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Russia?s Raiders2008-06-08 02:42:00Companies are paying public officials to raid the offices of business rivals and subject them to criminal investigations It seemed like any other workday at Togliatti Azot, a giant chemical factory in Russia ’s Samara region, on the Volga River 600 miles east of Moscow. Engineers were on their morning rounds, and union representatives had just finished ...More About: Corruption , Target , Vladimir Putin , Camouflage
The day we lost the Second World War2008-06-08 00:14:00This is a fictional account of what could have happened. The rapid advance of the German army through Belgium and France in May 1940 left hundreds of thousands of British, French and Belgian troops encircled at the port of Dunkirk in northern France. But then Hitler ordered a halt to the attack. This gave the British ...More About: Europe , Lost , World , World War , Britain
Israel threatens war on Gaza and Iran2008-06-08 00:04:00Israel braced itself for conflict on two fronts against militants in Gaza and an Iran ian government persisting with its nuclear programme. Ehud Olmert, the prime minister, said the “pendulum is closer” to a large scale military operation in Gaza after another Israeli civilian was killed by a mortar fired from Gaza on Thursday. … One of Mr Olmert’s ...More About: Israel , Prime Minister , War
China, Africa, and Oil2008-06-07 23:59:00With energy demand spiking, China looks for answers in Africa . But Western investment and influence still dominate the continent’s oil market. As global demand for energy continues to rise, major players like the United States, European Union (EU), and Japan are facing a new competitor in the race to secure long-term energy supplies: China. As its ...More About: Globe
Venezuela fires missiles in exercises2008-06-07 23:05:00Venezuela fired live missiles from fighter jets and ships Friday during exercises intended to demonstrate the firepower of President Hugo Chavez ’s military. Smoke rose from ships off the La Orchila island military base as Otomat MK2 missiles arced into the sky and Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets flew in formation. The televised war games allowed the military to ...More About: Military , Missiles , Venezuela , Exercises
The UAV Revolution2008-06-07 23:02:00The hundreds of drones cruising over Iraq and Afghanistan have changed war forever. The UAV is the “smart bomb” of the Iraq War , the latest turn in the unending offense-defense spiral that characterizes the history of warfare. Army units searching and fighting house-to-house are using hundreds of drones, some of them as small as a model ...More About: Earth , Revolution