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N.Korean officials arrive in Beijing: reportsBeijing (AFP) Nov 30, 2010 Two top North Korean officials arrived in Beijing on Tuesday amid sharp tensions on the Korean peninsula following the North's artillery attack on the South, South Korean and Japanese media said. Kim Yong-Il, the head of the international department of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, arrived in Beijing on a flight from Pyongyang, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported separately that Choe Thae-Bok, chairman of North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly an ... read more |
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 Pakistan defends nuclear policy after US leaks Pakistan on Monday conceded that the United States wanted to remove nuclear fuel from a reactor amid security fears, but said the request had been refused and defended its atomic policy. ... more | .. |
 Iran accuses CIA, Mossad of nuclear scientist's killing Twin blasts in Iran's capital killed a top nuclear scientist and wounded another Monday, with Tehran swiftly blaming the CIA and Mossad for the attacks apparently carried out by men on motorcycles. ... more | .. |
  Young US soldier at center of WikiLeaks probe Bradley Manning, a young American soldier suspected of leaking a massive trove of secret US documents, has become a hero to anti-war activists and a villain to government officials outraged over the exposure of classified files. ... more | .. |
  China 'scared to death' of Pelosi: leaked cable China was "scared to death" over a visit by US Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is outspoken on human rights, and rejected her request to visit to Tibet, according to files leaked Monday. ... more |
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 N.Korea says it has 'thousands of centrifuges' operating Nuclear-armed North Korea's state media said Tuesday the country has many thousands of centrifuges operating at its uranium enrichment plant, claiming the programme is for peaceful purposes. ... more | .. |
 Iran admits uranium enrichment centrifuges hit by malware President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad admitted Monday that "several" uranium enrichment centrifuges were damaged by "software installed in electronic equipment," amid speculation Iran's nuclear activities had come under cyberattack. ... more | .. |
 Clinton quips: You should hear what they say about us Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday sought to downplay the gravity of a massive leak of secret US cables revealing candid assessments of foreign leaders - by joking that their opinions of US officials were worse. ... more | .. |
  Karzai's brother 'corrupt drugs baron' US says: WikiLeaks Leaked US documents on Monday painted President Hamid Karzai's controversial younger brother as a corrupt drugs baron, exposing deep US concerns about graft undermining the war against the Afghan Taliban. ... more |
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  Netanyahu appoints Mossad veteran to head spy agency Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday appointed veteran Mossad agent Tamir Pardo to lead the spy agency in a period likely to focus on Israel's covert war over Iran's nuclear programme. ... more | .. |
  Pakistani tribesman 'to sue CIA' over drone strike deaths A Pakistani tribesman is seeking 500 million dollars in compensation from the CIA after his son and brother were killed in America's covert drone war against Al-Qaeda, his lawyer said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Yemeni president lies about US strikes: WikiLeaks Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh admits lying to his own people by pretending that US military strikes against Al-Qaeda are carried out by Yemeni forces, according to a leaked US document. ... more | .. |
 Clinton accuses WikiLeaks of 'attack' on the world Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton on Monday accused WikiLeaks of an "attack" on the world, as key American allies were left red-faced by embarrassing revelations in a vast trove of leaked memos. ... more |
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 Kadhafi never without 'voluptuous' nurse: WikiLeaks Veteran Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi fears flying over water, prefers staying on the ground floor and almost never travels without his trusted Ukrainian nurse, a "voluptuous blond," according to a US document released Sunday by WikiLeaks. ... more | .. |
 Europe reacts to WikiLeaks expose Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi parties too much, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan listens almost exclusively to Islamist advisers and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle, if challenged, becomes feisty and arrogant. ... more | .. |
 Japan PM's plight deepens after Okinawa says 'no' to US base The re-elected governor of Okinawa stood firm Monday on his demand for the removal of a US military base, hitting the Japanese government's hopes of a breakthrough on an issue that has strained ties with Washington. ... more | .. |
  NATO mulls missile cooperation with Russia NATO leaders have snubbed suggestions by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to unite his country's missile system with that of the Western alliance. ... more |
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 S.Korea bolsters troops on bombarded island, warns N.Korea South Korea deployed rocket launchers and extra artillery on a frontline border island bombarded last week by North Korea, as Seoul's leader vowed Monday to make Pyongyang pay for any fresh provocations. ... more | .. |
 US calls for tighter sanctions on North Korea The United States on Monday called for tighter enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea and urged China to play a "responsible" role in easing mounting tensions. ... more | .. |
 Korean exercises begin amid rising tension South Korea and the United States have begun large-scale naval exercises off the Korean peninsula in response to North Korea's bombardment of Yeonpyeong Island. ... more | .. |
Japan rejects emergency N.Korea talks proposal: report The Japanese foreign minister on Monday rejected China's proposal of emergency six-party talks on North Korea aimed at defusing the crisis on the divided peninsula, the Wall Street Journal said. ... more |
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  US concerned over French ship for Russia:WikiLeaks The United States voiced concern to France earlier this year over the possible sale of a French warship to Russia, saying it sent a "mixed signal" to both Moscow and Eastern European allies, according to a leaked US document published Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Iranian diplomats to Iraq vetted by US: Wikileaks Iranians applying for diplomatic visas to Iraq were vetted by the US embassy in Baghdad for as long as 16 months before their application was decided upon, a leaked US document showed Monday. ... more | .. |
 Blast 'kills top Iran nuclear scientist,' Israel blamed Twin blasts in Iran's capital killed a prominent nuclear scientist and wounded another on Monday, said state media reports that promptly accused Israeli agents on motorbikes of attaching the bombs to their cars. ... more | .. |
 Iraq forces thwart attack against French embassy: general Iraqi forces thwarted an attempt by a suicide bomber to blow up a vehicle by the French embassy using intelligence gathered after a bloodbath at a Baghdad cathedral, a general told AFP on Monday. ... more |
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