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Taliban's Latest Round Of Attacks Aim For CIA But Hit UN Instead

Taliban goes on the offensive as American troops start to withdraw.
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26,000 People Ranked Their Favorite Country In the World. Find Out Who Won

This country is known for its beautiful landscapes, bratwurst, Oktoberfestivities, and economic triumphs!
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Elite British Boarding School's Entrance Exam Asks 13-Year-Old Boys About Killing Innocent Protesters

If you want to win a scholarship to the prestigious Eton College, you'd better be prepared to think like a politician, even when politicians are committing heinous crimes and even if you are 13.
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Everything You Need to Know About Iran's Presidential Election

Eight candidates have been cleared to run in this year's election to succeed outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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A Shocking Look at the Way Saudi Arabia Deals With Its Immigrants

In light of Saudi Arabia's most recent public "crucifixion," why haven't U.S. leaders lost their stomachs? Perhaps because capital punishment isn't so very foreign.
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Racist Backlash Against Innocent Muslims Predictably Follows Woolwich Murder

Following the horrific and brutal murder of British solider Lee Rigby in Woolwich, England on Thursday, attacks on Muslims in Britain have spiked in a racist and misguided outpouring of outrage.
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Obama's Naval Academy Commencement Speech Touches On Sexual-Assault Epidemic

Obama addressed the graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy on Thursday, and his remarks touched on the sexual-assault epidemic currently shaking the Military.
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Pakistan Flight to Britain Feared to Be a Terrorist Target

British fighter jets accompanied a flight from Pakistan as it was diverted to a different airport. Two arrests made.
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It's Not Even June, and Saudi Arabia Has Executed Almost 50 People This Year

Five individuals were decapitated and hung on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. This is part of a disturbing rise in execution.
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Pröst! Germany Is the World's Most Popular Country

Is your country popular? Take a look at the BBC's latest Country Ratings Poll and what it says about the coolest countries on the block.
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Were Lee Rigby's Murderers "Lone Wolves" Or Affiliated With Nigerian Terrorists?

The two British citizens suspected of murdering a soldier in London were of Nigerian descent. Were they "lone wolves" or a larger extension of Nigeria's terrorism problem?
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5 Reasons Iran is a Great Choice to Head the UN Disarmament Conference

Okay, so Iran probably shouldn't have chairmanship of the UN Conference on Disarmament. But here are five reasons the U.S. should shut up and pretend it should.
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Nothing Can Justify the Lee Rigby Murder

A British soldier was murdered in London on Wednesday. The attackers blamed British involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, but their real targets were our most important values.
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Lee Rigby Identified As UK Soldier Brutally Killed in Cleaver Attack

Britain's Ministry of Defense has identified the solider brutally killed in the streets of London yesterday as drummer Lee Rigby, 25.
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Meet the 4 Americans Who Were Killed By the Obama Administration

Three were terrorists. One was a teenager.
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We Have No Coherent Drone Policy, and We're Going to Pay For It Soon

The president has the chance to bring some much-needed coherence to his drone policy.
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Until We Know Who's in the Syrian Rebellion, We Shouldn't Be Helping At All

Should the U.S. arm the rebel opposition in Syria and risk acting in cahoots with its old enemy?
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London Beheading Suspect Identified, Racial Tensions Soar In Britain

Racial tensions are escalating in the aftermath of the horrific beheading of a soldier in southeast London Wednesday by two black men with a jihadist motive.
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Starving Children In North Korea React to Kim Jong-Un Like He's Justin Bieber

Kim Jong-un made a stop in a children's camp in North Korea on his way to diplomatic talks with China. The pictures from that visit show him being greeted by the faces of many crying children.
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British Muslims Must Condemn the London Attack With Deeds, Not Just Words

Why don't Muslim groups condemn extremism in a sterner fashion?
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El Salvador Supreme Court Could Deny Life-Saving Abortion to Gravely Ill Woman

A 22-year-old Salvadoran lupus patient is carrying an anencephalic fetus that doctors say is killing her. But as Salvadoran laws prevent all abortion, her fate is up to the Supreme Court.
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Two Men Mutilate Soldier in Broad Daylight in Possible Terrorist Attack

A British soldier in London was murdered in broad daylight by two men screaming, "Allahu akbar" on Thursday.
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Iran's Election Includes Eight Candidates and Zero Hopes For Reform

An architect of modern Iranian politics and former Ahmadinejad aide are out of the country's opaque race for president. So who's in?
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Obama to Reveal Information On Secret Drone Program

Amid growing doubts about the legality and effectiveness of drone strikes, Obama will attempt to justify drone strikes and their effectiveness in a speech Thursday.
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To Everybody's Absolute Shock, Syria and Israel Are Fighting Again

The war-ravaged Middle East is witness to another brewing conflict, with Syria and Israel once again at odds
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