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One man's defiance inspires a region to stand up to the Taliban
ZANGABAD, Afghanistan — The uprising began in early February with a Taliban commander's knock on the door of Hajji Abdul Wudood. The militant leader demanded that Wudood, a stout, weathered man of 60, surrender one of his eight sons, who was...
Tags: Wars and Interventions, Firearms, Armed Conflicts, Afghanistan, Taliban
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Suspected pirates face unprecedented trial in U.S. court
WASHINGTON — Long before a retired Southern California couple and two friends were shot and killed aboard their sailboat off the Horn of Africa in February 2011, the threat from Somali pirates was frighteningly clear. Since 2005, heavily armed...Tags: Bodies of Water, Punishment, Armed Conflicts, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1800 GMT, May 31
ReutersMOSCOW - Russian media said Moscow could speed up delivery of anti-aircraft missiles to Syria if the West intervenes, but also floated the idea of suspending the shipment, as Russia set out its negotiating position ahead of peace talks. - - - -...Tags: Wars and Interventions, Zimbabwe, National Government, Robert Mugabe, Vladimir Putin
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Missile defense integral to national security
Your recent op-ed suggesting that missile defense doesn’t work and isn’t needed (“The real threat to our homeland,” May 23) ignored publicly available facts that refute these assertions. The Missile Defense Agency has...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, North Korea, Iran, Hillary Clinton
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Reuters World News Highlights at 2200 GMT, May 31
ReutersBEIRUT - Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad tightened their siege of rebels in a strategic town, in a counter-offensive that is shifting the balance of the Syrian war ahead of a peace conference next month. - - - - BRUSSELS/PARIS - Unemployment...Tags: Beirut (Lebanon), Wars and Interventions, Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, Vladimir Putin
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Russia to send nuclear submarines to southern seas
Reuters* Russia says will resume submarine patrols in south * Part of effort by Putin to boost military reach * Follows plans for permanent Mediterranean unit By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW, June 1 (Reuters) - Russia plans to resume nuclear submarine patrols...Tags: Russia, Vladimir Putin, Moscow (Russia)
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Cyber threats pose 'stealthy, insidious' danger - U.S. defense chief
ReutersBy David Alexander ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT, May 31 (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a "quiet, stealthy, insidious" danger to the United States and other nations, and called for "rules of the road"...Tags: National Government, Singapore, NATO, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel heads for Asia
ABOARD A MILITARY AIRCRAFT — More than a year after the Obama administration announced it was shifting its defense policy to focus on Asia, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is trying to convince allies in the region that the so-called “Asia...Tags: Asia, Wars and Interventions, Government Debt, Budget Control Act of 2011, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Reuters World News Highlights at 1410 GMT, May 31
ReutersMOSCOW - Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles will probably arrive in Syria only after several months, but more Israeli air strikes or the creation of a no-fly zone would speed up delivery, a Russian arms industry source said. - - - - WASHINGTON - Iran'...Tags: Wars and Interventions, National Government, Zimbabwe, Vladimir Putin, Robert Mugabe
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Russians hedging their bets on prospects for Syrian peace accord
Russian officials are working diligently with U.S. counterparts to revive collapsed peace talks on Syria’s future after more than two years of bloody civil war. But Moscow also has threatended to ship sophisticated anti-aircraft missiles to the...Tags: Foreign Aid, Polio, Wars and Interventions, National Government, John Kerry
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Grayson measure would stop DHS from using armed drones
Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- The Department of Homeland Security would be forbidden from buying or using armed drones under a measure that passed the U.S. House last night. The amendment, offered by U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, D-Orlando, was agreed to by voice vote and...Tags: Alan Grayson, National Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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