Thales, Alcatel-Lucent in partnership talks
Paris (UPI) May 22, 2013 -
Thales is negotiating with Alcatel-Lucent over a possible takeover of Alcatel-Lucent's cyber-security services and communications security business.
Thales said the exclusive negotiation is part of "a strategic partnership to provide end-to-end solutions for securing networks."
"With this strategic partnership, Thales strengthens its position in cyber-security and consolidates i ...
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Possible Russian withdrawal from Ukraine border: NATO
Podgorica, Montenegro (AFP) May 22, 2014 -
Limited Russian troop movements near the border with Ukraine "may suggest" preparations for a withdrawal, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Thursday.
"Late yesterday (Wednesday), we have seen limited Russian troop activity in the vicinity of the border with Ukraine that may suggest that some of these forces are preparing to withdraw," Rasmussen said in Montenegro.
"It is too early ...
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House maintains obstacles to shuttering Guantanamo
Washington (AFP) May 22, 2014 -
The US House of Representatives passed a mammoth annual defense bill Thursday, thumbing its nose at President Barack Obama by including obstacles preventing him from taking steps to close Guantanamo.
The National Defense Authorization Act which lays out military-related budget requests for 2015 passed easily, but Obama has threatened to veto the massive bill if it includes provisions that ba ...
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31 dead, scores wounded in attack in China's Xinjiang
Urumqi, China (AFP) May 22, 2014 -
Attackers killed at least 31 people Thursday when they ploughed two vehicles into a market and threw explosives in the capital of China's Xinjiang region, in what authorities called the latest "severe terrorist incident" to hit the Muslim Uighur homeland.
More than 90 people were also wounded when two off-road vehicles drove into a crowd in Urumqi, with one of them exploding, the regional go ...
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N. Korea fires shells near S. Korea warship
Seoul (AFP) May 22, 2014 -
North Korea on Thursday fired shells into waters near a South Korean warship on patrol south of the disputed Yellow Sea border, prompting an evacuation of residents on a nearby island, officials said.
Two shells fell near the South Korean ship, which was sailing near the frontline island of Yeonpyeong, the South's defence ministry said.
Residents on the island were advised to move to civ ...
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