Archive for the ‘International News’ Category

Israel a ‘threat’ to region because has atomic bomb: Turkey

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Israel is a “threat” to its region because it owns nuclear weapons, Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday.
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China and Russia veto UN resolution condemning Syria

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

China and Russia have vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria over its crackdown on anti-government protesters.
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Nato allies hold talks on Libyan, Afghan wars

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

Nato allies begin two days of talks Wednesday on the lessons drawn from six months of bombings in Libya and their goal of withdrawing combat troops from Afghanistan within three years.
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Development of S-500 air defense systems behind schedule

Wednesday, October 5th, 2011

The development of Russia’s formidable S-500 air defense system is lagging behind schedule by at least two years, the Izvestia daily said on Wednesday citing a defense industry source.
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NATO defense shield cannot intercept Iranian missiles: Iran

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

The deputy commander of the Iranian Air Force has said that the NATO missile defense shield is incapable of tracking Iran’s ballistic missiles.
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China Less Reliant On Russia For Arms

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

China’s dependence on Russia for arms and energy imports has declined and Moscow’s position when dealing with Beijing has weakened as a result, a Swedish think tank said.
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Afghanistan and India sign ’strategic partnership’

Tuesday, October 4th, 2011

The leaders of Afghanistan and India have signed a strategic partnership agreement during a visit by President Hamid Karzai to Delhi.
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Russia vows maximum efforts to scrap chemical weapons

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

Russia will do everything possible to destroy as soon as possible its remaining stockpiles of chemical weapons, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
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NATO’S Libya mission nearly completed

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

NATO will soon complete its Libyan operation Unified Protector, the alliance’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Monday.
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Israel ‘increasingly isolated’ in Middle East: U.S.

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Sunday the Arab spring has left Israel “increasingly isolated” in the Middle East and that its military might could not make up for a weakened diplomatic position.
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