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North Korea warned Japan Wednesday against searching for debris from the communist state's rocket launch, official media reported. The North's military accused Japan of deploying warships to search for rocket parts and termed this an act of espionage and an "intolerable military provocation." The first stage of the rocket fired Sunday landed in the Sea of Japan (East Sea) between Japan a ... read more 
Arlington VA (UPI) April 13, 2009 When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said April 6 that the U.S. Air Force advised him it wanted 187 Lockheed Martin/Boeing F-22 Raptors, the reaction was shock. That is because evidence indicates the U.S. Air Force was ready and willing to cap off production after buying a total of 243 F-22s, not 187. Do the simple math: Just 187 F-22s to replace 522 Boeing F-15 Eagles now in the tota ... more
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Washington (AFP) April 12, 2009The United States will meet a 2011 deadline to pull its combat forces out of Iraq, the top coalition leader in the country said Sunday. General Ray Odierno told CNN that despite spasms of unrest over the past week -- notably a suicide bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul that killed five US soldiers and three Iraqis - "overall violence remains at 2003 lows." March combat fataliti ... more 
Tehran (AFP) April 13, 2009Iran on Monday said it is ready to talk with a group of six world powers over its nuclear programme, a move that could help resolve the deadlock over Tehran's controversial atomic push. Saeed Jalili, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator, told EU foreign policy supremo Javier Solana in a telephone call that Tehran is willing to discuss the issue, Iranian news agency ISNA reported. "The Islamic ... more 
Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 13, 2009Defense groups including Lockheed Martin, EADS, BAE Systems and Saab are heading to Rio de Janeiro this week for a Latin American Aero and Defense trade show in the hope of scoring lucrative regional contracts. Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim is to open the three-day event on Tuesday. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is due to visit later the same day. LAAD 2009, as it is know ... more  
Beijing (AFP) April 8, 2009Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declared here Wednesday that the world now revolved around China, as he praised the Asian giant for driving the global economy amid the "capitalist" crisis. In a meeting with Chinese President Hu Jintao, the flamboyant Latin American leader also spoke warmly about ties between their two nations, in comments that could once again rile his critics in the United ... more |
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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 
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Dover, Delaware (AFP) April 12, 2009The remains of five US troops killed Friday in a suicide bombing in Iraq arrived at Dover Air Force Base, in Delaware, late Sunday, in the fourth transfer of bodies since media coverage was allowed a week ago. The flag-draped coffins were carried by troops from a military transport plane as family members watched the ceremony in silence. A small child sobbed as the somber procedure unfolded. ... more  
Taipei (AFP) April 11, 2009Taiwan's defence minister Chen Chao-min Saturday apologised for a recent spate of corruption scandals and alleged crimes involving the island's armed forces. "I am very distressed over the military's recent performance and I would like to express my utmost apologies for letting the public down," Chen told reporters. His statement came after a retired lieutenant general and several other ... more  
Islamabad (AFP) April 13, 2009Pakistan's parliament on Monday passed a resolution urging the president to endorse a controversial deal for Islamic law in Swat that has sparked alarm about emboldening Taliban hardliners. Parliamentary affairs minister Babar Awan submitted a resolution to the lower house seeking approval for President Asif Ali Zardari to ratify Sharia Nizam Adl Regulation 2009, in accordance with legislati ... more  
Madrid (AFP) April 13, 2009Basque separatist group ETA considered using a surface-to-air missile to assassinate Spain's King Juan Carlos five years ago, the Spanish government said Monday. "It's true that there was a theoretical study, which was never more than that, there was never any concrete plan" by ETA, Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba told journalists. He was responding to a report in the Basque ne ... more |
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