Hosting U.S. defence chief, Israel hints at patience on Iran Apr 22nd, 2013 - 16:00h (CET +01.00) By David Alexander and Dan Williams TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Israel suggested on Monday it would be patient before taking any military action against Iran's nuclear program, saying during a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel there was still... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : hosting, defence, chief, israel, hints, patience, iran, Top Keywords

Exclusive - S&P hires top defence attorney for $5 billion lawsuit Feb 7th, 2013 - 02:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Standard and Poor's has hired John Keker, one of the country's top white-collar defense attorneys, to help fight a $5 billion lawsuit brought by the U.S. government this week. Keker, who is based in San Francisco and ha... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, s&p, hires, defence, attorney, billion, lawsuit, Top Keywords

UK unveils £159 billion defence equipment plan, but doubts remain Jan 31st, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain published on Thursday a 159-billion-pound long-term defence equipment spending plan, a move aimed at reversing decades of mismanagement but which drew only qualified praise from experts. The plan covers spending from 2012 t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : unveils, £159, billion, defence, equipment, plan, doubts, remain, Top Keywords

Britain and Australia to boost defence ties Jan 18th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain and Australia will increase ties on defence issues including cyber security and equipment programmes such as the BAE Systems-built Type 26 frigate, the British defence ministry said on Friday. Defence Secretary Philip Hammo... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, australia, boost, defence, ties, plan, doubts, remain, Top Keywords

Palestinian killed in Gaza border fence shooting Jan 11th, 2013 - 20:30h (CET +01.00) RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - The Israeli military shot and killed one Palestinian near the border fence with Gaza on Friday, an official in the territory said. The military said that he was part of a group that rushed the fence to try to damage it. (So... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : palestinian, killed, gaza, border, fence, shooting, doubts, remain, Top Keywords

Britain reins in defence equipment costs and project delays Jan 10th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Defence Ministry has begun to improve the way it handles major procurement areas, but must still do more to keep costs and delays under control, parliament's spending watchdog said on Thursday. MPs and state age... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, reins, defence, equipment, costs, project, delays, remain, Top Keywords

Osborne urges EU to adopt bank ring-fence proposals Jan 8th, 2013 - 18:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British Chancellor George Osborne urged European Union policymakers on Tuesday to seriously consider adopting proposals to separate banks' retail and investment banking operations. "There is an interesting proposal on the... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : osborne, urges, adopt, bank, ringfence, proposals, delays, remain, Top Keywords

Israeli premier: frontier fence with Syria needed Jan 6th, 2013 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's premier pledged Sunday to build a fortified fence along the frontier with Syria, warning that radical Islamist forces have taken over the area. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, premier, frontier, fence, syria, needed, delays, remain, Top Keywords

Gaza crowds surge at Israel border fence, 1 dead Nov 23rd, 2012 - 15:40h (CET +01.00) Israeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian and wounding 19 in the first violence since a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold a day earlie... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gaza, crowds, surge, israel, border, fence, dead, remain, Top Keywords

Gaza crowds surge toward Gaza border fence, 1 dead Nov 23rd, 2012 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) Israeli troops fired Friday to push back Gaza crowds surging toward Israel's border fence with the Hamas-ruled territory, killing one Palestinian and wounding 19 in the first violence since a truce between Israel and Hamas took hold a day earlie... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : gaza, crowds, surge, toward, border, fence, dead, remain, Top Keywords