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The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said that international efforts to halt Iranian nuclear activity have been a failure, according to an interview with the Los Angeles Times. "We haven't really moved one inch toward addressing the issues," said Mohamed ElBaradei who heads the International Atomic Energy Agency, in an interview published Saturday. "I think so far the policy has been a ... read more 
Tehran (AFP) Dec 7, 2008Iran said that it has test fired on Sunday a surface-to-surface missile during manoeuvres in the Sea of Oman, the Fars news agency reported. A missile-launcher warship fired the medium-range, surface-to-surface Nasr 2 (victory) missile which hit its target at a 30-kilometre (18 miles) distance, according to the report. The news agency did not elaborate on the specific range of the ... more
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Ankara (AFP) Dec 5, 2008Turkish warplanes on Friday bombed Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq, the army's general staff said. Tha raid targeted Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) hideouts in the mountainous region of Qandil, a major rebel stronghold near the border between Iraq and Turkey, a statement on the army's website said. "The targets... were struck successfully," it said, but made no mention of PKK ... more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2008Six-nation negotiations for North Korea's nuclear disarmament are still on track for Beijing next week even though China has yet to announce the event, the US State Department said Friday. A US official said meanwhile on condition of anonymity that US-North Korean talks in Singapore offered no guarantee the meeting in Beijing would succeed but also gave no sign the process would "fall apart" ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 5, 2008 Developments over the past week in Iraq have offered an operational opportunity to al-Qaida, and it will be interesting to see if it can grasp it. At present, al-Qaida in Iraq and its extreme Islamist cause in that country are on the ropes, largely because the al-Qaida movement's brutality toward the Iraqi population has cost it its political base among the Sunnis concentrated in ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 5, 2008 The United States has counted on bombers for tough missions for decades, but the U.S. Air Force bomber fleet will struggle to do its job as a capability void opens after 2015. Talk of a new bomber has come in fits and starts since the U.S. Department of Defense moved to curtail the Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit program more than 15 years ago. However, new threat assessments and the ... more |
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Italy challenges EU over key climate toolRome (AFP) Mar 6, 2026 Italy is once again challenging the EU's green transition, pushing for an overhaul of the bloc's carbon trading scheme and changing the way the tool operates to try to cut electricity bills. ... more  
Swiss vote down proposal for massive 'climate fund'Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin. ... more 
AI giants promise Trump to pay for increased energy needsNew York (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Seven US tech giants at the forefront of artificial intelligence committed Wednesday to offset the costs of their increased electricity needs through investments in energy infrastructure. ... more 
  
CesiumAstro buys Vidrovr to embed AI across satellite communicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 CesiumAstro has acquired Vidrovr in a move to integrate artificial intelligence directly into its space communications systems, payloads, and satellite platforms, extending AI-driven analytics and r ... more 
Behind Space Innovation The Growing Role of Outsourcing ServicesLos Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026 Explore the reasons outsourcing has become the norm in space innovation. Discover how it helps teams reduce turnaround times, lower costs and improve results within a short time. ... more 
After oil, US moves to secure access to Venezuelan mineralsCaracas (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 US mining companies are lining up to invest in Venezuela, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said during a visit to Caracas on Wednesday as he pushed for greater access to critical minerals. ... more
  
Left, right and faithful unite to demand human control over AIWashington, United States (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 A coalition spanning US conservative figure Steve Bannon, progressives, labor unions and faith groups announced Wednesday a joint declaration of principles on artificial intelligence, framing the effort as a pushback against what they called Silicon Valley's reckless deployment of AI. ... more 
Europe should focus on industrial AI, SAP saysWalldorf, Germany (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 Europe should focus on competing in industrial AI, a top executive at German software giant SAP said, as the continent plays catch-up in the race for the cutting-edge technology against the United States and China. ... more 
Questions over AI capability as tech guides Iran strikesParis, France (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 The latest bout of fighting between the United States, Israel and Iran has seen AI deployed as never before to sift intelligence and select targets, although the technology's use in war remains hotly debated. ... more
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New Delhi (AFP) Dec 5, 2008Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed a landmark nuclear deal signed with Russia on Friday as a "milestone in the history of our cooperation" after meeting here with President Dmitry Medvedev. The allies also finalised an accord that could see New Delhi send a man and eventually its own manned craft into space, with the Indian premier describing ties with Moscow as a "vital anchor of ... more  
Washington (AFP) Dec 5, 2008The Pentagon said it successfully intercepted a long-range missile target Friday in a simulated attack to test the defense system it wants to expand in Eastern Europe to counter attacks from North Korea or Iran. "This was the largest, most complex task that we've ever done," said Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly, director of the Pentagon's Missile Defense Agency. But the target missile ... more 
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2008 Russia's troubled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile has finally won its decadelong battle for survival. Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister and former Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov announced Monday that the Kremlin had already approved full-scale production of the long-troubled Bulava. The Bulava (NATO designation SS-NX-30) is designed to have a range of 5,000 miles. ... more 
Washington (UPI) Dec 4, 2008 In the scrappy and often violent brand of rugby played at my school in South London, a hospital pass was a throw of the ball to a player when the opposition forwards were bearing down on him, guaranteeing him a bone-crushing place at the bottom of a pile of heavyset teenagers with big boots. There are several issues where President Bush's handoff to the incoming Obama administration is ... more |
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Dubai airport briefly suspends operations after interceptionDubai (AFP) Mar 7, 2026 Dubai airport, the world's busiest for international traffic, suspended operations Saturday before partially resuming services, after an air defence interception in the area during attacks from Iran. ... more 
France's Dassault accuses Airbus of sabotaging European aircraft projectSaint-Cloud, France (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 France's Dassault Aviation on Wednesday accused Airbus, which represents Germany and Spain in the multibillion-euro FCAS warplane programme, of seeking to sabotage the project. ... more
  
Water emerges as a dangerous new war targetParis, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 Attacks on water systems are uncommon in wartime, but they have appeared in the war in the Middle East with strikes on desalination plants - critical infrastructure for millions of people in the arid region. ... more 
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Warming El Nino may return later this year: UNGeneva (AFP) Mar 3, 2026 The warming El Nino weather phenomenon could return later this year as its cooling opposite La Nina fades away, the United Nations said Tuesday. ... more
  
Residents warned 'crocs everywhere' after north Australia floodsSydney (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 Police in Australia's Northern Territory warned of 'crocs everywhere' on Sunday and said they had moved more than a thousand people across the state into shelter after massive floods. ... more 
Shelter rankings and shower-timing apps: Israelis, Palestinians adjust to Iranian rocketsJerusalem (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 What is Israel's best bomb shelter? And when is the best time of day to shower without interruption from a missile alert? ... more 
Children must not be 'collateral damage' in Mideast war: UN expertsGeneva (AFP) Mar 4, 2026 The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child insisted Wednesday that children must be protected during the war in the Middle East, highlighting an alleged air strike on an Iranian school. ... more |
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