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WEAPONS

WORLD
Aug 19, 2014
Renegade Libyan general claims airstrikes on Tripoli
Renegade Gen. Khalifa Haftar's air force was responsible for strikes on Islamist-leaning militia in Tripoli on Monday, one of his commanders said, after weeks of fighting for the capital in Libya's worst violence since Moammar Gadhafi was toppled in 2011.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2014
Ukraine rebels gearing up for eastern counterstrike
Pro-Russian separatist fighters in eastern Ukraine are receiving new armored vehicles and fighters trained in Russia, and plan to launch a major counteroffensive against government forces, a rebel leader said in a video released on Saturday.
WORLD
Aug 12, 2014
U.K. rules out Iraq airstrikes, plans more refugee aid
The U.K. ruled out joining U.S. airstrikes on Islamic State militants in Iraq as it stepped up efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to refugees.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2014
Nuclear disarmament is a humanitarian imperative
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement's involvement in the nuclear debate — specifically the humanitarian impact — dates back to the moment the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2014
Top U.S. neuroscientist arrested after taking loaded assault rifle to Arizona airport 'to get a cup of coffee'
An Arizona medical researcher arrested after taking a loaded assault rifle into Phoenix airport said Monday he was making a political statement and did not intend to harm anyone.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jul 30, 2014
Fukushima disaster colors A-bomb anniversaries
Over the past three years, the atomic bombing anniversaries in August have increasingly become a time to ask new questions.
EDITORIALS
Jul 27, 2014
More time for a deal with Iran
The biggest question about the four-month extension of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program is what impact Russian President Vladimir Putin's behavior, Israeli-Palestinian hostilities and the U.S. elections will have on them.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2014
Flight MH17 wreckage riddled with telltale signs of missile strike
Photographs of debris from the downed Malaysian jet show what seem to be telltale holes left by a missile strike on the Boeing Co. 777, defense experts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2014
China ship spies on U.S.-led naval drills
China sent a surveillance vessel to waters off Hawaii even as the country participated for the first time in the world's largest international naval exercise led by the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2014
Bodies rained down on village after plane was shot out of sky
First came the loud explosion that made buildings rattle: Then it started raining bodies. One of the corpses fell through the rickety roof of Irina Tipunova's house in this sleepy village, just after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 exploded high over eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists are fighting...
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 20, 2014
Malaysia Airlines may face global legal claims
Malaysia Airlines may need to convince judges from several countries that it was not negligent to send a plane over war-torn eastern Ukraine if the airline hopes to avoid an outsize legal exposure for the downing of Flight MH17, aviation lawyers said.
EDITORIALS
Jul 20, 2014
Godzilla's message still relevant
Ahead of the first run of the latest, Hollywood-produced version of 'Godzilla,' the digitally remastered edition of the original 1954 movie has been making the rounds at theaters across the country to mark the 60th anniversary of the birth of the pop culture icon. After some 30 sequels, Godzilla's message remains relevant today.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2014
Iran can tap $2.8 billion during extended atomic talks, but most sanctions stay
Iran will be allowed to access an additional $2.8 billion of its frozen assets during a four-month period of extended talks with six powers on its nuclear program, but most sanctions against Tehran will remain in place, the United States said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2014
U.S. defense chief says F-35 still the jet of the future
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told military fliers on Thursday the stealthy F-35 attack plane has "issues" but is still "the future for our fighter aircraft" despite a fire that grounded the fleet and jeopardized its international debut in Britain.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2014
Myanmar jails reporters, newspaper boss for 10 years over chemical arms report
Four journalists and a newspaper boss were sentenced in Myanmar on Thursday to 10 years in prison with hard labor for reporting about an alleged chemical weapons factory, legal and media sources said.

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