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Iranian TV Shows Captured US Drone

Despite U.S. Navy claims to the contrary, Iran claims to have brought down another American drone much like it did this time last year with the RQ-170 debacle.This time, Tehran claims they've capture a...

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Russian Diplomats: Bashar Al-Assad Has Lost All Hope Of Victory Or Escape

Russian diplomats who recently met with Bashar al-Assad about two weeks ago say the Syrian president has lost all hope of victory or escape, a Russian political analyst tells Anne Barnard and Ellen...

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Extraordinary Details Of Life In A North Korean Prison

For the first 23 years of his life, Shin Dong-hyuk had no idea what life was like outside his prison walls. Shin was born and raised in a North Korean prison and is believed to be the only person who...

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Two Reasons Israel's New Settlement Plans Could Make A Two-State Solution...

Two Middle East analysts told the PBS Newshour that a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine will be all but impossible if Tel Aviv follows through with plans to build 3,000 new settlements in...

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Roger Ailes Apparently Tried To Convince General Petraeus To Run For President

It has long been evident to observers of the right-wing Fox News channel that its creator and current chairman, Roger Ailes, likes to play kingmaker within the Republican party.Why else would he have...

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Huge Egyptian Protests Force Morsi To Flee Presidential Palace

Thousands of Egyptian protesters marched on the presidential palace on Tuesday to protest President Mohamed Morsi's recent decree that gives him near-absolute power as well as a controversial draft of...

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Tiny Robot Can Turn Itself Into Almost Anything

Imagine if you had one device that could naturally crumple and contort itself into anything from a coffee mug to a pair of scissors.The milli-motien, a Caterpillar-sized robot that, in theory, is...

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The Incredibly Effective Surveillance Drone Iran Claims To Have Captured...

Iran today claimed to have captured another U.S. drone. Whether or not that's accurate remains to be seen, but what is true is that the ScanEagle drone was originally designed to help fisherman look...

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The World In 2100 With 10 Billion People, Less Oil And Not Enough Food

With the global population at more than 7 billion people and growing by the second, we thought we'd take another look at what the world could look like in the coming years.Though most of us won't be...

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Four Afghan Youth Were 'Shot By The British While Drinking Tea'

British forces have been accused of killing four boys at close range in an operation in Afghanistan.A 12-year-old boy and three teenagers are alleged to have been shot dead as they were drinking tea...

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North Korea Has Blown $100 Million On Kim Jong-Il Memorials In The Past Year

North Korea faces serious financial difficulties after reportedly spending $100 million (£62m) in the past year building a personality cult around late leader Kim Jong-il.North Korean authorities spent...

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Bashar Al-Assad Bombs Own Capital As Rebels Close In On His Position

Warplanes on Wednesday pounded suburbs of Damascus as regime forces fought to reclaim rebel-held areas of the capital, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.The Britain-based watchdog, which...

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The 2013 Defense Bill Was Unanimously Approved For $17 Million More Than...

The US Senate unanimously passed the Pentagon's 2013 budget, despite a political impasse over debt reduction that could see huge cuts to military spending next year.After months of negotiations,...

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Just in time for the holidays we're giving you have a chance to win an iPad mini.  Become a newsletter subscriber now and you'll have a chance to win Apple's latest tablet.  If you're the lucky winner...

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The Fort Hood Shooting Case Has Become Even More Of A Travesty

The second thing Army Maj. Nidal Hasan did was grow a beard.The first thing he did was allegedly stalk around Ft. Hood, Texas, shouting "Allahu Akbar" and shooting 42 people, 13 of whom died, until...

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Here's What Life Is Really Like In Post-Apocalyptic Afghanistan

People told me I was crazy for doing it.I hadn't even opened the package containing my shiny new NYU Master's in Journalism and I was already heading to Afghanistan. It had been a couple of years since...

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Bashar Al-Asad May Stick Around A Bit Longer Than Expected

The United States Senate has issued an order to the Pentagon to come up with a "military options" for the Syrian Civil War.The options must come within 90 days of the enactment of the National Defense...

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Tom Ricks Takes A Swipe At Today's Crop Of Army Generals

Fresh off his Fox News jabfest, Veteran Defense Reporter and author of the book "The Generals," Tom Ricks, appeared on PBS Newshour and said American generals are "well-trained, but ill-prepared" for...

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Muslim Brotherhood Offices Torched As Violence Erupts Across Egypt

Egypt saw intense violence today between secular and liberal Egyptians who oppose recent actions by President Mohamed Morsi and the Islamists who support him.At least two have reportedly died and at...

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The Military Is Finally Providing A Permanent Special Ops Team For AFRICOM

Ever since the Benghazi debacle, a chorus of voices has been howling about use of Special Forces, among other options, to stem the attack.The nearest group of operators though was in Croatia and had...

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