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July 03, 2014

Final push in 'historic' Iran nuclear talks
Vienna (AFP) July 03, 2014
Iran nuclear talks enter the decisive, dangerous endgame Thursday with a marathon final round of hardball negotiations potentially going all the way to the July 20 finish line. The deal being sought by Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany would finally ease fears of Tehran getting nuclear weapons - and silence talk of war for good. With insurgents overrunning large parts of Iraq and Syria in chaos after years of civil war, this could help Tehran and the We ... read more

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US to push China on hacking at high-level talks Washington will push Beijing to crack down on cyber-spying and halt the theft of corporate data when the two powers meet next week for high-level talks, a US diplomat told AFP Wednesday. ... more		Iraq PM offers amnesty to turn tide of offensive Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki offered a general amnesty Wednesday in a rare conciliatory move to undercut support for militants whose offensive has overrun swathes of territory and threatens to tear Iraq apart. ... more		China's Xi visits South Korea in snub to North China's president flew to Seoul Thursday for a state visit focused on nuclear developments in North Korea, which has spent the past week playing hawk and dove with threats, missile tests and peace offers. ... more
				US Navy gets its first four-star female admiral The US Navy has promoted a woman to the rank of a four-star admiral for the first time in its 238-year history, a milestone for females in the American military. ... more		China restricts Ramadan fasting in Xinjiang China has banned civil servants, students and teachers in its mainly Muslim Xinjiang region from taking part in Ramadan fasting, government websites said, prompting condemnation from an exile group on Wednesday. ... more

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China criticises Japan's move to expand military role China's government and media launched a broadside Wednesday against Japan's move to loosen the bonds on its powerful military, casting it as a threat to Asian security. ... more		'Sue me' Obama draws strength from power showdown Something unexpected happened to Barack Obama as he slipped toward the lame duck inertia that stifles second term presidencies. ... more		A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth -- how worried should we be? ISS Crew Demonstrates Robotics and Monitors Environmental Conditions Asteroid Bennu comes from a long-lost salty world with ingredients for life		Tale of abuse and revenge behind fall of China 'tiger' When Chinese official Zhou Jianhua refused to tell Communist Party investigators he had received massive bribes, he says they beat him and forced him to drink toilet water until he confessed. ... more
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Syrian chemical weapons transferred to US ship The international operation to destroy Syrian chemical weapons entered its final phase on Wednesday, with the stockpile loaded onto a US military ship equipped to dispose of them. ... more		Syria rebels will 'lay down arms' if no aid to fight IS Rebels from northern and eastern Syria on Wednesday threatened to lay down their arms in a week if the country's exiled opposition does not help them fight the jihadist Islamic State (IS). ... more		Quantum factors elevate plant energy transport efficiency Small temperature rise could triple Earth heat hazard Novel algorithm taps global fibre networks to enhance earthquake warnings		Iraq's new jets likely from Iran: experts Three Sukhoi ground attack jets shown landing in Iraq in a video released by the defence ministry are likely from Iran, a think tank said Wednesday. ... more
Alion continues anti-submarine training simulation work Anti-submarine warfare training simulations are to be developed and maintained by Alion Science and Technology under a U.S. Navy contract. ... more		Seoul warns Japan against going it alone on N. Korea South Korea warned Japan on Thursday against undermining efforts to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons, after Tokyo announced the lifting of selected sanctions on Pyongyang. ... more		N. Korea vows further tactical guided-missile tests North Korea vowed Thursday to push ahead with further strategic guided-missile tests, defying international calls to curb its weapons programme as the Chinese president arrived in Seoul for a visit seen as a snub to Pyongyang. ... more		Top Jordan jihadist denounces IS caliphate A leading Jordanian jihadist ideologist on Wednesday denounced the declaration of a "caliphate" by Sunni militants in Iraq and Syria, warning against more bloodshed. ... more

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Jihadists declare 'caliphate', claim world leadership

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