Obama: U.S. to keep using drones
Thu, 23 May 2013 22:00:45 EDT
From the targeted killing of Americans overseas to the future of the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, President Barack Obama will lay out the framework and legal rationale for his administration's counterterrorism policy in a widely anticipated speech on Thursday.
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Pakistan welcomes Obama drone talk
Fri, 24 May 2013 09:18:42 EDT
Pakistan on Friday welcomed President Barack Obama's stance that "force alone cannot make us safer" in battling terrorism.
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Family may exhume Todd for autopsy
Fri, 24 May 2013 02:34:12 EDT
The parents of American Shane Todd, found hanging in his Singapore apartment last June, tell CNN they may exhume their son's body to conduct an autopsy in the United States.
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Garcia sponsor says remark 'offensive'
Thu, 23 May 2013 09:41:29 EDT
Sergio Garcia could lose a lucrative sponsorship deal after his "fried chicken" jibe directed at golf's World No.1 Tiger Woods.
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Exec called Jackson 'freak' before deal
Thu, 23 May 2013 06:47:25 EDT
A top AEG executive referred to Michael Jackson as "a freak" and another called him "creepy" just hours before their company signed the pop icon to a huge concert deal.
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Youth key to beating Boko Haram?
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:06:51 EDT
Any Nigerian government victory over Boko Haram will be hollow unless it wins over a disenfranchised youth and roots out alleged Boko Haram sympathizers in the government, says expert.
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Who is Woolwich killing suspect?
Fri, 24 May 2013 12:07:30 EDT
British police have arrested four people in relation to the brutal killing of British soldier Lee Rigby in southeast London on Wednesday.
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Boy Scouts' decision makes no sense
Fri, 24 May 2013 10:26:46 EDT
When the Boy Scouts of America found out den leader Jennifer Tyrrell is a lesbian, the organization's Ohio River Valley Council sent her a letter saying "you must immediately sever any relationship you may have" with the Scouts.
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A blow to Australia's economy
Fri, 24 May 2013 04:00:55 EDT
Ford's decision to quit making cars in Australia comes amid concerns the mining boom has peaked as the nation's manufacturing base declines.
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What presents real terror threat?
Thu, 23 May 2013 15:48:22 EDT
After a gruesome killing of British soldier with a cleaver by suspects claiming retaliation for attacks on Muslims, world affairs columnist Frida Ghitis says neither Muslims or terrorism are to blame.
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Suicide: Impact of same-sex marriage?
Thu, 23 May 2013 15:54:12 EDT
The gesture couldn't have been more dramatic, nor the setting more grand: 78-year-old French writer and historian Dominique Venner chose the altar of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to shoot himself in front of about 1,500 horrified visitors. Just before pulling the trigger, he had meticulously laid a letter on the altar for the police.
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Let's not blunder into another war
Thu, 23 May 2013 08:32:15 EDT
Barry Blechman has seen the U.S. involved in many wars, some of which have taken very bad turns. He says we must think long and hard before engaging militarily in Syria or Iran
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Heroics inside tornado-ravaged school
Wed, 22 May 2013 06:37:41 EDT
When the twister hit a school, bringing down walls, teachers tried to shield kids from falling debris and tore through rubble to save them - tragically, seven drowned in the basement.
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UK plane incident raises nerves after soldier's killing
Fri, 24 May 2013 14:01:05 EDT
Two men are arrested on suspicion of endangering a Pakistan Airways jet, raising tensions days after a soldier is killed by suspected radicalized Islamists.
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Pakistani airliner diverted in the UK
Fri, 24 May 2013 10:02:14 EDT
Aviation editor Philip Baum talks about the Pakistan Airlines plane diverted from Manchester to Stansted airports.
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