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What Brahimi’s Resignation Means for the Syrian Conflict
Why did Lakhdar Brahimi resign at this time, and what does it signal for the prospects of finding a settlement to the Syrian conflict? The resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi doesn’t come as a complete...
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Heavily Armed Gunmen Stormed Libyan Parliament (Video)
Smoke billows from Libya’s parliament compound amid reports that heavily armed gunmen stormed into the building Sunday. Gunfire is heard in the capital city and an official tells Reuters that men had...
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Fire Chief Investigates Past Life as Civil War General: Group Reincarnation?...
Retired Assistant Fire Chief Jeffrey Keene stumbled upon evidence he says suggests he was Civil War General John B. Gordon in a past life. Furthermore, Keene’s fire crew seem to strongly resemble men...
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Gettysburg Festival in Full Swing
It was the battle that turned the tide for the Confederate States of America. General Robert E. Lee’s gamble was lost in three days fighting in the orchards and fields of this pastoral Pennsylvania...
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Gettysburg Battle Reenactments
It was the battle that turned the tide of the American Civil War. When General Robert E. Lee retreated across the Potomac River, the death knell of the southern cause was sounded. The war would bleed...
View ArticleSudan President Warns of Possible Civil War
Sudanese President Omar Hassan Al-Bashir over the weekend warned of the possibility of civil war between the country’s north and south factions if they are not able to reach accord on certain issues...
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Fighter Jet Shot Down Above Benghazi (Photos)
A Libyan jet bomber crashes after being shot down in Benghazi on March 19, 2011 as Libya's rebel stronghold came under attack, with at least two air strikes and sustained shelling of the city's south...
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Island of Giants and Angels: Cornwall’s Historic St Michael’s Mount
The impressive granite castle of St Michael's Mount towering above the sea. (Trevor Piper/Epoch Times)Visiting Marazion beach in a Force 6 northwesterly wind is not recommended. In true British...
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UN Says it Failed to Protect Sri Lankans During Civil War (Photos)
Disabled Sri Lnkan military officers join war victory parade commemorating the third anniversary of the end of the civil war on May 19, 2012 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images)...
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South Sudan’s War on Women
When government forces launched their attack on the village of Bauw in South Sudan’s Unity State in early summer, Nyaduri and several other women fled into the bush. Their hiding place only gave them...
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Red Cross President Visits Yemen Amid Monthslong Civil War
SANAA, Yemen—The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross arrived Saturday in Yemen’s rebel-held capital, Sanaa, as security officials said a bomb inside a booby-trapped car at a key...
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Don’t Call It a Civil War—Ukraine’s Conflict Is an Act of Russian Aggression
As Ukraine marks 24 years since its independence from the Soviet Union, it is embroiled in the most dangerous armed conflict in Europe—against the Russian Federation. The stakes are incredibly high,...
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White House: Obama Wants to Admit More Syrian Refugees
WASHINGTON—The United States is making plans to accept 10,000 Syrian refugees in the coming budget year, a significant increase from the 1,500 people who have been cleared to resettle in the U.S. since...
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China Fuels Syrian War Through Iran Proxy
While Russia has been forthright about its military support for the the Syrian government, the Chinese regime is offering similar support, but from the shadows. China’s supply of weapons to the Syrian...
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Nations Seek Compromise To End Syria War, Start Transition
VIENNA—The Syrian government’s biggest international backers and opponents plunged into negotiations Friday over a long-sought compromise to help end a 4 and-a-half year civil war and potentially ease...
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From Syria to Jersey City, Against All Odds
JERSEY CITY, N.J.—There was a faint whistling sound; then, a deafening blast. The ground in Homs, Syria, quivered. Hussam Al Roustom saw his friend screeching to a halt in a vegetable truck. His friend...
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Ground Fighting Rages On in Yemen Ahead of Ceasefire
SANAA, Yemen—Fierce fighting was underway between forces loyal to Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the country’s Shiite rebels just hours before an agreed-on truce was supposed to...
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UN Endorses Peace Process for Syria; No Mention of Assad
UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. Security Council’s unanimous support of a peace process for Syria that is set to begin next month with government-opposition talks and a cease-fire represents its strongest...
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Besieged Syrian Villages Run Short of Food, Medicine
BEIRUT—Pro-government fighters recently evacuated from two besieged villages in northern Syria described harsh conditions there with scarce food and medicine, saying some residents are eating grass to...
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Confederate Flag in Old North Carolina State Capitol
A confederate flag hung in the old North Carolina State Capitol will be removed after complaints. RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A Confederate battle flag hung inside the old North Carolina State Capitol to...
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