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China leader urges resistance against Western forcesBeijing (AFP) July 4, 2012 China's top security official has urged the ruling Communist Party to resist Western "attacks" on the country's political and legal systems, in comments timed ahead of a 10-yearly leadership change. Zhou Yongkang, one of China's top nine rulers and reputedly one of the most hardline, said the Communist Party must repel the "mistaken views" of Western political theorists. "We will never change in our endeavour to defend the party's leading role and socialism with Chinese characteristics," he wrot ... read more |
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 Russian Air Force to take part in USAF training exercises Despite a cooling off in relations between Russia and NATO countries, neither party has refused taking part in joint military programs. One such program is the regular aerial combat training exerci ... more | .. |
  EU, Iran diplomats to hold talks on nuclear row The European Union on Wednesday announced new talks between senior EU and Iranian diplomats on Tehran's disputed nuclear drive following expert-level closed door talks in Istanbul this week. ... more | .. |
  S-500 - a miracle of a weapon It is planned that in 2013, the Russian army will receive new air defense missile batteries. This was recently announced by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Air Forces Major General Victor Bond ... more | .. |
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  French army hands over key province to Afghan forces The French military Wednesday handed over a key Afghan province to local forces, completing an important stage in France's accelerated withdrawal from the war-torn country. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan prepares to reopen NATO supply lines Thousands of Pakistani truck drivers Wednesday prepared to resume key NATO supply convoys into Afghanistan as a coalition of religious and banned organisations called for countrywide protests. ... more | .. |
  Swiss suspend arms exports to UAE over Syria weapons find The Swiss government suspended arms shipments to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday amid a report that hand grenades made in Switzerland had found their way to Syria. ... more | .. |
  11 killed in new Iraq attacks ahead of Shiite rituals A car bomb blamed on Al-Qaeda at a market in central Iraq killed eight people on Wednesday and three others were murdered in Baghdad, the latest in a spike in unrest ahead of Shiite rituals. ... more |
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ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance
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 15th Syrian general defects to Turkey: diplomat A Syrian general and a number of soldiers defected and crossed into Turkey on Wednesday, the 15th such high-ranking officer to flee the conflict-wracked nation, a Turkish diplomat said. ... more | .. |
  EADS Group To Present New Technologies At Farnborough Airshow 2012 From commercial and military aircraft to satellites and secure communications systems, EADS and its Divisions - Airbus, Astrium, Cassidian and Eurocopter - will present a wide array of innovative pr ... more | .. |
 Israeli coalition wobbles over Orthodox conscription The Kadima party head threatened to quit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's ruling coalition on Wednesday over the issue of ultra-Orthodox Jewish military conscription. ... more | .. |
  ETA member linked to planned PM attack detained in France French police Wednesday arrested an ETA member wanted in connection with a planned missile attack on then Spanish prime minister Jose Maria Aznar in 2001, in the latest blow against the Basque separatist group. ... 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 |
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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 | .. |
 Iran test-fires 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 |
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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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 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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