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| October 02, 2013 |
 Israel ready to tackle nuclear Iran 'alone': Netanyahu United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - Israel is ready to act alone to stop Iran making a nuclear bomb, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday, in a warning against rushing into deals with Tehran's new leaders. "Israel will not allow Iran to get nuclear weapons. If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone," Netanyahu told a UN summit, in an attack on overtures made by Iran's President Hassan Rouhani. N ... more |  |
 September marked by bloody sectarian attacks in Iraq Baghdad (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - September violence including sectarian attacks killed nearly 1,000 people in Iraq, the UN said Tuesday, as authorities approved hazard pay for security forces in a sign of the deteriorating situation. Violence has reached a level unseen since 2008, and there are fears Iraq is slipping back toward the intense Sunni-Shiite bloodshed that peaked in 2006-2007 and killed tens of thousands. "S ... more |  |
S. Korea-US sign plan to deter N. Korea nuclear strike Seoul (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - South Korea and the United States have mapped out a new strategy to counter the growing threat of a North Korean nuclear or chemical weapons attack, their defence ministers said Wednesday. They also agreed to review the sensitive issue of when Seoul should assume operational wartime command over their combined forces in South Korea. Visiting US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the new ... more |  |
 Argentina goes for second-hand jets for air force Buenos Aires (UPI) Oct 1, 2013 - As compromises go, Argentina is buying used French Mirage jets from Spain rather than pour scarce cash into an ambitious but more desirable acquisition of new aircraft. It's money that Argentina cannot spare, with mounting energy bills that eat up its export earnings, high inflation and slow growth. The Latin American country's military doesn't have an immediate need to rearm it ... more |  |
 US military braces for full effect of shutdown Washington (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - The US government shutdown had no drastic effect on the military Tuesday but if it remains in place everything from ship repairs to combat training will be disrupted, officials say. With about half the Pentagon's 800,000 civilian employees placed on unpaid leave, defense officials said the military will soon face a headache trying to make do with less civilian manpower under the shutdown. ... more |  |
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Airbus delivers first A400M military transport plane Seville, Spain (AFP) Sept 30, 2013 - After years of delays and huge cost over-runs, Airbus on Monday delivers its first A400M military transport plane, handing over the huge turboprop to France at its Spanish assembly plant. The pan-European aircraft maker expects the ceremony at the Airbus Military plant in Seville, southern Spain, to be the start of sales to military forces worldwide. The plane was actually delivered on A ... more |  |
 US ally Turkey defends choice of Chinese missiles Ankara (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Turkey on Wednesday defended its decision to enter talks with China to acquire its first long-range anti-missile system, in spite of protests from its ally Washington. It also made clear that no deal had yet been finalised. "The Chinese gave us the best price," Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz told Vatan newspaper, explaining that the system's Chinese manufacturer had agreed to a co-produc ... more |  |
 Israeli navy orders three new warships to protect gas fields Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Oct 1, 2013 - Israel Aerospace Industries won a contract to supply the navy with three Super Dvora-class Mark III fast patrol craft to bolster maritime security. The main function is to protect offshore natural gas fields from seaborne attack at a time when Beirut reportedly plans to award oil and gas exploration contracts to international companies in disputed waters bordering Lebanon. Neithe ... more |  |
US, Israel try to conceal acute Iran disagreements Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - As Washington and Tehran seek detente, Israel and the United States remain divided over the Iranian nuclear issue, commentators say, despite efforts to play down their differences. Washington has long insisted on sanctions and diplomatic efforts to pressure Tehran over its atomic programme, which the West and Israel allege is aimed at producing a nuclear bomb and which Iran denies. For i ... more |  |
 Outside View: Rummy's reclama -- Fixing a broken process Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2013 - Donald Rumsfeld is on tour touting his newest book: "Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War and Life," a compilation of lessons accumulated over 50 years of public service. Rumsfeld has the distinction of being both the United States' youngest and oldest secretary of defense, presiding over three lost wars - winding down Vietnam and, during the past decade, ove ... more |  |
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Commentary: Mixed signals from Moscow Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2013 - In the realm of geopolitics, the U.S. federal shutdown was good news for Russian leaders and worrisome for China's. In Beijing, Chinese leaders, for the time being, don't wish to rock the boat of economic relations with the United States. In Moscow, speculation runs rampant that U.S. President Barack Obama might attempt to extricate himself from a domestic crisis by launching air ... more |  |
S. Korea parades new N. Korea-focused missile Seoul (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - Tanks rumbled through downtown Seoul on Tuesday, as South Korea staged its largest military display in a decade and paraded a missile capable of high-precision strikes anywhere in North Korea. President Park Geun-Hye warned of the "very grave" threat posed by Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme as the two-part display began at an airbase south of the capital in the morning. Some 11,000 ... more |  |
 War drums over Syria silenced by US-Moscow deal Beirut (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - The arrival in Damascus of a chemical disarmament team on Tuesday is the result of an unprecedented, gruelling US-Russian deal that averted regional war. When a Syrian government delegation arrived in Moscow on September 9, its members did not know that Russian President Vladimir Putin would take a decision hours later that would change the course of history. Syria's Foreign Minister Wal ... more |  |
 Taiwan says it wants US weapons despite warmer China ties Taipei (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - A senior Taiwanese official has renewed a call for the United States to sell the island submarines and advanced fighters to bolster defences against China, local media reported Tuesday. The call came despite a marked improvement in relations since Ma Ying-jeou of the China-friendly Kuomintang came to power in 2008. Ma was re-elected in January 2012. Despite warming ties, Beijing still r ... more |  |
 Disputes threaten post-2014 US-Afghan pact: Kabul Kabul (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - A planned deal to let US forces stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 to fight Al-Qaeda remnants is under threat because of disagreement over the Americans' right to conduct military operations, Kabul says. President Hamid Karzai is now directly leading the talks after they ground to a halt despite US pressure to complete the security agreement by the end of this month, said Karzai's spokesman Aim ... more |  |
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China's Xi in Indonesia on first Southeast Asia trip Jakarta (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Indonesia Wednesday on his first trip to Southeast Asia since taking power, as Beijing seeks to tap into the country's booming economy. He was given a red-carpet welcome, with a brass band playing and a military parade, in the capital Jakarta before heading for talks with President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Afterwards Xi is expected to unveil trade ... more |  |
Gunmen kill naval officer in Libya's Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - Gunmen shot dead a naval officer in eastern Libya on Wednesday, a security official told AFP, the latest in a string of killings targeting members of the security forces. "Unknown men fired at navy Captain Saleh al-Houdheiry, killing him instantly," in the city of Benghazi, security service spokesman Abdullah al-Zayedi told AFP. Houdheiry was dropping off his son at the Benghazi medica ... more |  |
 Yemen jails 5 Qaeda for deadly army suicide blast Sanaa (AFP) Oct 02, 2013 - A Yemeni court on Wednesday jailed five Al-Qaeda militants for up to 10 years for plotting a suicide bombing that killed 86 soldiers and wounded 171 others last year. The court specialising in terrorism-related charges sentenced two defendants to 10 years in prison and a third to seven years. Two more were imprisoned for three and two years respectively. The judge also ordered the re ... more |  |
Retired Ecuadoran officers accused of human rights crimes Quito (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - Ecuador's attorney general brought charges of crimes against humanity Tuesday against 10 retired military officers accused of the torture, sexual abuse and illegal detention of three former guerrillas in 1985. Attorney General Galo Chiriboga filed the charges against six generals and four colonels who served during the 1984-1988 presidency of the late Leon Febres-Cordero. In a public hea ... more |  |
 Canada's new defense HQ bugged: media Ottawa (AFP) Oct 01, 2013 - Electronic eavesdropping devices were reportedly discovered at a former high-tech company campus in Ottawa slated to become Canada's new military headquarters, but officials said Tuesday no bugs were found. The daily Ottawa Citizen reported that workers preparing the former Nortel complex for the Department of National Defense discovered the listening devices. However, the newspaper adde ... more |  |
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