Hazel Torres
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North Korea tested a super-EMP weapon that could potentially wipe out nearly the entire U.S. population â experts
North Korea's claim that it has successfully detonated a test hydrogen bomb was greeted with scepticism by some analysts and even the White House, citing the low-kiloton yield and relatively small seismic wave caused by the blast.
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Defiant Iran shows world its underground depot for missiles that could be fitted with nuclear warheads
In a show of defiance to the West, Iran announced on Tuesday the opening of a new underground depot for Emad precision-guided missiles that can be fitted with nuclear warheads.
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Donald Trump now counts on white evangelicals as his biggest supporters
Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump now considers white evangelical voters as his biggest supporters as shown in the latest NBC News survey.
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Obama draws heavy flak; new gun control measures seen as useless in stopping mass shootings
The brickbats hurled by gun control critics were expected, but the tears shed by U.S. President Barack Obama in announcing on Tuesday his new executive action intended to stem gun violence in the U.S. were not.
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Raw onion on the lectern? Conservatives mock Obama's tearful TV address, claiming display of emotion is fake
U.S. President Barack Obama shed tears live on television on Tuesday when he unveiled his executive actions on gun control.
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More turbulent 2016? Signs of trouble show up right on first few days of the new year
Perhaps the one thing that united the world on New Year's Day was the wish that 2016 would be a less turbulent year with world leaders moving to give peace a chance.
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Sunnis vs. Shiites: Islamic rift rooted in conflict over political leadership, not religious doctrine
Saudi Arabia and Iranâtwo powerful Muslim nationsâare currently embroiled in a raging conflict with far-reaching consequences for the entire world and whose origins date back centuries ago.
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U.S. seen turning its back on Gulf ally Saudi Arabia and siding with Iran in their raging Mideast conflict
Even as the Obama administration tries to project an image of neutrality in the raging cold war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, analysts say the administration's actions appear to go against Saudi Arabia, a staunch U.S. ally, and in favour of Iran, a nation that still refers to the U.S. as the "Great Satan."
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God saves 22-member Christian family from powerful EF4 tornado that tore apart roof of their Texas home
A Christian university dean is thanking God for saving the lives of 22 members of his family whose house in Texas was one of those directly hit by a killer tornado last weekend.
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Republican critics pounce on Obama even before he could spell out new gun control measures
U.S. President Barack Obama will shortly be announcing a series of new executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence. But even before he could open his mouth to provide details on his plans, criticsâmostly from the Republican camp, particularly the GOP presidential candidatesâare already calling his plans unconstitutional and an effort to disarm America.
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Saudi Arabia enjoys U.S., U.K. support at U.N. rights body despite its execution of 47 people in one day
Despite the global outrage triggered by Riyadh's announcement on Saturday that it executed 47 prisoners, including an influential Shiite cleric, Saudi Arabia is unlikely to face rebuke from the United Nations Human Rights Council, the world's top human rights body.
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Trump says Clinton and Obama created ISIS, claims that he's predicted the burning of Saudi embassy in Iran
U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump is now blaming both President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton for the creation and rise of the Islamic State (ISIS).