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When NK Commandos Tried To Assassinate South Korea’s President
Breaking North Korea News, Opinion, Culture & Curiosities + Professional, Academic & Student resources on North Korea / DPRK
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Prince Harry on Afghan mission: 'Take a life to save a life'
Britain's Prince Harry has acknowledged that he killed Taliban insurgents on his latest tour of duty in Afghanistan as a crew member of an Apache attack helicopter.
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Will America's Next War Be in the Pacific?
Escalating tensions among China, Japan and the U.S. could ignite armed conflict -- and sink the global economy.
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North Korea to target U.S. with nuclear, rocket tests
North Korea said on Thursday it would carry out further rocket launches and a nuclear test that would target the United States, dramatically stepping up its threats against a country.
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Vietnam War: Behind the Picture
Forty years after the Paris Peace Accords were signed in January 1973, LIFE.com revisits one of the most indelible, searing photographs made during the long, divisive war in Vietnam.
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Detailed Photos of Cold War Missile Sites: Opposing Superpowers, Same Terror
The idea that we are not so different from our enemies is one of the undercurrents of Justin Barton's photographs of former Cold War Intercontinental Ballistic Missile launch sites. Graphically composed, Barton's shots of the silos' interiors downplay national identity.
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The all-female militias of Syria
The Syrian regime is arming and training Syrian women to fight for President Bashar al-Assad, putting it out in front of the Pentagon when it comes to sending women to the front lines.
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French troops in Mali take Gao airport from Islamist rebels
Residents of Sevare, on road to Gao, welcome French soldiers with around 600 troops were said to be on their way to Timbuktu
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Egyptian official warns of state's collapse as protesters defy curfew order
The political turmoil dividing Egypt threatens the future of the nation, the defense minister said, as the instability persists in the Arab world's most populous country.
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Aleppo’s River of Death
On Tuesday, reportedly more than 70 bound and bloated bodies were discovered in a river near the city — the largest recorded mass execution since the beginning of the Syrian civil war nearly two years ago, according to the Daily Telegraph. Rassloff spoke to TIME by email after photographing the scene.
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Timbuktu mayor: Mali rebels torched library of historic manuscripts
Fleeing Islamist insurgents burnt two buildings containing priceless books as French-led troops approached, says mayor.
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Bahrain princess accused of torture during anti-government unrest
A Bahrain princess faces several torture charges.
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Iran Wants You To Believe This Is Their Stealth Fighter
Iran's new Qaher-313 stealth fighter: No, it's not April fools day
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A fallen comrade
The man's tears make me want to tear.
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The Nerds Who Won World War II
In 1943 the war looked unwinnable for the Allies. Here's how unsung innovators turned the tide.
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South Korean military sharpens reflexes on divided peninsula
As North Korea prepares a third nuclear test, South Korean soldiers on the world's most heavily armed border now have orders to shoot back immediately if they come under
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The Cost of War Includes at Least 253,330 Brain Injuries and 1,700 Amputations
Nearly 130,000 U.S. troops have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, and vastly more have experienced brain injuries. That's according to new congressional data hinting at the cost of the U.S.' post-9/11 wars.
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The German General Who Told Hitler to Go Screw Himself
I am fascinated by colorful historical characters, especially military or naval figures. Very few of these people could be considered truly heroic. One of the rare exceptions is Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, commander of a small German army – largely composed of black troops – that fought the British Empire in East Africa during World War I.
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These Rare Full-Color WWII Photos Celebrate the American War Effort's Most Thankless Jobs
America's entrance into World War II and the unprescedented domestic mobilization effort that followed profoundly altered American society. Women not only entered the workforce en mass, they routinely worked in roles traditionally reserved for their male counterparts.
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WWII Nazi Bunkers Stand the Tests of Time, Vandalism and Livestock
Hitler knew the Allied invasion on the Atlantic coast would come eventually, so all along the western edge of Europe — from Spain to Scandanavia — he built a series of fortifications called the Atlantic Wall. In addition to minefields, workers were ordered to build a series of massive concrete bunkers designed to house troops and guns. Decades later, a group of those structures still exist.
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