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Iran test-fires missile able to hit Israel: mediaTehran (AFP) July 3, 2012 Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable of striking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliate if attacked, media said. Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired the medium-range Shahab-3 missile at a mock target in the Kavir Desert on the second day of its Great Prophet 7 exercise, which is due to end on Wednesday, Iran's Al-Alam television network reported. The Shahab-3 has a range of up to 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles), which means it is ... read more |
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  UN leader condemns lack of regulation for arms trade UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday it was a "disgrace" that there is no global arms trade regulation as he opened treaty talks held up by Palestinian demands for a place in the negotiations. ... more | .. |
 China gives N. Koreans economics lessons: reports A group of North Korean officials and scholars is receiving training in China on the workings of special economic zones, news reports said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Iran, US flex muscles in case of conflict Iran and the United States Tuesday underlined their military readiness for conflict should faltering diplomacy over Tehran's atomic activities fail, as tensions rose over tightened Western sanctions. ... more | .. |
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  Pakistan prepares to reopen NATO supply lines Thousands of Pakistani truck drivers Wednesday prepared to resume key NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan and end a bitter seven-month standoff, after Washington apologised over a botched air raid. ... more | .. |
Technical talks on Iran nuclear row open in Istanbul Technical experts from Iran and major world powers gathered Tuesday in Istanbul for closed door talks on Tehran's disputed nuclear programme, a European diplomat said. ... more | .. |
  Czech army's CASA planes fail anti-missile tests The Czech army said Tuesday anti-missile systems for its four CASA C-295M military transport aircraft had failed testing and would require repairs before being deployed in missions abroad. ... more | .. |
  Syria violence rages ahead of Paris meeting At least seven people were killed across Syria on Wednesday as Russian media reported the West is seeking to persuade Moscow to host President Bashar al-Assad in exile as a way out of the escalating crisis. ... more |
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  Outside View: July Fourth and Sept. 11th For polar opposite reasons, two dates currently loom large in the American psyche. This July 4th marks the 236th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the war that would turn 13 English colonies in America into the United States. Sept. 11, 2001, was the day al-Qaida turned four American airliners into weapons of mass destruction obliterating Wall Street's Twin Towers and a part of the Pentagon in Washington and beginning a decade long war on terror. ... more | .. |
Abbas to meet Clinton in Paris on Friday Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to meet US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday in Paris, Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat told AFP on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
  Missiles on standby to protect London Olympics: ministry Surface-to-air missile defence systems will be deployed at six sites in London during the Olympics as a "powerful deterrent" against attack, Britain's Ministry of Defence confirmed Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  11 killed in new Iraq attacks ahead of Shiite rituals A car bombing at a market in central Iraq killed eight people on Wednesday and three others were murdered in Baghdad, the latest in a spike in nationwide unrest ahead of Shiite rituals. ... more |
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Iran accuses world powers of dragging feet in talks Iran accused world powers on Tuesday of dragging their feet in negotiations over its nuclear activities, as both sides were about to hold a new, downgraded round of talks in Istanbul. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia pulls out of Dutch tanks deal Indonesia said Tuesday it had pulled out of a $280 million deal to buy 100 Leopard battle tanks from the Netherlands after waiting several months for the Dutch parliament to approve the sale. ... more | .. |
 Pakistani-US 'progress' on ending NATO blockade: officials Pakistan and the United States have made "progress" in talks on ending Islamabad's seven-month blockade of NATO supplies travelling overland into Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan's KMT party owes money to Mao: documents Historical documents on display in Taipei show Taiwan's ruling Kuomintang (KMT) party owes late Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong money from a brief period nearly 90 years ago when he was a member. ... 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 | .. |
 Iran test-fires ballistic missile able to hit Israel: media Iran on Tuesday test-fired in its central desert a ballistic missile capable of striking Israel as part of war games designed to show its ability to retaliate if attacked, media said. ... more | .. |
 Four killed in anti-Shiite Iraq car bombs Near-simultaneous car bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims on the outskirts of the shrine city of Karbala killed four people Tuesday morning, the latest victims of a spike in nationwide violence. ... more | .. |
Palestinian dispute hits UN global arms treaty talks Talks on the $70 billion a year global arms trade talks hit deadlock before starting Monday amid a diplomatic battle over Palestinian representation. ... more | .. |
Dozens of Syrian soldiers defect to Turkey: news agency Dozens of Syrian soldiers including top officers defected to neighbouring Turkey on Monday, the Anatolia news agency reported. ... more |
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 British Army cuts slammed: report A senior British army officer has warned that the government's plan to axe some of the country's most celebrated battalions is not a "sensible military option", the Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Twitter says government requests rising in 2012 Twitter said Monday in its first "transparency report" that the number of government requests for user information or to block content is rising in 2012. ... more | .. |
  Israel-U.S. drill will boost missile plans The upcoming U.S.-Israeli missile defense exercise Austere Challenge 12 to be held in the Jewish state is designed to accelerate integration of their missile systems and will have a big impact on their defense industries. ... more | .. |
Firms told to own up to cybercrime attacks Corporations and other businesses in the United States and elsewhere are coming under increasing pressure to own up to cybercrime attacks they are often suspected of hiding to protect brand identity and shareholder interests. ... 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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Ankara: 'Syria aids Turkey's rebel Kurds' Amid the growing tensions between Syria and Turkey over the uprising against the Damascus regime, Turkish officials say Syria is aiding Kurdish secessionists in their 28-year-old war against Ankara. ... more | .. |
 Afghan suicide car bomb kills at least seven: officials A suicide car bomb attack outside a university in southern Afghanistan on Monday killed at least seven civilians and wounded more than 20, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Turkish warplanes bomb Kurdish hideouts in northern Iraq Turkish warplanes have struck several locations in northern Iraq believed to be Kurdish rebel hideouts, the army said Monday. ... more | .. |
Talks start on arms trade treaty International talks started Monday on a treaty to regulate the $70 billion a year global arms trade, with the Syria conflict and trafficking into Africa casting a shadow on efforts to secure an effective accord. ... more |
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  Pakistan civilian deaths from US drones 'lowest since 2008' Fewer civilians have died in US drone strikes in Pakistan so far this year than at any other time in the last four years, a report said Monday. ... more | .. |
Android, Apple extend gains in smartphone market The Google Android platform extended its lead in the US smartphone market while Apple increased its market share to nearly a third in March through May, a survey showed Monday. ... more | .. |
 Russia exports $6.5 billion worth of arms in 2012: Putin Russia's defence industry has exported $6.5 billion worth of arms in the first half of 2012, an increase of 14 percent year-on-year, President Vladimir Putin said Monday. ... more | .. |
US court orders Twitter to hand over Occupy tweets A New York judge Monday ordered Twitter to turn over data on one of its users involved in the Occupy Wall Street protest movement, in a case watched closely as a test of online freedom of speech. ... more |
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