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Germany Plans To Expand Military Presence In Africa
Germany's new defence minister said Sunday her country should engage more strongly in Africa by sending additional military trainers to Mali and supporting the French intervention in Central African...
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South Korean Media: Kim Jong-un Ordered The Execution Of His Uncle's Entire...
South Korea's state news agency is reporting that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of his uncle's entire family, including children."Extensive executions have been carried out...
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Afghanistan Is Releasing 72 'Dangerous' Taliban Insurgents Amid US Withdrawal
Afghanistan said Monday it expects to release within two weeks a first batch of alleged Taliban prisoners whom the US says are responsible for dozens of NATO and Afghan deaths.Kabul announced on...
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Air Force Veteran Shares His Tips For Efficient Packing And Traveling
With their reputation for adaptability and traveling at a moment's notice, it's no surprise that a military veteran had an outstanding answer to the "What Are the Best Travel Hacks?” question on...
View ArticleThis Robotic 'Terminator' Hand Is The Realest Prosthetic We've Seen Yet
A recent video posted to LiveLeak shows a man, who lost his right hand in a car accident last year, with a Touch Bionics i-limb ultra prosthetic hand. In the video (around 0:15), the man explains how...
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This Hair-Raising Brake Test For A Battle Tank Should Get Someone Fired
These folks in the Netherlands must be crazy.Approximately 20 or so people acted as the suicide finish line for a Leopard tank's brake test.To be clear, the Leopard weighs 60 tons and travels at 45 mph...
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Can An Israeli Tech Startup Outsmart Iran's Internet Censors?
Hola, a free application that aims to accelerate the Internet and allow Web surfers to view whatever websites they like, regardless of region, has been a hit with users in the U.S. and Europe, who are...
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Indian Pilot Lands Fighter Jet Successfully Amid Complete Electric Failure —...
Within a 2-month period, Indian Air Force Wing Commander Aditya Prakash Singh survived two major technical glitches in a fighter jet — in the pitch darkness of night, according to The Times of...
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Why Ukraine's Berkut Special Police Force Is So Scary
Over the last two and half months, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have protested the increasingly authoritarian direction of President Viktor Yanukovych’s government. At the forefront of...
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Apple Discloses National Security Request Numbers As Tech Companies Reach...
A group of tech companies have reached a deal with the U.S. Department of Justice over disclosing national security information requests, Bloomberg reports.Apple also disclosed the number of national...
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70 Years After The Siege Of Leningrad, Russia Looks Back With Horror
Non-Russians may not appreciate the significance of the Siege of Leningrad, which ended 70 years ago today, but Michael McFaul, U.S. Ambassador to Russia, hopes to change that."As an ambassador and as...
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Army General Scolded For Email Joking About Masturbating To 'Smoking Hot'...
Army Brigadier General Martin P. Schweitzer received a "memoranda of concern" following a lurid set of emails between him and another general, according to documents obtained by The Washington Post....
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Edward Snowden Fails 3 Elementary Tests For Justifying Whistleblowing
Economist senior editor Edward Lucas makes a strong argument against calling Edward Snowden a whistleblower in his new ebook, "The Snowden Operation."As Lucas points out, much of what Snowden disclosed...
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Ukraine Parliament Repeals Anti-Protest Laws And PM Offers Resignation To...
KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's parliament, in a concession which drew wild cheers of 'Hurrah' from protesters on the streets of Kiev, voted to repeal a set of anti-protest laws which had triggered violent...
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22 Of The Most Unforgettable War Photos You Will Ever See
A controversial war photography show closes Sunday at the Brooklyn Museum, after a three-month exhibit with stops in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. “War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its...
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These Drone Concepts Could Save People From Burning Buildings And Avalanches
For some, the word "drone" may conjure images of scary flying machines going off to battle. Many researchers, however, are looking at new ways of using drones here in the U.S., and they could soon be...
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Future US Soldiers Might Just Be Trained In a Star Trek Holodeck
Remember when crew members in the various Star Trek shows would train and ready themselves in holodecks to prepare for missions? Well, American aerospace and defense company Northrop Grumman remembers,...
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Why Ukraine Is So Important
Since late November the streets of Kiev have become a battle zone, with anti-government protesters facing off against Ukrainian police in near-daily clashes. In the past week or so it became especially...
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First Woman In Naval History Set To Receive 4th Star
Later this year, Vice Admiral Michelle Howard will become the first woman to earn the Navy's four-star admiral rank. Her assignment as the Navy's second in command, vice chief of naval operations,...
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The NSA's First Privacy Officer Is A Woman
The National Security Agency just announced its first privacy officer, reports The Washington Post.Former Department of Homeland Security Privacy Director, Rebecca “Becky” Richards will start with NSA...
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