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| January 12, 2014 |
 White House won't predict Iran sanctions vote Washington (AFP) Jan 10, 2014 - The White House declined Friday to renew its previous prediction that a Senate bill slapping new sanctions on Iran, which it fears could scupper nuclear talks, would not pass the Senate. President Barack Obama's spokesman Jay Carney did deliver a new warning, however, that the bill would be detrimental to the drive to resolve the nuclear showdown with Tehran short of war. "I think that w ... more |  |
 Taiwan ex-colonel gets life term for spying for China Taipei (AFP) Jan 10, 2014 - A former Taiwanese air force officer was sentenced to life in prison for spying for China, a court said Friday, adding to a string of spying scandals in recent years. Lieutenant Colonel Yuan Hsiao-feng was convicted on 12 accounts of leaking confidential military information to China between 2003 and 2007, the supreme court said. Yuan handed the secrets to China via retired colleague C ... more |  |
 Killing of boy, 4, by US troops frays Afghan ties further Kabul (AFP) Jan 10, 2014 - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Friday condemned US troops for killing a four-year-old boy in the southern province of Helmand, in a fresh strain to troubled relations between Washington and Kabul. Helmand governor Naeem Baloch told Karzai during a meeting in Kabul about the shooting, which comes as the US and Afghanistan wrangle over a deal to allow some US troops to remain in the country ... more |  |
 Senior Pakistan anti-terrorist chief dies in car bomb attack Karachi, Pakistan (UPI) Jan 10, 2013 - The head of Karachi's police anti-terrorist division was killed along with three other policemen by a car bomb in the Essa Nagri area of the city. Several policemen also were injured in the blast that targeted the car of Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam, chief of the crime investigation department of Sindh Police. Aslam's car was destroyed in the late afternoon blast after a suicide bombe ... more |  |
 Iraq, Syria tests Obama's Mideast logic Washington (AFP) Jan 11, 2014 - An Al-Qaeda surge and Sunni-Shiite tumult spanning Iraq and Syria are testing eroded US influence and the logic of a foreign policy built on antipathy to Middle East entanglements. The return of jihadists to cities like Fallujah and Ramadi, fabled battlefields for US soldiers, has left President Barack Obama facing charges he pulled troops home too soon from Iraq and squandered American sacr ... more |  |
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Iran defends development of advanced centrifuges Tehran (AFP) Jan 11, 2014 - Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi on Saturday defended Tehran's "right" to carry out research on advanced centrifuges, media reported. Iran and world powers agreed Friday on how to implement a landmark deal reached in November on containing Tehran's nuclear programme, but it must still be approved by each country before it can take effect. "Advanced centrifuges, which are Iran's righ ... more |  |
 CAE producing systems for U.S., Denmark and Mexico Montreal (UPI) Jan 9, 2013 - Canadian simulation and training systems company CAE reports $101.8 million new military contracts. The customers include the U.S. Navy, the Royal Danish Navy - through a U.S. Foreign Military Sales contract - and Beechcraft, which is providing a T-6 flight simulator to the Mexican Air Force. "CAE is a skilled and experienced training systems integrator with the proven capability ... more |  |
 Kongsberg to upgrade Australia's Protector stations Canberra, Australia (UPI) Jan 10, 2013 - Kongsberg has won a $15.1 million deal to upgrade all 59 of Australia's Protector M151 remote weapons stations for light armored vehicles. The Australian Defense Force purchased the stations from the Norwegian weapons systems supplier in 2004 for delivery in a several year period. The equipment was part of a rapid acquisition to ready Australia's light armored vehicle fleet for d ... more |  |
 Iraq would face huge challenge in Fallujah assault: experts Baghdad (AFP) Jan 11, 2014 - Assaulting militant-held Fallujah, which posed a significant challenge for American forces, would be even more difficult for Iraq and would likely cause significant civilian casualties, experts say. And an attack on the city 60 kilometres (37 miles) west of Baghdad, where gunmen seized control last week, would almost certainly inflame already-high anti-government sentiment, and end any chanc ... more |  |
Two US missile officers investigated for illegal drugs Washington (AFP) Jan 09, 2014 - Two US Air Force officers in charge of launching nuclear missiles are under investigation for possessing illegal drugs, officials said Thursday, in the latest setback for the country's nuclear force. The two officers, assigned to Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, "are being investigated by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations for illegal drug possession," spokeswoman Ann Stefane ... more |  |
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New talks on Iran nuclear deal open in Geneva Geneva (AFP) Jan 09, 2014 - Iran and world powers met Thursday to discuss how to implement a landmark deal aimed at containing Tehran's nuclear drive, less than two weeks before the agreement is due to take effect. Iranian, EU and US negotiators gathered in Geneva for their highest-level talks since hammering out the groundbreaking November 24 deal. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassa ... more |  |
Iraqis return to Fallujah as UN backs fight with extremists Fallujah, Iraq (AFP) Jan 11, 2014 - Residents of a militant-held city on Baghdad's doorstep began slowly returning on Saturday amid a tense calm, while the UN Security Council backed Iraq's efforts against Al-Qaeda-linked extremists. Most businesses reopened in Fallujah while government security operations in nearby areas were put on hold after heavy overnight rain restricted the use of aircraft and heavy vehicles, a day after ... more |  |
Iraq: Army's Fallujah push risks inflaming Sunni uprising Baghdad (UPI) Jan 9, 2013 - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is poised to unleash his army in a major offensive to recapture the western city of Fallujah seized by al-Qaida forces Dec. 30 in what's widely seen as the greatest challenge to his increasingly autocratic Shiite regime. But there are fears his efforts will only intensify growing opposition from Iraq's Sunni minority, which he has been systematically margi ... more |  |
'Mission accomplished' by Rodman's N. Korea game: player Beijing (AFP) Jan 10, 2014 - Former NBA star Charles Smith said Friday that a basketball game organised by Dennis Rodman in North Korea had achieved the players' mission of deepening "cultural exchanges" with the reclusive state. "On behalf of all the players that went on the trip, it's probably best to say that we set out on a mission to use basketball as a bridge for cultural exchange and we accomplished that mission, ... more |  |
Iran invites EU's Ashton to visit Tehran (AFP) Jan 11, 2014 - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has invited EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton to visit the Islamic republic, Mehr news agency cited his deputy as saying on Saturday. "Ashton has received an open invitation from Zarif to travel to Iran whenever she wants," Abbas Araqchi, the deputy negotiator in talks on Iran's disputed nuclear programme, said without giving any dates for ... more |  |
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Jailed Kurd leader warns peace process cannot remain in 'limbo' Ankara (AFP) Jan 11, 2014 - Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan warned in a statement on Saturday that the peace process initiated with the Turkish state cannot remain in limbo forever, and urged the government to act. "Despite all the obstacles our will for peace remains as determined as it was on the very first day we but it should be known that it cannot remain in limbo forever," Ocalan said in a message relayed b ... more |  |
 Northrop Grumman and Trex Enterprises to Introduce Celestial Navigation to Soldier Precision Targeting Laser Systems Apopka FL (SPX) Jan 09, 2014 - Northrop Grumman has announced an agreement to collaborate with Trex Enterprises Corporation to bring celestial navigation technology to the precision targeting capability provided to the U.S. military and allied forces. Trex Enterprises has developed and matured the core technology for providing a highly accurate celestial navigation subsystem for use in military products and scientific a ... more |  |
 Northrop expands support for Japan's Hawkeyes Tokyo (UPI) Jan 9, 2013 - Northrop Grumman Corp. has signed a 5-year deal with AAR Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. to set up a just-in-time inventory management process for Japan's E-2C Hawkeye program. Northrop works with its partners to supply airframe parts and accessories for its early warning E-2C aircraft, with options to increase support as needed. "Japan is our largest international Hawkeye operator," Ba ... more |  |
New talks on Iran nuclear deal to open in Geneva Geneva (AFP) Jan 09, 2014 - Iran and world powers were set for new talks Thursday on how to implement a landmark deal aimed at containing Tehran's nuclear drive, just days before the agreement is due to take effect. Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani discussed the November accord in a phone conversation Thursday shortly before the opening of the negotiations in Geneva. Iran ... more | |
Algerian jihadist remains serious threat: US general Washington (AFP) Jan 09, 2014 - The elusive jihadist who staged a deadly siege of an Algerian gas plant a year ago, Moktar Belmokhtar, has the means to stage a similar attack, a top US general said Thursday. Belmokhtar was the mastermind behind an assault on a remote gas facility near In Amenas on January 16 last year that left 38 hostages dead, following a three-day siege and rescue attempt. "We still believe he has t ... more |  |
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