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With eye on China, India tests new long-range missileBhubaneswar, India (AFP) April 19, 2012 India on Thursday successfully test fired a new missile capable of delivering a one-tonne nuclear warhead anywhere in rival China, marking a major advance in its defence capabilities. Watched by hundreds of scientists, the Agni V was launched from a test site off the eastern state of Orissa. India views the rocket, which has a range of 5,000 kilometres (3,100 miles), as a key boost to its regional power aspirations and one that narrows - albeit slightly - the huge gap with China's technologica ... read more |
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 UN probes claim China broke N. Korea sanctions: report United Nations officials are investigating allegations that China supplied technology for a North Korean missile launcher in a possible breach of UN sanctions, a leading defence journal said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea deploys longer-range missiles against North South Korea has deployed new cruise missiles capable of destroying targets such as missile and nuclear bases anywhere in North Korea, the defence ministry said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Argentina plans more defense manufacturing Argentina is planning to expand defense manufacturing including joint production of unmanned aircraft and air-to-air missiles with Brazil. ... more | .. |
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  US tries to limit damage from grisly Afghan photos The United States has swiftly condemned photos of soldiers posing with the mangled corpses of insurgents in Afghanistan, seeking to limit the fallout from the latest scandal involving US troops. ... more | .. |
  Top FBI cyber-cop joins spy thwarting startup Veteran FBI cyber security expert Shawn Henry on Wednesday said he is fighting the enemy on a new front by joining a startup out to protect firms from online spies. ... more | .. |
  CIA seeks to expand anti-terrorism drones in Yemen: WPost The CIA is seeking permission to launch more airborne drone strikes in Yemen, even when there is a risk the victims might not always be terrorists, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 UAV-equipped vehicle to debut Italy's Iveco/Oto Melara consortium is gearing up to create a splash at this year's Eurosatory exhibition in France. ... more |
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  Jihadists see prospects in Syria conflict The threat of jihadist intervention in Syria's 13-month-old uprising against the minority regime of President Bashar al-Assad is growing, particularly because the opposition forces are so fractured. ... more | .. |
  NATO trio team up to boost air refuelling capacity France, Germany and the Netherlands agreed Wednesday to team up in order to boost Europe's fleet of air-to-air refuelling aircraft, a key shortcoming identified by last year's NATO operation in Libya. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea experts say new nuclear test likely A panel of experts on North Korea told US lawmakers Wednesday that Pyongyang will probably conduct a new nuclear test, and relying on China to dissuade the isolated state from doing so is unwise. ... more | .. |
 India postpones long-range missile test Bad weather forced India to postpone Wednesday the first trial of a new long-range nuclear-capable missile that could strike anywhere in China, officials said. ... more |
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 Pakistan's army chief urges less spending on defence Pakistan's powerful army chief Wednesday said he would like to see the country spend less on defence, arguing that national security depended on development as much as on protecting borders. ... more | .. |
 Turkey intercepts ship with suspected arms headed for Syria Turkey has intercepted a vessel in the Mediterranean suspected of carrying weapons and ammunition to Syria, a diplomatic source told AFP on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 US vows to punish Afghan photo culprits The United States has strongly condemned photographs of soldiers posing with the mangled remains of Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, launching an investigation and vowing to punish the culprits. ... more | .. |
 NATO allies ponder Afghan war withdrawal, funding NATO allies sought Wednesday to ensure a smooth withdrawal from Afghanistan and reassure Kabul that the West would financially back Afghan forces once foreign combat troops are gone in 2014. ... more |
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Climate change increases risk of successive natural hazards in the Himalayas
GMV teams up with +Atlantic CoLAB in AIR4Health project to enhance public health forecasting
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  Brazil judge sets record straight on military torture A judge has declared that the former head of Brazil's communist party was tortured to death by the military here during the dictatorship in 1976. ... more | .. |
  China pledges 'thorough' probe of Bo Xilai affair China has pledged a "thorough" probe of sensational allegations of abuse of power and murder involving a disgraced leader, indicating it would deal harshly with those found responsible. ... more | .. |
 US seeks 'restraint' amid India missile plan The United States called Wednesday on all nuclear powers to exercise restraint, but stopped short of criticizing growing partner India which plans to test a new long-range nuclear-capable missile. ... more | .. |
 North Korea vows retaliation over rocket North Korea has warned of retaliation after the US scrapped food aid over its rocket launch, raising fears of a new nuclear test, as China reportedly suspended a refugee deal with its wayward ally. ... more |
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 Rights groups urge US reveal details of Yemeni strike Two US rights groups on Tuesday urged the United States to divulge details of a 2009 missile strike in Yemen that targeted Al-Qaeda militants but allegedly left dozens of civilians dead. ... more | .. |
 US military intelligence critic to lead spy agency A US general who once blasted the work of military spies in Afghanistan as "only marginally relevant" has been nominated to take over the Pentagon's intelligence agency, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 NATO allies to discuss Afghan withdrawal NATO ministers gather for two days of talks on Wednesday expected to focus on their withdrawal from Afghanistan as a Taliban onslaught underscores the difficulties in ending the decade-old war. ... more | .. |
 Syria pledges to respect Annan's peace plan in full: China China said Wednesday Syria's foreign minister had pledged to respect UN envoy Kofi Annan's peace plan and cooperate with a UN team sent to monitor a fragile ceasefire in the restive state. ... more |
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World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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  Iraq's many security units hurt war on militants The multitude of Iraqi security services and the competition and varying orders between them hurts efforts to fight militants here, high-ranking interior ministry officers and an analyst say. ... more | .. |
  Raytheon Awarded $106 Million for Aegis Radar Work The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon a $106.4 million modification to a previously awarded contract for the production of Aegis-related equipment, including the AN/SPY-1(D)V radar transmitter and MK99 Mod ... more | .. |
 Lockheed Martin Awarded Army Intelligence Training Contract Lockheed Martin reports that it has been awarded the G3 Training and Readiness Support Service contract with a ceiling value of $89 million and a three year period of performance for the U.S. Army I ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman Silent Watch Distributed Aperture System Demonstrated on Surface Vessel A team of Northrop Grumman engineers recently successfully demonstrated the capability of the company's Silent Watch Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) Distributed Aperture System (DAS) to enable a su ... more |
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 S. American defense spending set to fall Overall arms spending in Latin America is likely to be flat because of heavy cutbacks in Brazilian defense programs and cash constraints on military expenditures by other countries in the region. ... more | .. |
 Pyongyang brazens it out ... again North Korea's rocket test last week was a technological dud and political embarrassment for Pyongyang's enigmatic leadership but hold the applause. ... more | .. |
 1,200 join Palestinian hunger strike Some 1,200 Palestinian prisoners launched a potentially explosive hunger strike Tuesday, joining 11 others, some of whom have been refusing food for more than 40 days, to protest imprisonment by Israeli officials without charge and harsh conditions, the prison service said. ... more | .. |
  Israel develops new weapons for next war Amid a flurry of warnings that Lebanon and Hezbollah will be hammered in any new conflict, the Israeli military unveiled a new 120mm tank shell said to be able to penetrate reinforced targets, including in populated areas. ... more |
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