by -NO AUTHOR- -- (FOXNEWS) — The United States will supply Syrian rebels with weapons through a CIA-run program, FoxNews confirmed Saturday. President Obama decided Thursday to supply rebel forces with small more…
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Hassan Rouhani wins Iranian presidential election
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (BBC) — Reformist-backed cleric Hassan Rouhani has won Iran's presidential election, securing just over 50% of the vote and so avoiding the need for a run-off. Tehran Mayor more…
White House: $100M Africa trip 'great bang for our buck'
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (The Hill) President Obama’s $100 million trip to African offers “great bang for our buck,” the White House said Friday. Deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes defended the more…
U.N. prepares to go to war for 1st time
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (London Daily Mail) The UN is about to go to war for the first time in its history after the Security Council voted unanimously to intervene to fight more…
Will Murdoch divorce cause WSJ to stand up to China?
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Forbes) One of the more remarkable, if little known, facts about Wendi Deng, Rupert Murdoch's soon-to-be ex-wife, is her given name: Wen-ge. In the original Chinese characters, this more…
Report: 73 Syrian officers flee to Turkey
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (YNetNews) Turkey's state-run news agency says 73 Syrian military officers - including seven generals and 20 colonels - have crossed the border with their families "seeking refuge" in more…
Beijing now has world's most powerful supercomputer
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Wired) Two weeks ago, Jack Dongarra flew to Changsha, China for a meeting with researchers at the National University of Defense Technology, home to the country's top supercomputing more…
'Sexless' now official birth-certificate status
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CharismaNews) A man in Australia who claims to be neither a man nor a woman has been officially recognized by Australian authorities as "sexless" on his birth certificate. more…
Jordan wargames: 4,500 U.S. troops near Syrian border
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (RT) Multinational military exercise 'Eager Lion' has been launched in Jordan amid condemnation from neighboring Syria and its ally Russia. The US brings Patriot missile batteries to the more…
Egypt Brotherhood backs Syria jihad, denounces Shi'ites
by -NO AUTHOR- -- (Reuters) Egypt's ruling Muslim Brotherhood blamed Shi'ites for creating religious strife throughout Islam's history, as the movement joined a call by Sunni clerics for jihad against the Syrian more…