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Last-ditch salvage effort at tough Iran talksBaghdad (AFP) May 24, 2012 Iran and six world powers sought desperately Thursday to salvage something tangible from two days of talks that have revealed huge differences over how to resolve the crisis over Tehran's nuclear programme. With signs that Iran has found little common ground with the P5+1 - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States plus Germany - diplomats said they were striving at least to agree a venue and date to meet again. The talks have already been extended by a day and on Thursday a planned ... read more |
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  India's NAL links with Kadet for UAV India's state-run National Aerospace Laboratory will work with Kadet Defense Systems to develop NAL's Hansa trainer aircraft into an unmanned aerial vehicle. ... more | .. |
  Israel said to escalate covert operations Despite the prospect of a diplomatic breakthrough in talks about Iran's nuclear program between Tehran and a U.S.-led coalition in Baghdad, Israeli military officials say covert operations against "enemy countries" are on the rise. ... more | .. |
 Iran has 'absolute right' to enrichment; Jalili Iran has the "absolute right" to uranium enrichment, Tehran's chief negotiator at talks in Baghdad with world powers, Saeed Jalili, said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
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  Canadian military shakeup to save costs A planned shakeup in the command structure of Canada's 68,000-strong armed forces will save costs and also respond to criticism of government performance over the planned Canadian acquisition of the Joint Strike Fighter program. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Pipe dream in Afghanistan? Since U.S. President Barack Obama's visit earlier this month, talk in the Afghan capital has centered almost exclusively on how the United States' and NATO presence will pack its bags on the way out of the country, beginning next year. ... more | .. |
 Protection of protests tops Syria rebel army goals The rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) issued a statement on Thursday outlining its goals and principles, saying the "protection of peaceful protests" is its top priority. ... more | .. |
 Moldova court sentences three for uranium trafficking A court in Moldova sentenced three people Thursday to penalties of up to five years in prison for trafficking radioactive materials including nuclear bomb ingredient Uranium-235. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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  Lockheed Martin Delivers Core Structure for Fourth SBIRS Satellite Lockheed Martin has received the core structure for the U.S. Air Force's fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous satellite (GEO-4). The structure was delivered to Lockheed Martin's ... more | .. |
  Baghdad mortar attack kills one, wounds six A mortar attack in Baghdad killed one person and wounded six others Thursday, in the second attack in Iraq's capital during key talks on Iran's nuclear programme, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike kills eight in Pakistan: officials A US drone strike Thursday killed eight militants in a Taliban stronghold of Pakistan's tribal belt, bringing the death toll from such strikes to 12 in two days, Pakistani officials said. ... more | .. |
 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 |
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  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
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 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 US officals 'flew to N.Korea' before rocket launch 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. ... more |
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  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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
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  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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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