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Pakistan Tests ‘Nuke-Capable’ Short-Range Missile    ISLAMABAD – Pakistan yesterday conducted the first official test firing of what it described as a short-range surface-to-surface multitube ballistic missile. An Inter-Services Press Release statement said the Nasr (Victory) missile could be tipped with “nuclear warheads of appropriate yield with high accuracy,” therefore confirming Pakistan’s long-assumed tactical nuclear [...]

Draft Policy Would Disclose Contractors’ Political Ties    A draft presidential order that would require federal contractors to disclose political contributions has sparked harsh criticism from a national contractor association. The proposal which was leaked this week by a former Federal Election Commission official, would require companies bidding for government work to disclose in their [...]

Indian Army Division Prepares for Desert Exercise    NEW DELHI – Some 15,000 Indian troops – a full division of the Army – will go next month to the Rajasthan desert, along the Indo-Pakistani border, for a ground exercise that will include armored columns, tanks, mechanized vehicles and artillery. The exercise will test the Indian [...]

U.S. Carries Out First Drone Strike in Libya: Pentagon    WASHINGTON – The United States carried out its first drone strike in Libya on April 23, the Pentagon said, two days after approving the use of pilotless aircraft to aid rebels fighting Moammar Gadhafi’s forces. “The first Predator strike in Libya occurred today in the [...]

Middle East Peace Process Set for New Airing    WASHINGTON – Shelved since late 2010 and eclipsed by the pro-democracy Arab uprisings, the faltering Middle East peace process may soon be back in focus as Palestinians push for U.N. recognition of their state. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has already unveiled his plan to achieve the [...]

Stalemate in Libya Would Draw In al-Qaida: McCain    WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain urged the United States on April 24 to step up its involvement in NATO air strikes on Libya, warning that a stalemate would likely draw al-Qaida into the conflict. “The longer we delay, the more likely it is there’s is a [...]

Australian PM to Raise N. Korea in China    SEOUL – Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard pledged on April 24 to urge China to help tame North Korea and ease tension on the Korean Peninsula as part of efforts to ensure regional security. Gillard, on a visit to Seoul as part of her whirlwind Asian [...]

Israel Thanks U.S. for ‘Iron Dome’ Funding    WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on April 18 thanked U.S. President Barack Obama for helping fund a missile defense system protecting the Jewish state from Palestinian rockets, the White House said. Netanyahu “expressed his deep appreciation for U.S. funding for the ‘Iron Dome’ rocket and [...]

S. Korea: North Readying for New Nuclear Test    SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea is ready to conduct another nuclear test if its current approaches for dialogue fail, although there are no current signs of preparations, South Korea’s spy chief said April 19. “Another atomic test is always possible as [North Korea] has various [...]

Georgia Annuls Russian Military Transit Agreement    TBILISI, Georgia – Parliament in ex-Soviet Georgia voted April 19 to annul an agreement which allowed Moscow to transport military equipment across the country to a base in neighboring Armenia. The agreement was signed before war broke out between Georgia and Russia in 2008, and officials in Tbilisi [...]

France Says It Will Increase Libya Airstrikes    KIEV – France will step up its air strikes in Libya to protect civilians from Moammar Gadhafi’s forces, visiting French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said here April 19, while urging a political solution to the conflict. Highlighting the violent shelling of several Libyan cities by pro-Gadhafi forces, [...]