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January 30, 2015

China 2015 military drills to focus on 'winning local wars'
Beijing (AFP) Jan 29, 2015
China's military training this year will focus on "improving fighting capacity" to win "local wars", the defence ministry said Thursday, with Beijing embroiled in several territorial disputes. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) has been tasked with improving its ability to "win battles" by President Xi Jinping, its commander-in-chief, who has also pushed a high-profile campaign to root out corruption in the world's biggest military. "The PLA will firmly uphold the criteria of improving fighting ... read more

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India to Test Nuclear-Capable Agni-5 Missile on January 31 India will conduct the third test of the Agni-5, a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, on January 31, a source at the institution responsible for the launch told Sputnik Thursda ... more		Signs N. Korea restarting nuclear reactor: US think-tank Recent satellite images suggest North Korea may be about to restart the nuclear reactor seen as its main source of weapons-grade plutonium, a US think-tank said Thursday. ... more		US Senate panel advances Iran sanctions bill The US Senate Banking Committee approved a controversial measure Thursday that would ratchet up sanctions on Iran, a legislative weapon Congress could wield after March if international nuclear talks hit an impasse. ... more
				Survivors accuse Shiite militia of Iraq village massacre The Iraqi government vowed Thursday to investigate accusations backed by eyewitness accounts that Shiite militias massacred more than 70 Sunni villagers during an operation against jihadists in Diyala province. ... more		US Nuclear Scientist Jailed for Five Years Over Bomb-Making Plot An Argentinian-born US nuclear scientist has been sentenced to five years in prison for attempting to sell a classified nuclear technology to a US agent he believed was a Venezuelan official, accord ... more

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Iraqi artist aims kick at IS jihadists The Islamic State group militant glares at Baghdad residents with bulging eyes and bared teeth, but neither kidnapping nor death are imminent, because this jihadist is made from a shoe. ... more		Tripoli rivals to join peace talks 'if held in Libya' The rivals of Libya's elected parliament agreed Thursday to join UN-mediated peace talks with the internationally recognised government if they are held on home soil. ... more		Interstellar raises major Series F funding to expand launch and satellite business Atomic 6 debris shields selected for Portal Space Systems mission ExoAnalytic tools to power FireSat wildfire monitoring constellation		US scientist jailed over nuclear spy sting A naturalized US citizen was jailed Wednesday for five years for attempting to help Venezuela build a nuclear weapon by passing on secret information, the US Justice Department said. ... more
				US Missile Defense Agency spends $58M on new Alabama facility The United States has spent about $58 million on a large Missile Defense Agency facility construction at the Von Braun Complex in the US state of Alabama, the agency has announced in a statement. ... more		War against IS group spreads to Twitter: expert The fight against Islamic State jihadists is taking place online as well on the battlefield, with 18,000 Twitter accounts linked to the group suspended in recent months, according to a US expert. ... more

Obama to request hike in US military budget President Barack Obama plans to ask for an increase in military spending in a proposed budget for 2016, with a request for $585 billion that would exceed funding caps mandated by Congress, officials said Wednesday. ... more		Sri Lanka says military 'sabotaging' post-war reconciliation Sri Lanka's new government on Thursday accused the military of trying to sow unrest to sabotage its efforts to bring about ethnic reconciliation in the war-ravaged north of the country. ... more		China bids to host secretariat of new high seas treaty China's birth rate falls to lowest on record: official data South Africa flood toll rises, large parts of Mozambique submerged		Hezbollah will pay 'full price' for deadly attack: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Lebanon's Hezbollah it will pay the "full price" after missiles killed two Israeli soldiers Wednesday in an attack that raised fears of another all-out war. ... more
Airbus shake up to get A400M military plane back on track Airbus announced Thursday a shakeup in the management of its A400M programme as it sought to bring an end to repetitive delays hitting the military transport aircraft. ... more		Wrath of Khan: Netflix show Polo-rises Mongolians The big-budget American series "Marco Polo", on the 13th-century Venetian explorer and his years at the court of the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan, is riddled with historical errors, say Mongolian viewers and experts. ... more		China vows no 'Western values' in universities China's education minister has vowed to ban university textbooks which promote "Western values", state media said, in the latest sign of ideological tightening under President Xi Jinping. ... more		Ukrainian forces face drones, electronic jamming: US Ukrainian troops are struggling to counter artillery fire and electronic jamming by pro-Russian militants, who are flying drones to target the Kiev government forces, a top US general said Thursday. ... more

	Boeing 747-8 picked for next Air Force One: US military The US military said Wednesday it has chosen Boeing's 747-8 aircraft for a new fleet of Air Force One presidential planes, opting against an airliner made by Airbus. ... more		Details of aid to Afghan army now secret: US The US military will no longer divulge facts and figures about its costly effort to assist Afghan security forces, declaring the information top secret, officials said Thursday. ... more

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Radioactive zinc shipment in Philippines onshore in 'safe' location

Iran expects Russia to deliver S-300 missile systems		Brazil Hopes to Ink Pantsir-S1 Air Defense Deal With Russia by Mid-2015		Detecting chemical weapons with a color-changing film		IS suffers 'devastating' blows but biggest fighting still ahead		Kobane in ruins after Kurds drive out IS
India sends foreign minister to China after Obama visit		US in contact with Huthis in Yemen: Pentagon		'Huge' effort needed to fight Boko Haram: US commander		ASEAN ministers express concern over Chinese actions at sea		Iran, Europe negotiatiors to meet Thursday in Istanbul

After battle, Iraqis want government help to rebuild

Israel tells UN it will defend itself against Hezbollah

Women joining IS militants 'cheerleaders, not victims'

'The Interview' fallout no barrier to nuke talks: SKorea

Pakistan opposes new India-US nuclear deal

Establishing a CODE for UAVs to fly together

Russia Develops Two New Drones, Ready for Testing

Payout for Fiji veterans of British atomic tests

US Congress eases pressure for new Iran sanctions

China to hold military parade to 'frighten Japan': report

Scores of foreign fighters among Kobane dead: US

BAE Systems gets Navy engineering, support contract

Pakistan military says killed 76 militants in air strikes

UN warns crisis looms for families in southern Iraq

Microsoft HoloLens goggles captivate with holograms

New laser could upgrade the images in tomorrow's technology

Kurds expand fight against IS after retaking Syria's Kobane

Airbus DS sells Belgian electronics factory

IS hostage exchange demand a bid to sow dissent: analysts

China defends aid role in Africa

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