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Breaking News: New York Times Website DNS Attack by Syrian Army Group
Reports are surfacing that a group affiliated with the Syrian army has brought down the website for US-based media publication the New York Times. This comes ahead of reports that many nations in Europe are mobilizing for a potential strike in Syria. Such intervention is opposed by Russia who claims that such an international intervention will […]
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US Secretary of State John Kerry Declares Confirmation of Chemical Weapon Use by Syria
United States Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed today what was revealed last week by international media, namely, that the government of Bashar al-Assad‘s Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own people. Calling it a ‘moral obscenity,’ Secretary Kerry called on the world community to reject Syria’s actions and to respond collectively and […]
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Headline News August 25, 2013: Hong Kong Cracks Down on Triads, Syria Warns Middle East, Nordic Newspapers Write UK PM David Cameron
Silvio Berlusconi Threatens to Bring Down Italian Government Muslim Brotherhood Leader in Exile in London Hong Kong Police Arrest 1,800 in Crackdown on Triads Doctors Without Borders Confirms Gas Attacks in Syria Australian Politician Blames the United States’ Lax Gun Laws for Killing of Chris Lane Nigerian Islamists Accused of Slaughtering Villagers Nordic Newspapers Write […]
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Breaking News: Egypt Declares State of Emergency After Protestors Killed by Security Forces
The transitional government of Egypt has declared a national state of emergency after scores of protestors were killed by Egyptian government security forces. [BBC]
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The Civil War in Syria
The civil war in Syria continues to wreck havoc across the country as rebel groups continue their struggle against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Hundreds of thousands of refugees and tens of thousands of casualties are being reported.
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American Exchange Student Killed During Egyptian Riots
American exchange student to Egypt Andrew Driscoll Pochter, a student at Kenyon College in Ohio and in Egypt as part of the Amideast exchange program, was fatally stabbed during a protest in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. Pochter was not a protester but an innocent bystander and a victim of a senseless crime in a country […]
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Turkish PM Erdogan Declares Twitter a ‘Troublemaker’
Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared popular internet microblogging service Twitter a troublemaker in his latest round of anti-freedom salvos launched since the beginning of the riots in Istanbul. He declared the information being spread on the service lies and labeled Twitter an enemy of modern governments: There is a trouble called Twitter. […]
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Hanging Gardens of Nineveh? Why Babylon May Not Be Site of Wonder of the Ancient World
Archaeologists have struggled for years to locate the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the oft-described wonder of the ancient world that housed a tropical garden in the middle of the ancient desert metropolis of Babylon. Now, recent discoveries have shed light on why it is so difficult to find a landmark so prominent in ancient texts […]
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Iran’s Rial Hits All-Time Low
Iran’s currency the rial has fallen 20% in value over the last two weeks in trade against the US dollar. The devaluation indicates the Islamic Republic of Iran is increasingly struggling against international sanctions that have limited its ability to obtain foreign currency. The sanctions placed on Iran are intended to reduce its […]
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