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Kazakhstan, Iran deny uranium dealAstana (AFP) Dec 30, 2009 Kazakhstan angrily denied on Wednesday that it planned to sell purified uranium ore to Iran, calling media reports to this effect "groundless insinuations." The story was also denied by Tehran, which called it "utterly fabricated and baseless." Kazakhstan "categorically repudiates certain news media reports alleging Kazakhstan's connection to a possible deal to supply uranium to the Islamic Republic of Iran," the country's foreign ministry said. ... read more |
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Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Jan 1, 2010Missiles fired from a US drone slammed into a car killing three militants Friday, the second strike in two days in Pakistan's tribal region of North Waziristan, security officials said. The northwest tribal belt, rife with Islamist extremist networks, has seen a a hail of bombings in the past month by US spy planes, as Washington pursues militant groups it says Pakistan is not doing enough t ... more  
Washington (AFP) Dec 30, 2009The US Post Office could play a key role in distributing medical aid in the event of a biological attack, according to an executive order released by the White House on Wednesday. The order signed by President Barack Obama directs government agencies, local law enforcement and the US Post Office to work on a model for distribution of medical countermeasures in the wake of a biological attack ... more  
Baghdad (AFP) Jan 1, 2010Violence in Iraq dropped dramatically in 2009 to its lowest level since the 2003 invasion, figures showed on Friday, but a monitoring group warned that security gains were levelling off. Data compiled by the government and an independent monitoring group showed civilian deaths as a result of unrest here fell to their lowest level since the US-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein. Accordin ... more |
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Bogota (AFP) Jan 1, 2010Colombian warplanes bombed two leftist rebel camps in the southern Meta region Friday in a New Year's Day raid that killed 18 rebels and resulted in the capture of 11 others, the country's defense minister said. In a separate incident, a soldier and a 14-year-old girl were killed in an attack by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, better known as the FARC, in the southwestern region ... more  
Taipei, Taiwan (UPI) Dec 29, 2009 Raytheon, the world's largest missile maker, has won a $1.1 billion order from Taiwan for new Patriot missile systems. The order covers an initial ground-system hardware contract valued at $965.6 million and a $134 million contract for spares. The order, according to a statement by Raytheon, will include advances in technology, improved man-machine interface and reduced lifecycle ... more
New York (AFP) Dec 30, 2009The failed attempt to blow up an Amsterdam-Detroit flight last week could prove a bonanza for airport security firms, especially the makers of full-body scanners. "It might put some pressure to buy more full-body scanners... The US Congress will probably do something to increase the funding," Michael Boyd, an aviation consultant, told AFP. The high-tech body scanners can detect hidden ob ... more |
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  Industry wants cybersecurity fast-tracked Turkey, Israel agree on Heron drones deal   Divided Iran enters 2010 after a year of deadly protests |
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