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NKorea to quit nuclear talks in protest at UN statement
SEOUL: North Korea announced Tuesday it would quit six-nation disarmament talks and restart its nuclear weapons programme in protest at...
LITENING Precision Targeting and Sensor System Surpasses Milestone
ROLLING MEADOWS, Ill: Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced the achievement of over one million operational hours for the company's LITENING...
Navy’s Rescue Mission ‘Textbook,’ But Piracy Still Looms
QUANTICO, Va: The U.S. military's rescue of a kidnapped American ship captain yesterday was "textbook," but the issue of piracy...
Russia missile arsenal 80 percent new by 2016: General
MOSCOW: New rockets will by 2016 account for at least 80 percent of the strategic missile forces in Russia as...
US Still Lacks Clear Afghan Strategy
MOSCOW: U.S. President Barack Obama has asked Congress to allocate another $83.4 billion for military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq....
World Powers Must Accept A Nuclear Iran: Larijani
TEHRAN: Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Sunday world powers must accept the Islamic republic as a nuclear power...
Newest Aircraft Carrier Completes Acceptance Sea Trials
WASHINGTON: USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed acceptance sea trials April 7-9 off the Virginia Capes and is...
Maersk-Alabama Captain Rescued From Pirates
MANAMA, Bahrain: At approximately 7:19 p.m (12:19 p.m. EDT) April 12 U.S. naval forces rescued Capt. Richard Phillips, the master...
Chinese, Russian hackers probing US power grid: report
Washington: Chinese and Russian hackers are attempting to seed viruses in the US power grid that could one day plunge...
Militants Torch Supplies Bound for Troops in Afghanistan
Pakistani police say Taliban militants have set fire to about 10 trucks carrying cement to Western forces in neighboring Afghanistan....
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