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French soldier stabbed in neck outside Paris
A French soldier patrolling a business neighbourhood west of Paris has been stabbed in the neck by a man who quickly fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande said. The soldier was patrolling in uniform with two other men as part of France's Vigipirate anti-terrorist surveillance plan when he was approached from behind around 1600 GMT and stabbed in the neck ...
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Chile blocks Barrick Gold mining project
Chile's environmental regulator has blocked Canada-based Barrick Gold Corporation's multi-billion dollar mining project and imposed its maximum fine, citing "serious" environmental violations.After a four-month investigation, Chile's Environmental Superintendent said on Friday that all construction work on the Pascua-Lama mine must stop until Barrick builds the systems ...
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Attacker stabs uniformed French soldier in Paris
A man armed with a box cutter on Saturday attacked a French soldier patrolling the business district of Paris and stabbed him in the neck, police sources ...
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Soldiers and sex Can men grow up
>Editor's note: Pepper Schwartz is professor of sociology at the University of Washington and the author or co-author of 17 books, the latest of which is "The Normal Bar. " She is the AARP Love and Relationship Ambassador and writes the Naked Truth column for AARP.org. She is a senior fellow at the Council on Contemporary Families, a nonprofit organization that gathers research on American ...
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Roaches evolving to evade traps scientists say
(Fotolia) A strain of cockroaches in Europe has evolved to outsmart the sugar traps used to kill them, researchers have discovered. According to the BBC, American scientists found that the mutant cockroaches had a "reorganized" sense of taste, making them perceive the glucose used to coat poisoned bait not as sweet but rather as bitter. A North Carolina State University team tested ...
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Senator Oklahoma hit hard but were not knocked out
Sen. Jim Inhofe, whose home state of Oklahoma was battered by a massive and deadly tornado less than a week ago, promised perseverance in the face of tragedy in the weekly Republican address on Saturday, declaring, "Oklahoma has been hit hard, but we're not knocked ...
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Hagel Military sexual assault must be stamped out
West Point, N.Y. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday that they must stamp out the scourge of sexual assault in the military. A day after President Barack Obama delivered a similar edict to U.S. Naval Academy graduates, Hagel's message comes amid a series of widespread incidents of sexual misconduct across the armed services in ...
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African Union Continental drift
- The African Union headquarters complex in the capital Addis Ababa stands in stark contrast to its immediate surroundings. The wide planetarium-like structure sitting comfortably attached to a $100m lightly glazed tower dominates the city’s skyline. Inside, the combined leadership of 54 nations gather in state of the art conference rooms to contemplate Africa’s future. Outside the ...
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Malaysians rally against electoral fraud
Tens of thousands of people held a rally near Malaysia's capital against alleged electoral fraud, further raising the political temperature after divisive recent polls. The latest in a series of protest rallies over the May 5 elections - which the opposition says were won fraudulently by the 56-year-old ruling coalition - saw a large crowd gather in an open field outside Kuala Lumpur ...
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One block two tornadoes
>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...
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One block two tornadoes
>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...
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One block two tornadoes
>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...
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One block two tornadoes
>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...
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Soldiers last text to mum
Stepfather Ian Rigby reading a family statement. Photo / APThe night before he died, Lee Rigby sent his mother, Lyn, a moving text message. "Goodnight mum. I hope you had a fantastic day today, because you are the most fantastic, one in a million mum that anyone could ever wish ...
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Man suspected of butchering British soldier an angry teen
The mother of a suspected Islamic terrorist who allegedly hacked a British soldier to death, tried desperately to turn him away from extremism but "could not get through", say friends. Michael Adebowale, 22, the son of a Christian probation officer and a staff member at the Nigerian High Commission, was filmed holding a bloodied cleaver after Drummer Lee Rigby was butchered in a London street. ...
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Pain lingers as toll rises
The mile-wide tornado which ripped Moore, Oklahoma apart is a terrible tragedy for the human victims and the many family pets that have been displaced. The search for human survivors and dead is thought to be over, but people are still searching for pets. Gut-wrenching photos and stories, such as one showing a nurse comforting a dying dog in the rubble have been coming out of the town. Barbara ...
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Did British intel try to recruit London attack suspect
A police officer stands guard outside the Woolwich Barracks in London May 24, 2013, in response to the bloody attack when a British soldier was killed in the nearby street. (AP ...
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Video The rise and fall of the classic station wagon
Anthony Mason speaks with Sam Smartt and Christopher Zaluski, co-directors of the new movie "Wagonmasters," which celebrates the rise and fall of the classic station ...
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Heavy Fighting Reported In Rebel-Held Syrian Town
Reports say fighting in the strategic Syrian town of Qusair has intensified. State media reported on May 25 that troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad had launched a three-pronged attack on the rebel-held town and were making big advances. The rebels said they were under heavy bombardment and that elite troops from the army and Lebanese Hizballah fighters were leading the offensive. ...
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Prosor blames Syria at UN for destabilizing Golan
In the aftermath of a Syrian firing on a Israeli military vehicle in the Golan Heights earlier this week, Israel's ambassador to the UN, Ron Prosor blamed the government of Syria of undermining regional stability in the Golan Heights in a letter to the UN Security Council on Saturday, AFP reported. "This week's events are part of a disturbing pattern of events intended to spark ...
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Champions League final German fans fight and throw missiles as thousands invade London for football at Wembley
Police move in: Officers storm towards the fighting fans to break up the brawl The YouTube footage appeared to have been taken at Wembley and showed fans initially goading each other after getting off coaches in the car park. Rival supporters then started throwing a number of objects including a traffic cone and metal ...
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Dozens of pensioners and children rescued from tourist boat which sank after hitting rocks during sight-seeing trip
Almost 50 people were rescued this afternoon after a birdwatching boat hit a rock off the Pembrokeshire coast and began to sink. The Lady Helen sent out a mayday call just before 1pm saying it had run aground at Little Sound, part of Skomer Island and was taking on water. A massive rescue operation was launched by coastguards with five smaller vessels - including its sister boat the Dale ...
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One block two tornadoes
>Editor's note: John Sutter, the human rights columnist for CNN Opinion, is from Oklahoma City. Follow him on Twitter -- @jdsutter -- for continued updates about the tornado. E-mail him at ctl@cnn.com. Oklahoma City (CNN) -- Nancy ...
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Blackstone notifies Cohens SAC it intends to pull money pension consultant
Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen, founder and chairman of SAC Capital Advisors, listens to a question during a one-on-one interview session at the SkyBridge Alternatives (SALT) Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada May 11, ...
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Massive train collision takes down highway overpass
ROCKVIEW, Mo. Seven people were injured in a massive train collision in eastern Missouri early Saturday morning that took down a highway overpass, CBS affiliate KFVS-TV in Cape Girardeau, ...
Jakarta Digest
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Jakarta water issues a reflection of bad planning.
Jakarta residents have little access to fresh water from the city’s water system, a reflection of bad planning on the part of city management rather than a lack of funds.
An article posted on the Jakarta-Indonesia-Urban blog reflects a serious situation facing the capital city of the country, “Already there is more waste water generated and dispersed today than at any other time in the history of our planet: more than one out of six people lack access to safe drinking water, namely 1.1 billion people, and more than two out of six lack adequate sanitation, namely 2.6 billion people.” This is a statement on the world situation, but it hits uncomfortable close to home for many Jakartans, in fact, almost a majority of them. Read more
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