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Leading defence firms 'not transparent enough': studyLondon (AFP) Oct 04, 2012 A large majority of the world's biggest defence companies do not provide enough evidence that they adequately prevent corruption, campaigners Transparency International UK said in a study on Thursday. The pressure group analysed the top 129 global defence firms and has published its Defence Companies Anti-Corruption Index, which grades from A-F how effectively companies combat corruption. Almost two thirds, or 85 companies out of 129, were judged to have inadequate information available on their ... read more |
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  Israeli foreign minister predicts 'Persian Spring' Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Thursday he believes "the Arab Spring will be followed by a Persian Spring," with international sanctions against Iran leading to renewed domestic unrest. ... more | .. |
  Russian carrier refit delays irk New Delhi Indian and Russian defense ministers met in New Delhi this week with disputes about the former Russian aircraft carrier, which is to become part of the Indiana navy, expected to be high on the agenda. ... more | .. |
  Britain, Hungary seek more cybersecurity Tough economic times are heightening the need for more and better international efforts to counter ever-rising cybercrime, Britain and Hungary said this week. ... more | .. |
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  Syria: Hezbollah losses ring alarms The killing of at least three Hezbollah fighters in Syria's civil war adds weight to persistent allegations the Iranian-backed movement has deployed military forces to prop up one of its most important allies, beleaguered President Bashar Assad in Damascus. ... more | .. |
  Pentagon chief Panetta heads to Latin America US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta will head to Peru and Uruguay on Friday, on a trip aimed at boosting ties with two key Latin American allies before he attends a top NATO meeting in Brussels. ... more | .. |
  US investigators at attack site in Libya's Benghazi A team of US government investigators visited Libya's second city Benghazi on Thursday to examine the site where Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack last month. ... more | .. |
NATO backs Turkey but unlikely to do more over Syria While Western powers quickly backed Ankara after deadly Syrian fire on a Turkish border village, it is unlikely its NATO partners, above all the United States, would opt for a military response, analysts said. ... more |
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 EADS/BAE tie-up could face US opposition, analysts say The European aerospace groups EADS and BAE Systems are exploring a tie-up that would create a global giant, but rivals in the United States might try to scupper the deal. ... more | .. |
China urges restraint from Turkey, Syria: state media China on Thursday called on Turkey and Syria to show restraint and respect each other's sovereignty, according to state media, following Ankara's decision to authorise military action against its neighbour. ... more | .. |
US needs offensive weapons in cyberwar: general The United States needs to develop offensive weapons in cyberspace as part of its effort to protect the nation from cyber attacks, a senior military official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
Ship to sail for Gaza from Naples to challenge blockade The Estelle, the latest ship to try to break Israel's blockade on Gaza as part of the "Freedom Flotilla" movement, will set sail from Naples in southern Italy on Saturday, a spokeswoman for the movement told AFP. ... more |
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  Lockheed Martin Awarded Upgrade Contract For 145 F-16S Of The Republic Of China Air Force Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract valued up to $1.85 billion by the U.S. Government to initiate the upgrade of 145 Block 20 F-16A/B aircraft for the Republic of China (RoC). This retrofit ... more | .. |
 US Coast Guard To Acquire Three Additional Lockheed Martin HC-130J Surveillance Aircraft Lockheed Martin has received a $218 million contract for three additional HC-130Js for the U.S. Coast Guard. This will increase the U.S. Coast Guard fleet of HC-130Js from six to nine. The contract ... more | .. |
Lawmakers looking at BAE-EADS merger plan The proposed merger of aerospace and defense conglomerates BAE Systems PLC of Britain and the Netherlands' EADS NV is coming under government scrutiny. ... more | .. |
  ISAF denies Taliban downed helicopter The Taliban have claimed credit for the downing of a NATO helicopter but international forces denied the allegation. ... more |
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Climate Change Accelerates Species Shuffling, New Study Reveals
China's DeepSeek-R1: A Game-Changing AI Release or Strategic Gesture?
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Outside View: American Exceptionalism "Fore!" is a loudly shouted warning in golf, alerting other players and spectators to an errant shot that could do serious injury. After all, however small, a golf ball is quite hard. Traveling at speeds in excess of 100 miles an hour, it can hurt any onlooker it strikes. ... more | .. |
'Several' Syrian soldiers killed in Turkish shelling: NGO "Several" Syrian soldiers died when Turkish troops shelled their military post in response to earlier cross-border mortar fire which smashed into a Turkish town killing five people, a watchdog said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan ex-PM heads to China on landmark visit Former Taiwan premier Frank Hsieh left for China on Thursday for a trip which makes him the most senior politician ever from the China-sceptic opposition party to visit the mainland. ... more | .. |
  Iraq bomb hits private security convoy, kills four A car bomb hit a private security convoy in Baghdad on Thursday, killing four people and wounding at least nine others, security and medical officials said. ... more |
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Israel's Peres wishes for Iran president to 'disappear' Israeli President Shimon Peres expressed hope on Wednesday that his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would vanish during the coming year, along with others whom he said threaten the Jewish State. ... more | .. |
Arms blasts kill Hezbollah fighters in east Lebanon Explosions at a Hezbollah weapons cache in the Bekaa valley in eastern Lebanon killed nine people on Wednesday, among them Hezbollah fighters, a security official and the Shiite militant group said. ... more | .. |
Clinton vows to answer all questions on Libya attack US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday to answer lingering questions about last month's deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, seeking to counter a barrage of Republican criticism. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea poses no threat to North: president President Lee Myung-Bak on Thursday said South Korea posed no security threat to North Korea even as he urged parliament to get behind reforms aimed at modernising the South's military. ... more |
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Ukrainian drone barrage on Russia kills two, hits oil refinery
EdgeCortix SAKURA-I AI Accelerator Validated for Radiation Resilience in Space Missions
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US urges EU to shelter Iran dissidents stranded in Iraq A US official urged European nations Wednesday to offer shelter to Iranian dissidents housed for decades in a camp in Iraq and last week removed from a Washington terrorist blacklist. ... more | .. |
US charges 11 in Russian military exports ring The United States announced criminal charges Wednesday against 11 members of an alleged ring illegally exporting $50 million worth of high-tech military electronics to Russia under the guise of civilian deals. ... more | .. |
Afghan civil war feared as Taliban survive US surge With the end of the US surge in Afghanistan, the Taliban have survived the biggest military onslaught the West will throw at them - and fears are growing that a disastrous new civil war looms. ... more | .. |
18 Republican Guards killed in Damascus province: NGO An explosion followed by an exchange of fire with rebels in Damascus province on Thursday left 18 members of Syria's elite Republican Guard force dead, a watchdog said. ... more |
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ULFA insurgents eye south Bhutan bases Battered by Indian military operations, Assamese insurgents are relocating to Bhutan. ... more | .. |
Friends again, Israel and China boost ties Israel and China have been renewing military ties in recent months after a lengthy chill caused by hefty Israeli arms deals that the United States shot down. ... more | .. |
Outside View: Justice prevails for PMOI U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deserves admiration for her courageous decision to remove the Iranian opposition movement People's Mujahedin of Iran from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations, even though this should have happened years ago. ... more | .. |
Lebanon border a new front in Syria's war Clashes along Lebanon's border with Syria are growing as the tiny Mediterranean country becomes a battle front in Syria's 18-month-old civil war, with control of the mountain passes used by both sides in the conflict an increasingly strategic issue. ... more |
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