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Car bomb blast in Beirut kills at least eight
A huge car bomb exploded in a street in central Beirut during rush hour
on Friday, killing at least eight people and wounding about 80.
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Bounty on Al Qaeda
The State Department on Thursday announced that it is offering $12
million in rewards for help in capturing two al Qaeda terrorist
financiers in Iran who are helping fund and arm terrorists in Syria.
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Hezbollah jeopardizing regional peace, UN chief says in report
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned Hezbollah’s
continued armament in violation of UN resolutions and blamed the
militant group for jeopardizing regional peace and stability.
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'Al-Qaida ideals entrenched in Sinai jihadi groups'
Dr. Mohammed Ghazlani, official mediator between the Sinai authorities
and extremists, said Thursday that Salafist-Jihadi groups have embraced
extremist ideology in the troubled peninsula.
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Iran: How long can debt-laden US remain world power?
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad predicted the impending downfall
of the "US empire," blaming the collapse on a combination of the
country's massive debt and its loss of legitimacy within the
international community.
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EU summit: Compromise deal on eurozone bank supervisor
EU leaders have agreed to set up a single eurozone banking supervisor - a major step towards a banking union.
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East China Sea tension: China conducts naval exercises
China is conducting naval exercises in the East China Sea, state media
report, amid heightened tensions with Japan over islands both claim.
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Alleged Maker of "Muslims" Movie Speaks From Safe House
Eric Allen Bell originally wrote for the liberal Daily Kos and worked with leftist documentary filmmaker Michael Moore.
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Keeping cyberterrorists out of our 'digital Pearl Harbors'
With America on the verge of experiencing a "digital Pearl Harbor" and
Israel facing daily attempts to destroy its infrastructure - as
described by US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu described in separate speeches in recent days -
it’s just a matter of time before cyberterrorists are able to reach a
critical target.
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IDF tank battalion practices racing to war
An IDF tank battalion stationed in the Jordan Valley held a major drill
this week to practice racing to a war front during a simulated outbreak
of hostilities.