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May 23, 2013

'Israel wants to keep Assad in power'
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) May 22, 2013
Middle Eastern politics are notorious for their Byzantine twists and conspiracy theories and now Israeli leaders seem to be sending some strange and contradictory signals to Syria these days. While some threaten to bring down the wrath of God on President Bashar Assad if he retaliates for a string of recent Israeli airstrikes targeting his missile depots, others are indicating they want him to stay on, suitably weakened of course, because an Islamist regime taking over in Damascus would be much ... read more

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Syria's jihadists have edge, control oil The seizure of Syrian oil fields by jihadist rebels of the al-Nusra Front could accelerate the breakup of Syria amid a conflict-driven reshaping of the Middle East's geopolitical landscape. ... more		Commentary: Israel: Crises 360 degrees U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on his fourth visit to the Middle East in two months, is chasing the brass ring of an Israeli-Palestinian agreement for the creation of an independent Palestinian state. ... more		Tunisia teeters as it grapples with jihadists Tunisia, cradle of the Arab Reawakening in January 2011, has finally got tough with its hard-line Islamists as, like other North African states that overthrew longtime dictators, it finds itself struggling with the fallout of its groundbreaking pro-democracy uprising. ... more
				Unspent billions of Chilean defense fund remain a mystery More than $4 billion of cash reserved for Chilean military procurement remains unspent because of mysterious workings of funding arrangements between the Latin American country's state mining sector, the government and the armed forces. ... more		N. Korea 'special envoy' in China meeting A top North Korean general and confidant of leader Kim Jong-Un met a senior Chinese official in Beijing Wednesday, with relations between the allies strained ahead of a China-US summit. ... more

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Iran expanding nuclear activities: IAEA Iran is making significant progress in expanding its nuclear programme, including in opening up a potential second route to developing the bomb, a new UN atomic agency report showed Wednesday. ... more		Canadian defense shipbuilding at risk of running aground Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper faces more embarrassing questions as evidence suggests the nation's strategy for building a strong arctic naval force is out of control. ... more		Blue Ghost Mission Nears Moon Touchdown and GNSS Milestone Advanced Power Semiconductors Enhance Space Industry with Radiation Resistance What Hundreds of Millions of Galaxies Can Teach Us About the Big Bang		China, Pakistan plan 'economic corridor': Li Chinese Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday linked growth in his country's restive west with that in sluggish Pakistan, saying the two sides wanted to create an "economic corridor" to boost development. ... more
				Japan mulls resuming talks with N. Korea: official Japan is considering direct talks with North Korea, the government said Wednesday, adding momentum to the cause after a top level aide to the prime minister made a surprise trip to Pyongyang. ... more		'British solider' butchered in suspected Islamist attack A man believed to be a British soldier was brutally murdered by suspected Islamists near a London barracks on Wednesday in an attack Prime Minister David Cameron said appeared to be terror-related. ... more

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Afghan interpreters win right to new life in Britain Hundreds of Afghan interpreters who served on the frontline with British forces in Afghanistan will be offered the chance of a new life in Britain after a government U-turn, it was revealed on Wednesday. ... more		Saudi researchers say drones could warn of desert flash floods Researchers in Saudi Arabia say they're working on a drone system that could track potentially deadly floods in real time to sound an alarm before they hit. ... more		US National Park workers reckon with fear, anger after layoffs Glacial Fracking Identified as Undetected Arctic Methane Source Glacial Ice Loss Escalates Freshwater Depletion and Sea Level Rise		US House panel backs stiff new Iran sanctions Iran could face tightened sanctions within months after a US congressional panel Wednesday adopted a measure targeting the nation's auto and mining industries as well as its foreign currency reserves. ... more
				Anti-Islamist protests flare following London attack British police on Wednesday arrested two people as they tried to quell anti-Islamist disorder following the brutal murder in London of a man, believed to be a soldier. ... more		Nine soldiers killed in Colombia rebel attack Nine soldiers were killed and six wounded in an attack the government blamed Wednesday on the ELN, Colombia's second largest leftist guerrilla group. ... more

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Lockheed Martin and the MDA Conduct Test of New Air-Launched Missile Target Prototype

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Israel 'determined' to halt Syria missile deal: minister

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	Outside View: Win wars not battles If there is one strategic weakness or Achilles' heel in U.S. geostrategic thinking, it is a fixation with winning battles and not winning wars. ... more		US summit will help 'reduce suspicion': China media Chinese state media on Wednesday welcomed news of the first summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama, saying the meeting will help "reduce suspicions" in the relationship. ... more		US, Oman talk $2.1 bln defense deal US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday discussed a $2.1 billion deal with Omani leaders to supply an American-made air-defence system to the Arab state facing Iran in the Gulf. ... more		Pakistan's Imran Khan leaves hospital after fall Pakistani politician Imran Khan left hospital Wednesday, two weeks after breaking bones in his back in a fall at a rally for the country's general election, where his party scored a major breakthrough. ... more

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Israel warns Syria of 'consequences' if Golan fire continues		Karzai meets Indian leaders in push for military aid		Nigeria relaxes curfew in Islamist stronghold of Maiduguri		Iraq 'apologises' to Jordan after Saddam supporters beaten		WikiLeaks trial to be closed for some testimony: US judge

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Obama to meet Xi in California in June

Philippines coast guard defensive over killing

Friends of Syria to press for peace talks

Iraq PM to alter security strategy as violence rages

Former UK aircraft carrier towed to Turkey for scrap

Kerry to help ink $2.1 bln defense deal in Oman

Hezbollah's heading for sectarian showdown

Iraq PM insists some fake bomb detectors work

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India, China vow to end long-running border dispute

Afghan leader to push for Indian military aid

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China Communists must slash membership: academic

China says North Korea released detained sailors

Philippines boosts military to resist 'bullies'

Nigeria says it has retaken five Islamist strongholds

Russia's missile shipment will embolden Syria: US

Japan PM vows to seek talks with N. Korea over kidnapping

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