NASA rover ready for drive on Mars
The U.S. Mars rover Curiosity is set to go for its first drive. NASA says it will tell the car-sized
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Anonymous hack website of Moscow court, post Azis video
Hacker collective Anonymous took credit for defacing on August 21 the website of the Khamovnichesky district court in Moscow where
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Obama warns Syria on chemical weapons, calls for Assad to step down
President Barack Obama on Monday again called for Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying that any movement or
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Bomb blast kills seven in southeastern Turkey
At least seven people have been killed in a car bomb explosion in southeastern Turkey. Police say the bomb occurred
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Taxes heat up US presidential campaign
The political campaigns of U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have sharpened their attacks against each other
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Assange calls for US to end ‘witch-hunt’
WikiLeaks founder and wanted fugitive Julian Assange made a defiant statement from the balcony of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London
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Hollywood director Tony Scott dies
Authorities in Los Angeles say movie director Tony Scott, director of such Hollywood blockbusters as Top Gun, Days of Thunder
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Russia Watch: Kremlin x Pussy Riot: Girls win!
“Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?” – Alexander Pope, 1735 This summer, Vladimir Putin tried to break three of
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Pussy Riot members found guilty, given two-year sentences – updated
A Moscow court found three members of feminist punk band Pussy Riot guilty of “hooliganism motivated by religious hatred” on
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