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Putin takes back Russia's nuclear button: reportMoscow (AFP) May 7, 2012 Russia's newly sworn-in President Vladimir Putin Monday was handed the black suitcase Monday that controls the country's vast nuclear arsenal moments after taking his oath to a third term. With outgoing Kremlin leader Dmitry Medvedev standing at his side, Putin was given command of the "nuclear suitcase" at a formal post-inauguration ceremony overseen by Russian Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, official images showed. The portable communications device uses a secret code called Cheget to allo ... read more |
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  Walker's World: After me, the deluge Nicolas Sarkozy has narrowly lost the French presidency after a single term but his Socialist Party successor, Francois Hollande hasn't won a mandate. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Iranian dissidents While the governments of Iraq and Iran grow closer and closer politically, several thousand Iranian dissidents in Iraq grow more fearful of their futures. And with good cause. ... more | .. |
  Hollande victory shakes up NATO's Afghan war plans After pledging to speed up France's pullout from Afghanistan, incoming president Francois Hollande will soon have to reassure NATO allies about his decision to end combat earlier than planned. ... more | .. |
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  Qaeda kills 22 Yemen troops after death of leader Al-Qaeda gunmen on Monday launched spectacular attacks on two army posts in south Yemen, killing at least 22 soldiers, to avenge the death of a top militant in an air raid, a military official said. ... more | .. |
 China's defense chief visits Pentagon amid diplomatic row The Pentagon hosted China's Defense Minister Liang Guanglie on Monday in a bid to boost military ties as the United States tried to contain the fallout from a diplomatic dispute over a top Chinese dissident. ... more | .. |
 Civilian deaths threaten US pact: Afghan president Afghan President Hamid Karzai summoned the NATO commander and the US ambassador on Monday to warn that civilian casualties in military operations threatened a strategic pact he has signed with the US. ... more | .. |
  Israeli arms exports stir controversy Israel's defense industry, a key exporting sector, has been thrown into disarray by a government report that accuses the director-general of the Defense Ministry of approving exports deals involving weapons systems that the Foreign Ministry opposed. ... more |
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 Major losses for Iran's defiant president Iran's maverick President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been soundly defeated in the final round of parliamentary elections, a major setback in his high-profile power struggle with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. ... more | .. |
  Third US Littoral Combat Ship Completes Acceptance Trials The nation's third Littoral Combat Ship, USS Fort Worth (LCS 3), successfully completed its U.S. Navy acceptance trials and will be delivered to the Navy this summer. Fort Worth is the second ... more | .. |
  Iraq court orders Hezbollah commander freed: lawyer An Iraqi court on Monday ruled that a Hezbollah commander accused of plotting the killing of five US soldiers in January 2007 should be released from custody over a lack of evidence, his lawyer said. ... more | .. |
 'Mammoth' tasks ahead for Hollande: World press The European and international press described the victory of Socialist Francois Hollande in the French presidential election as a turning point for Europe, but warned of major challenges ahead. ... more |
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  China hopes Syria elections will help reform China said Monday it hoped parliamentary elections being held in Syria would help promote reform in the conflict-torn country, as the leader of the nation's opposition visited Beijing. ... more | .. |
 SKorea, US air forces launch major drill South Korea and the United States on Monday launched a major joint air exercise to deter North Korean provocations amid high cross-border tensions, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Russia and China: common goals and common concerns Russia and China recently launched one of the largest joint navy drills, with a total of 25 ships and submarines, over 20 aircraft and special forces on both sides taking part in what is a very visi ... more | .. |
 Russia and China are intensifying cooperation in the military sphere Russian-Chinese war games "Naval Interaction-2012" in the Yellow sea entered their active phase on April 24. 25 warships, 13 aircrafts, 9 helicopters and 2 units of the special forces of the two cou ... 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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  Lockheed Martin to Assist Department of Defense in Fight Against Growing Threat: Cyber Crime Already one of the U.S. Department of Defense's most-experienced providers of solutions for defeating military threats, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) will now team with the Department of Defense Cyber ... more | .. |
 Arms race between China and India? An Interview with Gennady Yevstafiev, retired Lieutenant General of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service. Mr. Yevstafiev, thank you so much for joining us now. So, the way I'm looking at v ... more | .. |
 Man in Afghan uniform kills NATO soldier: ISAF A soldier with NATO's US-led coalition in Afghanistan was killed by a man in Afghan army uniform on Sunday, a spokesman for the mission said, in the latest so-called "green-on-blue" attack. ... more | .. |
 Yemen's new president moves to assert control After weeks of intense shuttle diplomacy, Yemen's new President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi has taken firm control of two key military units, seen as a bold step towards asserting his authority on a divided nation. ... more |
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  Taiwan reports progress on US deal to upgrade jets Taiwan said Sunday it had made progress on a multi-billion dollar contract with the United States to upgrade the island's F-16 fighter jets in an arms deal that has irked China. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike 'kills 10 militants' in Pakistan A US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed at least 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal district along the Afghan border early Saturday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Australia orders more Carl-Gustaf ammo Saab has received an order from Australia for additional ammunition for the armor-piercing 84mm Carl-Gustaf M3 weapon system for which delivery will start next year. ... 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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 Israel's submarine fleet gets 4th Dolphin Israel's navy has taken delivery of its fourth Dolphin class submarine built by Germany's Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft, giving the Jewish state the most powerful submarine fleet in the Middle East and boosting its strategic capabilities. ... more | .. |
 Iraq Kurd leader warns against culture of violence The leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said on Friday he fears a return to a culture of violence, the latest in a series of remarks critical of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in recent weeks. ... more | .. |
 US military orders troops to fall in line after misconduct Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Friday called on US troops to tighten up discipline and display "integrity" after a series of public relations disasters that he said could play into the hands of America's enemies. ... more | .. |
 France jails 'Big Bang' scientist for Qaeda terror plot A Paris court sentenced a Franco-Algerian nuclear physicist to four years in jail on Friday after he was convicted of plotting with Al-Qaeda's north African branch to carry out terror attacks. ... more |
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 West must take 'concrete steps' in nuclear talks: Iran The West must take concrete confidence-building steps in its nuclear negotiations with Iran, a senior Islamic republic official preparing the next round of talks said Friday, after returning from discussions with China and Russia. ... more | .. |
  Citing safety, two F-22 pilots refuse to fly: report Two F-22 pilots say they have stopped flying the US Air Force's most advanced fighter jet because of safety fears over the aircraft's oxygen system, according to a CBS television "60 Minutes" report. ... more | .. |
 China says Arab League chief visits for Syria talks The head of the Arab League, which has played a key role in mediating the Syria crisis, arrived in China on Friday for discussions with top leaders, China's foreign ministry said. ... more | .. |
 Jordan's spy chiefs have political clout King Abdullah II of Jordan has sworn in a new government in a long-running political drama in which the Hashemite kingdom's vaunted intelligence service, a close U.S. ally in the fight against al-Qaida, plays a critical role. ... more |
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