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 Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 18, 2008 
Russian arms exports in 2008 have been worth over $8 billion, a deputy prime minister said on Tuesday. Sergei Ivanov also said Russia had secured $33 billion worth of firm orders for arms deliveries. "Russia is among the [world's] three leading arms exporters," he said. He added that despite the global financial crisis none of Russia's foreign clients had reneged on their contracts. ... read more 
Washington (AFP) Dec 17, 2008Russia has hardened its stance toward US plans for a missile shield in an apparent bid to "test the mettle" of incoming President Barack Obama, US arms negotiator John Rood said Wednesday. "My assessment is the Russians intend to test the mettle of the new administration and the new president," said Rood, acting under secretary of state for arms control and international security. ... more
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Dec 18, 2008A battle group from the Russian Pacific Fleet set out on a tour of duty. The Admiral Vinogradov large ASW ship, the Pechenga and Boris Butoma tankers, as well as the Foty Krylov tugboat will participate in the joint Russian-Indian INDRA-2009 naval exercise. Following the exercise, the Russian warships will head for the Gulf of Aden, where the Admiral Vinogradov is to replace the Baltic ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) Dec 17, 2008Pakistan's foreign minister expressed regret Wednesday that the Mumbai attacks had halted the peace process with India, but said relations between the two nuclear-armed nations would recover. Tensions between the historic rivals have risen in the wake of the Mumbai atrocity, which New Delhi blames on "elements" in Pakistan, and India said Tuesday the peace process was now "on pause." ... more  
Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2008 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad may lose the June 2009 presidential election. And a more pragmatic figure, one willing to engage the United States and the international community on Iran's nuclear program, may assume power. But no one, especially in the United States, should count on a dramatic change in Iran's policies, even if Ahmadinejad loses. Ahmadinejad has been routinely a ... more  
Bishkek (AFP) Dec 17, 2008Kyrgyzstan is moving to close a key US military airbase used to support operations in Afghanistan, government sources told AFP on Wednesday. "We are preparing the papers necessary to close the base," a senior official in the Kyrgyz presidential administration said on condition of anonymity, confirming comments from sources in the foreign ministry and parliament. The president of the ... more |
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Washington (AFP) Dec 17, 2008The top US envoy to the North Korean nuclear disarmament negotiations, Christopher Hill, declared Tuesday that progress had been made despite the collapse of the six-nation talks last week. "When we started this long negotiation in the summer 2005, North Korea was merrily and busily producing plutonium," Hill said in a speech at the Asia Society center Washington. "However, since the ... more  
San Francisco (AFP) Dec 17, 2008Microsoft on Wednesday released an emergency patch to fix a perilous software flaw allowing hackers to hijack Internet Explorer browsers and take over computers. The US software giant said security update MS08-078 addresses a vulnerability cyber-criminals can exploit to their advantage. "Microsoft encourages all IE customers to test and deploy this update as soon as possible," said ... more  
Basra, Iraq (AFP) Dec 17, 2008British forces will wrap up their mission in Iraq by the end of May, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said during a surprise visit to the country on Wednesday. Britain's 4,100 troops in Iraq will be out by the end of July, he said during a trip to Baghdad and British forces based in the main southern port city of Basra. "By the end of May, or earlier, the mission will be completed," ... more 
Baghdad (AFP) Dec 17, 2008The Iraqi journalist who became an instant media star for hurling his shoes at US President George W. Bush appeared on Wednesday before a judge investigating the incident, his brother said. Muntazer al-Zaidi, 29, a television reporter who relatives and colleagues said acted because he "detested" Bush and America, was brought before the judge in the high-security Green Zone in the heart of ... more |
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