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 Seoul (AFP) April 5, 2009 
Sunday's rocket launch will give North Korea's missile programme a big boost if proven to have been successful but it does not immediately make the world a more dangerous place, analysts say. The nuclear-armed communist North said the launch successfully put into orbit a communications satellite which is now broadcasting songs in praise of its past and present revolutionary leaders. ... read more
Seoul (AFP) April 5, 2009North Korea's Kim Jong-Il, whose regime fired a long-range rocket Sunday, is a skilled and ruthless ruler who has kept his regime in place despite years of famine and economic decline. The communist North says it launched a communications satellite as part of a peaceful space programme. The United States and its regional allies see the exercise as a disguised long-range missile test in defia ... more
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Japan vote moves world's biggest nuclear plant closer to restart Global nuclear arms control under pressure in 2026 Macron, on UAE visit, announces new French aircraft carrier North Korea says Japan's nuclear ambitions must be stopped 'at any cost' India's parliament passes bill to open nuclear power to private firms Russian nuclear-capable missile Oreshnik deployed in Belarus Mossad chief says Israel must 'ensure' Iran won't restart nuclear programme Zelensky says Donetsk among key disagreements in peace talks Press Release from Business Wire: Helical Fusion Co., Ltd. 
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Tokyo (AFP) April 5, 2009North Korea's rocket launch Sunday rattled all of East Asia and US President Barack Obama led global condemnation of what he called an attempt to provoke trouble. Obama said North Korea had tested a ballistic missile in defiance of UN resolutions. South Korea, which called the act "reckless", and Japan put their militaries on heightened alert. China and Russia pleaded for restraint while the ... more 
Prague (AFP) April 5, 2009Barack Obama mapped out Sunday his vision for a world free of nuclear weapons on the latest leg of his tour of Europe after venting his fury at North Korea's "provocative" rocket launch. On the third leg of his maiden swing through the continent, Obama was in the Czech Republic whose prime minister recently branded the White House's plans to revive the US economy as "a road to hell". But ... more 
Seoul (AFP) April 5, 2009South Korea is considering joining a US-led initiative to curb weapons of mass destruction after North Korea's rocket launch on Sunday, Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan said. North Korea has warned that the South's participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) would amount to a declaration of war. "North Korea's long-range rocket launch highlighted the need for the PSI ... more 
Prague (AFP) April 5, 2009US President Barack Obama on Sunday blasted North Korea's rocket launch as "provocative" and pledged to take action at a UN Security Council meeting. Obama, in Prague on his first tour of Europe, said that North Korea had fired a Taepodong-2 missile in "clear violation" UN Security Council Resolution 1718, which prohibits any missile-related activities by Pyongyang. "With this provocativ ... more |
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Singapore (AFP) April 5, 2009Increased military spending by China and India is forcing other Asia-Pacific countries to modernise their armed forces despite the severe impact of the global financial crisis, experts say. Data from defence research firm Jane's Information Group estimates total military spending in the region rising year-on-year - from about 220 billion dollars in 2008 to 239 billion dollars this year and ... more 
United Nations (AFP) April 3, 2009UN boss Ban Ki-moon on Friday hailed an agreement by US and Russian leaders to hold talks on further cuts in their nuclear arsenals to replace a key arms control pact that expires late this year. "The Secretary-General welcomes the joint statement by (Russian) President (Dmitry) Medvedev and (US) President (Barack) Obama," said a statement issued by the UN press office. It added that Ba ... more 
Dandong, China (AFP) April 5, 2009As North Korea defied the world with a controversial rocket launch, UN officials say millions of people in the impoverished nation are going hungry due to a severe food crisis. Following successive poor harvests, the UN's World Food Programme (WFP) expects up to 40 percent of North Korea's population - an estimated 8.7 million people - will urgently need food aid in the coming months. ... more  
Washington (AFP) April 3, 2009The US Defense Department has a three billion dollar plan to train and equip Pakistan's military over the next five years, US media reported Friday. The funds would pay for helicopters, night-vision goggles and other equipment and counterinsurgency training for Pakistan's special operations forces and Frontier Corps paramilitary troops, the New York Times said. It quoted Pentagon officia ... more |
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