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| June 02, 2014 |
 US accuses China of 'destabilising' acts in South China Sea Singapore (AFP) May 31, 2014 - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned China Saturday against "destabilising actions" in the South China Sea, and backed Japan's plans to take on a more muscular military role as a counterweight to Beijing. Stressing US commitments to allies and friends in Asia, Hagel called for a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes and issued a blunt message to China, which was represented by a high-l ... more |  |
Japan says Chinese ships sail through disputed waters Tokyo (AFP) May 31, 2014 - Two Chinese coastguard ships sailed through disputed waters off Japan-administered islands in the East China Sea Saturday, officials said, as the United States warned Beijing over increasing territorial assertiveness. The Japanese coastguard said the vessels entered the 12-nautical-mile band of territorial waters around one of the Senkaku islands, which China also claims and calls the Diaoyu ... more |  |
China hits back at US, Japan for 'provocative' remarks Singapore (AFP) June 01, 2014 - China denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Sunday for "provocative" remarks accusing Beijing of destabilising actions in contested Asian waters. Lieutenant General Wang Guanzhong, deputy chief of the general staff of the People's Liberation Army, told an Asian security forum in Singapore that strong comments made by Abe and Hagel at the confere ... more |  |
 'We needed to get him out': Hagel defends Bergdahl operation Kabul (AFP) June 01, 2014 - US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Sunday an operation to free soldier Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for Taliban prisoners was undertaken to save his life, as the insurgents' leader hailed the swap as a "big victory". Bergdahl, the only US soldier captured by the Taliban since the war began in 2001, was freed after almost five years in captivity in exchange for five senior insurgents who had ... more |  |
 NSA scoops up images for facial recognition programs: report Washington (AFP) June 01, 2014 - The US National Security Agency is scooping up large quantities of images of people for use in facial recognition programs, the New York Times reported Sunday, citing top secret documents. The Times said documents, which were obtained from fugitive former US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, show a significant increase in reliance on facial recognition technology at the agency over the pa ... more |  |
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 German FM says Iran nuclear talks 'encouraging' Abu Dhabi (AFP) May 31, 2014 - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Saturday that ongoing negotiations between world powers and Iran over its disputed nuclear programme have been "encouraging". His remarks in Abu Dhabi come ahead of a new round of talks in mid-June between Iran and the P5+1 powers of Britain, China, France, Russia, the United States and Germany. "Regardless of the general situation ... more |  |
 Attacks kill 16 as May toll tops 900 Baghdad (AFP) June 01, 2014 - Attacks across Iraq killed 16 people on Sunday, while new figures showed violence last month claimed more than 900 lives as the country grapples with its worst bloodshed in years. Data compiled separately by the United Nations and the Iraqi defence, interior and health ministries showed that unrest was near its worst since 2008, when it was slowly emerging from a brutal Sunni-Shiite sectaria ... more |  |
 Iran Guards commander killed in Syria: reports Tehran (AFP) May 31, 2014 - A commander from Iran's Revolutionary Guards has been killed in Syria, media said Saturday, a disclosure that runs counter to Tehran's insistence it is not fighting alongside President Bashar al-Assad's forces. Reports that Abdollah Eskandari died while "defending" a Shiite shrine emerged earlier this week but neither the elite military unit nor Iran's foreign ministry have passed comment. ... more |  |
S. Korea names new defence chief, national security adviser Seoul (AFP) June 01, 2014 - South Korean President Park Geun-Hye named the country's defence minister as its new national security adviser Sunday following the resignation of the aide in the aftermath of April's ferry disaster. Kim Kwan-Jin, who has been the South's defence chief since 2010, will take up the security brief with Han Min-Koo filling Kim's vacated post, Park's spokesman said. Han was the chairman of ... more |  |
Taliban leader Mullah Omar says prisoner swap was "big victory" Kabul (AFP) June 01, 2014 - Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar Sunday hailed the release of five senior insurgents in exchange for US soldier Bowe Bergdahl as a "big victory". "I extend my heartfelt congratulations to the entire Afghan Muslim nation, all the mujahideen and to the families and relatives of the prisoners for this big victory regarding the release of five Taliban leaders from Guantanamo prison," ... more |  |
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 Proton Rocket Failure Probe Finds No Evidence of Deliberate Misconduct Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 30, 2014 - The interdepartmental state commission investigating the recent Proton-M carrier rocket launch failure has so far found no evidence supporting the theory that it was caused by deliberate misconduct, Russia's space agency Roscosmos said Thursday. "The human factor version, including the possibility of a deliberate violation of production norms, is considered during an investigation into eve ... more |  |
 Russian, German and US astronauts dock with ISS Moscow (AFP) May 29, 2014 - A crew of Russian, German and US astronauts docked with the International Space Station Thursday as space cooperation between Moscow and the West continues despite their worst standoff since the Cold War. "At 5:44 am Moscow time (01:44 GMT), the manned Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft docked successfully with the ISS," the Russian space agency Roskosmos said in a statement. Russian cosmonaut Max ... more |  |
 Lockheed strengthening its Space Systems business Bethesda, Md. (UPI) May 29, 2013 - A definite agreement has been signed by Lockheed Martin and Astrotech Corporation for the acquisition of Astrotech Space Operations. The acquisition, which needs the approval of Astrotech Corporation shareholders, is expected to close in the third quarter of this year. Following closure, the acquired company will become part of Lockheed's Space Systems business. Subject to the sa ... more |  |
 Roscosmos Scolded for 'Pestering Society' with Proton Crash Theories Moscow (RIA Novosti) May 30, 2014 - A Russian commission investigating the recent crash of a Proton-M rocket is creating troubled waters too soon with its half-baked theories, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin wrote Thursday on his Facebook page. "The crash commission at Roscosmos should have first finished its work and submitted the findings to the Russian government, before starting to pester society with its th ... more |  |
Insurgents determined to derail Afghan run-off: US general Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan (AFP) May 31, 2014 - Taliban insurgents will redouble their efforts to disrupt presidential elections in Afghanistan next month after failing to sabotage the first round of voting in April, a senior US general said Saturday. "I think the enemy is going to make a push on run-off day," said Major General Stephen Townsend, commander of NATO-led forces in eastern Afghanistan. The first round of voting on April 5 ... more |  |
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 Compact Indium Phosphide Ultra-Low-Noise Amplifiers For Military Use Redondo Beach CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2014 - A pioneer in the design and fabrication of advanced semiconductors, Northrop Grumman has developed two high performance Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) broadband ultra-low-noise amplifiers (LNA) that are in production for immediate delivery. The cost-effective indium phosphide (InP) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) LNAs are for use in E-band and W-band commercial, ci ... more |  |
US prisoner swap sparks political firestorm Washington (AFP) June 01, 2014 - The US decision to release five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay in order to recover a soldier held in Afghanistan sparked a furor in Washington, with Republicans warning Sunday the move put Americans at risk. Republican lawmakers were unanimous in their happiness about Saturday's release of Bowe Bergdahl after nearly five years in captivity - but quick to hit out at what they saw as s ... more |  |
 China court to try eight for Tiananmen bomb attack Beijing (AFP) May 31, 2014 - China will try eight people linked to a car-bomb attack in Beijing's Tiananmen Square last year, prosecutors said, as the government escalates a crackdown on violence emanating from its restive Xinjiang region. Three ethnic Uighurs from the western region drove a car loaded with petrol canisters into the gate of the Forbidden City in October, an attack that left two dead, besides the three p ... more |  |
Freed US soldier celebrated Xmas, played badminton with captors Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) June 01, 2014 - Freed US soldier Bowe Bergdahl developed a love for Afghan green tea, taught his captors badminton, and even celebrated Christmas and Easter with the hardline Islamists, a Pakistani militant commander told AFP Sunday. Bergdahl, the only US soldier detained in Afghanistan since war began in 2001, was released Saturday in exchange for the freeing of five senior Taliban figures held at Guantana ... more |  |
Clashes near Iraq's Fallujah as conflict toll reaches 366 Baghdad (AFP) May 31, 2014 - Clashes erupted between Iraqi troops and anti-government fighters on the outskirts of Fallujah on Saturday, as the militant-held city's main hospital said 366 people had been killed in the months-long conflict. The latest unrest comes after security forces pressed an apparently unsuccessful assault into the city, which is west of Baghdad and has been out of government control since the begin ... more |  |
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