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An aerial view of a snow-covered mountain range in Antarctica

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Descendants of scientist on Shackleton's ill-fated voyage hope to finish trek to South Pole

Granddaughter of James Wordie, who sailed with Ernest Shackleton on his Antarctic expedition, says they are completing ‘unfinished family business’

Syrian cease-fire potentially weeks away, John Kerry says

PARIS — A cease-fire between Syria’s government and opposition could be just weeks away from reality, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday as he visited Paris to show

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, passes by US President Barack Obama at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014 in Beijing.

Obama calls on Russia to focus on war against IS in Syria

MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday that Russia had to shift its focus from propping up Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and concentrate on the war against Islamic State. Speaking just hours after President Vladimir Putin vowed to hunt down those responsible for blowing up a Russian airliner and intensified air strikes against militants in Syria,

File - Press Conference by Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Yukiya Amano, 27 April, 2015.

UN climate change meet should consider role for nuclear power: IAEA head

United Nations, Nov 18 (IANS) The upcoming UN climate change conference should consider the role of nuclear of power in producing electricity with low environmental impact, according to Yukio Amano, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). "Nuclear power has low environmental impact and leads to

French soldiers patrol in Paris suburb Saint Denis, Wednesday, Nov.18, 2015.

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Heavy Gunfire Heard in Paris Suburb of Saint-Denis, RTL Reports

Gunfire erupted in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis from around 4:25am Wednesday morning during the course of an anti-terrorist operation not far from the Stade de France, RTL reported. A large bang and exchanges of gunfire which lasted many minutes could be heard, the news service cited unidentified witnesses. Before it's here, it's on the Bloomberg Terminal.

File - Deputy Secretary of Defense Bob Work meets with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff Raheel Sharif at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., in order to to discuss matters of mutual importance Nov. 18, 2014.

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Afghan talks not feasible amid turmoil, US told

WASHINGTON: The Pakistan Army chief has told the head of the American intelligence agency that a conducive environment in the region was necessary for re-initiating an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace and reconciliation process. Gen Raheel Sharif and Director of Central Intelligence Agency John O. Brennan held a two-hour meeting at the agency’s headquarters on Tuesday and

Shock as All Black legend Jonah Lomu dead at 40

Wellington: Rugby great Jonah Lomu, the game's first global superstar whose speed and power terrorised opponents, died unexpectedly on Wednesday aged 40 with tributes pouring in for "a legend of the game". Lomu had for decades battled the kidney disease that ended his playing career, but close acquaintances said his death still came as a shock. He passed away suddenly at his

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McDonald's criticised for China heritage site outlet

The opening of a McDonald's outlet in the home of former Taiwanese leader Chiang Ching-kuo in Hangzhou, China has sparked a controversy. Conservationists had called for the villa, a cultural heritage site, to be converted into a museum. But officials said the decision to lease it to McDonald's was made because they needed to cover maintenance costs. Mr Chiang's grandson and

File - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (centre left) and Mrs. Ban (right) depart Beijing via bullet train to Tai’an, 3 September, 2015.

Ban Ki-moon to visit Pyongyang next Monday

PYONGYANG: UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea

Jamine Clark points to the name of his brother, Jamar Clark, on an upside-down flag bearing names of people killed at the hands of police outside the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015, in Minneapolis. Clark has been taken off life support.

Official: Unclear if man shot by Minneapolis cops was cuffed

State investigators looking into the death of an unarmed black Minneapolis man shot by police during a scuffle are trying to determine whether he was restrained at the time, as some witnesses allege, an official said. Police initially said Jamar ONeal Clark was not handcuffed when he was shot, but authorities later said handcuffs were at the scene and they were trying to

File - An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the Thunderbolts of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 251 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, involving strike operations in Iraq and Syria.

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Pentagon targeting trucks, rigs in assault on Islamic State oil funding

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S.-led air strikes have hit at least 175 targets in the Islamic State's main oil-producing region over the past month, as Washington intensifies efforts to disrupt a key revenue source estimated to provide more than $1 million a day to the militant group.

Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaking at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland.

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GOP poised to block Syrian refugee plan in Congress

House Republicans have put together a task force to write legislation that would stop the plan, in the aftermath of the Paris attacks ...

FIFA rejects Blatter, Platini appeals against 90-day bans

ZURICH (AP) -- Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have lost their appeals against their 90-day bans for financial wrongdoing. The provisional

File - A Somali boy greets a soldier serving with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in the town of Buur-Hakba. The Somali National Army (SNA), supported by AMISOM forces, has re-captured the town from extremist group Al-Shabaab, 28 February, 2013.

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Where Security Experts Stand On The Claim Climate Change Causes Terrorism

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) may have been mocked for his claim during Saturday’s Democratic debate that “climate change is directly related to the growth of terrorism.” But his comment touched upon what has become a focus of research and planning in the defense and intelligence worlds. For years, those in the national security community has considered climate change threat to

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US lawmakers advised to consider hacking China back

The United States should think about allowing US companies to "hack back" if data is stolen by Chinese hackers. Data lost in such attacks could be recovered or wiped, suggests a new report from the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission. It says lost sales and fixing hacking damage have cost US firms tens of billions of dollars, with trade secrets being given to

File - Sambo Dasuki, National Security Adviser to Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, attends a security conference at Chatham House, London, 22 January, 2015.

Nigeria's president: Ex-officer stole billions in arms deals

Nigeria's leader has ordered the arrest of the former president's national security adviser for allegedly stealing billions of

Police dog named Diesel killed by terrorists in Paris siege

Police say a police dog was killed in the siege of an apartment where some of the Paris attackers were

This Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 file photo shows two American Express cards in Surfside, Fla. American Express on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 said its net income rose 1 percent in the third quarter as its customers spent more money, boosting revenue for the credit card issuer.

The guy who bought this $170 million Modigliani nude charged it to his AmEx card

Last week, a Modigliani nude was purchased for $170 million, the second-highest price ever received at auction for a painting. "Nu Couché" now trails only Picasso’s "Les

Inside Bur Juman center city shopping mall of Dubai, UAE, November 2007

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Shops or Tube? London bomb suspect 'asked Twitter for advice'

LONDON: A man who allegedly asked Twitter users for their thoughts on whether he should bomb a shopping centre or the London Underground went on trial in Britain on Tuesday. Mohammed Rehman, 25, used the Twitter name 'Silent

Police forces operate in Saint-Denis, a northern suburb of Paris, Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015. Police say two suspects in last week's Paris attacks, a man and a woman, have been killed in a police operation north of the capital.

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ISIS is self-destructive, for a scary reason

(CNN)At first glance, the actions of the self-described Islamic State seem more than a little baffling. Even when viewed through the logic of a terrorist organization, they appear self-destructive. ISIS has done its best to taunt much greater powers, to provoke and pressure world leaders to launch a war against them. They seem determined to stir fury in democratic countries and

Status of Paris Attacks Mastermind Unknown After Raid

FBI, New York police aware of Islamic State video, say no specific threat

‘Schweppes bomb’ downed Russian jetliner in Egypt, Islamic State says

Don't blame me for Isis, says Syrian President Bashar al-Assad

Judge: Divorced California couple's embryos can be discarded

Nicola Sturgeon's first year as FM

U.S. Republicans, defying Obama, propose tightening Syrian refugee screening

Russia, France push UN resolutions on fighting IS