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February 27, 2013

US military may take over part of CIA drone war
Washington (AFP) Feb 27, 2013
President Barack Obama's administration is looking at easing the secrecy around the drone war against Al-Qaeda by shifting control for some air strikes from the CIA to the US military, officials say. But the move would likely not apply to drone attacks in Pakistan, where most of the bombing raids take place. And even if the policy change is carried out, Obama has no intention of abandoning a tactic that his advisers say has decimated the Al-Qaeda network. Faced with growing calls in Congress ... read more

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N. Korea says nuclear weapons can reach US North Korea warned Wednesday that the US mainland was "well within" the range of its nuclear weapons, as Pyongyang continued to ramp up the bellicose rhetoric after its recent nuclear test. ... more		Israel's cyberwar center goes operational Israel's military has inaugurated a cyberdefense control center as the Jewish state grapples with a sharp increase in cyberattacks, most of them supposedly from Iran. ... more		Outside View: Alarm on Iran's nukes With talks scheduled between Iran and the P5+1 nations - China, England, France, Russia, the United State and Germany - on Tehran's nuclear program, a world leader is expressing urgency the negotiations yield concrete results. ... more
				World powers, Iran wrap up crunch nuclear talks World powers and Iran on Wednesday wrapped up two days of talks in Kazakhstan aimed at breaking a decade of deadlock over the Iranian nuclear programme, but there was no sign they had achieved any breakthrough. ... more		Iran on edge of recession as sanctions bite: US study Tough sanctions on Iran are biting hard, slashing oil revenue and pushing the country close to recession as it seeks ways such as bartering to stay afloat, a US government report said Tuesday. ... more

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Japan coastguard says more China ships in disputed waters

Syria regime denies firing Scud missiles at rebels: report

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