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Israeli airstrikes escalate tensions with Syria
Israeli airstrikes against Syrian military positions in the Golan Heights killed one soldier and wounded seven in the most serious escalation between ...US anti-gay protest pastor dies
Fred Phelps has died. He was the founding pastor of a small American church known for its virulently anti-gay protests at public ...Earth narrowly avoided huge solar storm in 2012
American and Chinese scientists say that two years ago, only nine days saved the Earth from a potentially devastating magnetic storm hurled ...Half of Americans believe in at least one medical conspiracy theory
Conspiracy theories abound in many places around the world, including the United States. And while many deal with space aliens or assassination ...Russia warns West over Crimea sanctions
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that Western sanctions over the Crimea dispute were "unacceptable" and ...Defiant Putin signs treaty making Crimea part of Russia
Russian President Vladimir Putin and officials from Crimea signed a treaty Tuesday to make the Black Sea peninsula part of Russia, just ...Search for MH370 covering huge area
The search is now 11 days old, but military personnel from 26 countries appear to be no closer to finding the missing ...US halts Syrian embassy, consulate operations, orders diplomats out
U.S. officials have told the Syrian embassy in Washington to suspend operations. They say any Syrian diplomats who are not U.S. citizens ...GM recalls another 1.5 million vehicles, will take $300 million charge
The biggest U.S. automaker, General Motors, is recalling another 1.5 million vehicles for repairs, pushing the company\'s recall total to more than ...Crimea declares independence from Ukraine, applies to join Russia
Crimea\'s parliament has formally declared independence from Ukraine and asked to join the Russian Federation.