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Today in History: May 23, Bonnie and Clyde shot to death
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 23, 1984, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop issued a report saying there was “very solid” evidence linking cigarette smoke to lung disease in non-smokers. In 1430, Joan of Arc was captured ...
Syria's main insurgent group seeks to move away from al-Qaida past, get off Western terrorism lists
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe leader of an insurgent group that rules much of northwest Syria rose to notoriety over the past...
Factbox-Sudan's history of coups, wars and instability
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe commanders of the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, who shared power as part of an...
UN urges Afghanistan's Taliban to reverse bans on women
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoThe U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday calling on Afghanistan’s...
Today in History: May 1, Americans hear of bin Laden's death
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 1, 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation. In 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England ...
Today in History: May 2, Nelson Mandela claims victory
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoOn May 2, 1994, Nelson Mandela claimed victory in the wake of South Africa’s first democratic elections; President F.W. de Klerk acknowledged defeat. In 1863, during the Civil War, Confederate ...
Why Sudan's conflict matters to the rest of the world
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoFighting in Sudan between forces loyal to two top generals has put that nation at risk of collapse...
‘Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant’ Review: The Director Gets Serious — and Ups His Game — in a Stirring...
Variety via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoLast month, to my great surprise, I raved about a Guy Ritchie movie, “Operation Fortune: Ruse de...
What to watch: The best movies new to streaming from Furies to St Omer
Yahoo Movies UK· 1 year agoWhat to watch: Saint Omer, Furies and The Hurt Locker are all new to streaming....
Iraq WMD failures shadow US intelligence 20 years later
Associated Press via Yahoo! Philippines News· 1 year agoTwo decades ago, Crow was a 24-year-old platoon leader in the American invasion of Iraq. Today, Crow...