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Iraq PM must not obtain F-16s: Kurdistan chiefArbil, Iraq (AFP) April 23, 2012 Massud Barzani, the president of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan, said he opposes the sale of F-16 warplanes to Iraq while Nuri al-Maliki is premier, as he fears they would be used against the region. Barzani also said that he thinks that oil giant ExxonMobil, which has signed an oil exploration deal with Kurdistan against Baghdad's wishes, could provide significant protection for the region. His latest remarks, which follow a number of others in which the Kurdish leader has accused Maliki of centra ... read more |
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  Iran says nuclear 'capabilities' must be recognised Iran's top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Monday the West has to give a "correct assessment" of his country's atomic capabilities in important talks due to be held in Baghdad next week. ... more | .. |
  Mali junta yet to return to barracks: groups The soldiers who seized power in Mali last month have yet to return to their barracks despite a regionally-brokered deal restoring civilian rule, political parties and civil society groups said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Stench of death in Heglig, where Sudan says 1,200 died More than 1,000 South Sudanese troops died during the battle for Sudan's main oilfield of Heglig, the Sudanese armed forces commander said on Monday, as a stench of death filled the air. ... 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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  Kenya flash food kills one, six missing One person was killed and six others went missing in Kenya when a flash flood in a gorge at a national park caught a church youth group off guard, rangers said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  China hosts S. Sudan president as oil dispute rages South Sudan's leader kicks off a visit to Beijing on Tuesday with the hosts keen to defuse a raging dispute between the fledgling nation and neighbouring Sudan that threatens Chinese oil supplies. ... more | .. |
 Over 1,000 S. Sudanese killed at Heglig: commander More than 1,000 South Sudanese troops died during the battle for Sudan's main oilfield of Heglig, the Sudanese armed forces commander said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 S. Sudan completes withdrawal from flashpoint oil field South Sudan's army said Sunday that its troops faced fresh aerial bombardments from Sudan as they completed their pullout from the flashpoint Heglig oil field. ... more |
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  Super-telescope: Split site now under consideration Plans to build the world's most powerful radio telescope are looking at whether the site can be split between rival bidders South Africa and Australia, organisers said on Thursday. ... more | .. |
 G.Bissau will 'defend itself' if foreign troops sent: junta Guinea-Bissau's junta said Friday it would not accept the presence of United Nations troops in the country, after calls for a peace force to bring down the military rulers. ... more | .. |
  Spanish king sorry after Africa hunting trip Spanish King Juan Carlos apologised Wednesday for a hunting trip to Botswana that sparked indignation in recession-hit Spain, as he emerged on crutches from hospital after breaking his hip on the visit. ... more | .. |
  Southern Africa to build climate change study centre Southern African countries on Wednesday agreed to launch a centre to tie together climate change studies across the region. ... more |
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Sudan's Bashir vows to punish South Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday vowed to teach "a lesson by force" to the South Sudanese government over its seizure of the north's main Heglig oil field. ... more | .. |
  Tourism sector eyes travellers from emerging nations The global tourism industry, hit by natural disasters and economic turmoil, is eyeing potential travellers from emerging nations in hope that their growing middle and upper classes could spur growth. ... more | .. |
Sudan war mirrors region's oil conflicts The brewing war between Sudan and the fledgling state of South Sudan is a battle for oil and there are other potential conflicts in the Middle East and Africa that could signal supply disruption whatever happens in the U.S.-Iran face-off in the Persian Gulf. ... more | .. |
  Man killed by five-metre shark in S.Africa A 20-year-old body boarder was killed Thursday when a giant shark estimated at up to five metres (16 feet) long bit off his leg in a Cape Town bay, in South Africa's second deadly mauling this year. ... 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 | .. |
  NATO trio team up to boost air refuelling capacity France, Germany and the Netherlands agreed Wednesday to team up in order to boost Europe's fleet of air-to-air refuelling aircraft, a key shortcoming identified by last year's NATO operation in Libya. ... more | .. |
 7.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS A 7.0-magnitude quake struck off the northeast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning issued. ... more | .. |
 Diarra: launch of NASA scientist into Mali politics Mali's new prime minister, Cheick Modibo Diarra, is an accomplished astrophysicist who worked on five NASA missions and became a US citizen, but said he never forgot the Malian town of his birth. ... more | .. |
  War planes strike suspected Somali pirate base: coastguard War planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the war-torn country, wounding two civilians, a coastguard official said Tuesday. ... more |
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India proposes norms for Indian Ocean anti-piracy patrols With the Indian Ocean region infested by Somali pirates, India is spearheading an effort to create a naval standard operating procedure (SOP) for the 32 littoral nations of the region to jointly fig ... more | .. |
  4 deny attack plot over Danish cartoons Danes reacted with anxiety and dismay to this week's opening of a trial of four men charged with plotting to attack a newspaper that published caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. ... more | .. |
 Spain's king, wildlife patron, slammed for hunting Spain's King Juan Carlos, patron of a wildlife charity, faced fire Monday for making an expensive hunting trip to Botswana while his country struggles with a recession. ... more | .. |
South Africa issues shark warning around washed-up whale South African coastal authorities on Friday warned beachgoers around the tourist town of Knysna that sharks were moving into the area, feeding on the remains of a whale that ran ashore two days ago. ... 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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 Sudanese warplanes bomb UN camp in South Sudan Sudanese warplanes bombed a UN peacekeepers' base, damaging it but causing no casualties in the first such attack since a recent escalation of fighting with South Sudan, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Robotic cats, a kitten mummy and a major UK vet gathering April 11th sees over 300 world-class veterinary speakers converging for the WSAVA/FECAVA/BSAVA* World Congress 2012 in Birmingham UK. The current issue of the new-look JFMS, timed to coincide with t ... more | .. |
 Electoral officials' arrest inflames Iraq tension The arrest of Iraqi electoral commission officials has inflamed political tensions here, drawing accusations on Friday that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki aims to destroy the democratic process. ... more | .. |
G.Bissau army says coup bid over secret deal with Angola The Guinea-Bissau army said Friday it launched a coup bid in the notoriously unstable west African state because of an alleged secret military deal signed by the government with Angola. ... more |
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Coup attempt in G.Bissau, attack on PM residence Guinea-Bissau troops staged a coup attempt late Thursday, attacking the prime minister's residence, arresting politicians and taking over the ruling party headquarters amid a media blackout. ... more | .. |
 DR Congo must arrest war crimes suspect: rights group Congolese President Joseph Kabila's suggestion that he might arrest war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda was a positive sign, but the arrest should be carried out immediately, Human Rights Watch said Friday. ... more | .. |
ECOWAS council asks regional leaders to okay Mali force The West African bloc ECOWAS has asked regional leaders to approve troops deployment to end the rebellion by separatist groups in northern Mali, it said Saturday. ... more | .. |
  Researchers Use Game to Change How Scientists Study Disease Outbreaks It may seem like a game of tag, but it's an innovative tool for teaching the fundamentals of epidemiology, the science of how infectious diseases move through a population. An international te ... more |
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