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| Today |
 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. 29 |
 Washington |
U.S. gives Israel missile detecting system Pentagon: The United States will provide Israel with a radar system used to detect and track missile and rocket attacks
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| Jul.22 |
 Moscow |
  Chavez to spend big on Russian weapons Venezuelan President arrived to discuss a deal to spend billions on Russia weapons
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| Jul.18 |
 Southern France |
French search for stolen Semtex Map of Lyon France| Anti-terrorist officers are searching for 28kg of explosive missing from a depot in the suburbs of the city of Lyon | |
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| Apr.27 |
 Congo |
UN troops 'armed DR Congo rebels' The UN has covered up claims that its troops in DR Congo gave arms to militias and smuggled gold and ivory
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| Apr.19 |
 South Africa |
 Zimbabwe weapons ship heads to Anglola A Chinese ship loaded with arms and ammunition sailed away from a South Africa and is on its way to Luanda to unload its cargo
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| Apr.15 |
Spain |
Exiled Equatorial Guinea leader arrested
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| Mar.15 |
 Albania |
4 dead, 170 injured in blast  Map of Tirana Albania 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.26 |
Washington |
U.S. Marines want probe into kit delays
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Turkish troops enter Iraq
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| Feb.21 |
Beijing |
China defends arms sales to Sudan
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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 The administration has notified the Congress that it intends to go ahead with a major sale of sensitive military technology to Saudi Arabia
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| Jan.10 |
 UN Tribunal |
  Taylor 'secretly sent arms to rebels' Former Liberian President concealed banned weapons and ammunition in rice bags before distributing them to rebels fighting in Sierra Leone
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| Nov.26 |
UN Security Council |
UN arms embargoes 'ineffective'
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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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| Sep.12 |
Russia |
Russia tests 'dad of all bombs'
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| Sep.3 |
Afghanistan |
Taliban 'getting Chinese weapons'
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| Aug.6 |
Iraq |
190,000 weapons 'missing in Iraq' The Pentagon cannot account for 190,000 AK-47 assault rifles and pistols given to the Iraqi security forces
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| Aug.1 |
Paris |
France to sell anti-tank missiles to Libya
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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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| Jul.28 |
Washington |
$20 billion arms sale to Saudis in works
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Soldiers storm mosque
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| May.31 |
Moscow |
Putin accuses U.S. of new arms race Tensions between the USA and Russia ratcheted up another notch, with accusations flying over ballistic missiles and human rights
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| May.27 |
Yemen |
Yemen buys bombs from everyday folks
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| May.22 |
Congo |
 UN troops 'traded gold for guns' Pakistani peacekeeping troops have traded in gold and sold weapons to militia groups they were meant to disarm
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| May.7 |
Sudan |
Amnesty accuses over arms
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Army 'concerned' by vote
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| Mar.23 |
 Mozambique |
Arms depot blast kills 93 A depot containing old weapons exploded in a fiery cascade of ignited rockets and ammunition
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| Jan.24 |
USA |
US military unveils heat-ray gun
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| Oct.26 |
UN |
UN initiates arms trade agreement
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| Sep.1 |
Syria |
Annan: Syria to curb Hezbollah arms flow
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| Jun.11 |
 China |
China arms sales 'fuel conflicts' The Amnesty International has accused China of being of the most secretive and irresponsible arms exporters
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| Apr.25 |
Jordan |
Jordan uncovers more Hamas weapons
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| Mar.2 |
New Delhi |
U.S. to boost arms sales to India
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| Feb.27 |
Israel |
Blast goes off at weapons factory
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| Nov.28 |
Venezuela |
 Venezuela signs Spain arms deal Spain has concluded a controversial deal in Caracas to supply military equipment worth $2bn
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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 The whole neighborhood has been destroyed. Women and children were among the victims
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Iraqis vote amid violence
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| Nov.15 |
 Ivory Coast |
UN arms embargo for Ivory Coast The Security Council has voted unanimously to impose an immediate arms embargo. The ban will last 13 months
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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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