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| April 21, 2014 |
 Japan warns over China ship seizure Tokyo (AFP) April 21, 2014 - Tokyo warned Monday that the seizure of a Japanese ship in Shanghai over pre-war debts threatened ties with China and could undermine the very basis of their diplomatic relationship. Authorities in Shanghai seized the large freight vessel in a dispute over what the Chinese side says are unpaid bills relating to the 1930s, when Japan occupied large swathes of China. The move is the latest ... more |  |
Japan defence chief puzzled by Russian warplanes Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2014 - Japan's defence minister said Sunday there have been an "abnormal" number of flights by Russian military aircraft close to Japanese islands in recent days. The country's air defence force scrambled fighter jets for seven days in a row through Saturday after spotting Russian military planes flying along the Japanese archipelago, according to the defence ministry. On Friday six Russian T ... more |  |
 N. Korea slams Obama's 'dangerous' Asia tour Seoul (AFP) April 21, 2014 - North Korea warned Monday that an upcoming Asian tour by US President Barack Obama could escalate military tensions, as South Korean media cited intelligence reports of increased activity at the North's main nuclear test site. Obama's April 23-29 tour includes visits to Japan and South Korea, the two main US military allies in Asia and key partners in the effort to curb Pyongyang's nuclear w ... more |  |
Japan steps up surveillance posture against China Tokyo (AFP) April 20, 2014 - Japan bolstered its military surveillance capabilities in the southern island region of Okinawa over the weekend, reports said, as territorial tensions with China simmer. The nation's armed forces, called the Self-Defence Forces, launched a squadron of four E-2C early warning planes at its air base in Naha on the main Okinawan island Sunday, the Jiji and Kyodo news agencies reported. Thi ... more |  |
China's shadow to follow Obama around Asia Washington (AFP) April 20, 2014 - President Barack Obama will not visit China on his Asia tour next week, but its broadening shadow will be cast everywhere he goes at a time of complex regional disputes and questions about US strategy. American China policy has been based for two decades on the goal of easing the emerging giant into the international system while avoiding a classic geopolitical clash between an established p ... more |  |
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Ukraine PM says Russia undermining global stability Washington (AFP) April 20, 2014 - Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk warned in an interview that aired Sunday that Russia is undermining global stability and nuclear nonproliferation efforts amid an ongoing crisis between Kiev and the Kremlin. Ahead of a visit by US Vice President Joe Biden, he also called for financial and economic support and help modernizing Ukraine's military - while stopping short of asking for ... more |  |
 11 soldiers killed, 14 wounded in Algeria attack: security Algiers (AFP) April 20, 2014 - Eleven Algerian soldiers were killed and 14 wounded when they fell into an ambush in the restive Kabylie region east of Algiers, a security sources said Sunday. One Islamist militant was also killed in the attack, which took place overnight at Iboudrarene as the troops were returning from a mission in the area, the sources said. The attackers laid the ambush on a main road between two vi ... more |  |
Palestinians mull handing territory 'keys' back to Israel Ramallah, Palestinian Territories (AFP) April 20, 2014 - Palestinian negotiators have warned they may pass responsiblity for their territory back to occupying power Israel if peace talks remain stalled, a senior Palestinian official said on Sunday. The official said the Palestinians told US peace envoy Martin Indyk on Friday that unless Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as agreed and freezes settlement building, they could dismantle the Wester ... more |  |
 Drone strike in Yemen kills 5 'Qaeda' militants: source Aden (AFP) April 20, 2014 - A drone strike in south Yemen killed at least five Al-Qaeda militants on Sunday, the latest in an intensified aerial campaign in the impoverished country, a tribal chief said. The unmanned plane targeted a gathering of militants in the town of Al-Mahfad, in Abyan province, where Al-Qaeda remains active despite being driven out from main cities in a 2012 army offensive, the source said. A ... more |  |
France has 'information' Assad regime using chemical weapons: Hollande Paris (AFP) April 20, 2014 - France has "information" but no firm proof that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime is still using chemical weapons, President Francois Hollande said Sunday. "We have a few elements of information but I do not have the proof," Hollande said in a radio interview after he was asked about reports that Assad was currently using chemical weapons. "What I do know is what we have seen fro ... more |  |
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 Iraq attacks kill 14 as bomber hits university Baghdad (AFP) April 20, 2014 - Attacks in Iraq, including a suicide bombing at a university in north Baghdad, killed at least 14 people on Sunday, security and medical officials said. The attacks, which come as Iraq suffers a prolonged surge in bloodshed, took place less than two weeks before a parliamentary election that will be a major test for security forces. Officials gave varying accounts of the bombing of Baghd ... more |  |
Myanmar army says 22 dead in clashes with rebels Yangon (AFP) April 20, 2014 - Fighting between the military and ethnic minority rebels in northern Myanmar has left at least 22 people dead this month, the army said Sunday, dimming hopes of a nationwide peace deal. Bloodshed in the state of Kachin, the scene of the last major active civil war in the former junta-ruled country, has uprooted tens of thousands of people and tempered optimism about sweeping political reform ... more |  |
Japan PM makes offering to war shrine, but skips visit Tokyo (AFP) April 21, 2014 - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a gift to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine Monday, sparking a Chinese charge that he was offering "a slap in the face" to US President Barack Obama days ahead of his visit. The unapologetically nationalist Abe donated a sacred "masakaki" tree to coincide with the start of a three-day festival, a shrine official said. The sending of a gift has b ... more |  |
China faces 'most complex time in history' at home and abroad - Xi Jinping Moscow (Voice of Russia) Apr 19, 2014 - Chinese President Xi Jinping held the first meeting of a new national security commission on Tuesday, saying China needed a coordinated approach to domestic and foreign challenges, including social unrest, in "the most complex time in history". China announced the formation of the commission in November at the end of a key party meeting to map out reforms, Reuters reports. Experts sa ... more |  |
 ATK supplying hardware, composites for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Arlington, Va. (UPI) Apr 18, 2013 - Hardware and large composite structures for Phase 1 of the U.S. Air Force's Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program are to be supplied by ATK. Included in the deal for EELVs the Air Force is procuring from United Launch Alliance is hardware for Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicles. "ATK's continued involvement in the Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicles is a strong demonstratio ... more |  |
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 Russian Rockets used by the US Bethesda MD (SPX) Apr 17, 2014 - Since the end of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, U.S. and Russian relations have deteriorated significantly due to the Russia-Ukraine crisis. One of the important questions on many minds is: "What will be the impact of this crisis on the U.S. space program?" So far, joint U.S.-Russian activities related to the International Space Station (ISS) appear to be normal, i.e., NASA pays Rus ... more |  |
 21st Space Wing reaches inspection milestone Peterson AFB CO (SPX) Apr 19, 2014 - The 21st Space Wing was recently recognized by the Air Force Inspector General as the first active duty or Reserve wing in the Air Force to fully implement the Air Force Inspection System and become commander's inspection program capable. Leveraging an outstanding test bed effort on the part of U.S. Air Forces in Europe units, the 21st Space Wing achieved this milestone in February of this ... more |  |
 Lockheed Martin Contracted To Maintain MK-48 Torpedoes Pearl Harbor, HI (SPX) Apr 19, 2014 - Operational readiness of the U.S. Navy's MK-48 heavyweight torpedo inventory will continue to be ensured by Lockheed Martin. The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) awarded Lockheed Martin a contract option worth approximately $10 million to support the Navy's intermediate-level maintenance activities for all MK-48 torpedoes. This is the first option exercised from a contract awarded in 2013 and ... more |  |
Sensitive detection method may help impede illicit nuclear trafficking Washington DC (SPX) Apr 19, 2014 - According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) the greatest danger to nuclear security comes from terrorists acquiring sufficient quantities of plutonium or highly enriched uranium (HEU) to construct a crude nuclear explosive device. The IAEA also notes that most cases of illicit nuclear trafficking have involved gram-level quantities, which can be challenging to detect with most ins ... more |  |
China to boost space defense in 'new-type combat force' Beijing (Voice of Russia) Apr 19, 2014 - China is planning to beef up its combat capability by increasing resources in a "new-type combat force," which includes integrating air and space capability in reaction to the international development of space weapons, local media reported. Visiting the People's Liberation Army Air Force headquarters in Beijing on Monday, Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed that the air force plays a de ... more |  |
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