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At CPAC, Bachmann slams Obama on foreign policy, religion - The DC

Michele Bachmann

‘The president thinks that Israel building apartment buildings on her own land is worse than Iran getting a nuclear bomb’

Politically correct BBC forbids 'extremist' label for al-Qaida officer - TheDC

Britain Radical Preacher

‘[E]xtremist implies a value judgment,’ BBC tells its journalists

Costa Concordia captain describes accident - Reuters

Italy Cruise Aground

Francesco Schettino said he knew as soon as the ship struck a rock that he had made a catastrophic error

McCain: US must act to help Syrians under siege - AP

John McCain

McCain says that there are several options available, ranging from medical care and technical assistance to safe havens for refugees of the violence.

Official: Top Pakistani militant killed by drone strike - The New York Times

Pakistan

The attack took place in a house in Pakistan’s lawless northwest tribal region of North Waziristan on Thursday

Russia uncovers freshwater lake in Antarctica - TheDC

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‘There is no other place on Earth that has been in isolation for more than 20 million years.’

The Korea Times gets taken for an intergalactic ride - TheDC

Millenium Falcon

South Korean paper spreads US tabloid report of alien ship discovery

General: US advisory teams heading to Afghanistan - AP

Afghanistan

Advisory teams will help Afghan combat forces as they take a more prominent role in fighting the Taliban insurgency

Egypt outlines evidence in case against Americans - AP

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19 Americans were allegedly involved in banned political activity

NATO extends Baltic air patrols until 2018 - AP

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NATO has decided to protect the airspace of Baltic members Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania with fighter jets

Turkey calls for a broad coalition to stop Syrian crackdown - Bloomberg

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An estimated 5,400 people have been killed since the fighting began last March

Argentinian president slams Great Britain for 'militarizing' the Falkland Islands - Reuters

APTOPIX Argentina Britain Falklands

The two nations fought a brief war in 1982 over the South Atlantic islands; Cristina Fernandez plans to formally complain to the U.N.

Vatican official: Sex abuse silence is 'deadly' for Catholic Church - Reuters

Vatican Church Abuse

Monsignor Charles Scicluna compared it to “omerta,” the Italian word for the Mafia’s code of silence

Bashar Assad emails hacked, ABC interview talking points exposed - TheDC

Bashar Assad

Inboxes of Assad’s personal aides and advisers were hacked using the password ’12345′

European agency orders more A380 wing part checks - AP

Pioneering Swiss solar-powered aircraft

Calling for “a detailed visual inspection” of the aircraft’s so-called “wing rib feet”

Pakistani fishermen reel in 40-foot whale shark [VIDEO] - CBS

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Report: 6-7 ton whale shark found unconscious off pier, later sold for roughly $18,000

Brazil sues Twitter, says it undermines drunk-driving prevention efforts - TheDC

Twitter

Lawsuit demands $290,000-per-day fine for social media accounts that help drivers evade sobriety checkpoints

Military officer: Afghanistan War shows 'absence of success on virtually every level' - TheDC

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Three-war veteran calls optimistic Afghanistan reports falsehood, says officials ignore the true conditions

Iran calls new US sanctions 'psychological war' - AP

Cuba Iran

Iran says new U.S. sanctions are part of a “psychological war” meant to sow discontent among Iranians

A different kind of American ambassador in Pakistan - TheDC

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Bartender of the American bar retiring after a 25-year front-row seat for U.S.-Pakistan relations

Chavez's opponents gear up for Venezuela vote - AP

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Venezuelan’s opposition leaders are trying a new strategy to unseat the populist leader this year

Last Briton to serve in WWI dies at 110 - AP

WWI British Pilots

Florence Green joined the Women’s Royal Air Force in September 1918 at the age of 17.

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