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The sun sets behind a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III as U.S. Army Soldiers wait in line to board the aircraft taking them back to the United States from Joint Base Balad, Iraq, Nov. 17, 2008. Photo by Air Force...

India 'to guard Somalia waters'

"India 'to guard Somalia waters' Piracy is a lucrative business with huge ransoms demanded India says it will send warships to the Gulf of Aden...

Troops patrol Thailand streets after deadly protests

Amidst the threat of  protestors to intensify their stir in the capital Bangkok today , there is no improvement in the situation in Thailand a day after two people died and over 400 were injured in the worst...

Russian threats against Europe

SOCHI black sea russia Sept-11 Following the Russian invasion, NATO decided on 19 August to establish a new NATO-Georgia Commission, which will inaugurate its work in Tbilisi on Monday with NATO Secretary General...

Bolivia : Brazilian border is closed by protesters, natural gas supply under ...

New Pictures from the protest (Update) Local Brazilian newspapers are reporting that the situation in Bolivia has deteriorated and protesters have closed the Brazilian border and intend to interrupt the natural gas...

Sources: Bush advised to delay troop cuts in Iraq

"President Bush's top defense advisers have recommended he maintain 15 combat brigades in Iraq until the end of the year contrary to expectations that the improved security in Iraq would allow for quicker cuts, The Associated Press has learned. Military leaders told the AP...

6 arms and 2 legs

A while back I highlighted a story about how a marine zoo in Weymouth UK was trying to find out if Octopuses were left or right handed by getting them to play with Rubik's Cubes and other toys now that research has...

Suicide bomber avenges Mosque crackdown in Pakistan ; 15 policemen killed

On the anniversary of Lal Masjid siege in Pakistan two suicide bomb killed more than 15 policemen. It was also celebrated with several fiery speeches against the officials responsible for the act. "At least 15 policemen and two other people were killed and more than 40...

If America Is an Empire, then Why Is Gas So Expensive?

"If America Is an Empire, then Why Is Gas So Expensive? Imperial considerations. By Thomas F. Madden America has become an empire. Everyone says so. This is a surprise to most Americans, since few imagined that they were building such a thing. But, as historians such as...

Ontario man dies after being hit by Taser

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA report released recently about the R.C.M.P. recommended officers with less than 5 years experience should not be given a taser.  One assumes the Ontario Provincial...

Rape is a way of life for Darfur's women

United Nations peacekeepers say the biggest issue in Darfur right now is the region's systematic rape of women and children." Thousands of women -- as young as four -- caught in the middle of the struggle between...

Summer School in Lockdown, ALBUQUERQUE NM, SWAT Deployed

Inez Elementary School  in Lockdown, Indian School Road and Pennsylvania Street, near Winrock Center. Traffic is closed in the area. SWAT team deployed Video from KRQE on conclusion of incident Update 1:00 pm...

Canada's Navy Docked: Can't Afford the Fuel

Well certainly this is a great way to keep Canada's Military at home. Of course as they say, "No one Sails for Free", perhaps things to come may see the Captain and the Crew pooling their spare change for a "Ship of...

Are 'Daddy Dolls' Actually Harmful?

" Five-year-old William Fisher thinks about his dad every day and William misses him a lot. "He just started screaming, crying tears pouring down his face, and I said, 'What is it?' And he said, 'I just miss my...

Army suicides highest in nearly 2 decades, study finds

"More U.S. soldiers committed suicide in 2007 than at any time since thefirst Gulf War, according to an Army study to be released laterThursday. There were 108 suicides last year, up from 102 the year before. The 2006 figure also was itself the highest since 1990. More than...

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