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Nasrallah defends Hezbollah fighting extremists in Syrian town of Qusayr
26/05/2013 00:23
Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah gives an address on May 25, 2013 during a ceremony marking the 13th anniversary of withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon
Hezbollah Secretary-General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has defended the Lebanese resistance movement’s...
French soldier on duty stabbed by man 'of North African origin' in Paris, manhunt ongoing
26/05/2013 00:10
A French soldier stands guard on May 23, 2013, as part of France's national security alert system "Plan Vigipirate". (AFP Photo / Remy Gabalda)
A French soldier patrolling a business area of western Paris was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who quickly fled the scene and was still...
Big Brother sees you off: Foreigners in US to be fingerprinted upon leaving country
25/05/2013 23:25
Travelers visiting the US may have to prepare for more hassles at customs: All foreign nationals leaving the country at 30 airports must have their fingerprints taken, according to a new amendment to a planned immigration reform bill.
The amendment, which was approved by the Senate...
'Beemageddon' threatens US with food disaster
25/05/2013 02:30
US honey bees have been dying by the tens of millions, with annual death rates of about 30 percent. With fewer bees to pollinate fruits and vegetables each year, 'beemageddon' may soon cause the collapse of the agriculture industry.
Honey bees pollinate more than 100 US crops, including apples,...
EU imposes 2-year ban on pesticides believed responsible for mass bee deaths
25/05/2013 01:22
Reuters / Heinz-Peter Bader
The European Commission has adopted a two-year-long moratorium on the use of three necotinoid pesticides believed to be one of the reasons behind a 30 percent annual decrease in bee populations since 2007.
EU member-states will now have to amend their existing...
Two Britons arrested after UK fighter jets escort diverted Pakistani civilian plane
25/05/2013 01:05
British police have arrested two men on a Pakistan Airlines airplane after RAF Typhoon fighter jets escorted it from Manchester Airport to Stansted Airport near London. The plane was carrying 308 passengers and 14 crew from Lahore when it was rerouted.
The Pakistani plane, flight number...
Tremors felt in Moscow as 8.2 quake rattles Russia's Sakhalin region
25/05/2013 00:46
Muscovites fled their offices after feeling the tremors that followed an earthquake in the Okhotsk Sea, thousands of kilometers away (image by @nakedarizona)
Tremors have been felt all across Russia and in Europe, following a major 8.2 earthquake in the Sakhalin region. Panicking Muscovites...
An Inside Look At The Army's Sunshine Simulator
24/05/2013 23:43
March to the Heat Soldiers walk on a treadmill in the tropical chamber. Courtesy of the U.S. Army
Each year, some 20 soldiers experience Afghanistan’s 118°F heat for the first time not in the field but in a lab in Natick, Massachusetts. For six decades, the Doriot Climatic Chambers has...
Israel gearing up for ‘surprise war’ with Syria if Assad falls – general
24/05/2013 01:58
The damage caused by an Israeli strike according to SANA. Israel carried out a pre-dawn air strike near Damascus on May 5.(AFP Photo / SANA)
The unrest engulfing the Middle East could result in Israel becoming involved in a “surprise war” with Syria, according to the head of the Israeli air...
The Ten Commandments Listed
22/05/2013 23:28
Following are the Ten Commandments listed in Exodus 20 as given to the Children of Israel at Mount Sinai. The Ten Commandments are also found in Deuteronomy 5. The Ten Commandments here are presented in eight different versions of the Bible and three columns for side-by-side...
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