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In US, growing talk of a possible war with IranWashington (AFP) Jan 3, 2012 Fed by diplomatic tensions and election-year politics, talk about a coming conflict with Iran has reached a fever pitch in the US capital. Speculation of a possible war with Iran ebbs and flows, but a confluence of events has served to fuel dire predictions among politicians and pundits that war may be on the horizon - either by necessity or by accident. Some of the same hawkish voices that portrayed Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq as a dire threat requiring urgent military action are now warni ... read more |
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 New threats from Tehran Tensions between Iran and the United States are ratcheting up as the Islamic Republic finds itself increasingly backed into a corner. ... more | .. |
 S. Korea, US to boost guard against North attack South Korea and the United States will soon sign a new plan on countering any North Korean attacks, Seoul said Wednesday, amid international wariness over the abrupt leadership transition in Pyongyang. ... more | .. |
  Israel, Palestinians hold 'positive' talks Israeli and Palestinian negotiators held a "positive" first face-to-face meeting in more than 15 months on Tuesday, saying they remain committed to a two-state solution but that full-blown talks are still some way off. ... more | .. |
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  US sends 'strong message' with Saudi fighter deal The United States announced Thursday the signing of a $30 billion arms deal to provide Saudi Arabia with 84 new fighter jets, a move it said sent a "strong message" to the Gulf region. ... more | .. |
  Israel scraps military deal with Turkey Israel has escalated its bitter quarrel with Turkey, its erstwhile ally, by scrapping a $140 million deal for unmanned aerial vehicles and advanced intelligence-gathering systems the Israelis fear could end up in the hands of Iran. ... more | .. |
  Israel targets al-Qaida militant in Gaza The Israeli air force has killed several Palestinian militants linked to al-Qaida in the Gaza Strip in a string of recent airstrikes, the first time the Israelis have systematically targeted jihadist operatives there. ... more | .. |
  China cuts entertainment TV by two-thirds: report China's satellite broadcasters have cut the number of prime time entertainment shows they air by more than two-thirds, the state Xinhua news agency said, as Beijing seeks to stem Western influences. ... more |
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 China backs Russian anti-terror agreement Chinese lawmakers have ratified an agreement between Beijing and Moscow to strengthen anti-terrorism cooperation between the two nations. ... more | .. |
 US downbeat about revival of NKorea nuclear talks The United States said Tuesday that the new North Korean leadership's stated refusal to engage with South Korea bodes ill for reviving six-party nuclear disarmament talks. ... more | .. |
 Former colonel appointed chief of Libya' new army A former colonel in Moamer Kadhafi's military has been appointed as the new chief of staff of the Libyan army, two members of the country's ruling National Transitional Council told AFP on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Press watchdog slams 'black December' in Kurdistan Reporters Without Borders on Tuesday sharply criticised what it said were a wave of violations of press freedoms during a "Black December" in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. ... more |
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 US not seeking 'confrontation' with 'isolated' Iran The United States on Tuesday dismissed Iranian threats to shut down the Strait of Hormuz as those of a weakened, isolated regime but said it was not seeking a "confrontation" with Tehran. ... more | .. |
 Logistics withdrawal headache for US in Afghanistan The US Army faces a logistics nightmare in the repatriation of military equipment worth more than $30 billion from Afghanistan, a senior official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 France insists Iran developing nuclear arms French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said Tuesday he was convinced that Iran was developing nuclear weapons and called for the EU to impose tougher sanctions on Tehran. ... more | .. |
 Jordan hosts Israelis, Palestinians in rare meeting Israeli and Palestinian negotiators gather in the Jordanian capital on Tuesday for their first face-to-face meeting in 16 months but both sides insisted full-blown talks remained some way off. ... more |
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Philosopher argues AI consciousness may remain unknowable
Climate driven model explores Neanderthal and modern human overlap in Iberia
Economic losses from natural disasters down by a third in 2025: Swiss Re | .. |
 Clashes as Cypriots demand British forces out Protesters demanding that British forces withdraw from Cyprus clashed with police at a military base, leaving around a dozen people hurt, police said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Turkey says will pay reparations to families of slain Kurds Turkey will pay reparations to the families of Kurdish villagers killed in air strikes near the Iraqi border, but will not officially apologise, Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan police turned away surrendering Aum fugitive: reports Japanese police turned away one of the nation's most wanted fugitives when he tried to surrender at Tokyo police headquarters on New Year's Eve after nearly 17 years on the run, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 India army offers 'glacier toilet' in hi-tech sell-off Developed for troops serving on glaciers high in the Himalayas, the non-flushing "bio-digester" toilet made by India's top defence research body is now being offered to companies and poorer states. ... more |
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 Raytheon Books 50 Million in Electronic Warfare Contracts Raytheon booked $50 million this month in new contract awards related to its electronic warfare (EW) business. Raytheon's industry-leading electronic warfare portfolio includes airborne and sh ... more | .. |
 Raytheon Awarded Contract for two Radars The Missile Defense Agency is awarding Raytheon Company a contract to provide two AN/TPY-2 radars to the U.S. Army as the radar component to the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile d ... more | .. |
  Iraq war death toll at 162,000: NGO Around 162,000 people, almost 80 percent of them civilians, were killed in Iraq from the start of the 2003 US-led invasion up to last month's withdrawal of American forces, a British NGO said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Sunni leader slams 'massive' Iraq rights problems Parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi slammed the human rights situation in Iraq on Monday, arguing that "massive" violations were destroying its democracy just as it grapples with a festering political row. ... more |
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Physicists map axion production paths inside deuterium tritium fusion reactors
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  Iran tests missiles near key oil-transit strait Iran on Monday tested missiles near the Strait of Hormuz, underlining its threats to close the vital oil-transit waterway as the West readies to impose more economic sanctions over Tehran's nuclear drive. ... more | .. |
 NATO supplies pile up at Pakistan port Tonnes of supplies bound for NATO forces in Afghanistan are piling up at the Pakistani port of Karachi following the blockade imposed after a deadly air strike in November, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Romney: Obama has 'failed' on Iran Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney charged Sunday that President Barack Obama has "failed" in his efforts to get Iran to abandon its suspect nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Iraq death toll down sharply in 2011 Iraq's death toll from violence in 2011 fell sharply from previous years, figures showed on Sunday, as Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for the country to kick-start rebuilding with US troops gone. ... more |
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 Iran defiant as US unleashes new sanctions Iran defiantly announced on Sunday that it had tested a new missile and made an advance in its nuclear programme after the United States unleashed extra sanctions that sent its currency to a record low. ... more | .. |
 Iraq Shiite militia offshoot backed by Iran: Sadr Fiery Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr sharply criticised an offshoot of his movement on Sunday, accusing them of killing Iraqi soldiers and policemen and being beholden to neighbouring Iran. ... more | .. |
 Pakistan, India swap lists of nuclear sites Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear sites under an accord which prohibits both sides from attacking these locations, the foreign ministry in Islamabad said. ... more | .. |
 Iran tests missile as US tightens sanctions Iran said Sunday it tested a new medium-range missile during war games near a vital Gulf oil transit channel, hours after US President Barack Obama signed a law tightening sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear programme. ... more |
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