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North Korea fires three short-range missiles
ReutersSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired three short-range missiles from its east coast on Saturday, South Korea's Defence Ministry said, prompting Western powers to urge Pyongyang to exercise restraint. Launches by the North of short-range missiles are not...Tags: Weaponry, South Korea, Physical Fitness and Exercise, North Korea, Japan
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Humans will retain key role in robot use
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewWith an army-green paint job and six knobby tires, Crusher rests inside Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center in Lawrenceville. A metal easel nearby touts its attributes: "Quiet, patient, alert 24/7." The unmanned robot,...Tags: Science and Technology, Manufacturing and Engineering, Engineering, Technology, Japan
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Netanyahu takes aim at weapons "leakage" in Syria
Reuters* Israel preparing for "every scenario" in Syria's war * Netanyahu says determined to stop arms reaching Hezbollah * Israeli concerned over Russian missiles for Assad By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, May 19 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...Tags: Vladimir Putin, Weaponry, Israel, Moscow (Russia), Lebanon
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Armed groups bomb Libyan military posts in Benghazi
ReutersBENGHAZI, May 18 (Reuters) - Armed groups attacked military posts in Libya's second city Benghazi with bombs and a rocket-propelled grenade, an army commander said on Saturday. Nearly two years after the uprising that ended Muammar Gaddafi's 42-year...Tags: Benghazi, Explosions, Emergency Incidents, Libya
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U.S. chides Russia over missiles as peace plans suffer
ReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - The United States chided Russia for sending missiles to the Syrian government as plans for a peace conference promoted by Washington and Moscow were hit by diplomatic rifts over its scope and purpose. Sectarian bloodshed in neighboring...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Barack Obama, Weaponry, Politics, Government
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France gets Pentagon backing to buy U.S.-made drones - paper
ReutersPARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - France has received approval from the U.S. Pentagon to buy two Reaper drones for intelligence gathering, and now only needs backing from Congress, Le Monde newspaper said on Saturday. With its current hardware increasingly...Tags: France, U.S. Military, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Department of Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Nigeria says 10 rebels killed in northeast, 65 arrested
ReutersLAGOS (Reuters) - Nigeria's military said on Saturday it had killed 10 insurgents and arrested 65 more as part of an offensive meant to wrest back control of parts of its remote northeast from an Islamist group seen as the main security threat to Africa's...Tags: Weaponry, Armed Conflicts, Rebellions, Religious Conflicts, Nigeria
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Israel warns against Russian arms supply to Syria
Reuters* Israel fears arms getting to enemies such as Hezbollah * Has not confirmed or denied air strikes inside Syria By Maayan Lubell JERUSALEM, May 18 (Reuters) - Israel said on Saturday that advanced weapons supplied by Russia to war-torn Syria could...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice, Rebellions, Russia
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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday condemned Russia's delivery of advanced antiship missiles to Syria and its buildup of warships in the eastern Mediterranean, arguing that the Kremlin's escalating support for its longtime ally in...
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Weaponry, White House, Lebanon, Rebellions
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Nigeria bombs Islamists, U.S. sounds alarm
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigerian warplanes struck militant camps in the northeast on Friday in a major push against an Islamist insurgency, drawing a sharp warning from the United States to respect human rights and not harm civilians. Troops...Tags: Butterfly Ballots, Armed Conflicts, Wildlife, Crime, Law and Justice, Rebellions
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Russian missiles to Syria could embolden Assad: U.S. general warns
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top U.S. military officer on Friday condemned Russia's shipment of advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, saying it could embolden President Bashar al-Assad's forces to keep fighting a bloody civil war. "It's at the very least...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Barack Obama, Weaponry, Chuck Hagel, Martin Dempsey
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Manuel M. Nicolaides, attorney
Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who served for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92. "Manny served with distinction for many...
Tags: University of Maryland, College Park, Timonium, Colleges and Universities, Taxation, College Baseball
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