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Constitutional court says longtime Zimbabwe leader must hold parliamentary and presidential elections by 31 July.
01/06/2013 02:00
The United States and Germany told Russia that arming President Bashar al-Assad's forces could jeopardise international efforts for a peace conference on Syria.
Secretary of State John Kerry, speaking after talks with his German counterpart Guido Westerwelle, said on Friday Russia's plans...
Mugabe ordered to hold polls before August
01/06/2013 01:51
Constitutional court says longtime Zimbabwe leader must hold parliamentary and presidential elections by 31 July.
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, right, wants reforms before the poll to ensure a free and fair vote [EPA]
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe must hold elections before August, the...
Radiation makes Mars travel impossible today…let’s fly faster!
31/05/2013 18:28
Credit: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), J. Bell (Cornell University), and M. Wolff (Space Science Institute, Boulder)
NASA’s Curiosity program has confirmed that interplanetary manned missions at speeds attainable today is not possible due to lethal space radiation....
US school boots student who refused to wear 'Mark of the Beast' tracking device
31/05/2013 00:16
Student body ID cards with RFID-embedded chips (Image from Northside Independent School District)
A Texas high school banned a second-year student from classes after she refused to wear an ID badge containing an RFID chip. The school district uses the tags in order to game the attendance...
Schools scanned students' irises without permission
31/05/2013 00:10
Reuters / Mike Blake
Parents in Polk County, Florida are outraged after learning that students in area schools had their irises scanned as part of a new security program without obtaining proper permission.
Students at three facilities — an elementary school, a grade school and a high...
‘We don’t need US military secrets’: Beijing slams White House theft claim
30/05/2013 15:38
China has dismissed US claims hackers procured blueprints for America’s most advanced weaponry. Beijing stated the allegations underestimate the Chinese people’s intellect and that China is perfectly capable of producing its own weapons.
A US Science Board report leaked this week alleged...
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attacks African liberation struggle icon Nelson Mandela
30/05/2013 15:07
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has reopened his feud with South African liberation struggle icon Nelson Mandela, accusing him of going “too far” to please whites.
Mugabe and Mandela have never quite seen eye-to-eye and in a television interview, the 89-year-old...
Israel 'will know what to do' if Russia delivers S300 missiles to the Syrian regime
30/05/2013 15:02
S-300 anti-aircraft missile system. Source: Russian Ministry of Defense
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Tuesday that the S-300 missiles destined for Syria despite Israeli objections, have not left Russia yet, adding that Israel will know how to react once the missiles get on the...
Syria: Russia to send anti-aircraft missiles to stop Western 'hotheads'
30/05/2013 14:21
Russia vowed to deliver a sophisticated anti-aircraft missile system to Bashar al-Assad after expressing anger over British-led moves to arm Syria's rebels.
By Tom Parfitt, Moscow and Damien McElroy
Moscow said it was being forced to send the S-300 system to Syria's president to prevent Western...
Al-Qaeda blamed for Europe-wide forest fires
30/05/2013 14:14
Deadly fires have swept through forest land in EU countries such as Portugal and Spain
Al-Qaeda has been blamed for a recent series of forest fires across Europe, as the head of Russia's Federal Security Service claimed they were set by arsonists as part of the group's low-cost attack...
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