The lynch pin of Obama's Asia pivot is about to succeed or fail
This week, twelve trade ministers meet in Hawaii to try to complete negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.If they succeed, there will be substantial benefits for their nations...
View ArticleCanada is buying Israel's Iron Dome missile defense technology
The Canadian military signed a deal Wednesday to buy Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense technology, according to a statement from Canada’s Department of National Defense. The military will primarily...
View ArticleIncredible photos a son found of his father in Okinawa
The 718th Amphibian Tractor Battalion shipped out just in time to participate in the invasion of Leyte Gulf, where they took part in raids behind Japanese lines.Though seeing a fair amount of action,...
View ArticleAn accused Russian spy tried to get his charges dropped but failed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Russian citizen accused by U.S. authorities of posing as a banker in New York in order to spy for his government lost a bid to have the case against him dismissed on...
View ArticleRussia is doing everything it can to prevent a tribunal over downed flight MH17
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council draft resolution on Wednesday that would have set up an international tribunal to prosecute those suspected of downing a...
View ArticleUniversities are the new battleground for democracy in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's quiet did not last long.The tents are gone from Admiralty, and the government's proposal for electoral reform was defeated, but now the focus is on universities and perceived government...
View ArticleTed Cruz fires back at Mitt Romney: You got 'clobbered' by Obama for a reason
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) isn't backing off the tough rhetoric he's used to describe the Iran nuclear deal, despite criticism leveled by 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Thursday.Cruz...
View ArticleThis chart shows the US' astonishing defense capabilities — along with their...
Since the end of the Cold War, the US has been the world's unquestioned dominant military power.Though defense spending has been shrinking since its high in 2010, the US' budget in 2014 still surpassed...
View ArticleHackers found a way to make a self-aiming sniper rifle change targets
A pair of hackers have found a way to intercept a computer-assisted sniper rifle's wireless connection and change the weapon's target, disable the scope's computer, and stop the gun from firing,...
View Article6 people were stabbed at a gay pride event in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Orthodox Jewish assailant stabbed and injured six participants of an annual Gay Pride march in Jerusalem on Thursday, police and witnesses said.It was the worst attack in years...
View ArticleThe FBI can't hire enough cyber specialists because it doesn't pay enough
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI is struggling to attract computer scientists to its cybersecurity program mainly due to low pay, a report by the U.S. Department of Justice showed, highlighting...
View ArticleIntelligence officials: Hillary Clinton's private server contained...
Classified emails that were stored on the private email server of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton contained information from five US intelligence agencies, McClatchy reports.A congressional...
View ArticleRussia is currently modernizing the S-300 advanced missile system for Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is modernizing its S-300 missile system to supply to Iran, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, RIA news agency reported."It has partially been...
View ArticleIncredible photos of 10 Russian warplanes intercepted over the Baltic Sea
On July 24, Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon jets intercepted and identified 10 Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Baltic Sea.The RAF Typhoons from were launched as a large...
View ArticleUS hits Russian firms and people with more sanctions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed further Russia and Ukraine-related sanctions on Thursday, adding associates of a billionaire Russian gas trader, Crimean port operators and former...
View ArticleThe Legenday F4U Corsair as you have never seen it before
The Vought F4U Corsair is probably one of the most famous American fighter planes ever.More than 12,500 examples of this aircraft were manufactured by Vought beginning in 1940, with final delivery of...
View ArticleThis astounding mistake led to 'El Chapo' Guzmán's prison escape
On the night of July 11, the leader of one of the world's largest drug empires casually stood up from his bed, walked to the far corner of his prison cell, and escaped through a sophisticated and...
View ArticleWatch British researchers launch a 3D-printed drone off of a battleship
Earlier this month, researchers at the University of Southampton in England successfully collaborated with the British Royal Navy to launch a 3D-printed drone from the deck of a warship.The nylon drone...
View ArticleHere are stunning pictures of the wreck of one of America's first aircraft...
USS Saratoga (CV-3), commissioned in 1927, was an Lexington-class American Aircraft carrier measuring 268 meters (880 ft.) in length and weighting 39,000 tons. Originally she was designed as a...
View ArticleTurkey is 'playing a dangerous game' with ISIS — and what comes next could...
Turkey just went from being effectively neutral in the conflict brewing on its southern border to opening a war on two fronts against ISIS in northern Syria and the Kurdish PKK in northern Iraq.And...
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