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US officals 'flew to N.Korea' before rocket launchSeoul (AFP) May 24, 2012 Two senior US officials made a secret visit to North Korea last month in an apparent attempt to persuade it to cancel an upcoming long-range rocket launch, a South Korean report said Thursday. A US Air Force Boeing 737 flew from Guam to Pyongyang with the officials via the Yellow Sea on April 7, six days before the launch went ahead, Chosun Ilbo newspaper cited a diplomatic source in Seoul as saying. Experts speculate the aircraft carried Sydney Seiler, a National Security Council adviser to Pre ... read more |
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  AeroVironment Introduces Digital Wasp AE Small Unmanned Aircraft System AeroVironment has introduced the Wasp small unmanned aircraft system and announced that it has been accepted by the U.S. Air Force for inclusion in its Battlefield Air Targeting Micro Air Vehicle (B ... more | .. |
 A new imaging system produces 3D models of monuments using unmanned aircraft University of Granada researchers have developed a 3D imaging system that scans 3D models of historical buildings using data obtained from an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-an aircraft without a huma ... more | .. |
  Boeing to Modernize Flight Deck and Avionics for US and NATO AWACS Fleets Boeing has received a $368 million Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) contract to develop a design that modernizes the flight deck and avionics of the U.S. and NATO E-3 707 Airborne Wa ... more | .. |
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 Northrop Grumman's Joint STARS Completes Flight Testing of JT-8D Engines Northrop Grumman's E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) testbed aircraft, equipped with a new JT-8D propulsion system, has successfully completed flight testing and moved ... more | .. |
 Troubled Iran nuclear talks spill over into second day Tough talks aimed at helping resolve the crisis over Iran's nuclear programme entered an unscheduled second day on Thursday with world powers and Tehran seemingly wildly at odds. ... more | .. |
  S. Korea firm to sign $7.75 bn deal on Iraqi homes Hanwha Group said Thursday it would soon sign a $7.75 billion contract to build 100,000 homes in a Baghdad suburb, in what it called the largest-ever overseas construction deal for a South Korean company. ... more | .. |
  War-torn Yemen on brink of human calamity Amid the bloodletting in war-torn Yemen, the Arab world's poorest state is facing a rapidly mounting humanitarian crisis from hunger, poverty and dwindling resources, aid officials warn. ... more |
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 Five militants killed by US drone in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike on a militant compound early Thursday killed five insurgents in northwest Pakistan's lawless tribal region near the Afghan border, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Clinton, Panetta urge US Senate to ratify sea treaty US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Pentagon chief Leon Panetta urged the Senate on Wednesday to ratify a UN treaty on the law of the sea, arguing it was vital for the country's economic and military interests. ... more | .. |
  Pre-qualified modular app ready platform gets apps promptly to the battlefield Kontron has announced the availability of its new multi-mission rugged computer system ApexVX specifically designed for the rapid deployment of a broad range of military and avionics applications. ... more | .. |
 Lee says N. Korea human rights more urgent than nukes North Korea's human rights abuses should be dealt with more urgently than its nuclear or missile programmes, South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak said Wednesday. ... more |
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 World powers, Iran at odds in crunch nuclear talks Iran demanded late Wednesday that world powers sweeten proposals made in talks in Baghdad aimed at easing the crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme, saying future negotiations were at stake. ... more | .. |
  Google clears key mapping software for Syria Google announced Wednesday that its mapping software and other products would be available in Syria after getting export approval by the US government. ... more | .. |
 French leader's Brazil visit could hasten decision on jets French President Francois Hollande's visit to Brazil next month for the Rio+20 summit could help hasten Brasilia's decision on a contract to buy 36 next-generation fighter jets, a government official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq attacks kill eight Attacks in Iraq killed eight people and wounded 33 on Wednesday, security officials said, as Baghdad hosted key nuclear talks in its latest effort to emerge from decades of isolation. ... 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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 Qatar Airways starts flights to Iraqi Kurdistan Qatar Airways on Wednesday began services to Arbil, the capital of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, and is to start flights to Baghdad next month, the airline and an Iraqi official said. ... more | .. |
  Saudi signs $3 bn deal with Britain to buy trainer jets Saudi's defence ministry has signed a $3 billion deal with Britain to buy trainer jets for the kingdom's air force, SPA state news agency reported on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Don't waver in Iran talks, Israel warns P5+1 Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak urged world powers not to waver in Wednesday's key talks with Iran, warning that any failure to halt enrichment would see Tehran obtain a nuclear weapon. ... more | .. |
 Iran sees chance for 'new era' in talks with world powers Iran's lead nuclear negotiator, Saeed Jalili, sees a chance to open a "new era" in ties with Washington and other world powers at talks on Wednesday in Baghdad on its atomic programme, Iranian media reported. ... more |
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  Pakistani jailed for 33 years over bin Laden hunt A Pakistani surgeon recruited by the CIA to help find Osama bin Laden was Wednesday sentenced to 33 years in prison for treason, sparking a warning from US senators over American aid. ... more | .. |
 US missiles kill four in Pakistan: officials US missiles killed four militants in a Taliban stronghold of Pakistan on Wednesday, officials said, amid increasing strains with the West over a six-month blockade on NATO supplies into Afghanistan. ... more | .. |
 US Muslim soldier goes on trial for base attack plot A US soldier accused of plotting an attack on a military base after fleeing his post as a Muslim conscientious objector went on trial Tuesday wearing a surgical mask and manacled to the floor. ... more | .. |
  China cancels high-level military visit to Japan China said Wednesday it has cancelled a high-level military trip to Japan, as the two neighbours bicker over a disputed island chain and a recent Uighur symposium in Tokyo that angered Beijing. ... 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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 NATO summit's forgotten people: Afghan civilians Far from the bright lights of Chicago where world leaders met to shape NATO's exit from Afghanistan, one of the war's victims, 12-year-old Aleema, sums up her life in three words: "It's the worst." ... more | .. |
  Cyber crooks step up weapons production: report Cyber criminals are cranking out new weapons at a brisk pace, tailoring malicious software for a spectrum of gadgets including smartphones, tablets, and Macintosh computers, a security firm said. ... more | .. |
Iran signals suggest nuke deal in Baghdad The signals coming out of Tehran in recent days suggest a breakthrough is possible in talks in Baghdad Wednesday between the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany and Iran over its contentious nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 US-Pakistan thaw swiftly becomes debacle A summit meant to symbolize a thaw between the United States and Pakistan has only worsened the bad blood, with the troubled relationship casting a pall over NATO plans on Afghanistan. ... more |
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 Outside View: America's future An 18th-century Scottish-born British lawyer and writer forewarned the disease eventually would strike. More than two centuries ago, he even explained the sequence by which it would occur. While his warning wasn't specific to the United States, today we see signs it is spreading quickly within the Western world. ... more | .. |
 Yemen, US vow to crush Qaeda after troops massacred Yemen's army chief vowed Tuesday no let-up in an offensive against Al-Qaeda after a suicide bomber killed 96 soldiers in a massive attack in central Sanaa and two other would-be attackers were arrested. ... more | .. |
 Abu Qatada to receive May bail hearing Radical Islamic cleric Abu Qatada, fighting extradition from Britain to Jordan, will receive a bail hearing this month, a British judge has ruled. ... more | .. |
Powell: Warm words for Obama but no endorsement yet Former US secretary of State Colin Powell had praise but no endorsement Tuesday for President Barack Obama, saying he plans to "keep my powder dry" as he weighs whom to back in November's election. ... more |
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