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Defiant Assad vows to defeat Syrian rebels
Syrian president tells pro-regime TV there will be no "surrender' and that rebels' victory would spell end of Syria.
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The Taliban: We Didn’t Do It
Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau on how the Afghan insurgents fear the Boston bombings will hurt their cause.
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Mysterious structure found at bottom of ancient lake
A mysterious, circular structure, with a diameter greater than the length of a Boeing 747 jet, has been discovered submerged about 30 feet (9 meters) underneath the Sea of Galilee in Israel. Scientists first made the discovery by accident in 2003 using sonar to survey the bottom of the lake but published their findings only recently.
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Women to blame for earthquakes, says Iran cleric
Women behaving promiscuously are causing the earth to shake, according to cleric, as Ahmadinejad predicts Tehran quake
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US Warning Shot To Iran On Nukes
The United States reiterated it is “determined to stop” Iran from developing nuclear weapon capability. “States such as Iran that has shown no hesitation to engage in terrorist activities far from its own boarders, it’s not a state that can be trusted to act reliably if it comes into possession of nuclear weapons.”
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US steps up aid to Syria opposition
US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced a doubling of US aid to Syria's rebels and told a Friends of Syria meeting its members were committed to a peaceful transition.
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Taliban Abduct 11 Civilians After Their Helicopter Goes Down in Afghanistan
An emergency landing by a helicopter ferrying foreign engineers in eastern Afghanistan turned into a mass abduction by the Taliban, officials said Monday, offering a stark reminder of the insurgents’ continuing hold on significant parts of the countryside.
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Bangladesh building collapse kills at least 80
An eight-story building collapsed Wednesday morning on the outskirts of the Bangladeshi capital, killing at least 80 people and injuring hundreds
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Here's the Jihadist Magazine That Taught the Boston Bombers to Kill
When it debuted in 2010, Inspire, al Qaeda's English-language magazine, drew mockery—from us and others—for its seemingly laughable mission to bring modern media packaging and splashy headlines to the world of primitive holy war.
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Syrian Blood Tests Positive for Sarin Gas, U.S. Spies Say
The U.S. intelligence community has uncovered strong evidence that chemical weapons have been used in Syria. Several blood samples, taken from multiple people, have tested positive for the nerve agent sarin.
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Assad Thinks He's Winning The Syrian War — And He May Be Right
"The regime has managed to turn off the weapons tap."
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U.S. female sailor beats Dubai rapist bus driver into submission
An off-duty U.S. navy sailor wrestled a Dubai bus driver to the ground and beat him into submission after he tried to rape her at knifepoint on Jan. 19, a courtroom heard Wednesday.
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Half of Americans can’t identify Syria on a map
One in five respondents told Pew they thought it was Turkey.
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John McCain: If We Don’t Invade Syria, They’ll Hate Us For Not Invading Them (Seriously)
Russians! Jihadists! Iran! WMDs! We have to help the children! John McCain has a laundry list of reasons why we should invade Syria. Curiously, he left 'Get their oil!' off the list.
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Take a Gander at Saudi Arabia's First Ever Anti-Domestic Abuse Ad
While all Saudi women are still under the guardianship of a male family member — usually a husband or father — the first Saudi domestic violence ad marks progress for the Kingdom's women.
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Syrian premier escapes bomb attack in Damascus
Syria's prime minister escaped an assassination attempt Monday when a bomb exploded near his convoy in Damascus, state media reported, in the latest attack to target a top government official.
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Afghan Women in 1950 vs. 2013
Talk about backward regression.
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'Towering inferno' fears for Gulf
The Arab Gulf states are home to some of the most spectacular high-rise towers in the world. But some building experts say that many of those towers are sheathed in a highly flammable material that puts occupants at risk.
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Syria: Attack on military facility was a 'declaration of war' by Israel
A Syrian official called an attack Sunday on the nation's military research facility a "declaration of war" by Israel.
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U.N. has testimony that Syrian rebels used sarin gas
U.N. human rights investigators have gathered testimony from casualties of Syria's civil war and medical staff indicating that rebel forces have used the nerve agent sarin, one of the lead investigators said on Sunday.
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