...confirmed that a certain flying object has been launched and fell after flying for just over a minute," Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka said. He said there was no impact on Japanese territory.North Korean space officials said the Unha-3...
...same story, adding that the handgun had been taken from Gadhafi, then turned on the former dictator.The French defense minister said a French aircraft had struck a convoy, and a NATO spokesman confirmed that its forces had struck armed military...
...in control of the international airport, had denied landing permission to relief flights from their countries. Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, who has 7,000 Brazilian U.N. peacekeeping troops in Haiti, warned against viewing the rescue...
...World Cup In Berlin, as many as 7,000 troops will be on call in case of emergency at the World Cup, the German defense minister said. Officials have said troops could be called in to help deal with major incidents such as a terrorist attack...
...effort. The project aims to develop a prototype of the unmanned plane, named Neuron, by 2009, according to Saab. Defense Minister Leni Bjorklund said the project would help Sweden "keep and develop the aeronautic competence that is needed to...
...vice president is Sunni, the other a Shiite; the prime minister is a Shiite; the foreign minister a Kurd; the defense minister a Sunni; and six Cabinet posts are also filled by Sunnis. This is a diverse and secular government. If anything...
...France and Germany. "They have a very difficult job, but they are well prepared and everything are ready," deputy Defense Minister Yiannis Lambropoulos said, referring to the security personnel. Olympic traffic restrictions - cordoning off a...
...planned security measures are dynamic and not static, meaning that they are adjusted every time there is an event," Defense Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos said. Serafim Kotrotsos, spokesman for the Olympic organizing committee in Athens, said...
...nuclear, biological or chemical attacks. U.S. biochemical experts have worked closely with Olympic organizers. Defense Minister Yiannos Papantoniou said all NATO countries are involved in the security planning for the Athens Olympics. "NATO...
...nuclear, biological or chemical attacks. U.S. biochemical experts have worked closely with Olympic organizers. Defense Minister Yiannos Papantoniou said all NATO countries are involved in the security planning for the Athens Olympics. "NATO...