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Oscar Pistorius Acquittal Can Be Appealed, Judge Says

YoopyaDec 10, 2014July 6, 20230

LONDON — A South African judge ruled on Wednesday that prosecutors may appeal her decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius, the disabled track star, on murder

CIA tortured, misled, U.S. report finds, drawing calls for action

YoopyaDec 10, 2014July 6, 20230

(Reuters) – The CIA misled the White House and public about its torture of detainees after the Sept. 11 attacks and acted more brutally and

Congo’s Kabila names new govt in bid to broaden political base

YoopyaDec 8, 2014July 6, 20230

By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila announced the formation of a new government on Sunday in a shake-up

Hagupit weakens as it nears Philippine capital Manila

YoopyaDec 8, 2014July 6, 20230

Tropical storm Hagupit is heading to Manila, but has been downgraded from a typhoon after crossing the country. At least three people have been killed

U.S. Hostage Killed During Failed Rescue Attempt in Yemen

YoopyaDec 8, 2014July 6, 20230

Al Qaeda captors had threatened to kill him U.S. hostage Luke Somers, held by an al Qaeda offshoot in Yemen for more than a year,

In Ashton Carter, Nominee for Defense Secretary, a Change in Direction

YoopyaDec 8, 2014July 6, 20230

WASHINGTON — Ashton B. Carter, the physicist nominated by President Obama on Friday to lead the Pentagon, is in the mold of past cabinet secretaries

Mandela Is Remembered on Anniversary of Death

YoopyaDec 6, 2014July 6, 20230

It was a death long foretold that drew mourners from his own nation and across the globe. But on Friday, one year after Nelson Mandela

First Flight Test Is Successful for NASA’s Orion Spacecraft

YoopyaDec 6, 2014July 6, 20230

NASA’s new Orion spacecraft passed its first flight test on Friday, marking the start of what the space agency hopes will be a new era

Whistleblower alleges agency cover-up over $300M boondoggle to protect Obama nominee

YoopyaDec 6, 2014July 6, 20230

Senior officials at the Social Security Administration (SSA) tried to hide a damning report on a $300 million computer system that lawmakers have called a

Al Qaeda kills hostages during SEALs raid on Yemen, Hagel says

YoopyaDec 6, 2014July 6, 20230

(CNN) — Al Qaeda militants killed American hostage Luke Somers and a South African captive in Yemen during a raid conducted by U.S. forces to