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Now drones get spied on by hackers' balloons

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (WIRED) — For governments seeking to hide controversial programs from their citizens, there are few better directions to transmit secret military and espionage communications than straight up. Unlike more…

'Jesus was a refugee,' says archbishop

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (BREITBART) — The Archbishop of Canterbury has compared Syria’s refugees to Jesus as his rationale for offering a four bedroomed cottage in the grounds of Lambeth Palace to more…

Netanyahu visits Putin amid concerns over Syria

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (CNN)With Russia apparently beefing up its military presence in Syria, some countries are getting nervous about what could happen -- including, perhaps, Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more…

7 heart attacks during Beijing Marathon

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (SCMP) — Six runners and one race official suffered heart attacks during yesterday's Beijing Marathon. One was a 30-year-old man who suddenly passed out just 4km from the more…

Driverless pods hit public roads

by -NO AUTHOR- -- (TELEGRAPH) — The first self-driving electric shuttle for use on public roads has been delivered to the Netherlands. The "WEpod" will take passengers between the two towns of more…

Russia flying surveillance drones in Syria

by -NO AUTHOR- -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russia has started flying drone aircraft on surveillance missions in Syria, two U.S. officials said on Monday, in what appeared to be Moscow's first military more…

Report: WHO botched Ebola rapid response

by -NO AUTHOR- -- KENEMA, Sierra Leone (AP) -- Something didn't smell right. As a worker at Kenema Government Hospital mixed a batch of chlorine on a broiling August day, he noticed more…

John Kerry: U.S. to take 100,000 refugees by 2017

by Cheryl Chumley -- [caption id="attachment_2388595" align="aligncenter" width="603"] John Kerry[/caption] Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States will be taking up to 85,000 refugees in the next year, and up more…