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 Tehran (AFP) Sept 28, 2009 
Iran on Monday test-fired its two long-range missiles which it says could hit targets in arch-foe Israel, as the Revolutionary Guards staged war games for the second straight day. The exercises coincide with heightened tension with the West after the UN nuclear watchdog revealed on Friday that Tehran was building a second uranium enrichment plant. Western countries suspect Iran of seeking ... read more 
Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2009People who were killed, injured or bereaved in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake had the cruel misfortune to be victims of an event that probably occurs just once in four millennia, seismologists said on Sunday. In a paper published in the journal Nature Geoscience, Shen Zhengkang of the China Earthquake Administration and colleagues said the May 12, 2008 quake comprised a strong seismic wave ... more
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Apple blocking Dalai Lama, Kadeer, iPhone apps: report
US telecom company fined for bribing Chinese officials Apple blocking Dalai Lama iPhone applications: report Detroit flight plot may prove boon for security firms AT&T wants out of landline business Apple wins iPod hearing loss lawsuit Nuance buys British voice-to-text company SpinVox Facebook, Twitter to face more sophisticated attacks: McAfee Google plans Android event in January Hacker pleads guilty in huge credit card theft case 
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Gothenburg, Sweden (AFP) Sept 28, 2009European Union nations agreed Monday to beef up maritime surveillance along Europe's coastlines, Swedish Defence Minister Sten Tolgfors said. EU defence ministers, meeting in Gothenburg, southern Sweden, looked at ways to interconnect national civilian and military radar, information and satellite systems to better deal with incidents at sea. "What we have agreed today is to share and ... more 
Tehran (AFP) Sept 27, 2009Iran test-fired three short-range missiles on Sunday as the Islamic republic began war games two days after the UN nuclear watchdog disclosed it was building a second uranium enrichment plant. Hossein Salami, air force commander of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, said that on Monday there would also be a test-firing of the long-range Shahab 3 missile which Iran says has a range of ... more  
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 28, 2009President Barack Obama's decision to restructure a previous missile defense plan designed to protect Europe from a possible ballistic missile attack from Iran provides a more effective, flexible system that will take less time to implement, senior Pentagon officials said on Capitol Hill. "We are confident that our new approach represents a dramatic improvement over the program of old," ... more |
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Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 24, 2009 South Korea has confirmed plans to buy Israel's Green Pine radar warning system. The deal, estimated at about $200 million, is the largest weapons deal clinched between Israel and South Korea. The deal has been confirmed by Israel Aerospace Industries but it refused to disclose any additional details. Seoul's media, however, reported that South Korea's Defense Acquisition Adminis ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 The Indian navy has launched a stealth destroyer capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The INS Kochi, a 6,500-ton warship, will add its force to the existing Indian fleet, which includes the INS Delhi, INS Mysore and INS Mumbai. Defense observers say the latest launch, the second of the Indian navy's three stealthy Project-15-A or Kolkotas-class destroyers, is part of India's ... more 
Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 U.S. Navy warships have begun arriving in Israel for joint missile defense exercises next month, and the Jerusalem Post reports that officials believe some systems may remain in the Jewish state to strengthen its defense shield against feared Iranian missile attacks. Meantime, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak, a former general who is the country's most decorated soldier, was ... more |
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