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• Weapons Sales to be Limited During Sochi Games | Olympic Coverage | The Moscow Times May 23, 2013
  The sale of air guns and explosive materials will be limited during the 2014 Sochi Olympics, Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev said Thursday. […]
• IAEA: Iran Expanding Nuclear-Enrichment Technology May 23, 2013
  A new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says Iran has improved its capacity to rapidly refine uranium by installing hundreds more centrifuges. […]
• Study: Drone Strikes Unlikely To Destroy Islamist Networks May 23, 2013
  A new study says drone strikes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal areas are unlikely to eliminate Islamist extremist networks. […]
• Iran: IAEA report proves nuclear program peaceful | The Canadian Jewish News May 23, 2013
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• Four Americans killed since 2009 in US drone strikes, says White House - Americas - World - The Independent May 23, 2013
  The Obama administration acknowledged publicly for the first time that four US citizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. […]
• West may boost Syria rebels if Assad won't talk peace | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News May 22, 2013
  Washington has threatened to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders. read more […]
• US acknowledges killing Americans in drone strikes | Otago Daily Times Online News : Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International News May 22, 2013
  The US government has formally acknowledged for the first time that it had killed four Americans in counterterrorism operations in Yemen and Pakistan, where the United States has carried out regular drone strikes. read more […]
• Foot - Transferts - Armand a choisi Rennes May 22, 2013
  Notamment courtisé par Nantes, Sylvain Armand aurait choisi de... […]
• Collapse of German Drone Program Has Merkel Confidant on the Defensive - SPIEGEL ONLINE May 22, 2013
  Thomas de Maizière has long been a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel. But the defense minister now finds himself at the center of controversy after cancelling Germany's half-billion euro surveillance drone program last week. He has allegedly known about the project's problems for months. […]
• German Intelligence Believes Assad Regime Regaining Lost Power - SPIEGEL ONLINE May 22, 2013
  Not even a year ago, German intelligence predicted Syrian autocrat Bashar Assad's regime would soon collapse. Now, the agency instead believes the rebels are in trouble. Government troops are set to make significant advances, it predicts. […]
• Obama dials back drone strikes: 3 reasons why - CSMonitor.com May 22, 2013
  Data collected by the media suggest that US drone strikes are declining. For President Obama, who has founded much of his counterterror strategy on drones, that's a significant development. […]
• US acknowledges killing four American citizens in drone strikes - CSMonitor.com May 22, 2013
  Attorney General Eric Holder acknowledged Wednesday that US drones have killed four American citizens in Pakistan and Yemen, justifying the attacks under US and international law. President Obama is scheduled to address the subject in a speech Thursday. […]
• Holder Acknowledges U.S. Citizens Killed In Drone Strikes : The Two-Way : NPR May 22, 2013
  For the first time, the Justice Department admits that it targeted American-born al-Qaida leader Anwar al-Awlaki and that three other U.S. citizens have died in drone strikes. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us […]
• Kerry promises wider U.S. support for Syrian rebels if peace talks remain elusive - The Washington Post May 22, 2013
  AMMAN, Jordan — The United States and its partners will widen support for the Syrian rebels, potentially by sending more weapons or taking other measures short of sending American forces, if diplomacy fails to end a civil war that has killed “upwards of 100,000” people, Secretary of State John F. Kerry said Wednesday. Read full article >>      […]