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Reuters/Reuters - A helicopter flies overhead as soldiers in military vehicles proceed towards al-Jura district in El-Arish city from Sheikh Zuwaid, around 350 km (217 miles) northeast of Cairo May 21, 2013

Egyptian Kidnapped Soldiers Freed

Egyptian army kills militant in air raid, successfully freed the kidnapped soldiers. The soldiers were seized while travelling in minibuses in northern Sinai, east of ...

Greek policeman allegedly tries to attack lawmaker

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A policeman on a small Greek island on the Aegean Sea has been suspended for allegedly verbally abusing and trying to ...

Lawyer fights for Abu Ghraib detainees

WASHINGTON — After nearly a decade of chasing justice for abuses committed at Abu Ghraib prison, a Troy, Mich., lawyer and his colleagues face a pivotal ...

Women held captive in Ohio endured lonely, dark lives; kidnap suspect due in court Thursday

CLEVELAND — Three women found alive after a decade in captivity endured lonely, dark lives inside a dingy home where they were raped and allowed ...

Google’s Q1 2013 earnings beat expectations on profits, miss on revenue

Google’s earnings are out and its a strong showing for the search giant in terms of profits, with weaker figures on the revenue side. Last ...

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Algeria censors newspapers for ‘president in a coma’ reports

ALGIERS:  An editor has accused Algeria’s government of censorship after it blocked the publication of his two newspapers. Hicham Aboud, the editor of the My ...

Tensions between Israel, Syria highest since 1973 war

Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has made it clear that additional strikes on Syria are a distinct possibility, despite warnings from Damascus that such actions ...

Obama says U.S. won’t act alone on chemical weapons in Syria

WASHINGTON–President Obama on Thursday ruled out any unilateral U.S action in response to the alleged Syrian use of chemical weapons, further reducing the chance of ...

The report said a total of 77,149 jobs would be created between 2013-2021, 40 per cent of which would be within the travel and tourism sector.

Dubai Expo 2020 would open 277,000 jobs

85,000 positions would be created across wider regional economy, says report Dubai: A recent report on economic impact of Expo 2020 by Oxford Economics shows ...

Mossad Agent Zygier Sabotaged Mission to Locate Israeli Soldiers’ Remains

Zygier, who was known as Prisoner X during his incarceration, was found hanged in his high-security prison cell near Tel Aviv in late 2010. The ...

The convoy carrying Pervez Musharraf, Pakistan’s former leader, left the court on Thursday.

Police arrest former Pakistani ruler Musharraf

Musharraf, Fleeing Once, Is Brought Back to Court to Face Charges ISLAMABAD (AP,NYT) — Police arrested former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf overnight at his ...

Fire bombs and bullets at a West Bank army post

Three young Palestinians decided to throw a fire bomb at an IDF guard tower in response to the death of a Palestinian prisoner. One was ...

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The Newly Elected Mayor Of Los Angeles Is An Incredibly Skilled Break Dancer [VIDEO]

Eric Garcetti, a former international studies professor, was elected mayor of Los Angeles yesterday. Here’s all you need to know about him: He is the ...

Social Media

FACEBOOK IS NOT GOING TO BID FOR TUMBLR: Tumblr Is Yahoo’s For The Taking, Say Sources

There have been reports that Yahoo‘s board will meet tomorrow to decide whether or not to make a $1.1 billion cash offer to buy Tumblr. ...

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HTC’s Facebook Phone Might Be Discontinued, But AT&T Says No Decision Has Been Made (T, FB)

The HTC First, the only device to ship with Facebook‘s new Facebook Home app, might be discontinued, even though it’s only been on the market ...

This Is What It’s Like Working At Waze, The Startup Facebook Is About To Buy For $1 Billion

Editor’s note: Last year, Business Insider partner EpicLaunch toured the offices of hot Israeli startup Waze. Today, according to several reports, Waze is about to ...