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'No reason' to cede on 20% enriched uranium: IranTehran (AFP) May 27, 2012 Tehran has "no reason" to suspend its enrichment of uranium to 20 percent - one of the key demands of world powers engaging Iran in talks - the head of its Atomic Energy Organisation said. "We have no reason to cede on 20 percent, because we produce only as much of the 20 percent fuel as we need. No more, no less," Fereydoon Abbasi Davani was quoted as saying late Saturday by the ISNA and Mehr news agencies. The issue of Iran's enrichment of uranium to 20 percent, and its stockpile of that ura ... read more |
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  Four killed in Iraq attacks Attacks north of Baghdad on Saturday killed four people, including three soldiers who died in a bombing, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iran downplays UN find, media wary of Moscow talks Iran on Saturday downplayed a report by the UN atomic watchdog that uranium traces have been detected of a higher grade than any found before, as media voiced doubts about the next round of talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  Syria UN observers visit 'massacre' town UN observers rushed on Saturday to a town in central Syria where scores of civilians were reportedly massacred, including 32 children, as the armed opposition renewed calls for air strikes on regime forces. ... more | .. |
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 Analysts play down higher-grade uranium find in Iran Analysts have played down the UN atomic agency's discovery of higher-grade uranium traces in Iran, saying it was likely due to a technical glitch rather than a covert attempt to enrich to arms grade. ... more | .. |
  US drone 'kills four militants' in NW Pakistan A US drone attack early Saturday killed at least four militants in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district bordering Afghanistan, security officials said. ... more | .. |
  $3B in training deals for European firms Military pilot training and training aircraft were in the news this week, with European companies reaping more than $3 billion in contracts. ... more | .. |
  $2.5B jet deal with Saudis boosts BAE BAE Systems' $2.5 billion training contract with Saudi Arabia's air force is a major coup for Europe's largest defense contractor and keeps the wolf from the door as Western defense industries face a sharp downturn because of hefty cuts in military spending. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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  Lack of access to WikiLeaks suspect condemned in US US rights activists Friday condemned a lack of disclosure in the case against WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning, saying there was even less transparency than proceedings against the alleged September 11 attackers. ... more | .. |
  Congress to spend more on tanks than US military wants The US Congress is poised to approve more funds for modernizing the US Army's main battle tank despite objections from the military that it puts the Pentagon's overall strategy in jeopardy. ... more | .. |
 Analysts play down higher-grade uranium find in Iran Analysts on Friday played down the UN atomic agency's discovery of higher-grade uranium traces in Iran, saying it was likely due to a technical glitch rather than a covert attempt to enrich to arms grade. ... more | .. |
 Hollande defends French exit in Afghanistan President Francois Hollande on Friday defended France's imminent exit from Afghanistan, saying 2,000 combat troops will leave in a coordinated withdrawal this year but vowing not to abandon the country. ... more |
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 Outside View: Negotiating with Iran This week, six world powers resumed discussions with Iran in Baghdad to avert what increasingly appears to be a nuclear standoff. What the Obama administration hopes to achieve through such talks is anybody's guess. History suggests that diplomatic engagement with Iran is a fool's errand. ... more | .. |
 Lovitt to supply parts for Super Hornets Lovitt Technologies in Melbourne, Australia, has won a contract with Boeing worth nearly $1 million for wing parts for all F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters worldwide. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan businessman jailed for spying for China Taiwan's supreme court has upheld a decision to sentence a businessman to three-and-a-half years in jail for spying for China, in a case local media said has spooked the island's own agents abroad. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea says to pick weapons suppliers in October South Korea will select suppliers of military aircraft worth billions of dollars in October, a spokesman said Friday, despite calls from the main opposition party for further studies to be carried out. ... more |
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Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor | .. |
 Tick tock: Pressure for real progress in next Iran talks Iran and world powers cannot afford to come away from their next round of nuclear talks in Moscow in June without concrete progress, as they did in Baghdad, analysts said on Friday. ... more | .. |
 MPs see conscription as possible cure to Iraq woes Iraqi MPs are toying with a Saddam-era policy they hope will combat both high unemployment and fears of sectarian divisions in a country that was on the brink of civil war a few years ago: conscription. ... more | .. |
 China targets immigrants on North Korean border China has launched a crackdown on illegal immigration in its northeast region bordering North Korea, state press said Friday, in a campaign apparently targeting both North and South Koreans. ... more | .. |
  US soldier convicted in base attack plot A US soldier who fled his post as a Muslim conscientious objector was convicted Thursday of plotting an attack on a Texas military base, prosecutors said. ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 |
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MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone
Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris
Tradition and hi tech sync at China 'AI temple fair'; Tourist hot spot stokes viral nostalgia | .. |
 Last-ditch salvage effort at tough Iran talks 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. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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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