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| Mar. 2 |
Ethiopia |
Famine aid 'spent on weapons'
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| Feb.17 |
Washington |
New charges against arms dealer Bout
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| Jan.30 |
Washington |
US defends weapons sale to Taiwan
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| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal  | Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters. China warns of a 'serious negativ... | |
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| Jan.21 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'wants unarmed drones'
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| Nov.10 |
Ural |
Kalashnikov gun designer turns 90
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| Nov.4 |
Israel |
Israelis seize Iran arms ship
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| Sep.15 |
Washington |
U.S.: Venezuela could spark arms race
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| Sep.13 |
Venezuela |
Chavez in $2bn Russian arms deal President Hugo Chavez: Russia has agreed to lend to buy weapons. The credit will be used to purchase 100 tanks and a anti-aircraft systems
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| Sep.11 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to get Russian missiles
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| Sep.2 |
New York |
Belgian arrested in alleged Iran arms deal
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| Jul.27 |
Colombia |
FARC arms traced to Venezuela Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos: Shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons purchased by Venezuela have ended up in the hands of guerrill...
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| Jun.18 |
North Korea |
N. Korea ship may be carrying weapons The U.S. military is tracking, the Kang Nam, a N. Korean ship believed to be carrying illicit weapons or technology
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| Mar. 2 |
Ethiopia |
Famine aid 'spent on weapons' Millions of dollars, earmarked for victims of the Ethiopian famine of 1984-85, went to buy weapons
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| Feb.17 |
Washington |
New charges against arms dealer Bout International arms dealer Viktor Bout has been indicted on illegally purchasing U.S. cargo planes to ferry weapons to warring parties
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| Jan.30 |
Washington |
US defends weapons sale to Taiwan The State Department said that the sale contributed to 'security and stability' between Taiwan and Chin
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| Jan.29 |
Taiwan |
U.S., Taiwan in $6.4 billion arms deal  Overriding objections from China, the Obama administration unveiled a deal that includes about $2.85 billion in missiles and 60 helicopters
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| Jan.21 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan 'wants unarmed drones' Defence Secretary: The United States may provide Pakistan with a dozen unarmed drone aircraft to help strengthen its fight against the Talib...
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| Dec.13 |
Thailand |
Plane detained with N Korea's weapons
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| Nov.23 |
Belgium |
Man pleads guilty to US-Iran arms sales
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Russia |
Second fire at weapons depot kills eight
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| Nov.13 |
Russia |
Explosions after ammo depot blast
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| Nov.10 |
Ural |
Kalashnikov gun designer turns 90 Red Army tank commander Sgt. Mikhail Kalashnikov invented his first machine gun in 1942, as he sat in a hospital bed recovering from a wound
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| Nov.4 |
Israel |
Israelis seize Iran arms ship Israel's navy has intercepted the Antiguan-flagged Francop, carrying hundreds of tonnes of weapons intended for Hezbollah in Lebanon
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| Oct.27 |
Paris |
Angola arms traffickers convicted
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| Oct.17 |
Guinea |
Guinea embargo over 'atrocities'
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| Sep.18 |
Turkey |
Turkey weighs missile purchase options
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| Sep.15 |
Washington |
U.S.: Venezuela could spark arms race Secretary of State Hillary Clinton: The United States fears recent weapons purchases by Venezuela could fuel an arms race in South America
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| Sep.13 |
Venezuela |
Chavez in $2bn Russian arms deal| President Hugo Chavez: Russia has agreed to lend to buy weapons. The credit will be used to purchase 100 tanks and a anti-aircraft systems | |
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| Sep.11 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela to get Russian missiles President Hugo Chavez has announced that the country will soon take delivery of Russian missiles with a range of 300km
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| Sep.2 |
New York |
Belgian arrested in alleged Iran arms deal Jacques Monsieur, 56, dubbed 'the Field Marshal' charging with conspiracy to illegally export U.S. F-5 fighter jet engines and parts to Iran
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| Aug.28 |
United Arab Emirates |
Arms bound for Iran intercepted
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| Jul.27 |
Colombia |
FARC arms traced to Venezuela| Colombian Vice President Francisco Santos: Shoulder-launched anti-tank weapons purchased by Venezuela have ended up in the hands of guerrillas | |
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| Jul.20 |
New Delhi |
US and India agree defence pact
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| Jun.18 |
North Korea |
N. Korea ship may be carrying weapons| The U.S. military is tracking, the Kang Nam, a N. Korean ship believed to be carrying illicit weapons or technology | |
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| May.15 |
Eritrea |
US alarmed at Eritrea 'arms link'
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| Mar.17 |
Moscow |
Russia announces major arms buildup President Dmitry Medvedev: Russia is planning a 'comprehensive rearmament' of its military
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| Mar.3 |
Beijing |
China to boost military spending |
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| Feb.22 |
Israel |
Israel-Hamas arms embargo urged |
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| Feb.17 |
Gaza |
Explosives haul missing
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| Feb.12 |
Washington |
Thousands guns sent to Afghans missing
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| Dec.18 |
Somalia |
Pirates likely to get arms ship ransom |
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| Nov.30 |
Kenya |
Arms ships owners strike deal with pirates |
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| Oct.3 |
Washington |
U.S. to sell $6.4b in weapons to Taiwan
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| Oct.2 |
Moscow |
Putin warns Ukraine over arms |
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| Sep.25 |
Somalia |
Pirates seize ship carrying tanks| Ukraine: The ministry says Ukrainian-operated Faina was sailing with 21 people on board under the Belize flag, operated by Ukrainian company | |
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| Aug.21 |
Pakistan |
Bombers hit arms factory Map of Wah Pakistan At least 63 people have been killed in twin suicide bombings outside a munitions factory in the town of Wah, 30km north of Islamabad
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| Jul.18 |
Southern France |
French search for stolen Semtex
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| Apr.27 |
Congo |
UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels'
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| Apr.19 |
South Africa |
Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola
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| Mar.15 |
Albania |
4 dead, 170 injured in blast A massive explosion at an army ammunition dump near Tirana killed at least 4 people and injured more than 170, including many children
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| Mar.6 |
Thailand |
Thailand holds Russian 'top arms dealer' Viktor Bout, dubbed the 'merchant of death', suspected of being one of the world's biggest illegal arms dealers has been arrested
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| Feb.29 |
USA |
Boeing loses out in $40bn US deal The owner of Airbus, EADS, and Northrop Grumman have won a contract to build refuelling aircraft for the US Air Force
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| Feb.8 |
Moscow |
Putin vows 'arms race' response Russia's President says the world is engaged in a new arms race and NATO is failing to accommodate Russia's concerns
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| Jan.14 |
Saudi Arabia |
Arms move as Bush visits Saudis
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| Jan.10 |
UN Tribunal |
Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels'
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| Sep.21 |
Washington |
Blackwater in Iraq weapons probe Federal prosecutors are investigating allegations that employees of Blackwater illegally smuggled weapons into Iraq
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
190,000 weapons 'missing in Iraq'
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| Jul.30 |
Washington |
Rice: Arms deals promote stability Secretary of State: The U.S. is cutting new arms and military assistance deals with Middle Eastern countries
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
Putin accuses U.S. of new arms race
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| May.22 |
Congo |
UN troops 'traded gold for guns'
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| May.7 |
Sudan |
Amnesty accuses over arms
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| Mar.23 |
Mozambique |
Arms depot blast kills 93
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| Oct.26 |
UN |
UN initiates arms trade agreement |
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| Jun.11 |
China |
China arms sales 'fuel conflicts'
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| Mar.2 |
New Delhi |
U.S. to boost arms sales to India |
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| Nov.28 |
Venezuela |
Venezuela signs Spain arms deal
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| Nov.4 |
Pakistan |
Pakistan postpones F-16 purchases |
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| Sep.26 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA scraps 'all arms' - monitors The Irish Republican Army has given up its entire arsenal of weapons after 3 decades of armed struggle
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| May.2 |
Afghanistan |
'28 die' in munitions blast
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| Nov.15 |
Ivory Coast |
UN arms embargo for Ivory Coast
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| Oct.18 |
Iraq |
PM extends weapons amnesty |
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| Oct.10 |
Iraq |
Iraq invites U.S. to 'arms sites' |
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| Sep.1 |
Washington |
Powell: New Iraq arms probe needed |
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| Aug.28 |
South Korea |
US diplomat: N. Korea armed to the teeth |
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| Feb.13 |
West Bank |
Arafat takes arms shipment blame |
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| Jan.27 |
Nigeria |
Army dump blast rocks Lagos |
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| Aug.14 |
Northern Ireland |
IRA retracts arms offer |
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