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Nearly Unbelievable: A Full-Scale Riot In Obedient Singapore
THEIR impeccable city is supposed to be so law-abiding that policemen are rarely seen on patrol. Imagine the shock, then, when Singaporeans woke up on December 9th to learn of running street battles in...
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Iran Says It Sent Another Monkey Into Space
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran said Saturday it has successfully sent a monkey into space for a second time, part of an ambitious program aimed at manned space flight.Iran's state TV said that the launch of...
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US And Chinese Warships Nearly Collided In The South China Sea
WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - A U.S. guided missile cruiser operating in international waters in the South China Sea was forced to take evasive action last week to avoid a collision with a Chinese...
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Click for sound.Please enable Javascript to watch this videoWhen they're not busy making cool things like mind-controlled prosthetic limbs, humanoid robots, the Defense Advanced Research Projects...
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Iran Says It Caught A Spy For Britain's MI6
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian intelligence authorities have arrested a man on charges of spying for Britain's MI6, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday.The head of the Kerman region's...
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China Landed On The Moon
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China landed an unmanned spacecraft on the moon on Saturday, state media reported, in the first such "soft-landing" since 1976, joining the United States and the former Soviet...
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Here's How Americans Really Feel About Gun Control
In the one year since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the public's stance on gun control has reverted largely to where it was before the tragedy. The debate that ensued between gun rights...
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France Is Involved In Another Mini War In Africa — And This One Is Trickier...
MONACO (Reuters) - French and African forces intervening in Central African Republic must wage war against the Seleka rebels and not just aim to restore security, a former prime minister said.Anicet...
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President Obama's Super Aggressive Drone War In One Graphic
Earlier this week a U.S. drone mistakenly targeted a wedding convoy in Yemen, killing 14 people.It's not the first time U.S. hellfire missiles have struck a wedding party, and far from the only time...
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One Quote Sums Up How Edward Snowden Has Blindsided The US Government
Over the last six months, estimates for the number of classified files Edward Snowden stole from NSA systems have been upwardly revised from 10,000 to "as many as 200,000" to a staggering 1.7...
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Mandela's Memorial Had Stunningly Lax Security Given The World Leaders In...
Mandela event shows how Secret Service often at mercy of host government on president's tripsWASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours before President Barack Obama arrived at a Johannesburg soccer stadium to...
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General James 'Mad Dog' Mattis Email About Being 'Too Busy To Read' Is A...
In the run up to Marine Gen. James Mattis' deployment to Iraq in 2004, a colleague wrote to him asking about the "importance of reading and military history for officers," many of whom found themselves...
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Venezuela Grounds Air France Flight Over Terror Threat
Venezuela grounds Air France flight after receiving intelligence about bomb threatCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan explosive experts are inspecting a grounded Air France flight after being tipped...
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Iran Denies Knowledge Of American CIA Operative Missing For 7 Years
Disavowing knowledge, Iran spokesman urges US to provide details on American's 'mission'UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran says it has no knowledge of the whereabouts of retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who...
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Why Ukraine Isn't 'The Ukraine,' And Why That Matters Now
Chances are if you find yourself talking about the ongoing protests in Kyiv, you'll slip up and refer to the country in which Kyiv is situated as "the Ukraine."It's an understandable mistake, perhaps —...
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Prominent Execution Explodes Myth Of Unchallenged Kim Dynasty In North Korea
North Korean execution of No. 2 explodes myth of all-powerful, unchallenged ruling Kim dynastySEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's propaganda machine has long kept alive the myth of a serene,...
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Israel Army Shoots 2 Lebanese Troops After Israeli Soldier Killed By Sniper
After Israeli soldier killed, Israel says its troops have shot 2 Lebanese soldiers at borderJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli troops shot two Lebanese soldiers early on Monday, hours after a Lebanese army...
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Here's Video Of China's Historic Moon Landing
On Saturday China became the third country, other than the U.S. and the former Soviet Union, to land an unmanned spacecraft on the moon.China published a photo of the "Jade Rabbit" rover displaying the...
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Syria's Government Is Obstructing Much Needed Aid To Damascus Suburbs
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) - It is a 15-minute drive from the five-star hotel that houses U.N. aid staff in Damascus to rebel-held suburbs where freezing children are starving to death.Yet it is months...
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Kim Jong-Un Has A Huge Grin As He Walks Down This Hallway Made Of Squid
Dried squid may be the most delectable of the savory snacks that come from the Korean peninsula.That probably explains why North Korean president Kim Jong-un is smiling as he walks down what Reuters'...
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