Pakistan, India hold talks on CBMs
December 26th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 26 (IANS) After a gap of four years, Pakistan and India Monday began two-day talks on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs).Geo News said that the ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to review CBMs Monday
December 24th, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Senior officials of India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks Monday on conventional and nuclear confidence-building measures in Islamabad, the first formal engagement since ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to discuss conventional, nuke CBMs Monday
December 22nd, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Seeking to push forward their revived peace process, India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks starting Monday in Islamabad to discuss conventional and nuclear ... Read more...
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US concludes ‘constructive’ talks with North Korea
July 30th, 2011 - 5:30 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US and North Korean diplomats concluded Friday their two-day talks in New York that both sides called "constructive".North Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Kim ... Read more...
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Kim Jong-il to visit Russia
June 28th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) North Korean leader Kim Jong-il is expected to pay a visit to Russia and meet President Dmitry Medvedev in the eastern city of Vladivostok, South ... Read more...
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Obama extends sanctions on North Korea
June 24th, 2011 - 6:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 24 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has extended sanctions against North Korea for another year citing Pyongyang's continuing threat to stability on the Korean Peninsula.The national ... Read more...
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Russian delegation meets Kim Jong-il
May 18th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A delegation of Russian diplomats led by the country's Foreign Intelligence Service head has held talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, the ... Read more...
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‘China blocks North Korea nuclear report’
February 24th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 24 (IANS) China refused to allow the release of a report by a UN expert panel on the findings of a new uranium enrichment plant in North Korea, a media ... Read more...
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China blocks UN report on N. Korea’s new nuke facility
February 24th, 2011 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb.24 (ANI): China is blocking the release of a report by a UN expert panel on the revelations of a new and highly sophisticated uranium enrichment plant in North Korea, ... Read more...
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North Korea’s new missile launch tower may allow it to strike US directly
February 18th, 2011 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 18(ANI): North Korea has reportedly completed a launch tower at its Tongchang-ri missile base, which is seen as a key step in the country's quest for an intercontinental ballistic missile ... Read more...
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Pakistan successfully test-fires Hatf-VII Cruise Missile
February 10th, 2011 - 4:28 pm ICT by ANI
Rawalpindi, Feb 10(ANI): Pakistan has successfully test-fired the Hatf-VII Cruise Missile, which can carry strategic and conventional warheads."Pakistan today conducted a successful test fire of the indigenously developed Cruise Missile Hatf-VII ... Read more...
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‘US warned China of military action over space missiles’
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 3 (IANS) The US threatened to take military action against China over its space missile tests, according to secret diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks.
The two nuclear superpowers shot down ... Read more...
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China stepping up ‘carrier killer,’ missile tests, warns US expert
December 29th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Dec 29 (ANI): U.S. Navy Admiral Robert F. Willard has warned that China is designing a space missile that could sink American aircraft carriers in the Pacific.The Daily Mail quoted ... Read more...
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Pentagon probing missile firing off California coast
November 10th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington < Nov.10 (ANI): The Pentagon is trying to find out if a missile was fired off the California coast, and who launched it. The US Navy, Air Force, and other military ... Read more...
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Argentina protests British war games in Falkland Islands (Lead)
October 12th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Oct 12 (IANS/EFE) Argentina has protested London's plan to hold military exercises in the British-controlled Falkland Islands, a senior official has said.Argentina will present to the UN a copy of ... Read more...
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Argentina protests British war games in Falklands
October 12th, 2010 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, Oct 12 (IANS/EFE) Argentina will present to the UN a copy of the formal protest it conveyed to the British government over London's plans to hold military exercises in the ... Read more...
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Cautious China hails ongoing mineral, oil search below South China Sea
September 12th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Sept.12 (ANI): Three Chinese scientists have plunged to the bottom of the South China Sea to explore remote and inaccessible parts of the ocean floor, which said to be rich ... Read more...
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Counter Indian military spending, Pakistan urged (Lead)
September 7th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) The Pakistan government was Tuesday urged by a leading newspaper to spend more on military needs so as to counter what it said was an Indian challenge.
Saying ... Read more...
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‘Why is Pakistan not conducting any missile tests?’
September 7th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) While "enemy India" has conducted three missile tests within this year alone -- the latest being of the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile, Pakistan has not conducted any ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan asked to add cruise missiles to Lahore MoU
July 5th, 2010 - 3:26 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 4 (IANS) A Canadian-led panel of retired civilian and military officials from India and Pakistan has called upon the two countries to update the Lahore memorandum of understanding on easing ... Read more...
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Clinton urges global response to Pyongyang ‘provocation’ (Lead)
May 26th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, May 26 (DPA) US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday urged concerted international reaction to North Korea over the sinking of a South Korean warship.
Pyongyang's destruction of the corvette Cheonan ... Read more...
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South Korea calls North Korea’s ‘nuclear fusion’ claim bluff
May 12th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 12 (ANI): South Korea has dismissed North Korea's claims of successfully producing a nuclear fusion reaction as untrue. They cite lack of adequate funds and facilities that are necessary ... Read more...
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Pak test fires two nuclear capable ballistic missiles
May 8th, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, May 8 (ANI): Pakistan on Saturday test fired two nuclear capable ballistic missiles, a statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.According to the ISPR, the Shaheen-1 has ... Read more...
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Pyongyang warns it could build nuclear plant
March 30th, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, March 30 (DPA) North Korea Tuesday said it could build a light-water nuclear plant and produce its own fuel as a reaction to Washington and Seoul allegedly adopting a strategy of ... Read more...
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Orissa seeks halt to missile tests during turtle nesting season
February 8th, 2010 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 8 (IANS) Orissa will seek a halt to missile testing from a launch base in Bhadrak district on the state's coast during the nesting period of endangered Olive Ridley turtles, ... Read more...
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North Korea restarts firing artillery shells in Yellow Sea
January 28th, 2010 - 10:02 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 28 (DPA) North Korea Thursday fired artillery shells near the disputed maritime border with South Korea for a second day, media reports said.
The North began firing towards the South Korean ... Read more...
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North, South Korea exchange fire near sea border
January 27th, 2010 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 27 (DPA) North and South Korea Wednesday exchanged fire in waters off their disputed western sea border, officials and news reports in Seoul said.
North Korea fired several artillery shells into ... Read more...
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North Korea agrees to meet with South Feb 1
January 21st, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Jan 21 (DPA) North Korea made a last-minute agreement Thursday to hold talks Feb 1 with South Korea on the development of their jointly run industrial park, a South Korean official ... Read more...
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Japan launches satellite
November 28th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tokyo, Nov 28 (IANS) Japan launched an intelligence satellite Saturday from Tanegashima Space Centre in the Japanese prefecture of Kagoshima, a report said.
The JAXA, Japan's national space agency, launched the satellite at ... Read more...
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`I’m not taking North Korea to World Cup, says Sven-Goran Eriksson
October 15th, 2009 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.15 (ANI): Former England football manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has denied that he is planning to lead North Korea into the 2010 World Cup finals.Sky Sports quoted the current Notts County football ... Read more...
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North Korea agrees to talks, but prepares new missile tests (Lead)
October 13th, 2009 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 13 (DPA) North Korea Tuesday agreed to meet South Korea this week for talks, but was at the same time preparing new missile tests, South Korean media reports said.
The two ... Read more...
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North Korea appears to be preparing new missile tests: Report
October 13th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 13 (DPA) North Korea appears to be preparing to conduct new missile tests, a South Korean news agency reported Tuesday.
After five rocket tests on Monday on North Korea's east coast, ... Read more...
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North Korea tests five short-range missiles (Lead)
October 12th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Oct 12 (Xinhua) North Korea Monday test-fired five short-range missiles off its eastern coast, the Yonhap news agency reported, citing government sources.
The missiles were launched from the bases between North ... Read more...
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Iran’s missile tests are a provocation, US says
September 29th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 29 (DPA) Iran's move to test-fire missiles over the weekend has met with international criticism, with the US saying they fit into Tehran's pattern of provocation.
White House spokesperson Robert Gibbs ... Read more...
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Iran’s ‘Teeth and Claws’ approach likely to backfire, say experts
September 29th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep.29 (ANI): Iran's 'Teeth and Claws' approach on the issue of missile tests and talks on nuclear proliferation are likely to backfire, as only one in ten Iranians support the existence ... Read more...
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