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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 18:27
Obama Defends Syria Strategy, Says There Are No ‘Easy Answers’
Written by Carmen Cox
Authors: Carmen CoxMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Defending his cautious approach to Syria, President Obama Tuesday said the U.S. has both a “moral obligation and a national security interest” in ending the bloodshed, but cautioned that…
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 12:51
US Officials: Israel’s Airstrikes Targeted Iranian Missiles
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Authors: jcFile photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. officials say that the target of Israel’s weekend air strikes in Syria were up to a dozen Iranian Fateh-110 missiles that may have been headed to Hezbollah in Lebanon.…
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Authors: jcState Dept photo(MOSCOW) -- The U.S. Secretary of State’s motorcade often halts traffic when he travels abroad, but on Tuesday it proved no match for columns of Russian tanks, ICBMs and armored personnel carriers.Secretary…
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Authors: jciStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) -- Four Filipino United Nations peacekeepers posted in the Syrian Golan Heights have been held in Syria by the rebel “Yarmouk Martyrs Brigade.” The peacekeepers were taken near the town of Jablah and…
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 08:54
Gen. Dempsey: China Takes No Ownership of Cyber Attack on US
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images(BEIJING) -- The Pentagon officially blamed China of cyber attacks against the United States in a new report, but America's top military official, Gen. Martin Dempsey, told ABC’s Bob Woodruff in…
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 04:26
Relations Getting Worse Between Afghanistan and Pakistan
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresiStockphoto/Thinkstock(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Just a few days after a border clash left one of its police officers dead, the Afghan government is again alleging that its forces were attacked on Monday by Pakistan.Kabul,…
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 04:28
'Red Line' Declaration on Syria Coming Back to Haunt Obama?
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresChip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the conflict in Syria continues to heat up, so does pressure on President Obama to take some action, especially with allegations of chemical agents now being used.The White…
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Tuesday, 07 May 2013 04:49
Kerry's Moscow Visit Delayed by Parade Rehearsal
Written by Jeanette Torres
Authors: Jeanette TorresKIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images(MOSCOW) -- The U.S. secretary of state’s motorcade often halts traffic when he travels abroad, but on Tuesday, it proved no match for columns of Russian tanks, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs)…
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Authors: Jeanette TorresDigital Vision/Thinkstock(PARIS) -- In what French authorities are saying was the first known instance of this happening, a woman who slipped and fell off a hiking trail in the Pyrenees was devoured by…
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Monday, 06 May 2013 21:25
Thousands Defy Kremlin Intimidation and Rally in Moscow
Written by Carmen Cox
Authors: Carmen CoxiStockphoto/Thinkstock(MOSCOW) -- A large passionate crowd turned out Monday, defiantly calling on President Vladimir Putin's government to step aside and for the release of 20 protestors who were arrested last year, an indication…
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