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| July 08, 2014 |
 Gaza on brink of war as Hamas rockets slam Israel Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 07, 2014 - Hamas militants in Gaza fired dozens of rockets at Israel Monday, which responded with multiple air strikes in a new escalation which threatened to spiral into another a major confrontation. It was the worst escalation in and around Gaza since November 2012, with tensions threatening to drag the region into a fresh confrontation as Israel sought to contain five days of violent clashes in Ara ... more |  |
 Iran backs Maliki as Iraq PM but open to change Tehran (AFP) July 06, 2014 - Iran said Sunday it supports Nuri al-Maliki's bid to stay on as Iraq's premier but that it is ready to back any other candidate chosen by parliament in Baghdad. Maliki's "State of Law coalition won first place in the last legislative elections... (and) any decision that is taken in Iraq and has the support of parliament has Iran's backing," said Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahi ... more |  |
US begins destroying Syrian chemical agents at sea Washington (AFP) July 07, 2014 - A US naval crew has begun work to "neutralize" Syria's chemical weapons on a vessel in the Mediterranean, an unprecedented operation expected to take about two months, the Pentagon said Monday. The MV Cape Ray, which is outfitted with portable hydrolysis machinery, launched the effort after having loaded on board 600 metric tonnes of chemical agents at an Italian port on July 2, spokesman Co ... more |  |
 Iraq Kurd secession bid faces major obstacles: experts Baghdad (AFP) July 07, 2014 - Iraq's Kurds would face enormous challenges if they were to secede, but the threat of an independence vote amid chaos nationwide could squeeze concessions from the federal government, experts say. Their autonomous three-province northern region expanded its control over a swathe of territory that Baghdad also claims when Kurdish peshmerga fighters moved in last month to areas from which Iraq ... more |  |
 N. Korea makes fresh call for improved ties with South Seoul (AFP) July 07, 2014 - North Korea issued another call Monday for a lowering of military tensions with South Korea, even as leader Kim Jong-Un oversaw firing drills on an island near the sensitive maritime border. A government statement carried by the official KCNA news agency said it was time to end "reckless hostility and confrontation" and called on Seoul to scrap its annual joint military drills with the Unite ... more |  |
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Lebanon charges Saudi, French citizens for jihadist ties Beirut (AFP) July 07, 2014 - Lebanon on Monday charged 28 people, including a Saudi citizen and two French nationals, with belonging to the jihadist Islamic State group, a judicial source told AFP. The men, only seven of whom are in custody, also face charges of seeking to carry out suicide attacks, said the source. A Saudi citizen and one of the French nationals were arrested in June, on the basis of US intelligen ... more |  |
Iraq delays key parliament session as fightback stumbles Baghdad (AFP) July 07, 2014 - A crucial parliament session kickstarting the government formation process was delayed and an Iraqi general was killed Monday as solutions to the country's worst crisis in years appeared increasingly distant. The developments highlighted bickering among political leaders despite calls for unity to see off a jihadist-led offensive that has overrun swathes of territory and which the security f ... more |  |
'Caliph' sermon at Iraq mosque show of confidence: experts Baghdad (AFP) July 06, 2014 - The first appearance of self-proclaimed "caliph" Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in a video shot in an Iraqi mosque illustrates the extent of his jihadist group's control and confidence, experts say. Baghdadi, whose Islamic State (IS) group holds territory in both Iraq and Syria, called for Muslims to "obey" him during the prayer sermon at the Al-Nur mosque in Mosul on Friday, according to the video di ... more |  |
Dalai Lama urges Buddhists to halt Muslim violence Leh, India (AFP) July 06, 2014 - The Dalai Lama Sunday reiterated his plea to Buddhists in Myanmar and Sri Lanka to halt violence against Muslims, in a speech to tens of thousands of devotees to mark his 79th birthday. In front of the massive crowd that included Hollywood film star Richard Gere in northern India, the Dalai Lama said the violence in both Buddhist-majority countries targeting religious minority Muslims was un ... more |  |
 Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome', should leave: Bahrain Dubai (AFP) July 07, 2014 - Bahrain's foreign ministry said Monday that US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, Tom Malinowski, is "unwelcome" in the Sunni-ruled kingdom and should "leave immediately." The ministry accused Malinowski of "meddling in Bahrain's internal affairs" by meeting "with a particular party to the detriment of other interlocutors", in an apparent reference to the S ... more |  |
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 BAE Systems looks to the future London (UPI) Jul 7, 2013 - BAE Systems' Research and Development team in Britain have unwrapped a number of futuristic technologies on their drawing boards. The technologies, which could be incorporated in military and civilian aircraft by 2040, include: 3D printers could print unmanned aerial vehicles during a mission; aircraft parts that could rapidly heal/repair themselves; a long-range aircraft that could div ... more |  |
Nuclear team 'will defend Iran's rights': Khamenei Tehran (AFP) July 07, 2014 - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday the country's nuclear negotiating team at talks in Vienna will defend "the rights of the nation" in negotiations with world powers. "We trust the negotiating team and are sure they will not allow anyone to harm the nation's nuclear rights," said Khamenei who has the final say on major issues, his official website said. He was sp ... more |  |
Merkel: US double-agent accusation 'serious' Beijing (AFP) July 07, 2014 - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Monday that allegations of spying by a suspected US double agent are serious, after ministers in her government called for a swift response from Washington. Merkel made the remarks in a joint press conference with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, on her seventh visit to China since taking office in 2005. "If the report ... more |  |
 Are China's Astronauts Moonbound Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 01, 2014 - China has made tremendous progress with its lunar exploration program. It has sent two spacecraft to orbit the Moon and has also landed a robot rover on the surface. Later this year, we expect China to take another step forward with its next robotic lunar mission. For the first time, a Chinese spacecraft will make a round trip. The spacecraft will be launched on a "free return trajectory" ... more |  |
 Russia to make fresh attempt to launch new rocket Moscow (AFP) July 05, 2014 - Russia will on Wednesday attempt to launch its newest rocket after an embarrassing last-minute glitch forced authorities to abort the initial test last week. "A new attempt to launch the Angara rocket will take place on July 9," the Interfax news agency reported Saturday, citing a source close to the state commission deciding on the issue. Designed to succeed Proton and other Soviet-era ... more |  |
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 Russia Sees No Progress in GLONASS Talks with US Uglegorsk, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jul 03, 2014 - The United States has shown no interest in negotiations on the deployment of GLONASS navigation stations in the US, the head of Russian space agency Roscosmos Oleg Ostapenko said Monday. "We see no active steps on [the American] side toward the deployment of our stations," Ostapenko told journalists adding that the negotiations have stalled. In response to the refusal to host Russia' ... more |  |
China's Xi commemorates start of war with Japan Beijing (AFP) July 07, 2014 - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday joined hundreds of people in an unusually high-profile ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the start of war with Japan, while dancers in Beijing waved toy guns in commemoration. Xi condemned those who "ignore the iron facts of history" in an indirect jab at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as Beijing seeks to draw attention to the past while it ... more |  |
Cubic Applications' support for Army training continues San Diego (UPI) Jul 7, 2013 - The U.S. Army has exercised a seventh option year for support of pre-deployment training services for U.S. troops by Cubic Applications Inc. The training consists of exercises that include situational interactions, live fire, force-on-force and integrated Live-Virtual-Constructive training. Included is expanded role play, technical help with combat training instrumentation, battlefield ... more |  |
Kerry heads for tough US-China talks as ties strain Washington (AFP) July 07, 2014 - US Secretary of State John Kerry Monday headed for tough talks in Beijing seeking to chart a path ahead in turbulent China-US ties roiled by differences over hacking and maritime tensions. Senior officials will meet in Beijing on Wednesday and Thursday for the sixth Strategic and Economic Dialogue, billed as the main annual meeting between the world's two largest economies. Kerry departe ... more |  |
Russian companies to produce individual soldier IFF sensor systems Moscow (UPI) Jul 7, 2013 - Russian companies are working to produce individually worn identification-friend-or-foe sensor systems for the country's military by 2017. Rostec, a Russian state corporation, said the tactical sensors by six companies are part of a government project under the auspices of Concern Radio-Electronic Technologies, or KRET. The project also includes IFF sensors for the air force and navy. / ... more |  |
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