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		<title>US to open peace talks with Taliban</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The United States and the Taliban cleared the decks for peace talks Tuesday even as a deadly attack on US troops underlined the still furious nature of their decade-long war. US officials welcomed...<br/>
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		<title>German spy service plans more online surveillance: report</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:54:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Germany&#8217;s foreign intelligence service plans a major expansion of Internet surveillance despite deep unease over revelations of US online spying, Der Spiegel news weekly reported Sunday....<br/>
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		<title>China army newspaper hits out at US’s PRISM program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 06:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[China&#8217;s official army newspaper Sunday branded the United States Internet surveillance programme exposed by former spy Edward Snowden as &#8220;frightening&#8221;, and accused the US of being a...<br/>
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		<title>US military aid to rebels unlikely to tip balance in Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:12:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Some 27 months into the conflict raging in Syria and with over 90,000 dead, the United States has vowed for the first time to send military aid to the rebels battling to oust President Bashar...<br/>
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		<title>Pakistan raises annual defence budget by 10 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Pakistan&#8217;s new government announced Wednesday a 10 percent increase in defence spending a week after taking office, despite a crippling budget deficit of 8.8 percent. The budget for fiscal year...<br/>
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		<title>Iran nuclear push, flashpoints role has West in a bind</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Iran&#8217;s role in flashpoints like Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan is proving a headache for the West as it tries to normalise ties with Tehran without a trade-off on its contested nuclear...<br/>
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		<title>Taiwan renews arms sales call amid US-China summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:23:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Taiwan urged the United States Sunday to continue arming it with defensive weapons as it kept a wary eye on the first summit between US President Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping....<br/>
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		<title>Iraq warns Israel on using airspace in Iran strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 06:51:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Baghdad has warned Israel that it would respond to any attempts by the Jewish state to use Iraqi airspace for a strike against Iran&#8217;s controversial nuclear programme, a top Iraqi minister told...<br/>
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		<title>Despite Hackers, DOD Retains Faith In Weapon Systems</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 05:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>US Department of Defense</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &#8212; The United States military has “complete faith that our systems are secure and reliable,” a Pentagon spokesman said here today. The military is always concerned about cybersecurity...<br/>
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		<title>EU embargo move boosts Russia plan to arm Syria</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 08:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Agence France-Presse</dc:creator>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[The European Union&#8217;s decision to lift its arms embargo on the Syrian opposition has provided Russia with a new defence of its controversial weapons deliveries to President Bashar...<br/>
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