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Brazil to deploy National Security troops against protesters
19/06/2013 13:59
Riot polce take positions during a protest in Sao Paulo, Brazil on June 18, 2013 (AFP Photo / Daniel Guimaraens)
The Brazilian government will deploy National Public Security Force in five cities hosting the FIFA football tournament in an effort to contain the ongoing protests across the...
Gunfire, clashes erupt as Beirut anti-Hezbollah protest turns deadly
10/06/2013 20:47
Hezbollah fighters (AFP Photo / Ramzi Haidar)
At least one person has been killed and several others injured in gunfire during an anti-Hezbollah protest outside the Iranian Embassy in Beirut. Violence broke out as activists gathered to protest the Islamist group's involvement in Syria.
Men in...
Jordan wargames: Patriot batteries, F-16s and 4,500 US troops near Syrian border
10/06/2013 20:31
US F-16 Fighting Falcon (AFP Photo)
Multinational military exercise 'Eager Lion' has been launched in Jordan amid condemnation from neighboring Syria and its ally Russia. The US brings Patriot missile batteries to the Syrian border, which could remain deployed afterwards.
The exercises will...
Boundless Informant: NSA’s complex tool for classifying global intelligence
09/06/2013 09:36
Slide from a classified NSA presentation leaked by the Guardian
A new batch of classified NSA docs leaked to the media reveals the details of a comprehensive piece of software used by NSA to analyze and evaluate intelligence gathered across the globe as well as data extraction methods.
The...
‘Missile defense killer’: Russia finalizes testing on prototype ICBM
08/06/2013 17:17
The high-speed lift of the Topol missile launching. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Rod
Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces have reported a successful launch of a next-generation ICBM that can supposedly pierce any anti-ballistic missile (ABM) system. The test came after the US announced it would resume...
Assange on PRISM: US justice system in ‘calamitous’ collapse
08/06/2013 17:12
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (AFP Photo / Geoff Caddick)
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has slammed a recently exposed NSA mass-surveillance scheme as a "calamitous collapse in the rule of law." Google, Facebook and other tech giants apparently involved have denied giving the NSA access to...
Syrian govt and rebels vie for strategic Golan region as Austria withdraws peacekeepers
07/06/2013 22:02
Smoke rises as a fire burns near the Kuneitra border crossing, as seen from the Israeli occupied Golan Heights, close to the ceasefire line between Israel and Syria June 6, 2013.(Reuters / Ammar Awad)
Austria has pulled out of its peacekeeping mission as both Syrian rebels and regime forces...
Rule, Britannia? UK ‘shadow military’ may return to Gulf over instability fears
05/06/2013 00:58
The British destroyer HMS Diamond sails through the Suez Canal (AFP Photo)
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Army, Military, Politics, UK, Vessels
The UK army is planning to build up a strong “shadow presence” in the Gulf, marking a return to the seat of its old imperial power, a UK think tank said. The Arab Spring and...
Erdogan vs Army: '15% of Turkish top brass on trial, hundreds resign'
01/06/2013 16:49
Tayyip Erdogan (C) and army commanders follow a guard of honour during a ceremony at the mausoleum of Modern Turkey founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Ankara (AFP Photo / Adem Altan)
Turkish officers are resigning en masse to avoid arrest and sentencing for conspiracy against the...
Turkey police block 1000s of protesters moving towards Taksim Square
01/06/2013 16:27
Turkish police have blocked thousands of protesters from moving towards Istanbul's iconic Taksim Square in protest against government’s controversial redevelopment project.
The protesters slammed heavy-handed tactics used by police forces, condemning the Turkish government as a “fascist...
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