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US Lawmakers Seek Asia Missile Defense Safeguard
State John Kerry that the U.S. could reduce its heightened defense posture in the region if North Korea abandoned its nuclear weapons . That drew criticism from Republicans who are also concerned about China's military power. The wording is included in
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China's Xi Will Meet Obama Earlier Than Expected
cyber-attacks and espionage and Washington's desire for China to do more in international efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear program . The two leaders have conversed on the phone, and originally were widely expected to hold their first face-to-face
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Malaysia Court Orders Release of 3 Terror Suspects
allegations did not involve a domestic threat. The suspects include Yazid Sufaat, who previously spent seven years in detention without trial until 2008 after being accused of working on a weapons program for al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
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Report: Iran Hangs 2 Men Convicted of Spying
individuals on espionage charges. Tehran accuses Israel and the U.S. of spying on its vital interests, particularly its nuclear program , which the West suspects is aimed at producing an atomic weapon. Tehran denies the charge. Both Israel and the U.S
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Report: Iran Hangs 2 Men Convicted of Spying
individuals on espionage charges. Tehran accuses Israel and the U.S. of spying on its vital interests, particularly its nuclear program , which the West suspects is aimed at producing an atomic weapon. Tehran denies the charge. Both Israel and the U.S
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UN Panel: Sanctions Delaying NKorea Nuke Program
North Korea's attempts to evade four rounds of increasingly tough U.N. sanctions aimed at reining in its development of nuclear weapons and the ballistic missiles to deliver them. While the imposition of sanctions has not halted these programs, the panel
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Iran May Ban Candidates Who Seek Ties With US
candidates, said Friday on state radio that some nominees may hope that international sanctions over Tehran's disputed nuclear program will end if the country restores relations with the U.S. "Indeed, we should laugh at this comment," said Jannati
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Bombs at Mosques in Northwest Pakistan Kill 13
complicated by U.S. sanctions preventing financial transactions with many Iranian banks because of the country's suspect nuclear program . Therefore, Pakistan plans to pay for the electricity by exporting wheat to Iran. "This food supply doesn't come under
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CIA Chief Makes Unannounced Israel Visit
traveled to Russia this week to persuade Moscow not to sell an advanced air defense system to Syria that could complicate any possible aerial campaign. Israel is also in close contact with the U.S. over Iran's suspect nuclear program .
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Today in History
told the Israel Bar Association the U.S. had plans in place to attack Iran if necessary to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons . Donna Summer, 63, the "Queen of Disco," died in Naples, Fla. Frank Edward "Ed" Ray, the California school bus
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UN Fails Again to Reach Nuke Probe Deal With Iran
discussions on whether there is enough common ground to schedule new negotiations between Tehran and six world powers on Iran's nuclear program . The six want Iran to stop enriching uranium to a level just a technical step short of the grade used to arm nuclear warheads
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US Explores New Ways to Press Iran on Nuke Program
The Obama administration is looking at new ways to pressure Iran over its nuclear program . The State Department's nuclear negotiator with Iran, Wendy Sherman, and the Treasury Department's sanctions chief, David
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US Navy Tests Anti-Mine Drones in Gulf Drills
has previously warned it could block critical Gulf oil routes in retaliation for Western sanctions over Tehran's nuclear program . In apparent response to the U.S.-led drills, Iran last week staged its own minesweeping operations.
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Iran Seeks 'Constructive' EU Stance in Nuke Talks
demands have included recognition of its "right" to enrich uranium. The West and its allies fear Iran's nuclear program could lead to atomic weapons. Iran says it only seeks nuclear capabilities for energy and medical applications
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Japanese Cabinet Adviser Arrives in North Korea
in 2002 and 2004. Japan is a participant in now-dormant six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons program . Japan and North Korea are also at loggerheads over Tokyo's demand for information about Japanese citizens
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Pakistan's Next Premier an Islamist Comeback Kid
plan he set up to help create jobs for the poor. He also set a minimum wage. But he is perhaps best known for testing nuclear weapons in response to India's nuclear test in 1998. It was an immensely popular decision in Pakistan — millions celebrated in the
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Iran's Cunning Rafsanjani Seeks One More Shot
dissent, but also retains a top post inside the theocracy and closely follows the official line on issues such as Iran's nuclear program and regional alliances including Lebanon's Hezbollah and Syria's regime. "Rafsanjani is still the only real candidate
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NKorea: Detained American Smuggled in Propaganda
analysts have said Pyongyang may be using Bae as bait to win diplomatic concessions in the standoff over its nuclear weapons program . North Korea repeated its denial of such speculation in the new statement, but the pattern has occurred repeatedly
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DOE: Breach at Tenn. Nuclear Plant 'Unacceptable'
of an agency charged with safeguarding the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile says a breach in which an 82-year-old nun and two other protesters sneaked into a Tennessee nuclear weapons plant last year is "completely unacceptable" and an
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Cyberattacks a Growing Irritant in US-China Ties
of the most successful acts of cyber-sabotage — the insertion of the Stuxnet virus into computer systems for Iran's nuclear program in 2010 — is believed to have been the work of the U.S. and Israel. China's Defense Ministry dismissed the Pentagon
