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September 29, 2014

Iran nuclear talks to resume by mid-Oct: Tehran
Tehran (AFP) Sept 29, 2014
Difficult talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran's nuclear programme will resume in Europe before mid-October, a senior Iranian official was quoted as saying Monday. Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the negotiations - aimed at brokering a historic deal by a November 24 deadline - would resume in Vienna or Geneva within two weeks. "We have been able to have a much better understanding in a constructive atmosphere but there are differences on major issues," Araqchi told Japan's ... read more

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Japan, N. Korea meet over Cold War kidnappings Japan on Monday demanded North Korea promptly report the results of its probe into the Cold War kidnappings of Japanese citizens as the two nations began talks in China. ... more		Obama admits US underestimated IS, as air strikes intensify President Barack Obama admitted Sunday that the United States underestimated the threat posed by Islamic State fighters in Syria, as US-led coalition warplanes pounded the oil sites that fund the jihadist group. ... more		China sentences two to death for mosque attack: Xinhua A court in China's far west has sentenced to death two teenagers for the killing of the head of the country's biggest mosque, state media reported, in a case that highlighted divisions in the violence-wracked Xinjiang region. ... more
				USMC Orders RQ-12 Wasp AE UAVs AeroVironment has announced it has received a firm fixed-price order valued at $21,779,408 for RQ-12 Wasp AE small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and initial spares packages for the United States M ... more		US-led raids hit jihadist oil as Qaeda threatens reprisals US-led warplanes kept up strikes on oil sites funding the Islamic State group on Sunday, as Al-Qaeda's Syria affiliate threatened reprisals after a key operative was reported killed. ... more

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Dartmouth's new ZEBRA bracelet strengthens computer security In a big step for securing critical information systems, such as medical records in clinical settings, Dartmouth College researchers have created a new approach to computer security that authenticat ... more		Where is that spacecraft Space surveillance is inherently challenging when compared to other tracking environments due to various reasons, not least of which is the long time gap between surveillance updates. "Unlike the ai ... more		EUSPA unveils integrated GNSS and secure SATCOM user technology update Space experiment aims to reveal hidden cosmic mass Telescoping from the moon		Seeing Through the Fog (and Dust and Snow) of War Degraded visibility-which encompasses diverse environmental conditions including severe weather, dust kicked up during takeoff and landing and poor visual contrast among different parts of terrain-o ... more
				Airstrikes, gunfight kill 21 militants in NW Pakistan At least 21 militants have been killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in Pakistan's restive northwestern tribal areas, officials said Sunday. ... more		Philippines, US launch joint exercises near China-claimed waters Thousands of Philippine and US marines on Monday began military exercises close to flashpoints in the South China Sea, where Beijing is involved in bitter territorial disputes with its neighbours. ... more

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US-led strikes hit Syria's Raqa, Aleppo provinces: monitor Fresh US-led strikes hit Islamic State group targets in Syria overnight, both in its Raqa province stronghold and in Aleppo province further west, a monitoring group said on Monday. ... more		Syria's Qaeda chief warns West against continued strikes The head of Syria's Al-Qaeda affiliate warned on Sunday that failure to stop US-led air strikes on jihadist positions in Syria would "transfer the battle" to Western countries. ... more		NASA radar imagery highlights expanding landslide activity in Los Angeles GHGSAT Selected as Copernicus Contributing Mission by ESA and EU Greenland ice crevasses escalate fueling further rise in sea levels		Japan PM Abe presses campaign for meeting with China's Xi Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pressed on with a diplomatic offensive aimed at securing his first-ever summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. ... more
Turkey 'can't stay out' of anti-IS fight: Erdogan Turkey cannot stay out of the international coalition fighting Islamic State (IS) jihadists, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, as Ankara prepares in the coming week to define its military involvement. ... more		Troops deploy after Philippine militants threaten German hostages The Philippines dispatched an estimated 1,000-plus extra soldiers to its troubled south on Sunday to strengthen security after Islamic militants threatened to kill one of two German hostages, the military said. ... more		Army supporters storm Jazeera's Beirut office: agency Lebanese army supporters protested outside and then stormed the Beirut offices of Qatar-owned satellite channel Al-Jazeera Sunday, after a journalist published tweets ridiculing the military, the National News Agency said. ... more		Suspected Islamic State recruiter held in Spanish custody A Spanish court Sunday remanded in custody the suspected leader of a militant cell based in north Africa that recruited fighters for the Islamic State jihadists. ... more

	Baghdad steps up propaganda fightback with jihadist TV satire As Iraqi forces struggle to pin back the Islamic State group on the ground, Baghdad is taking its war against the jihadists to the airwaves with a television comedy series. ... more		Philippine Muslim rebels start difficult disarming process The difficult process of disarming Philippine Muslim rebels after a decades-long insurgency has started, negotiators said Sunday, with the decommissioning of a first batch of firearms expected before year-end. ... more

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Stoltenberg takes helm at pumped-up NATO but challenges loom		Iraqi army says retook dam from jihadists		World powers warn of 'serious gaps' in Iran talks		Law enforcement and NSA worried about iPhone security		Washington's experts recruit 'Call of Duty' creator
Silent march for French slain hostage		New NATO chief Stoltenberg brings Russia ties to job		China calls for N. Korea nuclear talks to resume		Taiwan student hurls book at president in China protest		Jihadist's tweets suggest Khorasan leader's death: SITE

Rice meets Syrian opposition at White House

IS rockets hit besieged Syrian Kurdish town for first time

Turkey prepared for military role in anti-IS coalition: Erdogan

France charges three suspected jihadists back from Syria

US hits jihadists in Syria as UK bombers fly over Iraq

AeroVironment's Wasp microdrone being supplied to Marine Corps

Design of weapons handling system for South Korean sub completed

U.S. aims to supply Canada with torpedo upgrade kits

New test equipment due for Minuteman III guidance system

Lockheed's Havoc 8x8 combat vehicle completes off-road testing

Neutron Vision: Going Beyond X-Rays for Advanced Imaging in the Field

US has 'fervent hope' of Iran nuclear deal in weeks: Kerry

China, US stepping up pace of military confidence-building

India-China border stand-off resolved: minister

Russia behaving like Islamic State group: Lithuania

China says 40 'rioters' killed in restive Xinjiang

Iraq Kurds advance but Mosul still out of reach

Abe makes fresh call for Japan-China summit

N. Korea slams 'political prostitute' Park speech at UN

31 dead in Japan volcano eruption

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