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Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Barak: 'Israel cannot afford to be duped'

JERUSALEM, May 1 (UPI) -- Israel's defense minister says Jerusalem must be prepared for a military strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, saying "Israel cannot afford to be duped." "I believe it is well understood in Washington, as well as in Jerusalem, that as long as there is an existential... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, April 30, 2012

Missiles to be mounted on London homes

LONDON, April 29 (UPI) -- Olympic security for this summer's games includes mounting surface to air missiles on the roof of an East London block of homes, the British army said. The Ministry of Defense notified some 700 residents of the private, gated development as many as 10 soldiers and police... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, April 29, 2012

Witness says 2 gunmen in RFK shooting

LOS ANGELES, April 29 (UPI) -- A witness present during the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy said she heard two shooters, not one as police had recorded from her initial statement. Nina Rhodes-Hughes was standing a few feet away from the senator during the incident at a Los Angeles hotel and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, April 28, 2012

Syria reports attack from sea by rebels

DAMASCUS, Syria, April 28 (UPI) -- The Syrian cease-fire frayed even more Saturday when the government said "terrorists" launched an amphibious attack on a military installation. The nighttime clash at Lattakia about 20 miles south of the Turkish border on the Mediterranean coast left people dead on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, April 27, 2012

Medvedev to lead United Russia Party

MOSCOW, April 27 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev accepted an offer to lead the ruling United Russia Party Friday after President-elect Vladimir Putin resigned from the post. Medvedev said he would "join the party's ranks," something Putin, now prime minister, has never done, RIA Novosti... Sign in to see full entry.

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