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Ahh, the shaking of hands. It sounds simple enough: Two hands meet and greet and do a little shake. Easy, right? Not so fast. Unfortunately, there are quite a few ways a handshake can go south. From an overly moist hand to a bone-crushing grip, handshakes come in all shapes and sizes — and only the best will hit the ...

European naval forces plan to disrupt pirate operations off the coast of Somalia by hunting down and sinking the pirates’ supply ships, rather than simply trying to defend cargo ships as they transit through the area. The Somali pirates use "mother ships" — usually loaded with ammunition, fuel and food — that allow them to operate farther out to sea and ...

Interesting reports out of China on projected defense spending: only a 7.5 percent increase, the smallest in two decades, according to Chinese officials. The BBC reports that Chinese budget documents peg 2010 defense spending at $78 billion, an increase of $5.4 billion over last year’s defense budget.Now, there has always been much debate over the veracity of Chinese defense spending claims ...

We do not need to call in the psychiatrists. Hitherto, Gordon Brown's behaviour has seemed incomprehensible, but the answer is now clear.The indecisiveness, the self-pity, the chronic nervous strain, the constant ill-temper, the barely-suppressed violence: all is explained, on the assumption that the Prime Minister still has the residue of a conscience, and that his personality is crumbling under the ...

We’ve got more free DVD offers for you once again! If you missed earlier offers then here’s another chance to claim again. We saw this as a great opportunity to get some great deals for everyone who supports the work done by the British Armed Forces and to generally bring down to earth the general feeling that all the business they ...

Afghan and British security forces have seized 150m worth of heroin allegedly due to be used to fund weaponry for the Taliban. The 15-tonne haul was recovered from two trucks on consecutive days following intelligence gathered by the Afghan intelligence service, the National Directorate of Security (NDS). According to Afghan officials the location of the narcotics came from information supplied ...

VT Group bowed to shareholder pressure yesterday and agreed to start talks with rival Babcock International about a potential £1.25 billion deal to create a support services company with interests in the defence, nuclear and rail sectors. VT and Babcock, which both supply the British Armed Forces, confirmed they had "agreed a basis for a mutual exchange of information". They ...

As one of those who participated in the invasion of Iraq in 2003, I would expect some pretty tough questioning of Gordon Brown at the inquiry into the conflict with regard to the provisioning of our armed forces. As the Chancellor, the now Prime Minister was ultimately responsible for the significant underfunding of the military at a time when we ...

There has been considerably less interest in the appearance before the Chilcot Inquiry today by the Prime Minister than there was in his predecessor. In some respects, this is surprising. While previous inquiries have already unearthed many clues about the motivation of Tony Blair in taking Britain to war with Iraq in 2003, we know far less about the role ...

The wounded are the footnotes of war. Those who pay for their courage with their lives receive full military funerals. Tributes are paid in the media and by the Prime Minister. But for those who stare death in the face yet defy the odds and live there are no tributes from Gordon Brown and no mention in the papers. The ...

Mass prescription of anti-retroviral drugs could eradicate the disease within 40 years, scientist says 'We are using drugs to save lives, not to stop transmission'. Testing everyone at risk of HIV and treating them with anti- retroviral drugs could eradicate the global epidemic within 40 years, according to the scientist at the centre of a radical new approach to fighting ...

Mini-robots that hunt for bombs, drones that attack in swarms, and 'mules' that do the job of soldiers are all part of the modern army kit. AFTER almost a decade of combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US military has begun investing heavily in the research and development of robots that can fight alongside humans on the battlefield. The US ...