 Arab League goes from bluster to clout in Arab Spring Back in 2008, flamboyant Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi warned rulers at an Arab League summit in Damascus that they, too, could face the fate of executed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. ... more |
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