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| January 24, 2014 |
 Hagel orders review of troubled US nuclear force Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a sweeping review of the US nuclear force after a series of embarrassing incidents including cheating on an exam by missile officers, officials said Thursday. The Pentagon chief also planned to summon top commanders as recent lapses and allegations "raise legitimate concerns about the department's stewardship of one of our most sensitive and importan ... more |  |
China conducts long-range nuclear missile drill: military Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - China's military has released images of an intercontinental ballistic missile with enough range to reach the United States, as Beijing is involved in a series of rows threatening to embroil Washington. The pictures of Chinese soldiers test-firing a Dongfeng-31 missile, which is said by experts to be able to carry nuclear warheads 8,000 kilometres (4,960 miles), appeared in the People's Liber ... more |  |
 China, Japan open German front in diplomatic war Beijing (AFP) Jan 24, 2014 - One hundred years after the outbreak of World War I, China and Japan are ripping selected pages from Germany's history - including the Nazi period - as they seek to demonise each other in their modern-day diplomatic battles. Beijing's state-controlled media have compared Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Adolf Hitler, using shrill rhetoric that analysts say exploits Tokyo's mixed messa ... more |  |
Iran comments a new headache for Washington Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Claims by top Iranian leaders that Washington is misrepresenting terms of an interim nuclear deal left the White House with a new political headache Thursday as it battles to build support for the pact. Comments by President Hassan Rouhani and Foreign Minister Javad Zarif left the White House parrying accusations that it had underplayed concessions it made in the interim deal, which went int ... more |  |
 Israel fear of jihadist raids mounts after 'plot to hit U.S. Embassy' Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Jan 23, 2013 - Israel's claim to have thwarted a Gaza Strip-based al-Qaida plot to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv has heightened fears that it's just a matter of time of time before the jihadist forces building up in Syria, Egypt and the Palestinian territories launch a major strike on the Jewish state. Israel's internal security service, known as Shin Bet, said Wednesday that it seized three su ... more |  |
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N. Korea pushes South on military drills Seoul (AFP) Jan 24, 2014 - North Korea on Friday urged a sceptical South Korea to respond to a recent series of trust-building gestures and again called on Seoul to cancel upcoming military drills with the United States. The latest apparent olive branch came in the form of an "open letter" sent to the South Korean authorities by the North's top military body on the direct orders of leader Kim Jong-Un in an effort to p ... more |  |
 BAE touts maintenance work for Royal Navy London (UPI) Jan 23, 2013 - BAE Systems in Britain reports it has started support and maintenance work on Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels. The work on the River-class ships comes under a new $36.3 million, five-year contract, which continues years of company maintenance of the vessels. River-class OPVs are about 261 feet long, have a speed of 20 knots and have a range of 7,800 nautical miles when traveli ... more |  |
 Taiwan leader visits allies to safeguard ties after Gambia blow Taipei (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Taiwan's president on Thursday began a three-country tour as part of a bid to safeguard ties with Taipei's dwindling diplomatic base after the recent loss of long-time ally Gambia. Ma Ying-jeou, who left at around 1500 GMT and is scheduled to return on Thursday next week, will travel to Sao Tome and Principe, and Burkina Faso - two of the only three African countries that now officially rec ... more |  |
US admiral warns no China hotline in case of crisis Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - The top US commander in the Pacific expressed concern Thursday that he has no direct line to his counterpart in China in the case of a crisis in the region. Amid tensions between China and Japan in the East China Sea, Admiral Samuel Locklear said he wanted a hotline to officers from the People's Liberation Army to defuse potential conflict. "I don't have the ability to pick up a phone an ... more |  |
China leader marks 50 years of ties with France Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - China's President Xi Jinping heralded the establishment of diplomatic ties with France 50 years ago as a "historic event" Thursday as he welcomed a top official from Paris. The two nations are marking the establishment of ties - which in 1964 bolstered the standing of the relatively young People's Republic of China - with art exhibitions and fast-track visas to France, among other measures ... more |  |
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 Lebanon army kills 'Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist' Beirut (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Lebanese soldiers shot and killed a jihadist suspected of belonging to Al-Qaeda-linked groups after he opened fire on them in the country's eastern Bekaa valley, the army said on Thursday. "While carrying out searches for individuals suspected of involvement in terrorist acts, particularly car bombings, and after receiving a tip, the army set up a checkpoint on Wednesday afternoon to arrest ... more |  |
 Sikhs see step forward on US military service Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - American Sikhs and their supporters in Congress on Thursday praised the military for easing a ban on beards but called for an outright decision to allow their articles of faith. The Pentagon on Wednesday loosened its requirement for soldiers to be "clean-cut," which ruled out most service by devout Sikhs whose religion requires men to don turbans and beards. The new policy calls on all U ... more |  |
Chilean defense spending at risk from poor copper trade Santiago, Chile (UPI) Jan 22, 2013 - Chile's defense regeneration program is at risk of a major funding shakeup because of new legislation and fading fortunes of some of the Latin American country's copper trade. Chile's military currently benefits from generous deductions from copper export earnings, but this is about to change in two ways, Chile news media reported. An industry long regarded as Chile's cash cow, a major ... more |  |
 Iraq executes 11 more 'terrorism' convicts: ministry Baghdad (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Iraq executed 11 men convicted of charges related to "terrorism" on Thursday, the justice ministry said, just days after another mass execution of 26 convicts. "The ministry executed 11 people today, after they were convicted of terrorism charges," it said in a statement. "The total of those executed this week is now 37, all of them Iraqis." Executions in Iraq are typically carried out b ... more |  |
Iran's absence from Syria talks won't impact nuclear deal: US Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - The United States said Wednesday that Iran's absence from Syria peace talks would have no impact on the nuclear deal being brokered between Tehran and world powers. Washington spent months laying the groundwork with Moscow and the United Nations for the Syria peace conference dubbed Geneva II, which opened Wednesday in the Swiss town of Montreux. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunda ... more |  |
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Iraq shelling kills four, US pushes 'political' steps Baghdad (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Shelling in Fallujah, a town near Baghdad held by anti-government fighters, killed four people, officials said Thursday, as Barack Obama pressed "political measures" along with security operations to fight militancy. But with an election looming in April, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has taken a hard line and trumpeted assaults on militants, with security forces announcing the killing ... more |  |
Outside View: Financing death: Iran's 'War on Drugs' London (UPI) Jan 23, 2013 - Last year I wrote an op-ed on Iran's bloody "war on drugs," which has led to hundreds of executions and sent thousands to death row. I criticized the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime and Western countries as they continued to finance a controversial drug control programin an attempt to tackle illicit drug trade on a key route, which goes through Afghanistan, Iran, the Middle East and Euro ... more |  |
Indian navy gets its third Saryu-class patrol vessel New Delhi (UPI) Jan 23, 2013 - India's navy has taken delivery of its third Saryu-class offshore patrol vessel, the indigenously designed and built Sumedha. The 345-foot ship is the 200th vessel built by Goa Shipyards on India's west coast, the Times of India reported. The 2,300-ton Sumedha is of the largest offshore patrol vessel class of the Indian navy and the largest ship constructed by Goa Shipyards, The ... more |  |
Gurkhas among 1,500 British army job losses London (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - More than 1,500 military personnel including hundreds of Gurkhas are to lose their jobs in a final round of redundancies aimed at reshaping Britain's armed forces, the government said Thursday. Up to 1,425 members of the army are to go, including around 350 members of the Brigade of Gurkhas which has already suffered cuts in earlier rounds of job losses. The job cuts are completed by up ... more |  |
Colombian rebels say Santos govt escalates war Havana, Cuba (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - FARC guerrillas Thursday accused President Juan Manuel Santos of escalating the war in Colombia even as his government engages in peace talks here. The comments by the FARC's chief negotiator Ivan Marquez came in a week in which 26 rebels were reported killed in fighting in Colombia. In Montevideo, Uruguay's President Jose Mujica said he would meet with Santos and the FARC delegation in ... more |  |
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