85,000 Iraqis killed in almost 5 years of war

October 14, 2009 by element115
The 85,694 represents about 0.3 percent of Iraq's estimated 29 million population. In a sign of how significant the numbers are, that would be akin to the United States losing about 900,000 people over a similar period.
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Report: Russia to allow pre-emptive nukes

by element115
A top Russian security official says Moscow reserves the right to conduct pre-emptive nuclear strikes to safeguard the country against aggression on both a large and a local scale.
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'Magnetic electricity' discovered

by element115
Researchers have discovered
a magnetic equivalent to electricity:

single magnetic charges that can behave and interact like electrical ones.

...two research groups independently reported the existence of monopoles - "particles" which carry an overall magnetic charge.
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Israel 'must answer' for Gaza war

by element115
The Goldstone report accuses Israel of using disproportionate force and deliberately harming civilians during the 22-day conflict which began on 27 December 2008.

"The world has for too long witnessed Israel's impunity, knowing well that this has been repeatedly fueled by the lack of punishment and accountability"

"The tragic consequences have been suffered by generations... We must break this obscene cycle"
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NKorea warns of attack, says truce no longer valid

May 27, 2009 by element115
North Korea said it was abandoning the truce that ended the Korean war and warned it could launch a military attack, deepening tensions two days after testing an atomic bomb for the second time.
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"I know that 9/11 terrorists did not cross the Canadian border"

by element115
US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said Wednesday she now knows 9/11 terrorists did not enter the United States from Canada, seeking to bury controversy over a diplomatic gaffe.
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Obama to visit Saudi Arabia to discuss peace, Iran

by element115
U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah in Riyadh next week to seek his support over the nuclear standoff with Iran and reviving the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
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Russia fears Korea conflict could go nuclear

by element115
Russia is taking security measures as a precaution against the possibility tension over North Korea could escalate into nuclear war
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