The United States is trying to reassure Russia that an American missile defense shield in central Europe will not undermine Russia’s national security, but the Kremlin’s reaction so far has been deeply skeptical. The United States says the rockets it plans to build will carry no warheads, and are intended only to intercept attacking missiles. [...]

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HONG KONG’s newest tourist attraction, a 25-minute cable-car ride over the rugged green hills of Lantau Island, says a lot about this former British colony. Ngong Ping 360 (www.np360.com.hk) demonstrates Hong Kong’s fascination with travel and technology; the skyrail’s hilltop terminus, an ersatz Chinese village, plays to local passions for eating, shopping and taking pictures. [...]

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The US says it has found a way to return North Korean funds frozen in a Macau bank, possibly ending a row that has stalled progress on a nuclear deal.
A State Department spokesman said banking officials had agreed a “pathway” for transferring the $25m (£12.7m) back to North Korea.
Pyongyang has insisted on the return of [...]

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When General Peter Pace of the Marines, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, visited Beijing last month, his Chinese hosts expressed interest in a long-standing U.S. proposal to establish a direct communications link between the two defense establishments for use in a crisis. Although unobjectionable, a military hotline would contribute little to overcome the [...]

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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected to announce on Monday the installation of 3,000 centrifuges for uranium enrichment in the Natanz nuclear facility, the official Iranian news agency reported.
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Qatar is to launch the first market for trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) amid fears that the world’s gas-exporting countries are forging closer links that could lead to the formation of a gas cartel.
The Gulf emirate is seeking to capture global trade in the world’s fastest-growing energy commodity with the creation of an LNG [...]

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India has begun design and development work on an anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon in response to China’s test of a similar weapon, and revived plans to link all of its military satellites and related ground systems.
Indian Defence Ministry sources said the January test shocked India into hastening efforts to defend its satellites, including military and civilian [...]

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Ever Wonder What A Missile Looks Like RIGHT Before Impact?
Sources within the US Navy tell ANN the successful first test of a submarine torpedo tube-launched Tomahawk Block IV cruise missile was conducted at the Navy’s missile range off the coast of southern California March 26.
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