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Sexual Assault on Student Sparks Outrage in Egypt

Sexual Assault on Student Sparks Outrage in Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — A string of sexual assaults on women during celebrations of Egypt’s presidential inauguration — including a mass attack on a 19-year-old student who was stripped in Cairo’s Tahrir Square — prompted outrage Monday as a video emerged

China Military Fortress to Dominate Asian Energy Resources

China Military Fortress to Dominate Asian Energy Resources

The South China Morning Post reported that China intends to build an artificial island base in the disputed and oil-rich Spratly Islands between the coast of Vietnam and the Philippines. With the U.S. fracking boom destroying China’s comparative advantage in manufacturing from

Death Toll from Afghan Flood Rises to 81

Death Toll from Afghan Flood Rises to 81

GUZIRGA I-NUR, Afghanistan (AP) — More than 80 bodies have been found after a devastating flash flood in Afghanistan’s mountainous and remote north, a provincial official said Sunday, as police and villagers scoured the rugged terrain for missing people. Lt.

The Trouble with 'Reform Conservatives'

The Trouble with 'Reform Conservatives'

The new buzz in the Beltway is the emergence–or, rather, return–of the “reform conservatives.” Politico’s David Nather reports that these “policy wonks” share a desire to “move the GOP beyond its Reagan-era script of cutting taxes and shrinking government and

Pentagon: China Budgeted $145 Billion in 2013 to Modernize Defense

Pentagon: China Budgeted $145 Billion in 2013 to Modernize Defense

China budgeted $145 billion for modernizing its military, including advancing its UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), warships, fighter jets, sophisticated missiles, and cyber warfare capabilities, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The Pentagon estimate exceeded the public information provided by the Chinese, who

World View: Indonesia Increases Defense Spending to Combat China

World View: Indonesia Increases Defense Spending to Combat China

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Indonesia increases defense spending to combat China Eurozone moves to negative interest rates to fight deflation Dept of Homeland Security seeks a ‘sarcasm detector’ Indonesia increases defense spending to combat China Of the nations

US to Deliver F-16 Fighter Jets to Iraq

US to Deliver F-16 Fighter Jets to Iraq

The United States is set this week to ship the first of 36 F-16 Lockheed Martin Fighting Falcon fighter jets to the Iraqi military, reports said. Iraq’s ambassador to the US Lukman Faily said the delivery of the fighter jets

Bolivia to Give UN Chief Coca Leaf Birthday Cake

Bolivia to Give UN Chief Coca Leaf Birthday Cake

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has decided to celebrate his birthday in Bolivia this year, and in honor of his visit and the festivities at hand, Bolivian president Evo Morales is set to present Ban with a birthday cake