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Defending the drone
President Barack Obama has taken a lot of heat over America's targeting of terrorists overseas with lethal drone strikes. Critics argue that the secret CIA-run program provokes political backlash in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, outweighing the value of...
Tags: Yemen, Kabul (Afghanistan), Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Dianne Feinstein
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U.S. drone guidelines could reduce 'signature strikes'
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. guidelines for conducting armed drone operations overseas set a higher bar for attacking non-Americans and could reduce controversial "signature strikes" targeted at suspicious groups rather than individuals. But the drone...Tags: Yemen, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Asian stocks shaky, Nikkei still seen vulnerable
ReutersSYDNEY (Reuters) - Japanese stocks turned negative on Friday and the yen reversed early losses, keeping intact worries that the Nikkei's largest one-day drop in two years may be the start of a bigger rout. In a sign that many are still spooked by...Tags: Honda Motor Co., Thailand, Lisle, Memorial Day, Apple iPhone
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Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror'
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants. In a major policy speech on...Tags: Yemen, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Department of Defense, Wars and Interventions, U.S. Congress
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Obama puts restrictions on drone program
WASHINGTON — Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear, public restrictions for the first time on using unmanned aircraft to kill terrorists, a shift likely to significantly...
Tags: Yemen, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, U.S. Department of Defense, White House, Wars and Interventions
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Fourth U.S. drone victim influenced by Sept. 11, war
WASHINGTON — In his early teens, Jude Kenan Mohammad was a familiar sight in his middle-class section of Raleigh, N.C., riding around on his bike to deliver groceries to elderly Muslim neighbors. But with an American mother and Pakistani father,...Tags: Islam, Afghanistan, Religious Conflicts, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Al-Qaeda
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Lawsuits seek more than U.S. acknowledgement of drone killings
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is facing demands in court to reveal more about the U.S. drone program, despite his speech addressing it on Thursday and his government's acknowledgement a day earlier that four Americans have died in drone...Tags: Yemen, Media Industry, Lawyers, U.S. Department of Justice, The New York Times
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Obama restricts drone strikes overseas
WASHINGTON -- Under pressure from Congress and international allies, President Obama announced a change in what has been a central piece of his counter-terrorism strategy, saying he will place new restrictions on the targeting of terrorists with...
Tags: Yemen, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Congress, Al-Qaeda
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10 Things to Know for Thursday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Thursday: 1. FOUR AMERICAN CITIZENS KILLED BY DRONES The deaths have taken place in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009, the Obama administration reveals. 2....
Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), FBI, CBS Corp., Wars and Interventions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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U.N. investigator seeks world moratorium on 'killer robots'
ReutersGENEVA (Reuters) - A United Nations human rights investigator called on Thursday for all states to declare a moratorium to prevent so-called "killer robots" being deployed on the battlefield. Christof Heyns, U.N. special rapporteur on executions, said...Tags: U.S. Department of Defense, Human Rights, Aerospace Manufacturing, Military Equipment, Civil Rights
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Taliban claim bomb in southwest Pakistan that kills 13
ReutersPESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Thursday for a bomb that killed 11 security personnel and two civilians in the southwestern city of Quetta. Sixteen people were wounded in the attack in the capital of...Tags: Explosions, Nawaz Sharif, Taliban, Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Huawei's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent in 2012: executive
ReutersDUBAI (Reuters) - China's Huawei Technologies Co's Middle East revenue rose 18 percent to $2.08 billion in 2012 and the roll-out of 4G mobile networks and IT outsourcing will be among its main regional growth drivers, the firm said. The world's second-...Tags: Consumers, China, Saudi Arabia, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Computer Hardware
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