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May 25, 2013
10:37 am
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Talia Ralph
Syria's Electronic Army attempted attack on Haifa's water system
Syria's Electronic Army attempted a cyber attack on Haifa's water system earlier this month, an Israeli official announced Saturday.
May 25, 2013
9:01 pm
Hezbollah leader Nasrallah pledges ‘victory’ for Assad in Syria
Hezbollah militants have been fighting Syria’s rebels in the key town of Qusayr.
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May 25, 2013
5:54 pm
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to appeal racial profiling ruling
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio will appeal a federal judge's ruling that his agency racially profiled Latinos.
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May 25, 2013
5:16 pm
French soldier stabbed in the neck outside Paris
The soldier was stabbed in a busy commercial district while on duty. Authorities are looking into a possible link to the recent attack on a British soldier.
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May 25, 2013
3:55 pm
2 dead in Angel Flight crash in upstate New York
The bodies of two passengers were found near the crash site west of Albany.
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May 25, 2013
2:10 pm
Apple 1 computer sells for record $668,000 at auction
One of only six surviving still-functioning Apple 1 computers sold at auction on Saturday for a record $668,000.
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May 25, 2013
2:16 pm
Kerry in Africa: Secretary of State pressures Nigeria on human rights
John Kerry is in Africa to commemorate the African Union's 50th anniversary.
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May 25, 2013
1:19 pm
Quebec students strip-searched over missing cell phone
Staff at a Quebec school strip-searched 28 students.
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May 25, 2013
1:02 pm
Freight trains collide in Rockview, Missouri
Two freight trains collided and struck a highway support pillar, collapsing the overpass with and taking five cars down.
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May 25, 2013
12:07 pm
Statin drugs raise diabetes risk, study says
Statin drugs can increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes by 22 percent.
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May 25, 2013
12:33 pm
France begins next stage of troop withdrawal from Mali
French troops have begun to withdraw four months after arriving in Mali to push Islamist rebels out of the north.
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May 25, 2013
12:09 pm
Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto retracts US brothel remark
Japan's mayor of Osaka city apologized for suggesting US soldiers use legal brothels as a way to curb sexual assault in Okinawa.
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May 25, 2013
12:06 pm
Openly gay soccer player Robbie Rogers joins LA Galaxy
Rogers said the support he received from family, friends and players gave him the courage to be the league's first openly gay player.
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May 25, 2013
11:41 am
UK zoo worker dies after tiger attack
Zoo worker Sarah McClay, 24, died after being attacked by a Sumatran tiger Friday in an enclosure at South Lakes Wild Animal Park.
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May 25, 2013
8:39 am
Pakistan school bus fire kills as many as 17 children
As many as 17 children and their teacher were killed Saturday when a fault gas cylinder exploded on a school bus in eastern Pakistan.
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May 25, 2013
10:58 am
Filipino marines clash with al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf
At least seven Filipino marines and five Abu Sayyaf militants died in a firefight near the coastal town of Patikul in the Philippines on Saturday.
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May 25, 2013
10:52 am
Pirates release German ship's crew after holding them for a month
A German shipping company said Friday four crew members from one of its ships have been released a month after being kidnapped by pirates.
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May 25, 2013
10:37 am
Syria's Electronic Army attempted attack on Haifa's water system
Hackers reportedly tried to cyberattack Israel in response to air strikes on targets in Damascus.
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May 25, 2013
10:05 am
Boko Haram camps destroyed by Nigerian army
The Nigerian army said Friday it had destroyed a number of camps used by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram in the northeast of the country.
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May 25, 2013
9:45 am
Ukraine has first gay pride march (VIDEO)
The 40 minute march that went about 250 meters down Victory Avenue in the capital Kiev on Saturday is the country's first gay pride march.
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May 25, 2013
9:47 am
Muslims given a two-child limit in Myanmar's Rakhine state
Rakhine state imposes a two-child limit on the local Rohingya population, claiming the measure will help defuse clashes with local Buddhists.
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Hezbollah leader Nasrallah pledges ‘victory’ for Assad in Syria
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Freight trains collide in Rockview, Missouri, 7 injured
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Obama outlines new drone policy, addresses Guantanamo in major counterterrorism speech (VIDEO)
Earthquake measuring 5.7-magnitude strikes Northern California
Japan's Nikkei rebounds after Thursday plunge
What was behind plunge in Japanese stocks, which triggered falls across global markets?
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WHO urges coronavirus information be shared among countries
Boy Scouts lift ban on openly gay boys
Lois Lerner replaced at IRS amid scandal: Report
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