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Maoists Strike Near Buddhist Site in Eastern India

Maoists Strike Near Buddhist Site in Eastern India

(AFP) – Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in an eastern Indian state, disrupting rail traffic near Bodh Gaya, Buddhism’s holiest site, a railway official said Saturday. The blast came after Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, which

Interpol Suspects Al-Qaeda in Recent Mideast Jailbreaks

Interpol Suspects Al-Qaeda in Recent Mideast Jailbreaks

(AFP) – The global police agency Interpol on Saturday said it suspected Al-Qaeda was involved in recent jailbreaks across nine countries, including Iraq, Libya and Pakistan. Interpol said in a statement that the jailbreaks “led to the escape of hundreds

Senior Libya Policeman Wounded by Car Bomb

Senior Libya Policeman Wounded by Car Bomb

(AFP) – A senior police officer was seriously wounded in an overnight bomb attack in Libya’s restive second city of Benghazi, a security official told AFP on Saturday. The blast was the latest in a string of attacks on members

25 Police Found Guilty in Brazil Prison Killings

25 Police Found Guilty in Brazil Prison Killings

(AP) 25 police found guilty in Brazil prison killingsSAO PAULOTwenty-five Brazilian police officers were found guilty on Saturday of killing 52 inmates during the 1992 riot at Sao Paulo’s Carandiru prison. Judge Rodrigo Tellini de Aguirre Camargo sentenced each of

Report: Inmates Control all 24 Prisons in Honduras

Report: Inmates Control all 24 Prisons in Honduras

(AP) Report: Inmates control all 24 prisons in HondurasBy FREDDY CUEVASAssociated PressTEGUCIGALPA, HondurasHonduras’ 24 prisons are controlled by inmates because the state has abandoned its role in rehabilitating people convicted of crimes, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights said in

Global Travel Warning: US Cites al-Qaida Threat

Global Travel Warning: US Cites al-Qaida Threat

(AP) Global travel warning: US cites al-Qaida threatBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe United States issued an extraordinary global travel warning to Americans Friday about the threat of an al-Qaida attack and closed down 21 embassies and consulates across the Muslim world

USS Indianapolis Survivors Attend Last Big Reunion

USS Indianapolis Survivors Attend Last Big Reunion

(AP) USS Indianapolis survivors attend last big reunionBy RICK CALLAHANAssociated PressINDIANAPOLISMore than a dozen men who survived the worst sea disaster in U.S. naval history _ the World War II sinking of the USS Indianapolis _ have gathered in the

Panama Finds Munitions Aboard N. Korea-Bound Ship

Panama Finds Munitions Aboard N. Korea-Bound Ship

(AP) Panama finds munitions aboard N. Korea-bound shipBy JUAN ZAMORANOAssociated PressPANAMA CITYCrews unloading a North Korean-flagged ship detained in the Panama Canal for carrying undeclared arms from Cuba have found live munitions on board, a Panamanian official said Friday. Explosive-sniffing

Rep. Issa Subpoenas State Dept. for ARB's Benghazi Documents

Rep. Issa Subpoenas State Dept. for ARB's Benghazi Documents

On August 1, House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) subpoenaed the State Department for documents detailing the activities and findings of the Accountability Review Board (ARB) that investigated the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. According to

Morsi Backers Plan Fresh Rallies, Defying Egypt's Police

Morsi Backers Plan Fresh Rallies, Defying Egypt's Police

Supporters of Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi urged fresh rallies on Friday, raising fears of renewed violence as police prepared to disperse them amid international appeals for restraint. The call came as US Secretary of State John Kerry said the

Huawei Lashes Out at Ex-CIA Chief over Spying Claims

Huawei Lashes Out at Ex-CIA Chief over Spying Claims

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has hit back at allegations by a former CIA chief that the company spies for Beijing, labelling them “defamatory” and “baseless”. Michael Hayden, who headed the Central Intelligence Agency in 2006-09, was quoted two weeks ago

Australia Plan to Tax Bank Deposits

Australia Plan to Tax Bank Deposits

Australia plans to slap a levy on bank deposits to help boost its coffers with the money raised used to protect savings against a bank collapse, sparking criticism from the industry. It was widely reported that a 0.05 percent tax

Taiwan Lawmakers Scuffle over Nuclear Plant Bill

Taiwan Lawmakers Scuffle over Nuclear Plant Bill

Taiwanese lawmakers brawled in parliament on Friday over a bill on the fate of a controversial and nearly-completed nuclear power plant. Dozens of lawmakers from opposing camps clashed as they tried to seize the chamber’s podium and splashed water from

BBC to Announce New Doctor Who on Sunday

BBC to Announce New Doctor Who on Sunday

The new Doctor Who will be unveiled in front of a live audience at a special show on Sunday, the BBC announced. Presenter by Zoe Ball will conduct an interview with the new Time Lord, who will replace Matt Smith,

Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Renounces Citizenship

Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Renounces Citizenship

(AP) Fort Hood shooting suspect renounces citizenshipFORT HOOD, TexasDays before he’s set to go on trial, the Army psychiatrist charged in the Fort Hood shooting rampage released more of his writings about America and Islam. Foxnews.com on Thursday posted documents

Threat Closes US Embassies in Muslim World for Day

Threat Closes US Embassies in Muslim World for Day

(AP) Threat closes US embassies in Muslim world for dayBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe United States is shuttering its embassies and consulates throughout the Muslim world on Sunday after receiving an unspecified threat, officials said. State Department officials said Thursday that

Rep. Wolf: Sources Say CIA Was Moving Guns in Benghazi

Rep. Wolf: Sources Say CIA Was Moving Guns in Benghazi

CNN reports the CIA had dozens of operatives in Benghazi during the deadly September 11 attack last year, yet since the attack, the spy agency has allegedly engaged in an intimidation campaign of its own members to keep personnel quiet about the

HOOYAH Marc Lee! You Are Never Forgotten

HOOYAH Marc Lee! You Are Never Forgotten

Freedom comes at a cost! We have all heard the quote “Freedom is not free,” and most Americans enjoy those freedoms but have not had to pay much, if anything at all. Our family has paid deeply, not financially with

Playboy, Penthouse Dropped from Military Stores

Playboy, Penthouse Dropped from Military Stores

(AP) Playboy, Penthouse get the ax at military storesBy DAVID CRARYAP National WriterNEW YORKPlayboy, Penthouse and other sex-themed magazines will no longer be sold at Army and Air Force exchanges _ a move described by the stores’ operators as a

BBC Sorry for Showing Prince William 'Penis' Doodle

BBC Sorry for Showing Prince William 'Penis' Doodle

(AFP) – The BBC apologised on Thursday for accidentally showing an image of Britain’s Prince William with a penis drawn on his head. The blunder happened when the broadcaster’s breakfast TV show aired a clip of a promo video for