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October 13, 2013

Ahead of talks, Iran rejects shipping out uranium
Tehran (AFP) Oct 13, 2013
Iran will not agree to ship out its stockpile of enriched uranium, one of its main negotiators said Sunday ahead of crunch talks with world powers on its nuclear programme. "We will negotiate about the volume, levels and the methods of enrichment but shipping out the (enriched) material is a red line for Iran," deputy foreign minister Abbas Araqchi told the state broadcaster. The remarks came on the eve of two-day talks in Geneva, the first meeting between Iranian negotiators and world powers si ... read more

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Israel to make helmets for US F-35 fighter An Israeli company has been selected to take part in manufacturing hi-tech helmets for pilots of the US F-35 stealth fighter, Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon said Sunday. ... more		'De-Americanised' world needed after US Shutdown: China media While US politicians grapple with how to reopen their shuttered government and avoid a potentially disastrous default on their debt, the world should consider 'de-Americanising', a commentary on China's official news agency said Sunday. ... more		North Korea warns of 'all-out war' North Korea on Saturday issued a fresh warning of an "all-out war", urging the United States to stop military drills and what it described as "nuclear blackmail". ... more
				Iraq Kurd chief ready to hit militants in Syria, Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan is prepared to strike militants anywhere, including neighbouring Syria, but the Kurds must avoid being drawn into its civil war, the autonomous region's president Massud Barzani told AFP. ... more		Window for Iran diplomacy 'cracking open': Kerry US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said the window for diplomacy with Iran was "cracking open" following talks in London with EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton. ... more

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				No progress as Colombia peace talks end latest round Colombia's government and the FARC guerrilla group ended another round of negotiations Sunday with mutual recriminations over the lack of progress after 11 months of peace talks. ... more		Gunmen kill Libya air force officer in Benghazi: security A Libyan air force officer was killed and another security forces member badly wounded on Sunday in two separate attacks in the eastern city of Benghazi, an official said. ... more

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				Vietnamese bid final farewell to war hero General Giap Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese lined the streets Sunday for the funeral of independence hero General Vo Nguyen Giap who orchestrated the country's stunning wartime victories over France and the United States. ... more		Outside View: U.S. shutdown costs longer-term relations with Asia No good has come from the political deadlock plaguing Washington. But the U.S. government shutdown and looming fears about the nation's debt levels have hurt the country's relations with Asia particularly hard. ... more

Raytheon's newest Standard Missile-3 intercepts medium-range ballistic missile target

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Israel seeks U.S. funds for Arrow-2 to counter Iran

Raytheon demonstrates new seeker technology for Tomahawk

Raytheon awarded Standard Missile-6 contract

US ally Turkey defends choice of Chinese missiles

Iran claims breakthrough with Israeli-lookalike combat UAVs

Raytheon AI3 intercepts its first UAS target

Iran unveils short-range reconnaissance drone

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Hopes high for revival of Cyprus peace talks

Chemical weapons watchdog wins Nobel Peace Prize

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Thousands protest Aliyev poll landslide in Azerbaijan

Iconic 'pilot-maker' marks 75 years in the skies

Russia test-fires nuclear-capable missile

Pentagon's No.2 official stepping down: Hagel

US nuclear command's deputy chief sacked over probe

Pakistan's Sharif says 'sincere' on Taliban talks

Israeli planes practice long-range missions: military

Iran moving nuclear centre to hoodwink world: opposition

Outside View: U.S. should make good on its word to Iranian dissidents

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