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Several of the more than 100 terror suspects accused of plotting to attack key oil and security facilities in Saudi…
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The U.S. effort to stem Islamic State’s reign of terror in Syria and Iraq has America and one of its…
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Wall collapse at Pompeii: Italian archaeologists call emergency meeting, seek answers
Italy’s top cultural official scheduled an emergency for Tuesday morning after heavy rains led to the collapse of a section…
Read MoreJapan’s Shinzo Abe honors war criminals, enrages friends
Japanese are rightfully proud of the economic achievements made in the last half century despite the country’s lack of natural…
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ISIS threat: What can we learn from the life and death fight for Kobani
Kobani is a small town in northern Syria on the Syrian-Turkish Border. Most of its inhabitants are Kurdish, but recently,…
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