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US 'significant' in Iraq despite troop exit: DempseyBaghdad (AFP) Aug 21, 2012 Top US military officer General Martin Dempsey insisted Tuesday during a quick trip to Iraq that Washington was still playing an important role there, eight months after the last American troops departed. Dempsey met with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and army chief of staff Lieutenant General Babaker Zebari during a six-hour stop, becoming the highest-ranking American to visit Iraq since the December 2011 pullout. The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said in an interview with AFP ... read more |
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 Iraq says not helping Iran avoid sanctions Iraq insisted on Monday that its trade with neighbouring Iran was above board, and denied reports that it was helping the Islamic republic skirt sanctions by smuggling oil and secretly moving cash. ... more | .. |
  Israel deploys anti-rocket battery near Egypt border: army The Israeli army has deployed an Iron Dome air defence system, designed to intercept and destroy rockets, days after two rockets were fired at the town of Eilat near the border with Egypt, a military spokeswoman said Monday. ... more | .. |
  UN observers wind up Syria mission UN observers wind up their mission in Syria Sunday, after Damascus denied opposition claims that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... 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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 Syria denies vice president has defected Syria denied opposition claims on Saturday that top regime official Vice President Faruq al-Shara had defected as its armed forces pounded rebels in several key flashpoints across the country. ... more | .. |
  Climate and Drought Lessons from Ancient Egypt Ancient pollen and charcoal preserved in deeply buried sediments in Egypt's Nile Delta document the region's ancient droughts and fires, including a huge drought 4,200 years ago associated with the ... more | .. |
  Kenyan, Ugandan troops battle al-Shabaab The African Union Mission in Somalia's battle against Somali al-Shabaab militants continues. ... more | .. |
  TRAFFIC warns over 500 rhinos could perish this year Global wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC warned Tuesday that 515 rhinos could perish by the end of the year if no action is taken to stem the illicit trade in rhino horns. ... more |
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Solar-driven ionosphere charges may nudge stressed faults toward rupture
Stable black carbon in mangrove soils boosts coastal climate role
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  S.Leone, China sign $15mln fibre optic deal Sierra Leone and China have signed a $15 million (12 million euro) loan agreement for the installation of a fibre optic cable which will boost internet capabilities, national radio reported Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  Mercury hits record high in Czech Republic The mercury hit an all-time high of 40.4 degrees Celsius (104.7 degrees Fahrenheit) in the Czech village of Dobrichovice, south-west of the capital Prague, the CHMI state meteorological service said Monday. ... more | .. |
  Nigeria oppposes U.S. terror listing Nigeria's ambassador to the United States outlined his government concerns about the United States listing Boko Haram as a terrorist organization. ... more | .. |
 Sinai "nest of terrorists" :Israeli military source If Egypt fails to restore order in the Sinai peninsula it could come to resemble the Afghan mountain hideouts which sheltered the Taliban and their Al-Qaeda allies, an Israeli military source warned on Thursday. ... more |
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 Syria pounds rebel bastions as UN names new envoy Syrian forces launched new air strikes and shelled rebel strongholds in several key cities on Saturday, a watchdog said, after the UN named a new envoy to try to end the conflict. ... more | .. |
S.Africa police say mine killings were self-defence; 34 dead South Africa's national police chief said Friday that her forces opened fire in self-defence after coming under attack by armed mine workers, leaving 34 people dead and 78 injured. ... more | .. |
Defence ministers meet on DR Congo Seven defence ministers from Africa's central Great Lakes region have met in Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to try to tackle unrest there, a statement said. ... more | .. |
  Tunisia president ex-advisor tried for 'denigrating army' A former advisor to Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has learnt he is being tried on charges of "denigrating" the army, after having accused senior officials of treason, his lawyer told AFP on Friday. ... 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 | .. |
  Friendships promote better farming in developing countries A study that examined how rural farmers in Ethiopia learn new farming techniques and adopt them on their own farms discovered that learning from a friend was a stronger motivator than learning from ... more | .. |
  Nigeria to expand natural gas production The Nigerian government said it will greatly expand the country's natural gas production. ... more | .. |
 South Africa's lion bones: Asia's new delicacy Lion bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian traditional medicine, driving up exports from South Africa to the East and creating new fears of the survival of the species. ... more | .. |
  EU-NATO forces free hijacked vessel EU and NATO naval forces freed a ship commandeered by Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden this week, even as the number of such attacks has dropped sharply. ... more |
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  Tanzania to end power shortages in capital Tanzania's government has made it a high priority to end electricity shortages in the capital Dar es Salaam. ... more | .. |
 Shell shuts oil station in Nigeria, activists report spill Shell said Thursday it had shut down an oil processing facility in southern Nigeria over a pump failure, but denied reports that a significant amount of oil had spilled in the area. ... more | .. |
  Kenya searches for Uganda chopper crash victims Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for four personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said. ... more | .. |
  Australia moves on offshore asylum centers Australia aims to have asylum seeker processing centers available for use in Nauru and Papua New Guinea within a month. ... more |
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 Heavy fighting near Liberian border Ivorian government forces have clashed with Liberian rebels near the countries' border. ... more | .. |
  Oceans suffering from sea sickness, says study Seychelles and Germany have the healthiest seas of any inhabited territory, while Sierra Leone has the unhealthiest, according to a new index that says many oceans score poorly for biodiversity and as a human resource. ... more | .. |
Kenya keeps up search after Uganda army choppers crash Kenyan emergency teams searched for a third day Wednesday for five personnel still unaccounted for after three Ugandan military helicopters crashed at the weekend, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Rwanda to begin geothermal drilling The Rwandan government announced that geothermal energy drilling will begin there in December. ... more |
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  US says new Egypt defense minister wants close ties The new defense minister appointed by Egypt's Islamist president has pledged to uphold the strong military ties between Cairo and Washington, Pentagon chief Leon Panetta said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters found The burnt wreckage of two Ugandan army helicopters was found Tuesday, two days after crashing in a remote mountainous region of Kenya while flying to war-torn Somalia, army officials said. ... more | .. |
  Early human ancestors had more variable diet An international team of researchers, including Professor Francis Thackeray, Director of the Institute for Human Evolution at Wits University, will be publishing their latest research on what our ea ... more | .. |
Eight Ugandans survive army helicopter crash; two dead Eight Ugandan servicemen walked away from their helicopter after it crashed in Kenya en route to war-torn Somalia while two soldiers were confirmed dead in another crash, officials said Tuesday. ... more |
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