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Telegraph, 24.04.13 03:48 UTC

'Leader' of LulzSec hacking group arrested in Australia

A self-proclaimed leader of the international hacking group known LulzSec known for cyber-attacks on the CIA and the NHS - has been arrested in Australia.

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BBC World News, 23.04.13 16:42 UTC

Baga clashes: Nigeria army seizes heavy weapons

Nigeria's army has said it seized rocket-propelled grenades during last week's fighting in Baga - believed to have been one of the first times Boko Haram has used heavy weapons.

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Reuters - Top News, 21.04.13 08:32 UTC

Insight: Battered by war, Syrian army creates its own replacement

BEIRUT | Sun Apr 21, 2013 4:10am EDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - In Syria, for scores of men called each month to join the army for deadly combat, there is a more attractive alternative: stay home, join a ...

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 17:00 UTC

Child soldiers patrol C. African Republic capital

As fighters in fatigues lounge in the shade of the rebel camp in the capital of Central African Republic, a boy jumps up to greet visitors with a wide toothy grin. He says he is 14 and joined the rebels three months ago.

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Seattle Times, 20.04.13 12:35 UTC

Saudi Arabia appoints new deputy defense minister

The Saudi monarch has appointed a retired army general as the kingdom's new deputy defense minister in a shakeup just days before a visit by U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel.

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Daily Mail, 19.04.13 19:01 UTC

Remarkable live space experiment shows what happens when you wring out a wet cloth in zero gravity

PUBLISHED: 17:53 GMT, 19 April 2013 | UPDATED: 18:04 GMT, 19 April 2013 What happens when you wring out a wet cloth in space? This was the question posed by two high school students of Canadian ...

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Telegraph, 19.04.13 11:24 UTC

China's first aircraft carrier 'preparing for first long distance mission'

China's first aircraft carrier could make its maiden long distance journey "within the year", state media has announced in a further indication of the country's growing military clout.

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Telegraph, 19.04.13 10:04 UTC

China's first aircraft 'preparing for first long distance mission'

China's first aircraft carrier could make its maiden long distance journey "within the year", state media has announced in a further indication of the country's growing military clout.

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Seattle Times, 19.04.13 04:20 UTC

Lewis-McChord may cut up to 8,000 soldiers

Under an Army downsizing plan, staffing at Joint Base Lewis-McChord could be reduced by up to 8,000 soldiers.

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Seattle Times, 18.04.13 22:50 UTC

Joint chiefs chairman Dempsey adds SKorea visit

Gen. Martin Dempsey, the top U.S. military officer, is adding a South Korea stop to his previously announced trip to China in order to meet face to face with his South Korean counterpart on the North Korea situation.

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