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January 23, 2014

Japan tells world to stand up to China or face consequences
Davos, Switzerland (AFP) Jan 22, 2014
Japan on Wednesday told the world it must stand up to an increasingly assertive China or risk a regional conflict with catastrophic economic consequences. In a landmark speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued what amounted to an appeal for international support in a potentially explosive dispute with its superpower neighbour over islands in the East China Sea. "We must restrain military expansion in Asia ... which otherwise could go unchecked," Abe ... read more

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Outside View: Bob Gates' 'Duty' Last week's release of Bob Gates' "Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War" was preceded by his publisher's brilliant public relations campaign hyping the book with tantalizingly provocative excerpts. ... more		US Pacific fleet chief says N. Korea is top security concern North Korea remains Washington's "number one security concern" in Asia, the US Pacific Fleet commander said Wednesday, despite simmering territorial disputes elsewhere in the region. ... more		China leaders' kin stash riches in offshore tax havens: probe Relatives of top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping and former premier Wen Jiabao have used offshore tax havens to hide their wealth, according to a mammoth investigation released Wednesday. ... more
				Key Pakistani cleric quits Taliban peace talks A Pakistani cleric with close ties to the Taliban said Wednesday he would no longer act as a government-backed peace broker with the militants after airstrikes killed 40 people in a tribal district. ... more		Syria meet a 'day of hope', sides must seize 'enormous opportunity': Ban UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged Syria's warring sides to seize the opportunity to resolve their conflict, as he opened a peace conference in Switzerland. ... more

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Iraq PM calls for 'stand' against Anbar militants Iraq's prime minister called Wednesday for residents of restive Anbar province to "take a stand" against anti-government fighters, as air strikes were said to have killed 50 militants. ... more		Al-Qaida wages assassination war against Yemen's spy services Dozens of top intelligence and military officers have been assassinated in recent months in a savage campaign widely attributed to jihadists while complex attacks have been conducted against key military installations, all indicating al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is still a force with which to be reckoned. ... more		ATLAS bolsters radio frequency network through new HawkEye 360 alliance Mobix Labs Secures Defense Funding to Advance SATCOM SoC Innovation Karman Moves Forward with Initial Public Offering		Maldives rejects military pact with US The Maldives has decided not to take part in a proposed military cooperation pact with the United States over fears that it could upset the regional power India, senior officials said Wednesday. ... more
				S. Korea vows harsh penalties for data leaks South Korean regulators Wednesday vowed harsh corporate penalties for data theft, as angry customers swamped credit card offices for a third day after 20 million people had their financial information stolen. ... more		China censors may have caused huge Internet outage: group China's Internet suffered a massive breakdown as traffic was routed to an overseas site linked to the banned religious group Falun Gong - a fiasco a cyber-monitoring group Wednesday blamed on the country's own censors. ... more

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Slovenia frees hacker despite US extradition order A Slovenian higher court on Wednesday rejected an United States extradition request and released a Romanian citizen charged with hacking into NASA computers in 2006. ... more		Colombian forces up heat on FARC despite peace talks Colombia has stepped up its offensive against FARC rebels, killing 21 in only three days, though the government on Tuesday defended peace talks still under way in Havana. ... more		Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster January sets 'surprising' heat record: EU monitor		Germany IT watchdog knew for weeks of mass cyber theft Germany's cyber crime watchdog said Wednesday it learnt last month of the mass theft of 16 million digital identities through a criminal probe but needed weeks before alerting the public. ... more
				EU warns Israel, Palestinians of 'price to pay' if talks fail A top European Union official warned on Wednesday that both Israel and the Palestinians would have a "price to pay" if US-led peace talks collapse. ... more		More defense cuts seen likely as Canada tightens its budget belt More Canadian defense cuts are in the cards after the government's cancellation of a $2 billion close combat vehicle program, industry analysts and defense media say. ... more

Raytheon resumes work on US Navy Air and Missile Defense Radar

Israel's Rafael and Raytheon to co-produce Iron Dome

Lockheed Martin Advances Affordability Across U.S. Navy's Aegis Weapons System To Secure Multi-Year Contract

Longbow Missiles Demonstrate Littoral Attack Capability

Lockheed Martin Tests LRASM MK 41 Vertical Launch System Interface

Raytheon receives SM-3 contract

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McCain fury over 'secret' Congress move on drones

Hunter Unmanned Aircraft System Surpasses 100,000 Combat Flight Hours

Boeing Transmits Protected Government Signal Through Military Satellite

Boeing Transmits Protected Government Signal Through Military Satellite

Fifth MUOS Completes Assembly, Enters System Test

	US weighs 10,000 troops in Afghanistan, or none US military leaders have proposed keeping 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after NATO's combat mission ends in December - or else pull out all American forces, a US official said Wednesday. ... more		China plans new patrol in disputed South China Sea: media China will set up new civilian patrols with a 5,000-tonne vessel in the disputed South China Sea, state-run media said on Tuesday, in another move that could inflame territorial disputes. ... more		Outside View: Iranian fund should compensate, not create more, victims On Feb. 1, the memory of the deaths of 241 U.S. military personnel slaughtered in the Oct. 23, 1983, Beirut bombing of the Marine Barracks will be dealt a slap in the face by an Obama administration that still doesn't get it. ... more		Iraq presses Qaeda offensive, UN warns on displaced Iraqi forces pressed their attack on anti-government fighters holding parts of a city Tuesday as the UN warned of an "exponential rise" in displacement with 22,000 families having fled their homes. ... more

MIT engineers help multirobot systems stay in the safety zone

Scientists' conference kicks off global AI summit in Paris

Tradition and hi tech sync at China 'AI temple fair'; Tourist hot spot stokes viral nostalgia

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Pakistan jet fighters kill 20 militants: officials		Philippines, Muslim rebels upbeat in tackling last peace hurdle		Iraq Kurdish leader sees little gains at Syria conference		The right stuffing: Turkeys enlisted in terror fight		Turkey rejects jailed ex-army chief's plea for release

Iraq: Jihadists fight off Maliki's army, hold onto western cities

Iraq executes 26 men, including anti-Qaeda leader

France military to up defences against 'cyber war'

Seven guerrillas killed in Colombia clash: military

BlackBerry shares lifted by big Pentagon contract

Iran says 20% uranium enrichment suspended

Geneva deal doesn't stop Iran's bid for a bomb: Israel

US eases sanctions as Iran starts halting nuclear program

Iran curbs enrichment as nuclear deal takes effect

NGC Wins Contract For GPS-Challenged Navigation and Geo-Registration Solution

Raytheon, L-3 demonstrate new ship protection system

EU suspends some sanctions against Iran: official

Boeing Starts Assembly of Final KC-46A Test Aircraft

Qaeda gunmen tighten Fallujah grip as Iraq bombs kill 18

China's Wen pleads innocence over hidden riches claim

Syria talks compromised by grey areas in Geneva I pact

Canada pledges financial aid to West Bank

Mali celebrates its army alongside France, UN

Nigeria's new top brass eyes swift end to Boko Haram

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