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Pope Francis I is no ideological jester. He should not fool any one at this point of time, nor is he attempting to. He is a formidable figure and has a sense of his enemies within...
BBC News
17 December 2013 Last updated at 08:08 GMT North Korea is marking the second anniversary of the death of leader Kim Jong-il, days after the dramatic purge of a top-level official....
WorldNews.com
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Dropping cargo meant to kill invasive species will only lead to more environmental predicaments. But try telling this to U.S....

Ronnie Biggs, one of Britain's most notorious criminals, attends a news conference to mark the release of his autobiography "Odd Man Out: The Last Straw", London, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011. Biggs was a member of a gang that stole 2.6 million pounds from a Glasgow-to-London mail train in August 1963, in what was called the "heist of the century." He spent decades in exile in Brazil before agreeing to return to Britain, and prison, in 2001.
December 18, 2013 -- Updated 1136 GMT (1936 HKT) FILE: Ronnie Biggs holds up a poster of himself during the promotion of his book on January 21, 1994 in Rio de Janeiro. London (CNN) -- So-called "Great Train Robber" Ronnie Biggs -- one of the most...
photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth
Afghanistan: Mission accomplished is a 'dangerous' phrase
16 December 2013 Last updated at 18:17 GMT UK troops can come home from Afghanistan knowing it was mission accomplished, Prime Minister David Cameron has said. He met forces stationed at Camp Bastion in Helmand, a year before the last British combat...
photo: USMC / Zachery B. Martin
UN rolls out aid in Yolanda-hit provinces
MORE than a month after Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) pummeled the Philippines, the aid coming from Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) is finally arriving in Iloilo province. FAO, in coordination with the Department of...
photo: USMC / Codey Underwood
How Bin Laden Escaped in 2001—The lessons of Tora Bora
By Yaniv BarzilaiDecember 15th 20136:45 am More Stories by Yaniv Barzilai In 2001, a small U.S. special operations force had won extraordinary victories in Afghanistan and closed in on Bin Laden before high-level blunders allowed him to escape into...
photo: USMC / Zachery B. Martin
Pinoy architect suggests Lego-type homes
WHILE President Benigno Aquino III already made pronouncement that the Philippines needed at least $3 billion (P132 billion) to rehabilitate the areas devastated by killer Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan), an Filipino architect suggested a faster, more...
photo: US Navy / Brian H. Abel
National Guard in last major Afghan tour
They’ve taught Afghan troops all they could about policing and fighting insurgents, hooked up Internet at headquarters so they don’t have to hand-carry reports across country anymore, and shipped thousands of containers of military equipment home....
photo: USMC / Zachery B. Martin
CAR Insecurity Worsens Humanitarian Crisis
Anne Look DAKAR — The communal clashes that broke out in the Central African Republic just over a week ago have killed more than 600 people and displaced approximately 100,000 in a matter of days. Aid agencies say French and African troops there need...
photo: UN / Tobin Jones