Kremlin admits TV stations showed 'secret' nuclear torpedo plan
Moscow (AFP) Nov 11, 2015 -
The Kremlin admitted Wednesday that Russian television had accidentally shown secret plans detailing a nuclear torpedo system in development.
Two Kremlin-controlled channels, NTV and Channel One, showed a military official looking at a confidential document containing drawings and details of a weapons system called Status-6, designed by Rubin, a nuclear submarine construction company based i ...
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Syria army takes Aleppo rebel town in new advance
Damascus (AFP) Nov 12, 2015 -
Syria's army, backed by allied forces and Russian air strikes, seized a key rebel town south of Aleppo on Thursday, scoring its second major advance in the province this week.
State television announced the capture of Al-Hader, a former opposition bastion near the key Aleppo-Damascus highway, just 48 hours after regime forces broke a siege by the Islamic State group of the Kweyris air base i ...
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Taiwan's president on defensive after China summit
Taipei (AFP) Nov 12, 2015 -
Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou has hit back at opponents who have accused him of selling out by holding a historic summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Ma said he had not shied away from referring to Taiwan as the Republic of China (ROC) - its official name, which China does not recognise.
"I stated it so clearly," he told broadcaster TVBS in an interview aired on Wednesday.
"No ...
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Pentagon to unveil Guantanamo closure plan
Washington (AFP) Nov 12, 2015 -
The Pentagon is poised to release a much-anticipated report on shutting down Guantanamo Bay, even as Congress battles to block the transfer of the military prison inmates from Cuba to US soil.
Officials have said the report on US prison sites that could house the last Guantanamo detainees - enabling President Barack Obama to fulfil a key election pledge - would be published in the coming d ...
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3D printed UAV makes debut
Minneapolis (UPI) Nov 12, 2015 -
A jet-powered, 3D-printed unmanned aerial vehicle has been unveiled this week by Stratasys Ltd and Aurora flight sciences.
The UAV has a nine-foot wingspan, weighs just 33 pounds and has a speed of more than 150 miles per hour, according to Stratasys Ltd., which is headquartered in Minnesota.
"A primary goal for us was to show the aerospace industry just how quickly you can go fr ...
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Okinawa governor refuses order on US base landfill work
Tokyo Nov 11, 2015 -
The governor of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Wednesday rejected a state order to proceed with landfill work on a new US military base in the latest move in a nearly 20-year battle over the controversial project.
Outspoken governor Takeshi Onaga told reporters he will "do his best" to prevent the government from building the base.
The dispute is over a proposal, first mooted ...
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New York City turns tide on homeless vets
New York (AFP) Nov 11, 2015 -
Four years ago Craig Hinds was homeless. A US Navy vet who served back-to-back tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, he had no job and was suffering from PTSD.
His life turned around when he moved into a veterans-only housing unit in New York City. He is one of thousands who have been saved from living on the streets in a US push to end homelessness among ex military.
The homeless population ma ...
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