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(Photo: WN / Imran Nissar)UN investigator calls for ‘killer robot’ ban
Christof Heyns, a special Rapporteur of the United Nations (UN) during a press briefing in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir, 26, March 2012....Full Story

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(Photo: AP / Amine Landoulsi)Tunisian police clash with Salafists over banning of annual congress
People run away from tear gas during a demonstration against the deployment of 11,000 police and soldiers in the city of Kairouan, to prevent the ultraconservative Muslim group Ansar al-Shariah from holding its annual conference, Sunday May 19, 2013....Full Story

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Soldiers Turn Entrepreneurs as 1 Million Exit Military
Robert Rummells, a U.S. Army Ranger for 22 years, says it was a natural transition when he opened a Mosquito Joe pest-control franchise in Richmond, Virginia, earlier this month. | “I’m an outdoor type of guy, and I didn’t want to be chained to my computer in an o...Full Story
Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. U.S. President Barack Obama walks up to...Full Story
Western hypocrisy over Chinese nukes
By Hui Zhang | Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. if you are interested in contributing. | A defense white paper released by China on April 16 has invited a debate over a shift in its nuclear policy, because this...Full Story
U.S. Drone Guidelines Could Reduce 'Signature Strikes'
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., May 23, 2013. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) | By Tabassum Zakaria ...Full Story
Barack Obama seeks end to perpetual US 'war on terror'
WASHINGTON: Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. | In a major policy speech on Thursday, Obama narrowed the s...Full Story
Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. | In a ma...Full Story
Obituary: Leo P. Russell / Road contractor who was active in church, charity work
Leo P. Russell, who built his family's paving business, Russell Industries, into a prominent road contracting firm in the Pittsburgh region, but kept a quiet profile through decades of service to his church and charities, died Tuesday of a heart attack. | Mr. Russe...Full Story
W.N. Timberlake
Willie Norman “W.N.” Timberlake, Jr., 87, of Youngsville, died Thursday, May 23, 2013 at his home. He was born in Franklin County, the son of the late Tempie and Willie Norman Timberlake, Sr. and married to Betty Daniel Timberlake who preceded him in death. ...Full Story
Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signalling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. U.S. Presid...Full Story
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Fri 24 May 2013
Navy conducts first test flight of Northrop's Triton drone
The Los Angeles Times Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp., plagued by setbacks with its pricey high-flying spy drones, has come up with a new version for the Navy that could keep the company's unmanned aircraft assembly line in Palmdale humming. | An initial test fligh...
Obama shifts US from ‘perpetual war-footing’
South China Morning Post President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a “boundless global war on terror,” restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America’s long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. | In a major policy...
Antony to visit Oz for first time to boost military ties
The Times Of India NEW DELHI: With India and Australia slowly cranking up their strategic partnership, defence minister A K Antony is now all set for his first-ever visit to Canberra to bolster bilateral ties in maritime security, counter-terrorism, military exchanges ...
Friday, May 31
South China Morning Post Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2013. There are 214 days left in the year. | Highlights in history on this date: | 1043 - Lady Godiva rides naked through the market square in Coventry, England. | 1520 - After being a hostage in Denmark, you...
Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes
Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on terror," restricting deadly drone strikes abroad and signaling that America's long struggle against al Qaeda will one day end. | ...
PH vows to defend territory vs China
Journal Online THE Philippines vowed Thursday to “defend what is ours” as part of a stand-off over a Chinese warship circling a South China Sea reef which is occupied by Filipino marines. | The Philippines this week protested the “provocative and illegal pres...
RP vows to defend territory vs China
The Daily Tribune Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday vowed that the military is ready to fight “for what is ours” up to the last man standing as he stressed there will be no pullout of the Navy troops from Ayungin Shoal where there is now a heavy presence...
Thu 23 May 2013
Have a Seat at Bay Area History
San Francisco Chronicle Furniture made from redwood found in Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield will be available at The Wooden Duck. | Berkeley, CA (PRWEB) May 23, 2013 | Berkeley-based furniture stalwart The Wooden Duck teams with pioneering reclaimed wood company Ter...
Termites Swarm New Orleans, People Think It’s The Apocalypse
The Inquisitr Posted: May 23, 2013 | Tens of thousands of formosan termites swarmed New Orleans on Wednesday night, leading many people to believe that the apocalypse had struck the city. | The termites were attracted to bright and well-lit devices, which included...
Inside China: Taiwan, China vie for toughness
The Washington Times Facebook | Follow @washtimes | Will attacks like the one that killed England's Lee Rigby become more common as al Qaeda's leadership is dismantled? | Login to Vote | View results | The May 9 fatal shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Phil...
Mike Burke, founder of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises, dies at 89
Sacramento Bee MIAMI -- Capt. Michael Burke sailed through life with his unending spirit and romantic outlook, touching the lives of many with his cruise empire, Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. | His own journey came to and end Sunday, when the 89-year-old succumbed t...
Obama’s silence on Taiwan masks its significance in Asia
The Washington Post Vance Serchuk is a Council on Foreign Relations-Hitachi international affairs fellow, based in Tokyo at the Canon Institute for Global Studies. He writes a monthly column for The Post. | TAIPEI, Taiwan | For decades, when U.S. policymakers contemplat...
Keeping the peace with Russia
The Washington Post Paul Saunders is executive director of the nonpartisan Center for the National Interest. | Why the hysteria about Russia? From the tone of what passes for policy discourse in Washington, one would think that Russian troops were massing on the country...
Friday, May 31
Dayton Daily News Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2013. There are 214 days left in the year. | Highlights in history on this date: | 1043 - Lady Godiva rides naked through the market square in Coventry, England. | 1520 - After being a hostage in Denmark, you...
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