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Russia worried by US missile defence planMoscow (AFP) Feb 26, 2010 Russia has serious questions over the aims of fresh US missile defence plans for Europe, the foreign ministry said Friday, in Moscow's strongest expression of concern yet over the new initiative. "We still have serious questions regarding the true purpose of the US missile system," a ministry spokesman, Andrei Nesterenko, told reporters in televised remarks. "Therefore we will continue to consistently oppose any dubious unilateral actions in relation to missile defence that can negatively affect ... read more |
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Paris (AFP) Feb 18, 2010Yvo de Boer, who said Thursday he would quit the UN's top climate post on July 1, drew fire from all sides during his more than three-year tenure. From the sidelines, he was accused of partisanship, tactical missteps and even lack of charisma. Dubbed the "crying Dutchman" following a brief breakdown at a critical 2007 climate meet in Bali, some critics even called him the "prince of dar ... more  
New Delhi (UPI) Feb 16, 2009 Bent on boosting its military intelligence, India is set to develop a new, cutting-edge surveillance satellite. The spy craft, called the Communication Centric Intelligence Satellite is expected to be launched into orbit in 2014, keeping a close watch on hot spots in the troubled neighborhood. CCI-Sat is part of a high-priority plan to develop electronic warfare systems for India ... more  
Washington (AFP) Feb 17, 2010The United States and Russia are within sight of a new deal to slash their nuclear arsenals but certain "principles and elements" have yet to settled, a top US official said Wednesday. "We are at the end game - we see the finish line - of negotiations in the START follow-on treaty," US undersecretary of state for arms control Ellen Tauscher told a conference on nuclear deterrence in Washin ... more |
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US, Pakistan capture top Taliban commander: reportWashington (AFP) Feb 15, 2010 US and Pakistani spies have captured the Taliban's top military commander, US media reported, dealing a blow to the Afghan insurgency just as American-led troops pressed an offensive against a southern stronghold. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was arrested in Pakistan's sprawling port city of Karachi "several days ago" by US and Pakistani intelligence services and was being interrogated, The New York Times and other media said, citing unnamed officials in both countries. His arrest, if confirmed, s ... read more |
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