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March 12, 2013

Iran question likely to be answered in 2013: Barak
Jerusalem (AFP) March 11, 2013
Whether Iran will rein in its nuclear programme or push ahead with its suspected bid for a weapons capability is likely to become clear by the end of 2013, Israel's Ehud Barak said on Monday. "Iran remains the central challenge this year, and it is possible well see the direction determined by the end of the year," the outgoing defence minister told members of the parliamentary committee on foreign affairs and defence. Barak, who will step down when the new coalition government is announced late ... read more

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S. Korea-US drills start as North rejects armistice South Korea and the United States launched joint drills Monday involving thousands of troops, defying North Korea's apocalyptic threat to repudiate the 60-year-old Korean War armistice in retaliation. ... more		Kuwait urges Iraq action on markers after border riot Kuwait on Monday urged Iraq to allow work to continue to repair markers on their common border after a number of Iraqis rioted near the site and disrupted the UN-supervised repairs. ... more		US slaps sanctions on key N. Korea bank, officials The United States on Monday slapped sanctions on North Korea's primary foreign exchange bank and four senior officials, upping the pressure on Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program. ... more
				Algeria's military goes on an arms spree Algeria's powerful armed forces, which operate Africa's largest defense budget, are seeking a 14 percent hike in defense spending as they awaits delivery of two German A200 frigates and 19 Russian T-90 tanks. ... more		US condemns 'terrorist' attack on Assad's troops The United States Monday condemned what it called a "terrorist" assault on Syrian regime forces who came under fire after crossing into Iraq last week in an attack claimed by an Al-Qaeda group. ... more

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Defector's brother given top China post A senior Chinese politician whose brother defected to the US in a major spy scandal was on Monday elected as chairman of the country's highest-profile advisory organisation, state media reported. ... more		Iraq attacks kill 12, wound 165 Attacks across Iraq on Monday killed 12 people, including three people who died in a suicide bombing at a police station near a school that also wounded 165 others, security officials and medics said. ... more		AI systems proposed to boost launch cadence reliability and traffic management China debuts Long March 12A reusable rocket in Jiuquan test flight Curiosity Blog, Sols 4750-4762: See You on the Other Side of the Sun		White House rejects Karzai's charges The White House on Monday strongly rejected allegations from Afghan President Hamid Karzai that the United States was colluding with the Taliban to justify the presence of US troops in the country. ... more
				N. Korea should copy Myanmar's example: US official North Korea should look to Myanmar as proof of America's willingness to forgive and build a new era of relations, a top US advisor said Monday, even as new sanctions were imposed on Pyongyang. ... more		US urges China to probe, halt cyber spying Beijing must take steps to investigate and halt cybercrime, a top US official said Monday, warning the international community cannot tolerate the widespread hacking coming from China. ... more

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Hagel displays caution in minefield of Afghanistan Faced with inflammatory remarks from Afghan President Hamid Karzai and insurgent bombings, Chuck Hagel showed an abundance of caution in his first visit to Afghanistan as America's new Pentagon chief. ... more		Syria stalemate fails to halt the fighting Syria's conflict is mired in stalemate, with President Bashar al-Assad's forces defending Damascus and territory in the west and centre while rebels control the north and east, with neither able to make major advances. ... more		OPERA satellite data sharpens US crop and water management Alen Space begins SATMAR satellite validation over Bay of Algeciras Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem		Iraq suicide bomber kills three, wounds 100 A suicide bomber blew up a car in northern Iraq on Monday, killing two policemen and a woman, and wounding 100 other people, many of them schoolchildren, officials said. ... more
				Air strikes on Homs district attacked by Syria rebels: NGO Syrian warplanes on Sunday bombed the Baba Amr district of Homs hours after insurgents attacked the former rebel stronghold that was devastated by an army siege last year, a watchdog said. ... more		Qaeda claims killing of 48 Syrian soldiers in Iraq Al-Qaeda front group the Islamic State of Iraq claimed an attack on a convoy in west Iraq that killed 48 Syrian soldiers and nine Iraqi guards, in a statement posted on jihadist forums on Monday. ... more

Lockheed Martin Wins Aegis Combat System Engineering Agent Contract

US radar to boost missile defence in Japan

Israel tests Arrow but funding cuts loom

Raytheon delivers first Standard Missile-6 from new Alabama missile integration facility

Lockheed Martin Receives Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Contract From DARPA

Syria missile strikes in Aleppo leave 58 dead: NGO

US drone strike in Pakistan kills militant: officials

Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Joint STARS, Global Hawk Interoperability

Europe presses ahead on UAS development

INTEROP-7000 uses ISSI to link IP-based voice comms with legacy radio

Space race under way to create quantum satellite

Boeing Receives USAF Contract for Integrated C4ISR Targeting Solution

	China to unify marine bodies amid disputes China will bring its maritime law enforcement bodies under a single organisation, a top official said Sunday, with the country embroiled in a bitter row with Japan over disputed islands in the East China Sea. ... more		US drone strike in Pakistan kills militant: officials A US drone strike on Sunday killed at least one militant riding on horseback in a mountainous area of Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt, security officials said. ... more		Disgruntled Mali soldiers desert posts demanding bonus A group of Malian troops briefly abandoned their posts this week and fired shots in the air to demand a deployment bonus, soldiers and officials said Sunday. ... more		Azeri police detain 60 in army deaths protest Azeri police on Sunday arrested about 60 protesters demonstrating against the deaths of 15 soldiers who were killed in accidents or were allegedly abused by their officers in the past two months. ... more

Redesigned carbon framework boosts battery safety and power

Molecular catalyst switches between hydrogen and oxygen production

Project Pele microreactor reaches key milestone with first TRISO fuel delivery

Upgraded early warning aircraft arrive in Taiwan		Gunmen kill protest organiser in north Iraq		Sanctions hold little fear for North Korea: analysts		Screaming crowds greet Kim on Korean frontline		Beechcraft fights defense Embraer contract
France, Israel for stronger sanctions on Iran		Jordan king hopes Obama visit revives Mideast peace		N. Korea scraps peace pacts as sanctions toughened		Iraq minister quits after protester killed		Merkel under fire over Mideast arms sales

11 militants killed in Orakzai

US buries two Civil War sailors , 151 years later

Chad joins African force in Mali

Australia's bloated defense contracts

China looks to Russia, Africa after transition

NATO contractor killed in Afghan 'insider attack': officials

Pakistan middle class fixes sights on China

Second F-35 For The Netherlands Rolls Out Of F-35 Production Facility

Knife attack in China's Xinjiang kills 4: government

French defence minister visits troops in Mali

N. Korea voids pacts with South as sanctions toughened

Japan's huge quake heard from space: study

Petitioners seek rights as China parliament meets

Human brain treats prosthetic devices as part of the body

Award-winning Tibetan writer denied China passport

Creating indestructible self-healing circuits

Walker's World: Euro crisis returns

Oil prices fall on China data

Mexico moves to end telecom monopolies: government

S. America at risk from slow growth: Fitch

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