A tough-talking Russian general is reheating the rhetoric of Arctic politics ahead of a large-scale military training exercise in Siberia, commenting in the country's official army newspaper that …
Russian strategic bombers patrol Arctic, Atlantic Oceans
Four Russian strategic bombers are conducting an aerial patrol of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, the Itar-Tass news agency reported on Friday. Full Story …
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Trying to head off an Arctic 'gold rush'
Five states bordering on the potentially energy-rich Arctic Ocean have been meeting in Greenland in an attempt to head off a new "gold rush" in the high north. But all is yet to play for as the …
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Russia sends 12 bombers to Atlantic, Arctic
Russia on Friday sent 12 air force bombers to take part in naval exercises over the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia's air force as saying. Full …
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Cruise Ship Starts to Sink in Antarctic
A Canadian cruise ship struck ice off Antarctica and began taking on water, but all 100 passengers and crew took to lifeboats and were rescued safely Friday by a passing Norwegian liner, officials …
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U.S. Coast Guard to monitor Arctic shipping routes
A U.S. Coast Guard reconnaissance team is heading to the far north this week to scope out a new frontier that the warming Arctic climate is opening to ship traffic. The Coast Guard could set up an …
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Russia says tests back claim to Arctic ridge
Russia yesterday intensified the international scramble for control of the Arctic as scientists said that samples from a vast mountain range under the ocean show that it is part of Russia's …
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Russian strategic bombers run Arctic exercise
Twelve Russian strategic bombers will take part in an Arctic exercise on Monday and Tuesday including tactical launches of cruise missiles, an air force spokesman said. He did not specify where the …
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Harper bolsters military strength in Arctic
In an effort to strengthen territorial claims in the Arctic, Canada will build an army training centre and construct a deep-sea military port in the heart of the Northwest Passage, Prime Minister …
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Battle for Arctic oil hinges on UN panel
The international battle for Arctic territory may look like a Wild West brawl but the real fight for supremacy is more likely to revolve around legal arguments and seismic data than showdowns between …
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