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Iran slams US, insisting its missiles are defensive

June 21, 2010

Tehran: Iran accused the United States of "deception" on Saturday and insisted its missiles are for self-defence only after a...

Turkish troops enter Iraq after deadly Kurd rebel attacks

June 21, 2010

Arbil, Iraq: Turkish forces pushed into northern Iraq on Sunday, killing four people, including a 15-year-old girl, as they hit...

Iran could fire ‘hundreds’ of missiles at Europe: Gates

June 18, 2010

Washington: US intelligence has shown Iran could launch an attack against Europe with "scores or hundreds" of missiles, prompting major...

US to retake control of SKorea war games amid tensions

June 18, 2010

Seoul: US forces will regain control over a major annual military exercise with South Korea amid rising tensions with the...

Gates defends arms sales to Taiwan

June 17, 2010

Washington: US Defense Secretary Robert Gates defended US arms sales to Taipei on Wednesday, citing China's "extraordinary" deployment of cruise...

French fighter sale talks with UAE moving forward

June 16, 2010

Paris: Technical talks on the sale of Rafale fighters to the United Arab Emirates are wrapping up, Defence Minister Herve...

Thousands flee ethnic bloodshed in Kyrgyzstan

June 14, 2010

BISHKEK: Tens of thousands of Uzbek refugees have fled raging violence in Kyrgyzstan that left 113 dead as the interim...

Saudis test clearing skies for Israel to bomb Iran

June 14, 2010

London: Saudi Arabia has conducted tests to stand down its air defences to allow Israeli warplanes to use its airspace...

Kyrgyzstan orders deadly force to quell ethnic clashes

June 14, 2010

MARKHAMAT, Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan's interim government Saturday gave the the military and police shoot-to-kill powers to quell ethnic unrest in the...

Myanmar denies nuclear cooperation with North Korea

June 14, 2010

Yangon: Myanmar's ruling junta said Friday it had no intention of building an atomic bomb, brushing aside Western concerns about...

Iran slams US, insisting its missiles are defensive

Turkish troops enter Iraq after deadly Kurd rebel attacks

Iran could fire ‘hundreds’ of missiles at Europe: Gates

US to retake control of SKorea war games amid tensions

Gates defends arms sales to Taiwan

French fighter sale talks with UAE moving forward

Thousands flee ethnic bloodshed in Kyrgyzstan

Saudis test clearing skies for Israel to bomb Iran

Kyrgyzstan orders deadly force to quell ethnic clashes

Myanmar denies nuclear cooperation with North Korea

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