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China vows to oppose military provocationBeijing (AFP) June 28, 2012 China said Thursday it would resolutely oppose any military provocation in its territorial waters, remarks which appeared to be directed at the United States, Vietnam and the Philippines. China's military has established routine naval patrols in the South China Sea, "indisputable territory" of the nation and a matter of "national sovereignty," defence ministry spokesman Geng Yansheng said. "We will resolutely oppose any military provocations," Geng said in statements posted on his ministry's web ... read more |
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  Uzbekistan pulls out of 'Russia's NATO' Ex-Soviet Uzbekistan on Thursday pulled out of a Moscow-led regional security alliance after protesting Russian plans to deploy a rapid reaction force for Central Asia near its borders. ... more | .. |
  Palestinians urge arrest of Mofaz in West Bank Palestinian activists on Thursday urged the attorney general to arrest Israeli vice prime minister Shaul Mofaz when he visits Ramallah for talks on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Turkey reinforces border as Syria violence rages Twin bombs exploded outside the Palace of Justice in Damascus on Thursday as deadly violence raged across the country and Turkey reinforced its volatile border with Syria with missile batteries. ... more | .. |
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  Kenya plot: Fears Iran widening covert war The recent arrest of two Iranians in Kenya on suspicion of plotting bomb attacks has heightened fears that Tehran is widening its covert war against Israel and the United States as Washington expands its secret intelligence operations across Africa. ... more | .. |
 Britain warns 'intensified' Iran sanctions Britain will seek "intensified sanctions" against Iran if talks over its nuclear program don't show more progress, British Foreign Secretary William Hague says. ... more | .. |
  Eurocopter shows off X-3 A European aircraft manufacturer is drumming up business in the United States with a demonstration tour by its new hybrid helicopter. ... more | .. |
 Crisis time nears for India's cadet pilots India's air force faces a pilot training crisis in two years unless Hindustan Aeronautics delivers its new Intermediate Jet Trainer on time. ... more |
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  Car bomb leaves Baghdad slum-dwellers homeless A car bomb tore through the north Baghdad slum where Jihad Hussein and his wife lived, reducing their house to rubble and leaving them no choice but to take shelter in the yard of a Shiite shrine. ... more | .. |
 US exempts China, Singapore from Iran sanctions The United States on Thursday exempted China and Singapore from sanctions over purchases of oil from Iran hours before a deadline, saying that major economies were united in pressuring Tehran. ... more | .. |
 United Technologies sold military software to China: US United Technologies Corp. and two of its subsidiaries have pleaded guilty to exporting software that helped China build its first military attack helicopter, US officials said Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Indian Navy tests out new trump card The Indian Navy's new aircraft carrier Vikramaditya - formerly the Soviet heavy aircraft cruiser Admiral Gorshkov - is undergoing tests in the White Sea. The ship is to return to India by the end of ... more |
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  Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract for MLRS M270A1 Launcher Cab Upgrades Lockheed Martin received a $27.1 million contract from the U.S. Army for the first phase of a three-year development program that will increase crew protection and update the Army's fleet of Multipl ... more | .. |
  Northrop Grumman's F-35 DAS and Radar Demonstrate Ability to Detect, Track, Target Ballistic Missiles Northrop Grumman recently demonstrated the ballistic missile detection, tracking and targeting capabilities of the company's AN/AAQ-37 distributed aperture system (DAS) and AN/APG-81 active electron ... more | .. |
 Canada to buy new jet trainer aircraft Canadian air force officials are examining options to buy a new jet trainer aircraft to replace its aging fleet of BAE Systems-built CT-155 Hawk aircraft. ... more | .. |
 Defense Industry cooperation highlighted Defense industry ties between diverse countries and companies have been recently highlighted by four countries in official visits and talks. ... 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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 Alarmed Israel tightens its Sinai border The Israeli military will deploy mobile radar systems along the Sinai border with Egypt amid fears that Palestinians, possibly aided by militants linked to al-Qaida, plan to step up attacks on the Jewish state. ... more | .. |
  War-torn Yemen faces a new crisis: famine U.S.-backed Yemen, torn by a major conflict with al-Qaida and other serious security problems, now faces a new crisis: a potentially crippling food shortage that's threatening the economic survival of the Arab world's poorest state. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: 21st century strategy needed All leaders are easily criticized for either having the "wrong" strategy or "no" strategy at all regardless of the issue. In politics, elections exacerbate these critiques without always offering an alternative. In 1968, trapped in Vietnam, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's (flawed) strategy was to continue the status quo of defeating the North Vietnamese army and Viet Cong in the south. ... more | .. |
Commentary: Iran's nuclear static "Why Iran Should Get the Bomb" was the provocative headline on the cover of the summer issue of Foreign Affairs, the flagship magazine of the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations. Kenneth Waltz, the author, is arguably among the Top 10 scholars of international relations since World War II. ... more |
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  Americans favor Obama to defend against space aliens: poll Nearly two in three Americans think President Barack Obama is better suited than Republican rival Mitt Romney to deal with an alien invasion, according to a survey released Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia may fly military cargo to Syria: report Russia may decide to fly a controversial military cargo of helicopters and air defence systems to Syria after it abandoned an attempt to ship the materiel by sea, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Iraq PM calls for early elections Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called for early elections, a statement said on Wednesday, in the latest move in a series of political crises that has seen his opponents seek to unseat him. ... more | .. |
 US pays high price for Pakistan route cut-off: admiral Moving supplies to NATO troops in Afghanistan via Central Asia costs three times as much as routes through Pakistan, which Islamabad shut seven months ago in anger, a senior US officer said Wednesday. ... 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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 S. Korea, Japan to sign landmark military pact Friday South Korea and Japan will sign a landmark military agreement Friday, officials said, despite controversy over what would be the first such accord since Tokyo's colonial rule ended in 1945. ... more | .. |
  Japan probes website attacks amid Anonymous claims Japan was probing attacks on government websites Wednesday after hacker collective Anonymous lashed out at beefed-up laws on illegal downloads and warned of more to come. ... more | .. |
 LockMart Provides Italian MoD with Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Aircraft An innovative Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) developed by Lockheed Martin for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) is now being used by the Italian Air Force in a live o ... more | .. |
 Northrop Grumman to Deliver Advanced Threat Warning Sensors to the U.S. Navy The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman an early operational production contract to deliver Advanced Threat Warning (ATW) sensors, an integral component of the Department of Navy Large Aircraft I ... more |
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  Boeing Completes Wind Tunnel Tests on Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay Boeing recently completed wind tunnel tests on the Silent Eagle Conformal Weapons Bay (CWB). The tests, conducted at the company's St. Louis facility, validated the aerodynamics of the CWB design. C ... more | .. |
 Malaysia minister denies French sub graft claims Malaysia's defence minister on Tuesday denied allegations that a classified ministry report was sold to a French firm to land a controversial submarine deal. ... more | .. |
 US drone strike 'kills at least five' in Pakistan A US drone strike targeting a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal district killed at least five militants late Tuesday, security officials said. ... more | .. |
 Iraq gives media 45 days to comply with regulations Iraq's interior ministry has given dozens of media outlets 45 days to comply with Communications and Media Commission (CMC) regulations over licences, or they will face "legal procedures." ... more |
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