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Exclusive: Another U.N. child sex crime allegation: who knew what and when?
MINUSCA peacekeepers on patrol in the Central African Republic. (United Nations MINUSCA)
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United Nations officials up to the level of Secretary General Ban Ki-moon himself were scrambling to come up with statements Tuesday after…
Greece’s future: In the end Germany, not Greece, may be the biggest loser
Germany is using its size and wealth to compel its Eurozone partners to take a hard line toward Greece but in the end, Germany has much to lose by forcing the Aegean nation to choose between more austerity and dumping…
Why Greece must default (or restructure its debt)
Greece will never be able to pay all its owes and the sooner its principal creditors—the European Union, European Central Bank and International Monetary—face reality, the better for everyone.
The Troika is demanding more austerity—cuts in government spending, higher taxes…
Researchers develop special fluorescent ink to reveal counterfeit products
File photo. (REUTERS/Fred Greaves)
One day soon, the simple act of taking a photo with your smartphone could help fight crime, and prevent you from getting ripped off in the process. With just one snap, you could instantly know whether…
Facebook purges pages offering priceless ISIS plunder for sale
These items, believed to have been stolen by ISIS, were offered for sale on Facebook.
Facebook struck back at ISIS this week, taking down pages the terrorist army’s middlemen were using to try to sell plundered treasure and artifacts from…
Bomb dogs know best: New tech aims to make canine heroes safer
File photo. Two police officers guide bomb-sniffing dogs past exhibits during the second press day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 13, 2015. (REUTERS/Mark Blinch)
Bomb dogs regularly risk their lives to save our troops…
Iranian artist could draw lengthy prison term for cartoons ridiculing parliament
Atena Farghadani is facing a dozen years behind bars for drawing cartoons. (Justice for Iran)
Iran’s thin-skinned mullahs have jailed an artist who drew a cartoon disparaging members of parliament over their decision to restrict birth control for women.
Atena…
Weather Disaster; FIFA Corruption Busts
Motorists are stranded along I-45 along North Main in Houston after storms flooded the area, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Overnight heavy rains caused flooding closing some portions of major highways in the Houston area. (Cody Duty/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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2 pastors in Sudan face death over Christian faith
Yat Michael Ruot, a Presbyterian pastor from South Sudan, was arrested after preaching in Sudan in December.
Two Christian pastors from South Sudan who traveled north to Sudan and were arrested on charges of spying could face the death penalty…
BodyWorn, the police-worn camera that aims to reduce crime
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Should local police wear and use a body camera at all times?
That’s the debate many police departments are having after riots broke out in Baltimore in April. Last year, unrest in Ferguson led to continuing racial tensions. Yet,…
