8 children among 10 dead as rockets hit Gaza refugee camp
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories (AFP) July 28, 2014 -
At least eight children were among 10 people killed at a Gaza City refugee camp, medics said, with witnesses saying several missiles were fired from an F16.
But the Israeli army categorically denied any attack on the camp, accusing Palestinian militants of firing rockets at Israel which apparently misfired.
Emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 10 people had been killed, amo ...
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Emirates airline says will not fly over Iraq after MH17
London (AFP) July 28, 2014 -
Emirates will stop flying over Iraq due to concerns over jihadist missile attacks following the MH17 air disaster in Ukraine, the airline's president Tim Clark told The Times on Monday.
Almost 300 people aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 died when it came down in eastern Ukraine nearly two weeks ago, with Washington and Europe claiming it was shot down by a Russian-made surface-to-air mis ...
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Continued Northrop logistic services for Army's NTC
Herndon, Va. (UPI) Jul 28, 2013 -
Logistics services to the U.S. Army's Fort Irwin's National Training Center are to continue to be provided by Northrop Grumman.
The contract is a cost-plus-fixed-fee arrangement with a potential value of $205 million, the company said. It has a base performance period of one year and two one-year options.
"Our demonstrated superior performance on this contract has provided our va ...
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Raytheon, TELDAT announce air defense teaming deal
Tewksbury, Mass. (UPI) Jul 28, 2013 -
Raytheon and Polish data communications company TELDAT are teaming for air defense architecture opportunities in Poland and abroad.
The cooperation under a letter of intent will be in the areas of IP-based networking solutions, software and devices; militarized communications equipment; command-and-control software; and system integration, verification and validation testing.
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Iraq army kills 17 in anti-jihadist raid
Hilla, Iraq (AFP) July 28, 2014 -
An Iraqi government raid on jihadist targets in a flashpoint town southwest of Baghdad killed 17 people on Monday, including at least three civilians, medical and tribal sources said.
"Bombardment targeted the Fadhiyya district at 1:00 am," Sheikh Mohammad al-Janabi, a tribal chief from Jurf al-Sakhr, a town 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Baghdad, told AFP.
Janabi said two women and a ch ...
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France says ready to facilitate asylum for Iraq's Christians
Paris (AFP) July 28, 2014 -
France said Monday it was ready to help facilitate asylum for Christians in Iraq displaced by a jihadist onslaught, saying it was "outraged" by their persecution.
"We are ready, if they so desire, to help facilitate asylum on our territory," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a joint statement.
Thousands of Christians and other minorities have ...
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France says ready to facilitate asylum for Iraq's Christians
Paris (AFP) July 28, 2014 -
France said Monday it was ready to help facilitate asylum for Christians in Iraq displaced by a jihadist onslaught, saying it was "outraged" by their persecution.
"We are ready, if they so desire, to help facilitate asylum on our territory," Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said in a joint statement.
Thousands of Christians and other minorities have ...
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