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Saudis 'mull buying nukes from Pakistan'Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Jul 25, 2012 King Abdallah of Saudi Arabia met Pakistani Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf in Jeddah a few days ago as Riyadh began sending its Special Forces to Pakistan for training. The Islamic countries, both dominated by the mainstream Sunni sect, have long had a particularly close relationship and these events heightened speculation Riyadh is trying to strike a secret deal with Islamabad to acquire nuclear weapons to counter Iran. Abdallah's surprise July 19 appointment of Prince Bandar bin Sul ... read more |
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  US plans $4.2 bn Patriot missile sale to Kuwait The Pentagon said Wednesday it planned to sell 60 Patriot missiles to Kuwait in a deal worth an estimated $4.2 billion, as the emirate tries to bolster its defenses against the threat from Iran. ... more | .. |
  Cybersecurity law at risk of watering down Ambitious new U.S. legislation to fight cybercrime and cyberterrorism is at risk from revisions that may water it down so much that it is no longer effective, critics say. ... more | .. |
  Syria fears send Israelis running for gas masks "You've got to be prepared for anything with what's going on in Syria," said Benny Rahamim, one of a growing number of Israelis picking up gas masks as fears grow over Syria's chemical weapons. ... more | .. |
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  NATO supply trucks surge at Pakistan border The flow of trucks supplying NATO troops in Afghanistan has surged at a key Pakistan border crossing in recent days, officials said Wednesday, despite a deadly attack and Islamist protests. ... more | .. |
  Qaeda says Iraq bloodshed marks new campaign Al-Qaeda's front group in Iraq said Wednesday that a wave of attacks that killed 113 days earlier marked the launch of a new offensive, as officials said seven people died in new unrest. ... more | .. |
 'New generation' of tech-savvy Taliban fighters Once seen as uneducated thugs, the Taliban are producing dangerous new fighters who use the latest digital technology to plan and publicise attacks against NATO and Afghan forces, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 Iraqis back from Syria face obstacles at all turns Iraqi refugees in Syria may have been able to flee violence again, but they find themselves returning to a homeland where basic services remain poor and unemployment and housing costs are still high. ... more |
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  London Olympics fiasco a lesson for Brazil The security fiasco at London Olympics is seen by analysts as a timely lesson for Brazil, which is preparing as the site of the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Summer Games two years later. ... more | .. |
 South Korea's Lee apologizes for scandals South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has gone on television to apologize for bribery scandals involving former aides. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan govt bars referendum on China trade deal Taiwan's government on Wednesday blocked a proposal by an anti-China opposition party to hold a referendum on a major trade pact with Beijing. ... more | .. |
 Iran to cut spending to help sanctions-hit economy: minister Top Iranian government officials and lawmakers agreed in a meeting on Wednesday to budget cuts in a bid to shore up an economy struggling with Western sanctions and inflation, media reported. ... more |
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  Amnesty petitions White House over UN arms treaty Amnesty International urged President Barack Obama's administration on Wednesday to close loopholes in a proposed UN conventional arms treaty that is vehemently opposed by the US gun lobby. ... more | .. |
 Syrians in Iraq tell of shells 'like rain' and nightly hell Having fled a city where shells fell "like rain" and children died in front of them, Syrian refugees spoke of the hell that would erupt every night as troops sought to retake their border town. ... more | .. |
Finnish firm says new cyber attack may have targeted Iran A scientist claiming to work for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran told a Finnish cyber-security group that Tehran's nuclear programme had been the victim of a new cyber attack, the group said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Control-Alt-Hack game lets players try their hand at computer security Do you have what it takes to be an ethical hacker? Can you step into the shoes of a professional paid to outsmart supposedly locked-down systems? Now you can at least try, no matter what your backgr ... 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 | .. |
  US Army awards Raytheon contract to upgrade Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System Raytheon has received an $81 million contract from the U.S. Army to develop and produce a new version of the Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS). It will provide general and fires ... more | .. |
 Boeing-built Legacy UHF Payload Operating on MUOS-1 Satellite Boeing reports that its legacy communications payload onboard the Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-1) satellite has passed all on-orbit tests. MUOS-1 was launched on Fe ... more | .. |
 Israel braces for trouble with Syria Israel's electronic listening post atop Mount Hermon overlooking Damascus is working overtime as Israeli military chiefs monitor the accelerating collapse of the Syrian President Bashar Assad's Syrian regime in a 17-month-old uprising that became a civil war. ... more | .. |
 Israel's IAI signs Italian deals worth $1B Israel Aerospace Industries has secured two contracts worth nearly $1 billion to provide Italy with a reconnaissance satellite and two Gulfstream early warning aircraft in an unusual deal with Rome. ... more |
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 Colorado gun sales soar after mass shooting: report Gun sales in Colorado have soared in the aftermath of the shooting tragedy in Aurora that claimed 12 lives and left 58 wounded, the Denver Post reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia tells Syria not to use chemical weapons Russia urged its Middle East ally Syria on Tuesday to refrain from using chemical weapons despite its threat to unleash the previously unreported arsenal in case of a foreign attack. ... more | .. |
  Britain and France sign two deals on drone cooperation Britain and France on Tuesday signed two agreements paving the way for greater cooperation between the neighbours on the use of military drones. ... 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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  US 'confident' F-22 jet oxygen problems solved The US Air Force is "confident" it has identified the problems that led some pilots to complain of dizzy spells and blackouts while flying its most advanced fighter jet, the Pentagon said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Leaders pan Nagorno-Karabakh elections Presidential elections in the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic have added fuel the long-simmering conflict there, world leaders say. ... more | .. |
 Outside View: Assad and 'standing tall' While it is doubtful Syria's Bashar Assad ever had any intention of voluntarily stepping down as president, it has now become clear he has crossed the line of no return in exercising that decision on his own. ... more | .. |
 Olympics: Britain to deploy 1,200 more troops Britain will deploy an extra 1,200 troops to the London Games, Olympics minister Jeremy Hunt announced Tuesday, following a shortfall in the numbers of guards provided by private contractor G4S. ... more |
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 Gunmen attack NATO supply trucks in Pakistan Gunmen in Pakistan attacked trucks bound for NATO in Afghanistan Tuesday, killing a driver, officials said, in the first such incident since supply lines reopened after a seven-month blockade. ... more | .. |
 Syrian rebels stretching regime troops thin: experts Syrian rebel forces are stretching the Syria army nationwide, grabbing border posts and countryside regions as they challenge the regime in its symbolic power centres of Damascus and Aleppo, experts say. ... more | .. |
 Jordan should avoid military role in Syria: analysts The spike in violence in Syria has triggered alarm bells in Jordan that it could be dragged into the conflict with "severe" repercussions, analysts say. ... more | .. |
 N. Korea puts attack choppers near border: reports North Korea has recently deployed dozens of attack helicopters near its disputed sea border with South Korea, media reports said Tuesday, as both sides strengthen their military presence in the area. ... more |
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