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SKorea says NKorea fires 3 short-range missiles

The Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea says North Korea has fired three short-range guided missiles into its eastern waters. Pyongyang routinely test-launches such...

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2013/05/18 21:02

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Report: North Korea launches short-range missiles

... — North Korea launched three short-range guided missiles into the sea off the Korean Peninsula’s east coast Saturday, South Korea’s semi-official news agency Yonhap cited the South Korean...

2013/05/18 20:28

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U.S. decries Russia weapons sale to Syria

The public rebuke marked a shift for the administration, which has sought to enlist Moscow in a joint effort to bring the warring parties to Geneva to negotiate an end to the fighting. Russia, which...

2013/05/18 17:43

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Brazil beefs up security for Confederations Cup

SAO PAULO (AP) Brazil is using more than 20,000 troops along its borders with 10 South American nations to reinforce security ahead of the Confederations Cup soccer tournament in June. The Defense...

2013/05/18 17:25

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North Korea launches 3 short-range missiles

The South Korean Defense Ministry reported that it detected two launches in the morning and another in the afternoon. Its initial assessment was that the missiles were short-range surface-to-ship or...

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2013/05/18 14:12

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Russia’s General Staff Rejects Intervention in Sy...

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s General Staff is opposed to military intervention in Syria, saying this would be meddling in the war-torn country’s domestic affairs, Deputy Chief of the...

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2013/05/18 13:53

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Anti-Taliban Afghan police chief gunned down in m...

The police chief, Abdul Ghazi, was leaving his driveway in his car around 8 p.m. Friday when the attackers rode up on two motorcycles and opened fire, officials said. He was badly wounded in the...

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2013/05/18 11:06

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North Korea Fires 3 Short-Range Missiles as South...

North Korea fired three short-range missiles today as it showcased its military ambitions in defiance of international sanctions and diplomatic efforts to convince the totalitarian state to return to...

2013/05/18 10:11

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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Obama agenda seems to be weathering IRS targeting of conservative groups, other controversies WASHINGTON (AP) -- Despite Democratic fears, predictions of the demise of President Barack Obama's agenda...

2013/05/18 09:53

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‘Bomb attack kills 4 Afghan soldiers’

... attack kills 4 Afghan soldiers’ Afghan policemen inspect the site of a car bombing in front of the police chief's office in the southern city of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province on July 31,...

2013/05/18 09:12

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Peru Mulls Deals to Buy Russian Helicopters, Tank...

LIMA, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Peru is interested in buying 700 Kamaz trucks and a new batch of Mi-8/17 helicopters from Russia, as well as testing the T-90S tank that is currently on display at a...

2013/05/17 23:15

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Russia to Move Angara Rocket to Plesetsk Center b...

MOSCOW, May 18 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s new super-heavy class Angara carrier rocket will be delivered to the Plesetsk space center for further testing by June, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin...

2013/05/17 18:29

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Police arrest Anonymous suspects in Italy

Italian police arrested four suspected hackers Friday, accusing them of having taken control of the Italian branch of the Anonymous network. Related Articles The alleged hackers, aged between 20 and...

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2013/05/17 16:58

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Michael R. Bradford, veteran from Fort Thomas, ki...

FORT THOMAS, Ky. -- A veteran from Fort Thomas was one of at least 15 people killed in a suicide car bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul Thursday. Michael A. Bradford, a graduate of Highlands High...

2013/05/17 14:39

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Report says Israel ill-prepared for unconventiona...

By PNA / Xinhua and U.S. News Agency / Asian Israel is ill-prepared to shield its civilian population from an unconventional terror attack, the Israeli Home Front Defense Ministry said Thursday. “As...

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2013/05/17 10:51

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NATIONAL STORIES: A North Texas community forged ahead in a massive cleanup, and the search for the missing continued Friday from 16 tornadoes that ripped through the area. That search for seven...

2013/05/17 08:57

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Nigeria military targets 'insurgent camps'

At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria's military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps in the country's northeast, a Defense Ministry spokesman...

2013/05/17 08:57

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URGENT - Nigeria Unrest

... -- At least 20 insurgents were killed Friday as Nigeria's military carried out an aerial bombardment of suspected militant Islamist camps in the country's northeast, said Brig. Gen. Chris...

2013/05/17 08:40

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Watchdog: Israel trying to legalize settlements

JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of...

2013/05/17 06:44

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What the Papers Say, May 17, 2013

Kommersant 1. Yegor Popov article headlined "Dockyards to be kept by shelf" looks at alternative strategies to develop the United Shipbuilding Corporation that will be discussed at the May 21 meeting...

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