Norway has taken over the leadership of the UN contact group which coordinates the measures to be taken in the fight against the problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden.
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International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman Spyros M Polemis has called for new thinking on piracy. At a meeting of the ICS Executive Committee Tuesday (8 September) Piracy ICS members “expressed their continuing appreciation ...
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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez announced that the country will soon take delivery of the first batch of Russian short-range missiles with a range of approximately 300 kilometres (186 miles).
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Contractors selling prices increased 0.3% in July following a 0.2% decline in June. This was the first increase at the Canada level since September 2008.
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MOSCOW - The first four Russian-made MiG-29K/KUB fighter jets, purchased by India for the modernized Admiral Gorshkov aircraft carrier, will be delivered to the Indian navy in October, an Indian defense source said according to RIA Novosti.
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NORFOLK, Va. - Despite the challenges it faces there, NATO will stay the course during its tough fight against Taliban and other extremists in Afghanistan, the alliance’s top leader said here today.
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On Wednesday, hardline al Shabaab fighters amputated the right hands of two teenage Mogadishu boys they said had been convicted of theft by a militant sharia court. "We whipped another teenager for raping a lady.
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Merchandise imports and exports both increased in July as a result of broad-based growth in volumes. Imports were up 8.3% to $31.7 billion while exports grew 3.3% to $30.3 billion.
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NATO Panel of Experts in logistic and defence planning issues has paid three-day official visit to Georgia. Purpose of the visit is to promote the further development of Georgian Armed Forces.
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MOSCOW - Russia and Venezuela are expected to sign a contract on the delivery of at least 100 main battle tanks worth about $500 million to the Latin American country, a Russian defense industry source said on Wednesday according to RIA Novosti.
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