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Thursday, 21 June 2012 15:30

Mexican Drug Lord Son Captured, Authorities Say

Written by Kelly Knaub

Authors: Kelly KnaubDigital Vision/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Mexican authorities said today they captured the son of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the notorious leader of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels. Jesus Alfredo Guzman Salazar, a…

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Thursday, 21 June 2012 14:10

Russia Admits Attack Choppers Aboard Syria-Bound Ship

Written by Kelly Knaub

Authors: Kelly KnaubFile photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) -- Russia has confirmed for the first time that the cargo ship MV Alaed, which is now headed back to Russia, was carrying refurbished Russian attack helicopters and components…

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Thursday, 21 June 2012 11:53

Nuclear Plant Scare: Explosives Found in Sweden

Written by Kelly Knaub

Authors: Kelly Knaub(NEW YORK) -- Swedish officials have raised security levels at the country's nuclear power plants after a small amount of explosives, without its detonator, was discovered at one of the plants during a…

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Thursday, 21 June 2012 09:00

Syrian Fighter Pilot Defects, Asks for Asylum in Jordan

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette TorresiStockphoto/Thinkstock(CAIRO) -- A Syrian fighter pilot has defected and requested political asylum in neighboring Jordan.The colonel was flying a training mission in southern Syria in a MiG-21 Thursday morning when he went missing. …

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Thursday, 21 June 2012 06:27

Three American Soldiers in Afghanistan Killed by Suicide Bomber

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette TorresU.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Dexter S. Saulisbury(KABUL, Afghanistan) -- Three U.S. troops were among 21 people who died Wednesday when a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a military checkpoint in the southeastern Afghan…

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Thursday, 21 June 2012 06:30

Activist Compares Syrian Violence to Somalia and Afghanistan

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette TorresJOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- A leading Syrian activist believes his country is perilously close to becoming "the new Somalia or the new Afghanistan" where lawlessness pervades amid a low-grade civil war involving…

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Thursday, 21 June 2012 07:14

Indonesian Air Force Plane Crashes into Jakarta Homes

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette TorresiStockphoto/Thinkstock(JAKARTA, Indonesia) -- An Indonesian air force plane with seven people onboard crashed into a residential area in Jakarta on Thursday, causing several houses to go up in flames, the BBC reports.According to…

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Thursday, 21 June 2012 05:00

Julian Assange Seeks Asylum: Why Ecuador?

Written by Jeanette Torres

Authors: Jeanette TorresBERTIL ERICSON/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) -- When WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sought asylum in a London embassy Tuesday, hoping to dodge extradition to Sweden on sex crime allegations, some observers may have wondered why he…

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Wednesday, 20 June 2012 17:59

Chinese Counterfeit $35 Million Worth of Italian Train Tickets

Written by Christine Hsu

Authors: Christine HsuiStockphoto/Thinkstock(ROME) -- Italian police are not surprised when they find counterfeit goods from China, but were taken aback to find $35 million worth of counterfeit train tickets for Rome's "Leonardo express" train on…

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Wednesday, 20 June 2012 16:00

Japan Utility Admits It Was Unprepared for Nuclear Disaster

Written by Joshua Cohan

Authors: Joshua CohanSTR/AFP/Getty Images(TOKYO) -- Fifteen months after Japan’s worst nuclear disaster, the company at the center of it all now says it wasn’t prepared.In its final report, TEPCO Vice President Masao Yamazaki applauded his…

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