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Al Qaeda Is Developing A Mini Version Of Assad's Brutal, Secret Prison System...
GENEVA (Reuters) - Syrian activists and other citizens have vanished into secret detention as part of a "widespread campaign of terror against the civilian population" by the Damascus government, U.N....
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Assad Is Bombing Syria's Biggest City Like Never Before
The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is in the midst of an unprecedented bombing campaign inĀ Aleppo,Ā Syria's largest cityĀ and one of the oldest in the world.Syrian Air Force jest have been...
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Europe Is Facing Two Huge Problems As Syria's War Grinds On
European Union leaders are making moves toĀ close the door on immigrants after moreĀ than 72,000 people entered the EU illegally in 2012, including a fivefold rise in Syrians, to 8,000.Ā Reuters has...
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A Marine Who Won A Free Vacation On 'Ellen' Died While Skydiving On The Trip
Cherilyn McGraw was ecstatic when she won a free trip to Australia after competing in a game on "Ellen" last January.But McGraw's dream vacation turned into a nightmare afterĀ her husband, Gunnery Sgt....
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Senators Defy Obama And Introduce A New Iran Sanctions Bill
Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) on Thursday introduced new legislation that proposes new conditional sanctions on Iran, openly defying White House wishes to not introduce new...
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This Map Shows Why The Battle For 'Ukraine's Soul' Is So Pivotal
Ukraine is in the midst of an identity crisis. For the last month, President Viktor Yanukovych has been cozying up to Russia amid pressure by the Kremlin while hundreds of thousands of have been...
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Fired Air Force General In Charge Of Nukes Engaged In Drunken Behavior And...
The top general in charge of the U.S. Air Force's entire arsenal of nuclear weapons was relieved of his command after engaging in alcohol-fueled "inappropriate behavior" while in Russia, Robert Burns...
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This Week May Have Been The Tipping Point For Saving American Privacy
Privacy advocates have had a fantastic week.On Monday, federal judge Richard Leon ruled that the National Security Agency's program that collects information, or "metadata," on telephone calls in the...
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US Deploys 45 Troops To South Sudan Amid Intense Fighting
The United States has deployed 45 troops to protect US personnel and assets in South Sudan, amid intensifying fighting between rebels and government forces, the White House said Thursday.In a letter to...
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Why Ukraine Spurned The EU And Embraced Russia
KIEV (Reuters) - A $15 billion Russian aid package for Ukraine began to take shape on Thursday as Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich went public in defense of the deal, but offered no concessions to...
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Top US Officials Worry Kim Jong-un Has More Aggression Up His Sleeve
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's execution of his uncle last week is an example of the worrisome unpredictability of that regime and could be a prelude to some kind of...
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Chinese Ringleader Of International Rhino Horn Smuggling Operation Pleads...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Chinese citizen, the admitted ringleader of an international smuggling operation that trafficked in $4.5 million worth of rhinoceros horns, ivory cups and trinkets, pleaded...
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14 Photos Of The Excruciating Training They Put Chinese Bodyguards Through
A Reuters report on a Chinese soldier-turned-businessman depicts an emerging market of privately-owned security companies serving the country's elite.Chen Yongqing, who runsĀ China's first training...
View ArticleWhy People Like Edward Snowden Will Keep Running To The Press
Redemption can be so sweet. Edward Snowden and his cadre of supporters no doubt were already feeling this from the many accolades and tributes he received this year (most recently, runner-up to the...
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What Putin Gains From Khodorkovsky's Release
A few days ago, if you'd said Mikhail Khodorkovsky would be wandering around Berlin today, nobody would have believed you. The jailed Russian oligarch was not expected to be part of Putin's pre-Sochi...
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US Aircraft Shot At In South Sudan
Three US military helicopters were shot at in South Sudan on Saturday, an incident which left three Americans wounded, diplomatic and Ugandan military sources told AFP.The helicopters were trying to...
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Navy Chief, Executive Officer Fired After Hazing Incident Of Sailors Forced...
The executive officer and the command master chief of the USS Jason Dunhamhave been removed after a Navy investigation found the pair failed to examine or report a hazing incident of 13 female sailors...
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Turkish Crisis Escalates: Prime Minister Is Decimating The Police Force In...
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkish authorities have removed another 25 police chiefs from their posts, media reported, widening a crackdown on the force since it launched a corruption investigation that Prime...
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Israel On NSA Spying: So What?
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli officials said on Saturday they were not surprised by allegations theĀ United StatesĀ and Britain had spied on the country's leaders and played down the importance of any...
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A Century On, There Are Uncomfortable Parallels With The Era That Led To The...
AS NEW YEAR approached a century ago, most people in the West looked forward to 1914 with optimism. The hundred years since the Battle of Waterloo had not been entirely free of disaster--there had been...
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