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A Guided Tour of the Cybercrime Underground

One of the strange features of cybercrime is how much of it is public. A quick search will turn up forums and sites...

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Syrian Peace Talks To Resume With Expectations Low

UN-brokered Syrian peace talks resume in Geneva on Thursday, but hopes of a breakthrough are dim, clouded by persistent...

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Japanese Swim Sensation Ippei Watanabe Seeks Tokyo Gold, and More

Fresh from setting a new world record, Japan's latest swim sensation Ippei Watanabe is plotting Tokyo Olympic glory in...

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Exxon Cuts 3 Bn Barrels From Oil Reserves

Exxon Mobil cut its proved oil reserves by three billion barrels to 20 billion barrels at the end of 2016, the company...

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Rival Syrian Camps Due In Geneva Ahead of Talks

Rival Syrian camps were due in Geneva Wednesday for UN-brokered talks to end the six-year conflict with persistent...

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Exclusive: CIA-Backed Aid For Syrian Rebels Frozen After Islamist Attack

CIA-coordinated military aid for rebels in northwest Syria has been frozen since they came under major Islamist attack...

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Years of Failed Efforts To End Syrian Conflict

Since the start of Syria's war in 2011, several diplomatic initiatives have stumbled over the future of President...

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Who’s Who In Syria Conflict As Geneva Talks Loom

Syrian government officials and opposition figures will gather in Geneva on Thursday for the fourth round of...

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Syria Regime Shelling ‘bloody Message

The leading Syrian opposition body on Sunday lambasted escalating attacks by government forces as a "bloody message"...

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Nigerian Group Requests $500 Million From Trump Administration

The rancorous reign of the 45th US President faces a fresh controversy. A Nigerian economic and social rights group has...

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US Under Pressure On Syria Stance Ahead of Geneva Talks

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday faces a grilling by global peers seeking clarity about Washington's...

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Basilashvili Stuns Top Seed Karlovic At ATP Memphis

Georgia's Nikoloz Basilashvili upset Croatian top seed Ivo Karlovic 7-6 (7/2), 6-3, to reach the quarter-finals of the...

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Helicopter Pilot Lands To Ask For Directions In Kazakhstan

A lorry driver has captured the moment a military pilot landed on a Kazakhstan highway to ask for help after getting...

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Key Powers Push Syria Truce As Regime, Rebels Make No Progress

Syrian regime and rebel representatives failed Thursday to make any breakthroughs at talks in Kazakhstan, as key...

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UN Envoy Urges Greater Syria Peace Efforts In Moscow

UN envoy Staffan de Mistura called Thursday for greater efforts in the push for peace in Syria, as he visited Moscow...

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Syria Rebels Head To Astana Talks

Syrian rebel figures were en route to the Kazakh capital on Wednesday for fresh talks on reinforcing a faltering...

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India Puts Record 104 Satellites Into Orbit

India successfully put a record 104 satellites from a single rocket into orbit on Wednesday in the latest triumph for...

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Syria Refugees Shrug Off Peace Talks But Dream of Home

Almost six years into a war that has devastated their country, Syrian refugees in Jordan and Lebanon say they expect...

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Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’

Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...