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Russia is prepared to "significantly" cut its nuclear arsenal if a deal is reached with the United States, the head of the Russian General Staff, Nikolai Makarov, said Thursday, Interfax reported. "The Russian president, the commander-in-chief, voiced this position in Helsinki. That's why I believe we are able to significantly cut both the warheads and their carriers...," Makarov told the ag ... read more 
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2009China paraded its warships and nuclear submarines Thursday in an unprecedented display of maritime might attended by 14 other nations to mark the 60th anniversary of its navy. Fifty-six Chinese subs, destroyers, frigates, missile boats and planes were displayed off the eastern port city of Qingdao just weeks after tensions flared following a naval stand-off with the United States in the Sout ... more
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Iran FM says 'good progress' in talks with US Press Release from Business Wire: Proxima Fusion USS Gerald Ford leaves Crete as Iran talks begin: AFP Iran says US talks to focus solely on nuclear programme Iran insists not seeking nuclear weapon ahead of US talks Snake-like robot unveiled for Fukushima debris removal Iran president says ahead of US talks not seeking nuclear weapon 'at all' North Korea's Kim shuns South but could 'get along' with US North Korea's Kim says could 'get along' with US but shuns South 
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San Francisco (AFP) April 22, 2009The leader of a major US government review of cyber security told computer defense professionals on Wednesday that protecting the country online would require their efforts. A 60-day review of the US communications and information infrastructure identifies 250 "needs, tasks, and recommendations," said Melissa Hathaway, the acting head of cyberspace for the US national and homeland security ... more 
Washington, April 23, 2009 AFPAK is U.S. President Obama's most urgent foreign policy and national-security priority. Taliban insurgents with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47s slung over their shoulders walk the streets of Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's North-West Frontier province, unchallenged by police or army. The pro-al-Qaida Taliban insurgency in Pakistan proper has spread to within 60 miles of Islamabad ... more 
Seoul (AFP) April 23, 2009Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov began a mission to North Korea Thursday to try to persuade it to return to international nuclear disarmament talks but reported no immediate progress. The North meanwhile turned up the heat on South Korea, threatening tougher steps against a joint industrial complex unless it receives more money from the venture. Lavrov is the first high-level offic ... more  
Berlin, April 23, 2009 Observers fear that Germany, Europe's largest economy, could be gripped by social unrest this year because of mass layoffs sparked by the worst recession since the end of World War II. In France, frustrated workers are blocking factories and holding top managers hostage. The economy of neighboring Germany, experts say, is much more vulnerable to the negative effects of the global econom ... more |
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Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) April 23, 2009The Taliban in Pakistan have moved to within 100 kilometres of Islamabad, officials say, sparking global concern about the nuclear-armed nation's ability to rein in the Islamists. Taliban militants on Thursday patrolled the streets of Buner district northwest of the capital, officials and witnesses said, warning residents not to engage in "un-Islamic" activity and barring women from public ... more 
Brussels (AFP) April 23, 2009EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iranian negotiator Said Jalili have discussed holding an experts meeting "soon" on resuming international talks on Tehran's nuclear drive, an EU spokeswoman said Thursday. Solana, who negotiates on the issue on behalf of world powers, and Jalili "spoke briefly yesterday (Wednesday) evening after the statement from Tehran," which said it was ready for ... more 
Beijing (AFP) April 23, 2009China insisted on Thursday it was opposed to Internet crimes, following a US media report that said Chinese hackers may have been behind a cyber attack on computers linked to a new US fighter jet. "Some people keep making up stories, I don't know what their intentions are," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu said. "We resolutely oppose and crackdown on cyber crimes, including hacking ... more  
Belgrade (AFP) April 23, 2009NATO on Thursday rejected a call by human rights watchdog Amnesty International for a war crimes probe into its 1999 airstrike on a Serbian television building. Amnesty International called on NATO to launch a war crimes investigation into the attacks, in which 16 media workers were killed, to ensure full accountability and redress for victims and their families. But NATO rejected the ... more |
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