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2:53 PM EST
1/31/2012 India plans war games with U.S, Russia, BangladeshIndia will hold war games with top global powers, including the United States, Russia, France, Bangladesh, and Singapore. The exercises will focus on counter terrorism and urban warfare operations.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Armed Forces, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

10:05 AM EST
1/4/2012 Chinese oil firm gets $2.2 billion stake in controversial U.S. shale oil fracking industryChinese oil company Sinopec has invested $2.2 billion in a deal with Devon Energy to get access to shale oil deposits in the United States through the controversial process known as fracking. The deal gives Sinopec a one-third stake in five of Oklahoma-based Devon's new shale projects.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Business, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials, Energy And Resource

3:06 PM EST
12/22/2011 U.S. military seeks new supply routes into Afghanistan to avoid PakistanWhile the U.S. military admitted mistakes Thursday that led to the Nov. 26 NATO bombing of Pakistani troops, a new Senate report underscored the need to find different supply routes into Afghanistan that avoid Pakistan. The bombing that killed 24 soldiers prompted the Pakistani government to shut down a key supply route into Afghanistan used by the U.S. military.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry, Armed Forces

7:30 AM EST
12/6/2011 French security questioned after Greenpeace activists enter Paris nuclear plantEnvironmental group Greenpeace on Monday claimed that some of its activists managed to enter the Nogent-sur-Seine plant southeast of Paris, questioning the security at French nuclear sites.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Government, National Government, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power

10:17 AM EST
12/5/2011 Radioactive water leaks at Japanese nuclear plantWorkers at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear facility plant have discovered a leak of 45 metric tons of contaminated, radioactive water, according to a statement Monday from operator Tokyo Electric Power Company. It is not yet clear if the contaminated water reached the Pacific Ocean.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Nuclear Accident, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials

11:01 AM EST
11/25/2011 Study finds BPA levels spike after eating canned soupA new study says that regular consumption of canned soup may be linked with an increase in levels of bisphenol A.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Conditions, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials, Economy, Business And Finance, Consumer Goods, Food

3:35 PM EST
11/24/2011 China to hold naval exercise in PacificChina announced it will hold a naval exercise in the western Pacific Ocean by the end of the month, just days after U.S. President Barack Obama and leaders of Southeast Asian countries called for a peaceful resolution of territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Military Equipment, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

12:47 PM EST
11/21/2011 UK sanctions cut off banking ties with Iran over nuclear programThe United Kingdom reacted to Iran's allegedly illicit nuclear program by severing all financial ties with Iranian banks.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Banking, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Weaponry

12:31 PM EDT
11/4/2011 Israel intercepts aid boats trying to run Gaza blockadeIsraeli navy officials have boarded two aid vessels bound for the Gaza Strip. Naval officials on Friday had warned the two vessels to change course or the navy would "take any necessary action."

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Politics, Government, Weaponry

9:56 AM EDT
11/3/2011 Groups push J&J on toxins in baby shampoosSeveral health campaigners are crying foul over Johnson & Johnson's famous "no more tears" baby shampoos.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Economy, Business And Finance, Company Information, Consumers, Environmental Issue, Hazardous Materials