| Mon, May 20, 2013 |
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Victims of sex assaults in military are mostly silent men
More military men than women are sexually abused in the ranks each year, a Pentagon survey shows, highlighting the underreporting of male-on-male assaults. When the Defense Department released the results of its anonymous sexual abuse survey this month and concluded that 26,000 service members were victims in fiscal 2012, which ended Sept. 30, an automatic assumption was that most were women.
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Myanmar president pledges to press ahead with reforms
Myanmar's leader met President Obama at the White House on Monday and pledged his government's commitment to democratic reforms, an end to communal violence and a cease-fire with ethnic minority rebels fighting in the northern part of his Southeast Asian nation.
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Freedom of religion scarce in Iran, China
Declaring that "freedom of religion is a core American value," Secretary of State John F. Kerry Monday released his department's annual worldwide religious freedom report, which found "worrying" and "negative trends" around the globe.
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Taiwan-Philippines dispute erupts after fisherman's killing
Taiwan and the Philippines are embroiled in a major diplomatic dispute after the Philippines coast guard fatally shot a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters earlier this month. Taiwan has imposed sanctions on the Philippines, withdrawn its representative from Manila and frozen visas for Filipino workers.
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U.S. flies more than 200 air refuel missions to Mali
U.S. aerial tankers have flown more than 200 missions this year to fuel French airpower supporting Paris' intervention against al Qaeda linked extremists in Mali. The aid underscores NATO's reliance on U.S. military capabilities to stage even their own unilateral operations.
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Russia upsets terror plot; 2 militants killed
Russian counterterrorism agents say they've killed two militants who were planning a terrorist attack in Moscow. The intelligence officials also said they've detained a third suspect and were questioning him, The Associated Press reported. Meanwhile, one Russian agent was slightly wounded.
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South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics
JOHANNESBURG (AP) , Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun. The sense of possibility that Mandela embodied is fading as a gulf between rich and poor widens.
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Blast at Spain bomb disposal base kills 3 soldiers
Three soldiers at an army bomb disposal unit in southern Spain were killed Monday when a blast rocked the facility, the country's defense ministry said. The cause of the explosion at the Alvarez de Sotomayor base in Viator is still unknown, the Associated Press reported.
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4 dead in Israel bank shooting
At least four people are dead following a suspected robbery gone wrong or a revenge shooting at a Bersheeba, Israel, bank on Monday. Included among the dead are the gunman and three women, Ynet News reported. Several others have been injured, and one is in serious condition, authorities said.
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| 12:12 PM |
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Seen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, France (AP) , Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: JAMES CAAN GOES BACK TO THE 70S They don't make movies like they used to , which is why James Caan was happy to go back to the 1970s in Guillaume Canet's "Blood Ties."
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Russian oligarchs foot most of 2014 Sochi Olympics
SOCHI, Russia (AP) , The mountains of Sochi are now home to Potanin's slope, Gazprom's gondola lift and Sberbank's ski jump. The nicknames used by locals and an army of construction workers leave no doubt about who is paying for the 2014 Winter Games: Russia's business powerhouses.
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| 10:55 AM |
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China sentences underground bank operator to death
BEIJING (AP) , A businesswoman in southern China has been sentenced to death on charges of defrauding investors as the government tightens controls on informal financing that is widely used by entrepreneurs.
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Egypt sends dozens of tanks into Sinai after abduction
President Mohammed Morsi sent dozens of armored vehicles into Sinai on Monday, in response to a video released over the weekend in which seven Egyptians kidnapped by militants begged for their freedom.
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Chinese, Indian leaders call for cooperation
NEW DELHI (AP) , The leaders of India and China played down their recent border dispute and other tensions Monday, pledging to work together for regional stability and the economic growth of the world's two most populous nations.
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| 10:16 AM |
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Hot-air balloons collide in Turkey, killing 2
Two hot-air balloons soaring the skies above the Cappadocia region of Turkey collided on Monday, killing two and injuring 23. Two Brazilian tourists died, The Associated Press reported. No other information about the tourists was known. Information about the extent of the injuries to two dozen other riders wasn't immediately clear, either.
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| 09:17 AM |
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Airline error drops fliers on wrong continent, 7,000 miles off course
Talk about a computer error: One couple intending to fly from Los Angeles to Dakar, Senegal, was mistakenly taken to Dhaka, the Bangladesh capital, which is 7,000 miles from their planned destination , and on a different continent. The airline, Turkish Airlines, entered the wrong airport code, substituting DAC for DKR, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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| 08:36 AM |
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Iran claims execution of spies for U.S., Israel
State-run radio in Iran is reporting the nation has executed two men convicted of spying for the United States and for Israel. Mohammad Heidari, accused of spying for Israeli's Mossad, and Kourosh Ahmadi, accused of providing the Central Intelligence Agency with information, have been hanged, the media reported, CBS said.
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| 08:25 AM |
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Jesus can't turn other cheek to gossip, Pope Francis warns
Pope Francis in remarks at the chapel of St. Martha's House said gossip is a sin, a slap in the face of Jesus, and those who claim to be followers of the faith should stop being "nosy" and mind their own business. "What is it to you?" he questioned, in reference to Jesus' comments to Peter who was tempted to "interfere in the lives of others," Catholic News Agency reported.
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| 08:01 AM |
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Powerful earthquake hits Chile's coast
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 rocked off the coast of Chile on Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck off the southern region. No injuries or damages were yet reported, and experts aren't issuing a warning of a tsunami to residents, CNN reported. The quake hit an estimated 388 miles west of Puerto Aisen. Earthquakes are common in the nation.
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| 06:59 AM |
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Syria's Bashar Assad: I'm not stepping down
Syria's President Bashar Assad emerged from the shadows to announce in a publicly televised interview that he's not stepping down, and he's not caving to "terrorists" who were tearing apart his country. It's his first interview since the international community has pressed for a peace conference to put a halt to the violence, BBC reported. Mr.
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Youth gangs riot in Stockholm over police shooting of old man
Youth gangs in one Stockholm suburb were rioting on Monday, hurling rocks and setting buildings and cars on fire, in protest of police who fatally shot an elderly man. An entire apartment block has been evacuated, The Associated Press reported. Three police officers were injured by rocks so far.
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| 06:17 AM |
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South Korea: North Korea fires 5th projectile in 3 days into nearby waters
South Korea has accused its northern neighbor of firing a short-range projectile into its nearby waters for the fifth time in the past three days. North Korea claimed its launches are simply drills aimed at bolstering its defenses against an attack from the United States and South Korea.
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Iran claims new air defense missile system
Iran says it has new air defense missile technology that can take on low-flying craft, and it's in process of mass producing the system. The system, called Herz-9 or Talisman-9 in Farsi, can also fly at night, Defense Minister Gen. Ahmad Vahidi said, The Associated Press reported. State television broadcast pictures of the system , two missiles mounted on top of truck.
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South Korea: North Korea fires 5th projectile into waters
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , South Korea says North Korea has fired a short-range projectile into its own eastern waters , for the fifth time in three days. Pyongyang regularly conducts short-range missile tests. Analysts say these recent launches appear to be weapons tests or an attempt to get U.S.
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| Sun, May 19, 2013 |
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SKorea analyzing NKorea's 4 projectile launches
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) , South Korea is analyzing whether projectiles North Korea fired into its eastern waters over the weekend are short-range missiles or a new type of artillery the country may be developing, officials said Monday.
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Embassy Row: 'Cognitive disconnect'
Pakistani Ambassador Sherry Rehman doesn't mince words. She rolls them out like fresh dough, pounds them into heaps and injects them with a "cognitive disconnect" or a "bilateral trajectory." Ms. Rehman served up a verbal smorgasbord as she warned the U.S.
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Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead
KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) , Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that resulted in one death.
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Slim, broadcasters take fight to soccer field
MEXICO CITY (AP) , Mexicans often feel that billionaire Carlos Slim owns everything in their country, from telephone and Internet companies to banks and chain stores, but his latest acquisitive foray is meeting resistance after touching a national passion: soccer.
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Honeybees trained in Croatia to find land mines
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) , Mirjana Filipovic is still haunted by the land mine blast that killed her boyfriend and blew off her left leg while on a fishing trip nearly a decade ago. It happened in a field that was supposedly de-mined.
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Russian TV: U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying flies out of Moscow
MOSCOW (AP) , The U.S. Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport control and security at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport.
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