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| October 10, 2013 |
 Russia test-fires nuclear-capable missile Moscow (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Russia said Thursday it had successfully test-fired an upgraded version of a nuclear-capable missile that entered into service in the Soviet era and had been due to be scrapped. A defence ministry spokesman said the RS-12M Topol had hit its target at a test range that Russia leases from Kazakhstan after it was fired from the Kapustin Yar military site near the Caspian Sea. "The exercise ... more |  |
 Pentagon's No.2 official stepping down: Hagel Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - The Pentagon's number-two ranking official is stepping down from his post, officials said Thursday amid reports of strains between him and his boss, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel. The surprise announcement came in a statement from Hagel, who said he had "reluctantly accepted" Ashton Carter's decision to resign in a meeting earlier Thursday. "Ash has been an extraordinarily loyal and e ... more |  |
US nuclear command's deputy chief sacked over probe Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - The deputy commander of US nuclear forces has been fired from his post after being investigated for allegedly using counterfeit chips at a casino, officers said Wednesday. The move was highly unusual against such a senior officer in US Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear-armed missiles, submarines and bombers. Vice Admiral Tim Giardina, a career three-star submarine o ... more |  |
Israeli planes practice long-range missions: military Jerusalem (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Israeli warplanes this week practised long-range missions including mid-air refuelling in what local media said was a signal to archfoe Iran. The Israeli air force on Thursday posted pictures and video of the excercise on its website, without saying where or when it took place. But the accompanying text gave what the online version of Haaretz daily called "the heaviest of hints about the ... more |  |
 Pakistan's Sharif says 'sincere' on Taliban talks Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Thursday said his government was sincere about holding peace talks with the Taliban, after rebel chief Hakimullah Mehsud complained no serious steps had been taken to open a dialogue. Speaking after a security meeting in the troubled northwestern city of Peshawar, Sharif said progress was being made on the issue of opening negotiations. His statement ... more |  |
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Iran moving nuclear centre to hoodwink world: opposition Paris (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - An exiled opposition group claimed Thursday that Iran has transferred a research centre leading its alleged attempt to develop nuclear weapons to a new location in order to hoodwink the world. "In order to hide its nuclear activities, the Iranian regime is currently in the process of a vast operation moving the centre responsible for research and planning of the military nuclear project," Me ... more |  |
Outside View: U.S. should make good on its word to Iranian dissidents London (UPI) Oct 10, 2013 - Bipartisan consensus is a rare commodity in Washington these days. While Washington is gridlocked on the federal budget dispute between the White House and U.S. Congress, there was consensus by U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle on the U.S. commitment toward Iranian dissidents in Iraq, residents of Camp Ashraf and the need for quick American actions to save the lives of seven exiles wh ... more |  |
 Iraq violence kills 21 people Baghdad (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Violence in Iraq killed 21 people on Thursday, among them four anti-Al-Qaeda fighters and an AFP journalist's brother, officials said. In Samarra, north of Baghdad, gunmen killed two Sahwa anti-Al-Qaeda fighters in an attack on a checkpoint, while two more died in a similar attack near Baquba, also north of the capital. The Sahwa, who joined forces with the United States from late 2006 a ... more |  |
 First F-35 For Australia Takes Shape In Fort Worth Fort Worth TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - Lockheed Martin and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) celebrated the beginnings of the first F-35 Lightning II for Australia yesterday. The aircraft, designated as AU-1, officially began the mate process, where major components of the aircraft are joined together to form the aircraft's structure. AU-1 will then make its way down the assembly line and roll out of the factory for deliver ... more |  |
F-35 Lightning II Program Surpasses 10,000 Flight Hours Fort Worth TX (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II program continues its operational maturation, surpassing 10,000 flight hours in September. More than half of the total hours were accumulated in just the past 11 months. Through September, F-35s flew 6,492 times for a total of 10,077 flight hours. The new milestone effectively doubles the safe flight operations of the F-35 in a year, compared to reachi ... more |  |
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 Northrop Grumman's CaMEL to Participate in Robotic Armed Live Fire Demo Fort Benning, GA (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - Northrop Grumman has been selected to demonstrate its Carry-all Modular Equipment Landrover, called CaMEL, during the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence Robotics Limited Demonstration Oct. 7-10 at Fort Benning, Ga. Northrop Grumman's CaMEL will participate in both parts of the center's 'robot rodeo:' A 'lighten-the-load' CaMEL configuration will traverse the Squad-Multipurpose Equipme ... more |  |
 Raytheon demonstrates new seeker technology for Tomahawk Point Loma, CA (SPX) Oct 11, 2013 - Raytheon completed a successful field test of an advanced Electronic Support Measure (ESM) seeker installed in a Block IV Tomahawk missile as part of the company's new product improvement program. The ESM seeker incorporates a state-of-the-art processor and antenna to locate and track moving and fixed emitting targets. The seeker's capability was validated in a realistic high-density envir ... more |  |
 Congress restores US military death benefits Washington (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Congress moved Thursday to reinstate US military death benefits, after the government shutdown halted the payments to grieving families of US soldiers killed on duty. The Senate passed the mini funding bill by unanimous consent one day after the House of Representatives approved the measure. It now goes to President Barack Obama for his signature. The passage could mark the end of a deep ... more |  |
UN votes final mandate for Afghan force United Nations, United States (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - The UN Security Council on Thursday voted a final mandate for the US-led international military force in Afghanistan before it withdraws at the end of 2014. A resolution unanimously backed by the 15-nation council authorized the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) to "take all necessary measures" to carry out its duties until December 31, 2014. The United States and other west ... more |  |
Turkey extends mandate for strikes on Kurds in Iraq Ankara (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Turkey's parliament on Thursday extended for one year a mandate that would allow Ankara to order military strikes against Kurdish rebels holed up in neighbouring northern Iraq. The vote coincides with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's reforms to boost the rights of the country's sizeable Kurdish community and secure an end to the nearly 30-year battle with the banned Kurdistan Workers' P ... more |  |
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 Colombian rebels asked to cease fire for 2014 vote Bogota (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - A former senator who has frequently served as a mediator with the FARC said Thursday she will ask the rebel group to declare a unilateral ceasefire during Colombia's 2014 elections. "We could move forward suggesting a unilateral ceasefire to the FARC, as they did during Christmas last year,... so that the elections can truly take place peacefully," former senator Piedad Cordoba told RCN radi ... more |  |
Iraq executes 42 'terrorism' convicts in a week Baghdad (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - Iraq executed 42 "terrorism" convicts over the past week, the justice ministry said on Thursday, defying international condemnation of its extensive use of the death penalty, as deadly violence intensifies. "The justice ministry carried out, during the past week of this month, death sentences for 42 convicts, among them one woman, all of them convicted of terrorism crimes," the ministry said ... more |  |
NATO chief: 'No military solution' to Syria conflict Athens (AFP) Oct 10, 2013 - NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Thursday that he does not anticipate "any further role" for the military alliance in Syria. "There is no military solution to the conflict in Syria," Rasmussen told a press conference in Athens with Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, emphasising that a political solution is required to end the Syrian conflict, now well into its third ... more |  |
US nuclear command's deputy chief suspended over probe Washington (AFP) Oct 09, 2013 - The deputy commander of US nuclear forces has been fired from his post after he came under investigation for allegedly using counterfeit chips at a casino, officers said Wednesday. The move was highly unusual against such a senior officer in US Strategic Command, which oversees the country's nuclear-armed missiles, submarines and bombers. Under the decision, Vice Admiral Tim Giardina, a ... more |  |
China extends olive branch to wary SE Asia at summit Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (AFP) Oct 09, 2013 - China offered an olive branch Wednesday to Southeast Asian nations wary of Beijing's territorial claims, keeping its growing clout on display at yet another summit notable by US President Barack Obama's absence. Premier Li Keqiang called for a South China Sea of "peace and friendship", during a meeting with the heads of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the oil- ... more |  |
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