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Friday, 5 September 2008
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Karadzic to run his own defence
Radovan Karadzic will conduct his own defence at the Hague tribunal and is convinced he will be cleared of charges of genocide, relatives and associates of the war crimes suspect said on Wednesday.
24 Jul 2008 |
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Miliband signals support for French plans
Foreign Secretary David Miliband sent a strong signal of support on Wednesday for French plans to strengthen Europe's defence policy, saying EU nations should be ready to deploy troops to trouble spots without waiting for NATO.
03 Jul 2008 |
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China says defence budget to rise
China will raise its heavily scrutinised defence spending by nearly a fifth this year, a top official said on Tuesday, warning self-ruled Taiwan that Beijing would "tolerate no division".
04 Mar 2008 |
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Gates backs pause in future U.S. troop pullout
U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop reductions from Iraq once an initial pullout of five combat brigades has been completed in July.
11 Feb 2008 |
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France sends defence minister to Chad
France's defence minister flew to Chad on Wednesday in a show of support for President Idriss Deby who survived a weekend assault on the capital N'Djamena by rebels.
06 Feb 2008 |
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U.S. backs modernizing Polish air defences
The United States supports modernizing Poland's air defences, a key Polish demand for hosting part of a planned missile defence system, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Friday.
02 Feb 2008 |
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BAE says to buy Australia's Tenix
BAE Systems said on Friday it had agreed to buy Australian defence contractor Tenix Defence for up to A$775 million (343 million pounds) in cash, to boost its operations in the country.
18 Jan 2008 |
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Black trial told money was not stolen
Defence lawyers at Conrad Black's criminal fraud trial sought to show on Wednesday that millions of dollars prosecutors claim he and his former colleagues stole was legitimate, hard earned money.
17 May 2007 |
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Boeing and Lockheed mull bids for rivals
Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. are eyeing firms worth more than 5 billion pounds in a bid to win work from the Ministry of Defence, the Times reported.
16 Feb 2007 |
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