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Ancient Crusader castle sees war again

The walls and halls of the ancient Crac des Chevaliers Crusader fortress echoed yet again with battle cries as government forces locked horns with the rebels in Syria.  After several hours of…

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Russian Troops in, Ukrainian troops out

As jubilant Russian troops poured into Crimea, groups of disconsolate Ukrainian soldiers trudged out leaving Crimea firmly in Russian hands. …

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Coming soon- night vision equipped contact lenses

Contact lenses with night vision might be available soon o new developments by researchers in the US using graphene lenses…

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Pope tells mobsters “they will go to hell”

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Pope Francis said that mobsters will go to hell if they don't…

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Obama tries to pacify internet czars on surveillance

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE U.S. President Barack Obama met bosses from Facebook, Google and other Internet…

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Israel raids West Bank-Kills four Palestinians

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Israeli forces shot and killed four Palestinians on Saturday during a raid…

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North Korea launches 30 short-range rockets into the sea, according to South Koreans

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE According to a South Korean defense ministry spokesman, North Korea fired an…

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EU puts sanctions on Putin’s allies

The EU yesterday extended sanctions to encompass close allies of the Russian president Vladimir Putin, The sanctions now include the…

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Sri Lankan Minister accuses the HR Council of creating distances between religious communities.

Sri Lankan Minister of Plantation  Mahinda Samarasinghe said that the Resolution against Sri Lanka before the HR Council focuses on…

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