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Burning Russia battles to defend nuclear sites

August 11, 2010

MOSCOW: Russia fought a deadly battle Tuesday to prevent wildfires from engulfing key nuclear sites as Prime Minister Vladimir Putin...

North Korea fires artillery into sea as tensions rise

August 10, 2010

Seoul: North Korea fired an artillery barrage Monday into waters near the disputed inter-Korean sea border as tensions rose over...

Iraq takes delivery of American tanks

August 9, 2010

Baghdad: Iraq on Saturday took delivery of the first 11 of 140 American M1A1 Abrams tanks, just weeks before the...

Russia tests two intercontinental missiles

August 9, 2010

Moscow: Russia conducted Friday a successful test of two submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles, a defence ministry spokesman was quoted as...

Iran navy equipped with four new submarines

August 9, 2010

Tehran: Iran's navy on Sunday took delivery of four new mini submarines of the home-produced Ghadir class, media reports said....

Serbia delivers first military planes to Iraq

August 9, 2010

Belgrade: Serbia has delivered the first three of 20 military training aircraft to Iraq as part of a 100-million-dollar weapons...

S.Korea kicks off military drill despite threats

August 5, 2010

SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday launched its largest-ever anti-submarine exercise including live-fire training near the disputed sea border with North...

NKorea deploys anti-aircraft missiles as wargame tensions mount

August 5, 2010

Seoul: North Korea moved long-range anti-aircraft missiles close to the border with South Korea as tensions rose over the sinking...

US imposes sanctions on 21 ‘Iran-backed’ firms

August 5, 2010

Washington: The United States slapped sanctions on 21 Iranian government firms Tuesday, boosting pressure over the Islamic republic's nuclear program...

China launches more large-scale military exercises

August 4, 2010

Beijing: China launched large-scale air defence exercises on Tuesday -- the latest in a series of drills carried out amid...

Burning Russia battles to defend nuclear sites

North Korea fires artillery into sea as tensions rise

Iraq takes delivery of American tanks

Russia tests two intercontinental missiles

Iran navy equipped with four new submarines

Serbia delivers first military planes to Iraq

S.Korea kicks off military drill despite threats

NKorea deploys anti-aircraft missiles as wargame tensions mount

US imposes sanctions on 21 ‘Iran-backed’ firms

China launches more large-scale military exercises

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