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China and Russia hold first navy exercisesBeijing (AFP) April 22, 2012 China and Russia on Sunday launched their first joint naval exercises amid tensions between China and its Asian neighbours over regional territorial claims. The six days of drills are taking place in the Yellow Sea off China's east coast, the official China News Service said, adding they were the first dedicated exercises involving the two navies. The exercises near Qingdao city off the coast of Shandong province were started by Russian and Chinese military officials on Sunday morning, the state ... read more |
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  China scandal exposes elite's impunity, need for change A sensational political scandal unfolding in China has exposed the high level of impunity enjoyed by elites at a time when social tensions are rising, highlighting the need for change, observers say. ... more | .. |
  China denies U.S. espionage accusation Chinese officials have denied U.S. accusations that China's progress in space exploration is partly owed to espionage. ... more | .. |
 Iran builds sub force in gulf face-off Iran has been building up its submarine fleet for the last decade, adding mainly indigenously built small boats armed with torpedoes and mines that make them ideal platforms to carry out Tehran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz, the gateway to the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
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  Singapore Gulfstreams go operational Singapore's four Gulfstream 550 airborne early warning aircraft achieved full operational capability, three years after delivery of the first unit. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: A potent answer to Tehran When six world powers met with Iranian officials last week for the first time in 15 months, the talks were hailed in Europe as the first step toward a "negotiated solution" over fears of Tehran's nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: 'Walking on eggshells' "Do you feel manipulated, controlled or lied to? Are you the focus of intense, violent and irrational rages? Do you feel you are 'walking on eggshells' to avoid the next confrontation?" ... more | .. |
 N. Korea to launch satellites 'one after another' North Korea has vowed to launch satellites "one after another", vigorously rejecting international condemnation of an April 13 launch that was seen overseas as a disguised ballistic missile test. ... more |
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 Indian missile pride hides strategic flaws: analysts India's pride at the successful test of a long-range, nuclear-capable missile hides weaknesses in strategic military planning that undermine its global power aspirations, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea mass rally calls for death of S. Korea's Lee Tens of thousands of North Koreans rallied Friday, screaming hatred for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak and calling for his death over alleged insults during the North's anniversary celebrations. ... more | .. |
  Iraqi Kurd leader says won't allow PKK to operate from north The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region vowed Friday he would not allow Kurdish separatists to stage attacks in Turkey from northern Iraq, local media reported. ... more | .. |
  Hamas: any peace deal with Israel would be 'truce' Hamas would consider any Palestinian peace deal with Israel as a truce, the Islamist movement's second-in-command Mussa Abu Marzuk said in a rare interview with American Jewish daily Forward. ... more |
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 Syria opposition calls for UN military intervention The opposition Syrian National Council renewed on Saturday its call for the United Nations to intervene militarily in the country to put a stop to "crimes" by President Bashar al-Assad's regime. ... more | .. |
  Britain releases historic code papers The British government says it is releasing two 70-year-old papers by computer pioneer Alan Turing on the theory of code breaking. ... more | .. |
 Bombings kill three as Iraq governor targeted Bombs exploded in two minibuses in Baghdad on Saturday, killing three people and wounding at least 12, while a bomb attack on a governor's convoy wounded two guards, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Taiwan plans to buy four warships from US: report Taiwan plans to purchase four warships from the United States as part of the island's efforts to modernise its forces against former rival China, local media reported Sunday. ... 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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 Boeing Receives Additional Laser JDAM Contract from US Navy Boeing has received a $12.5 million contract from U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) on March 12 for 1,116 Laser Joint Direct Attack Munition (Laser JDAM) sensors. This is NAVAIR's third ... more | .. |
  USAF Places Order for AeroVironment Puma AE Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems AeroVironment reports that it received a firm fixed-price order valued at $2,431,440 on April 5, 2012 from the U.S. Air Force for Puma AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) through an existing U. ... more | .. |
  US Navy Fires Raytheon Griffin Missile From RAM Launcher The U.S. Navy achieved a first when it fired Raytheon's combat-proven Griffin B missile from a Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launcher. "Griffin enables sailors to defend against small, fast-m ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman's Common Link Integration Processing System Ready for Fielding The Common Link Integration Processing (CLIP) system being developed by Northrop Grumman has received Milestone C acquisition approval from the U.S. Air Force leading to the fielding of this softwar ... more |
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 Syria boosts fears of Sunni-Shiite war The bloodbath in Syria is developing into a battle between Islam's mainstream Sunni sect, led by Saudi Arabia and Turkey, and the breakaway Shiites, led by Iran. ... more | .. |
 DCNS, Brazil firm partner for submarines DCNS of France, a major naval defense company, is working with a Brazilian firm for a submarine development program. ... more | .. |
  US helicopter crashes in Afghanistan: US official A US Black Hawk helicopter crashed in southwestern Afghanistan on Thursday with four people believed to be on board, likely American soldiers, a US defense official told AFP. ... more | .. |
  Two Guantanamo Uighurs sent to El Salvador The Pentagon said Thursday it had transferred two Guantanamo detainees from China's Uighur minority to El Salvador after they were held without charge since 2002. ... more |
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Low-carbon energy investment hit record $2.1 tn in 2024: report
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
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 Study shows sharp gaps in China views of US A majority of China's opinion leaders and much of its public disapprove of their government's handling of ties with the United States, in a sign of increasingly open criticism, a study said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq attacks kill at least 38 A wave of apparently coordinated bombing and shooting attacks in seven different provinces across Iraq killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 170 on Thursday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq electoral body's mandate extended by 3 months Iraq's parliament on Thursday voted to extend by three months the terms of nine members of the electoral commission, including its chief and a colleague detained last week on suspicion of corruption. ... more | .. |
 India investigates chopper trials process India is investigating the flight trials evaluation process of the two contenders - Kamov and Eurocopter - to supply nearly 200 light helicopters under a $1 billion contract. ... more |
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 Commentary: $63 million Russian taxi rides The space shuttle Discovery flying piggyback on a Boeing 747 for its last hurrah flight around the Washington Monument and the White House was a grim reminder of misplaced and misspent priorities. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Rumor of war The decision to place one or the other of the candidates in the Oval Office this election will have immense, perhaps dire consequence. The wrong choice can send us off to a great conflagration that could decide the ruination of the Middle East, Israel and perhaps the West. ... more | .. |
 Central Asia border security pledged Interior ministers from Europe and Central Asia vowed in Vienna this week to work more closely to tighten border security throughout the region. ... more | .. |
 NATO and Russia at odds over Syria, missile shield NATO allies and Russia vowed Thursday to deepen their cooperation but remained deeply at odds over a US-led missile shield in Europe and the situation in Syria. ... more |
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