U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in remarks aired on Sunday he is "extremely encouraged" by pledges of military assistance against Islamic State militants by countries inside and outside the …
Yahoo ‘threatened’ by US government with $250,000-a-day fine
Yahoo said the US government threatened to fine it $250,000 a day if the search giant failed to hand over user data. According to court documents, the National Security Agency (NSA) had demanded …
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2 Navy jets crash in Pacific
Two U.S. fighter jets crashed into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday while operating at sea, the Navy said Friday. Two F/A-18 Hornets that were operating aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson …
Exhausted and frustrated, Pakistani protesters want to go home
Arshad Shah, a Pakistani protester, feels trapped: worn out after weeks of street demonstrations against the government, he wants to go home but protest organizers will not let him. via Exhausted …
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Wiretaps against Palestinians are wrong, Israeli ex-spies tell Netanyahu
Dozens of reserve soldiers from Israel's top electronic surveillance unit say they will no longer spy on Palestinians living under occupation, an unprecedented rebuke to Prime Minister Benjamin …
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Three get death for China train station attack
A Chinese court sentenced three people to death and one to life in prison on Friday for an attack at a train station that triggered a sweeping crackdown on what Beijing calls militant violence. via …
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Support for Scots’ independence slips behind with days to go
Supporters of keeping Scotland in the United Kingdom have clawed back a 4 percentage point lead over separatists, a YouGov poll showed on Friday, with less than a week to go before Scots vote in a …
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Germany bans Islamic State in bid to stop attacks, recruitment
Germany announced a ban on Islamic State on Friday, saying it aimed to prevent the militants from recruiting young jihadists in Germany, especially via the internet, or from using combat-hardened …
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Moscow stifles dissent as soldiers return in coffins
Late last month Yelena Tumanova was handed the body of her son in a coffin at her home in Russia's Western Volga region. Anton Tumanov was 20 and a soldier serving in the Russian army in the North …
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Dutch hope metal shards will lead them to missile that hit MH17
Investigators trying to find out who shot down Malaysia Airlines MH17 over eastern Ukraine have recovered 25 pieces of metal from baggage and bodies, which could lead them to the missile believed to …
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