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Sanctions-hit Iran readies ballistic missile drillTehran (AFP) July 2, 2012 Iran on Monday said it was readying ballistic missile war games simulating a counter-attack against US or Israeli targets in the region in the event of air strikes on its nuclear facilities. The three-day drill in Iran's central desert region was starting days after the European Union and the United States imposed severe new sanctions, and on the eve of another round of negotiations with world powers seeking to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions. "All units and missile bases have commenced their pr ... read more |
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  European governments call for robust arms trade treaty France, Britain, Germany and Sweden called Monday on the United Nations to quickly draw up a comprehensive arms trade treaty that will reduce what they called "a growing threat to humanity". ... more | .. |
 Kim Jong-Il ordered uranium bombs: reports The late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il ordered his scientists to produce "a massive amount" of uranium bombs, according to internal regime documents, reports in Japan said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Three dead in Iraq unrest: officials A criminal court judge was among three people killed in gun and bomb attacks north of the Iraqi capital on Sunday, security and medical officials said, in the latest in a spike in nationwide unrest. ... more | .. |
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  Iran to fire missiles in desert war games: Guards Iran's Revolutionary Guards announced they are to fire ballistic and other missiles at desert targets during three days of war games starting Monday in a warning to threats of military action by Israel and the United States. ... more | .. |
  Israeli PM, president send letters to Egypt's Morsi Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly-elected President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to uphold a peace treaty between the two countries, a source told AFP on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea's Lee raps cabinet on bungled pact with Japan South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak rebuked his cabinet Monday for mishandling the signing of a landmark military pact with former colonial power Japan, but said his country still needs it. ... more | .. |
  Man in Afghan police uniform kills three NATO personnel A man in an Afghan police uniform has gunned down three NATO personnel in the war-torn country's troubled south, the coalition said on Sunday, the latest so-called "green on blue" attack. ... more |
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 Britain urges Iran to cooperate with world powers Britain on Sunday urged Iran to cooperate with the international community after the EU slapped an oil embargo on Tehran designed to turn up the heat on the regime. ... more | .. |
Turkey, Syria tensions rise with Ankara scrambling jets Tensions between Turkey and Syria rose Sunday, as Ankara scrambled fighter jets after Syrian helicopters flew close to the border, underlining the mistrust between the neighbours after the downing of a Turkish plane last month. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi women face court-ordered virginity tests Iraqi women face court-ordered virginity tests that often show they were virgins until marriage but shame them nonetheless, doctors at an institute that carries out the tests and a lawyer told AFP. ... more | .. |
 US drone kills six militants in Pakistan: official A US drone attack on a militant compound in Pakistan's northwestern tribal area killed six insurgents on Sunday, security officials said. ... more |
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 Iraq attacks kill at least 282 in June: AFP Attacks in Iraq killed at least 282 people in June, according to an AFP tally based on security and medical sources, though official figures put the death toll at less than half that number. ... more | .. |
  Work on China leadership change 'smooth': paper China's top communist party newspaper said Sunday that preparations for a key meeting to set the country's next leadership were smooth, despite a festering political scandal. ... more | .. |
 Israeli PM 'sends letter to Egypt's Morsi' Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sent a letter to Egypt's newly elected President Mohamed Morsi, urging him to uphold a peace treaty between the two countries, a source told AFP on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia peace monitors arrive in Philippines Indonesian peace monitors on Sunday joined an international mission tasked to ensure that a ceasefire between the Philippines and Muslim insurgents held as both sides aim to sign a peace deal this year. ... 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
Groundwater in the Arctic is delivering more carbon into the ocean than was previously known | .. |
  Sensational Malaysian submarine scandal resurfaces A scandal linking Malaysia's leader, a young woman's murder and alleged kickbacks in a French submarine deal has resurfaced as a potential danger for the government as elections loom. ... more | .. |
Arms trade treaty talks set to begin at UN UN member states on Monday will launch talks in New York on drafting the first comprehensive arms trade treaty, which activists say is all the more necessary given the mounting bloodshed in Syria. ... more | .. |
 Iraq attacks kill 11 people Bombings and shootings in Iraq killed four police, two soldiers and five civilians on Saturday, security and medical officials said. ... more | .. |
 ISAF to continue search for missing US soldier The US-led NATO force in Afghanistan pledged Saturday to continue efforts to locate and return an American army sergeant who was kidnapped by the Taliban three years ago. ... more |
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 PLO calls for UN Security Council meet on settlements The Palestine Liberation Organisation called on Saturday for an emergency UN Security Council meeting on Israel's policy of building Jewish settlements on Palestinian land. ... more | .. |
 Egypt seizes Grad rockets smuggled from Libya: reports Egypt has seized a large weapons consignment, including Grad rockets, that had been smuggled from Libya and could have been headed to the Gaza Strip, press reports said on Saturday. ... more | .. |
 Pyongyang parade's fake missiles and smuggled Mercedes: UN North Korea may have put fake versions of a new missile on display at a major military parade this year, UN sanctions experts said in a report. ... more | .. |
  Wickr gives iPhone messages military-grade protection Celebrity scandals fueled by leaked text messages or emailed images inspired a new application to give users of Apple gadgets uncrackable communications that can be made to self-destruct. ... 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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 Chinese leader's visit sparks protests in Hong Kong Police used pepper spray to disperse crowds of Hong Kongers demonstrating against Chinese President Hu Jintao Saturday, ahead of the 15th anniversary of the territory's handover amid tight security. ... more | .. |
 Britain unsure of Syria deal over Russia-China dissent British Foreign Secretary William Hague said Saturday he was uncertain that world powers could reach a power transition deal to halt the bloodshed in Syria, as Russia and China remain opposed. ... more | .. |
 China blocks Xi searches after Bloomberg report China blocked web searches Saturday for the name of leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping, a day after cutting access to Bloomberg sites following the agency's publication of a report on his family's wealth. ... more | .. |
 China official in Bo scandal stripped of parliamentary seat A top official at the centre of the biggest political scandal in China in decades has resigned from his parliamentary post, state press said Saturday. ... more |
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 Brazil leads region in defense spending Ongoing and upcoming Brazilian defense programs translate into the highest defense expenditures in Latin America over the next decade. ... more | .. |
Iranians face increasing squeeze as sanctions bite Leila is getting pretty good at playing Angry Birds on her imported iPhone. Sitting behind her desk in an idle travel agency in central Tehran, she often has nothing better to do these days. ... more | .. |
  U.S., Israel map out joint missile plan Amid worsening security problems in the Middle East, U.S. and Israeli military planners are discussing the development of the Jewish state's missile defense systems to ensure the country maintains its technological edge over regional adversaries and the ability to meet emerging threats. ... more | .. |
 Iraqi Kurds crown first Miss Kurdistan Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region has crowned the first-ever Miss Kurdistan, though the beauty contest took place without bikini-clad women and with journalists and their cameras kept at bay. ... more |
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