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October 16, 2013

'Secret' Japan-China talks held over island row: reports
Tokyo (AFP) Oct 15, 2013
A senior Chinese government official has secretly visited Japan for talks with Japanese officials aimed at improving bilateral relations damaged by an ongoing territorial row, reports said Tuesday. The talks involving a high-ranking official from the Chinese foreign ministry's Asian division were thought to have been held in early October, Japanese news agency Jiji Press reported from Beijing quoting Chinese government sources. A high-ranking official from the Japanese foreign ministry attended ... read more

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In Israel, lingering bitterness over a failed fighter project The U.S. decision to award Israel's Elbit Systems the contract to co-produce the flight helmet for Lockheed Martin's advanced F-35 stealth fighter illustrates the close links between the U.S. and Israeli defense sectors. ... more		No chemical sites under our control: Syria opposition None of Syria's chemical weapons sites are under rebel control, the key opposition National Coalition said on Tuesday. ... more		Bomb targeting Eid worshippers kills 12 in Iraq A bomb ripped through a crowd of worshippers as they left a Sunni mosque in Iraq Tuesday, killing 12 people, as they marked the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday. ... more
				Israel warns against nuclear compromise with Iran Israel urged the world to avoid a partial deal with Iran which could see a relaxing of sanctions, as a new round of nuclear talks was launched Tuesday in Geneva. ... more		US soldier honored after long dispute over Afghan battle President Barack Obama honored a former US Army captain on Tuesday after a long dispute that saw the soldier's nomination for the Medal of Honor stalled for years. ... more

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Commentary: Geopolitical amnesia As the White House and Congress flirt with irrelevancy, anger is building throughout the country over what appears to be a dysfunctional government and defective sinews. ... more		Russian defense minister due in Brazil for talks Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu will meet with Brazilian officials Wednesday following Brasilia's decision to buy surface-to-air missile batteries from Moscow, the two sides said Tuesday. ... more		Webb unveils evolving dust system and energetic jets Multinational research project shows how life on Earth can be measured from space How life's building blocks formed on early Earth examined through polyester protocell formation limits		Iran wins 'good reaction' to nuclear proposal Iran said its hotly awaited proposal to break the deadlock with world powers over its nuclear drive was well received Tuesday, in fresh talks seen as a key test for new President Hassan Rouhani. ... more
				Outside View: Mosques -- Smiling dens of iniquity? It is ironically appropriate to apply an old biblical term "den of iniquity" to mosques as the New York City Police Department has been doing for some Islamic centers there. ... more		'Thousands' of N. Korea cyber attacks on South: ministry data North Korea has staged thousands of cyber attacks against the South in recent years, causing financial losses of around $805 million, a Seoul lawmaker said Tuesday citing government data. ... more

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War-related deaths near 500,000 in Iraq: study Nearly half a million people have died from war-related causes in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003, according to an academic study published in the United States on Tuesday. ... more		Japan PM hints at amending pacifist constitution Japan's prime minister hinted Tuesday he was moving towards amending the country's pacifist constitution at the opening of a new parliamentary session expected to focus largely on the economy. ... more		Efforts to Detect Alien Life Advanced by Simple Microbe Mobility Test How Early Earth Supported the Formation of Polyester Protocells Lightning strikes link weather on Earth and weather in space		End of an era at US Space Command The 21st Space Wing closed the Air Force Space Surveillance System due to resource constraints caused by sequestration, marking the end of its 52 years of service to the Space Situational Awareness ... more
				Russia Appoints New Space Chief Former Deputy Defense Minister Oleg Ostapenko will head up Russia's Federal Space Agency, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday. The move comes as part of a major reshuffle of the country's t ... more		US Navy Next Gen Air And Missile Defense Radar Contract Awarded Raytheon has been awarded a $385,742,176 cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for the engineering and modeling development phase design, development, integration, test and delivery of Air and Missile De ... more

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

Lockheed Martin's Aegis BMD System Completes Highest Target Intercept Yet

US Navy Next Gen Air And Missile Defense Radar Contract Awarded

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

Third Advanced EHF Satellite Will Enhance Resiliency of Military Communications

USAF Launches Third Advanced Extremely High Frequency Satellite

Atlas 5 Lofts 3rd AEHF Military Comms Satellites

	US senators to ice new sanctions if Iran ends enrichment US senators have vowed to stay the implementation of new Iran sanctions if Tehran takes verifiable steps such as immediately halting uranium enrichment, ahead of a new round of talks on its suspect nuclear program. ... more		UN frets over Syria deadlines as treaty takes effect The United Nations said Monday "the race is on" to make sure Syria keeps to deadlines to destroy its chemical weapons as a key treaty took effect for Damascus. ... more		Syrians find safety for Eid al-Adha holiday in Iraq Shaqlawa Mohammed Rashid sits at the entrance of a white tent in a refugee camp in northern Iraq, reflecting on what will be her first Eid al-Adha holiday outside Syria. ... more		West Bank killings heighten fears of new intifada With three Israelis killed in the West Bank in as many weeks and new clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at Jerusalem's flashpoint holy sites there are growing concerns that another Palestinian intifada is brewing. ... more

New method employs atomic clocks and lasers to probe dark matter

Robot Demonstrates Advanced Gripping Technology in Space

UK MPs warn billions spent on carbon capture may hit bills

Japan says parts export to UK navy not illegal: reports		Army army defuses car bomb in Beirut Hebollah bastion		Iran says hopes 'roadmap' agreed in nuclear talks with P5+1		Brazil to create its own email system after protesting U.S. spying		Easing Iran sanctions would be 'historic mistake': Israel
Libyan Al-Qaeda suspect in US: attorney		Studies: Cargo aircraft demand to rise; light military helos to drop		Kurd leader says still hopeful of Turkey peace deal		Ahead of talks, Iran rejects shipping out uranium		Several top websites use device fingerprinting to secretly track users

Israel to make helmets for US F-35 fighter

'De-Americanised' world needed after US Shutdown: China media

North Korea warns of 'all-out war'

Iraq Kurd chief ready to hit militants in Syria, Iraq

Window for Iran diplomacy 'cracking open': Kerry

Iraq blasts kill 20 as year's death toll passes 5,000

Israel freezes Gaza supplies after 'terror tunnel'

World powers set for nuclear talks with Rouhani's Iran

No progress as Colombia peace talks end latest round

Gunmen kill Libya air force officer in Benghazi: security

US says captured top Pakistani Taliban leader

Australia commissions MU90 torpedo after delays

US Army seeks 'Iron Man' armor for commandos

Vietnamese bid final farewell to war hero General Giap

Outside View: U.S. shutdown costs longer-term relations with Asia

Pakistan army chief supports dialogue with Taliban

Guyana accuses Venezuela navy after ship detained

Three arrested over Iraqi Kurdistan attack: officials

Tight post-attack security curbs Iraqi Kurdistan tourism

Japan votes for Mr and Ms in sailor popularity poll

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