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Isn't it time to stop drone wars?Moscow (Voice of Russia) Oct 04, 2012 The US claims that the killing of its ambassador in the Libyan city of Benghazi was allegedly thoroughly planned by the northern African branch of Al-Qaeda. Now, the US is planning a response to these alleged terrorists. Two US drones, "Predator" and "Reaper," will be sent to Libya very soon. So, the US does not intend to reject the policy of drone wars. The fact that the previous US drone attacks in Pakistan, Afghanistan and other countries killed more civilians than militants does not seem to bo ... read more |
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  Nigerian troops kill about 30 Islamists in gun battle: army Nigerian soldiers on Sunday killed about 30 suspected members of the Islamic sect Boko Haram, including a close associate of the group's leader, during a gun battle in northeastern Yobe state, an army spokesman said. ... more | .. |
  Argentina moves to have warship released from Ghana port Argentina has filed a case in a Ghanaian court to secure the release of one of its warships being detained in Accra over a credit dispute, a lawyer familiar with the case told AFP Friday. ... more | .. |
 US investigators at attack site in Libya's Benghazi A team of US government investigators visited Libya's second city Benghazi on Thursday to examine the site where Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans were killed in an attack last month. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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  Ivory Coast to reopen Ghana border on Monday: defence minister Ivory Coast's land and sea borders with Ghana, closed after a deadly attack on September 21, will reopen Monday, the defence minister announced late Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Egyptian toe tests show they're likely to be the world's oldest prosthetics The results of scientific tests using replicas of two ancient Egyptian artificial toes, including one that was found on the foot of a mummy, suggest that they're likely to be the world's first prost ... more | .. |
 Nigerian college says massacre not linked to campus vote Officials from a Nigerian college near the site of a massacre that left at least 40 people dead this week dismissed reports Thursday that the killings were linked to tensions over a campus vote. ... more | .. |
Poor but at peace, Mozambique marks 20 years since civil war Marking two decades since the end of a debilitating civil war, Mozambique's president on Thursday said the country must now focus on exploiting its vast resource wealth for the good of everyone. ... more |
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
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  Clinton vows to answer all questions on Libya attack US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton vowed Wednesday to answer lingering questions about last month's deadly attack on a US mission in Libya, seeking to counter a barrage of Republican criticism. ... more | .. |
  China firm makes offer for Australia-listed miner Chinese private equity firm Cathay Fortune Corp has made an $850 million offer for Australia-listed Discovery Metals, Dow Jones Newswires reported Thursday, as China's copper demand continues to grow. ... more | .. |
  Typhoon Maliksi nearing Japan's northeast A strong typhoon was looming off Japan's northeastern Pacific coast on Thursday, the weather agency said. ... more | .. |
After Libya attack, US renews focus on AQIM: officials US officials said Tuesday the deadly attack on a US consulate in Libya has prompted a renewed focus on the threat posed by Al-Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa, suspected of possible links to last month's assault. ... more |
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Terrorism fears as Islamists lose bastion African forces have driven militants of al-Shabaab, an Islamist group linked to al-Qaida, out of their last urban stronghold in the port of Kismayo but there are signs the militants are already retaliating. ... more | .. |
Ivory Coast opens first major trial of soldiers in political crisis The first major trial opened Tuesday of soldiers loyal to ousted Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo in connection with crimes during the country's post-election crisis in 2010-2011. ... more | .. |
  Amnesty urges Egypt to end 'bloody legacy' of abuse Amnesty International urged Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi on Tuesday to implement reforms in the police and army, publishing two reports condemning human rights abuses by security forces. ... more | .. |
 Nigeria seasonal floods kill 148: Red Cross Flooding across Nigeria has killed at least 148 people and displaced more than 64,000, the Red Cross said Tuesday, warning of an increased risk that water-borne diseases like cholera could spread. ... more |
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DAMPE space telescope finds universal spectral feature that narrows field on cosmic ray origins
ThinKom Develops Self-Funded Mobile HPM Weapon to Counter Drone Swarms
Planet and Carbon Mapper Plan SWIR-Only Tanager Satellite for Wider Methane Detection | .. |
  Iran sanctions could spark domestic uprising: Israel FM International sanctions could trigger a popular uprising in Iran like last year's revolt in Egypt that toppled president Hosni Mubarak, Israel's foreign minister said in an interview published Sunday. ... more | .. |
Nigeria seeks to end the curse of unfinished projects Countless kilometres of road, many fine factories and hundreds more projects exist only as dreams in Nigeria despite years of promises, so Kashim Ali faced serious scepticism over a recent announcement. ... more | .. |
  Mars-like Places on Earth Give Insights into Rover Data Life thrives on Planet Earth. In even the most inhospitable places - the freezing Antarctic permafrost, Sun-baked salt pans in Tunisia or the corrosively acidic Rio Tinto in Spain - pockets of life ... more | .. |
 Libya attackers linked to Al-Qaeda: US The US intelligence community said that a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya was a planned attack linked to Al-Qaeda, but stressed that "many unanswered questions" remained. ... more |
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  Libyans surrender hundreds of weapons to army Libyans turned over hundreds of weapons at collection points in the capital and the eastern city of Benghazi on Saturday following rallies which called for disarmament and the disbanding of militias. ... more | .. |
One-third of Lesotho faces food crisis: UN food agency More than 725,000 people face a food crisis in the tiny southern African nation of Lesotho after successive disastrous harvests cut production by 70 percent, the World Food Programme said Friday. ... more | .. |
France to facilitate Mali anti-rebel force France says it is facilitating a request by Mali for a U.N. force to help defeat terror-linked Islamist rebels in the northern part of the country. ... more | .. |
Strikes hammer S. Africa's mining industry Trouble in South Africa's mining sector has paralyzed Anglo American Platinum, the world's biggest producer of the precious metal, and other companies in a swelling industrial confrontation that's likely to get worse. ... more |
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Sidekick autonomy software guides YFQ-42A test mission for CCA program
Infleqtion lists shares on NYSE as neutral atom quantum firm
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  SolarAid and SunFunder Launch New Crowdfunding Project to Finance Solar Lighting in Zambia SolarAid and SunFunder will launch an innovative financing partnership to bring solar power to over 20,000 people in Eastern Zambia. SunFunder is providing up to $50,000 in loans to SolarAid t ... more | .. |
 Egypt's Morsi warns Israel over 'law of the jungle' threats Egypt's new president on Wednesday hit out at Israel over its veiled threats to attack Iran's nuclear facilities and the deadlock in the Middle East peace process. ... more | .. |
  Iraq PM declines invitation to visit Turkey Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has declined an invitation from his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Ankara, the Iraqi premier's spokesman said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
Libya assault was planned, 'terrorist' attack: US US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday a deadly assault on a US consulate in Libya was a planned "terrorist" attack but that it remained unclear if Al-Qaeda had a hand in the incident. ... more |
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Nigerian environmental activist receives human rights prize The Rafto Prize, a Norwegian human rights award, was awarded to Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey on Thursday for his campaigning on behalf of victims of climate change and environmental damage. ... more | .. |
  Outside View: Strategic pivot to nowhere When Britain and France launched pre-emptive military strikes last year that would eventually depose Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and his regime, one of President Barack Obama's most senior advisers described U.S. involvement as "leading from behind," a most unfortunate descriptor that haunted the administration much as George W. Bush's "mission accomplished" label early in the 2003 Iraq war repeatedly hounded him. ... more | .. |
U.S. expands its secret war in Africa U.S. President Barack Obama's "secret wars" against al-Qaida are steadily widening, most notably in Africa, with the U.S. military's Special Forces Operation Command doubling in size and the CIA's strike capabilities undergoing a radical expansion, international analysts said. ... more | .. |
  Libyan violence threatens oil recovery The assassination of the U.S. ambassador to Libya and the dangers posed by rival militias that refuse to bow to the North African country's post-Gadhafi government are undermining efforts to restore, and expand, Libya's all-important oil and gas industry. ... more |
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