Ron Paul calls US involvement in Mali 'undeclared war'

Published: 29 January, 2013, 22:58

Ron Paul said US assistance to the French intervention in Mali is a sign that the Obama administration is creeping into another war – especially since questions about the extent of US involvement remain largely unanswered.

The recently…

Confirmed: Assange will run for Australian Senate in 2013

Published: 30 January, 2013, 14:31

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange plans to run for a seat in the Australian Senate in 2013, it has been confirmed on Wednesday. It is not yet clear how he will escape from London’s Ecuadorean embassy.…

Israel fighter jets enter Lebanese airspace, hit targets on Syria border - reports

Published: 30 January, 2013, 16:19

Israeli air force jets attacked a target on the Syria-Lebanon border on Wednesday night, an unidentified diplomatic source told Reuters. The attack came amid reports of a sizable deployment of Israeli planes in…

Cameron to visit Algeria after offering more than 330 British troops to take on Islamist terror groups in neighbouring in Mali

• Up to 40 UK personnel to train Malian army and another 200 to prepare combat troops from neighbouring countries
  
  
• At least 90 more personnel providing crews for Sentinel spy plane and C17 transport…

What a way to beat the traffic! Flying car developer says he's $80 million closer to making sci-fi dream a reality

• Moller International joins with outside firm to move production to China
• Founder expects a working prototype by the end of 2013
  
  

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Data Privacy Day 2013: Twitter reveals US government makes 80% of info requests

Published: 29 January, 2013, 12:22

Twitter has released its second transparency report, which demonstrated a frightening increase in requests for user data by the US government and ignited serious concerns over privacy and free expression.…

Anonymous hacks US Sentencing Commission website for Swartz

Published: 26 January, 2013, 14:51

Hacktivist movement Anonymous has hijacked the US Sentencing Commission website as a personal vendetta to retaliate against the justice system that threatened to imprison web activist Aaron Swartz, who recently committed suicide, for decades.

The…

First NATO Patriot battery goes operational in Turkey

Published: 27 January, 2013, 00:44

NATO has declared operational the first Patriot anti-missile battery deployed in southern Turkey, set to intercept possible rockets fired from Syria. The other five units are expected to be in place and operational over the next few days.

The first…

Life in the clouds: Over 3,000 compounds and seven species of bacteria found in HAILSTONES (so it's probably not a good idea to eat snow)

• Researchers say clouds are teeming with life - and that bacteria could actually trigger rain and hailstorms
  
  
• Findings could have major implications for weather forecasting

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Second NY hospital warns nearly 2,000 patients of possible HIV infection from insulin pens

Published: 26 January, 2013, 15:46

A hospital in New York State has notified 1,915 patients that they may have been exposed to HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C – days after another hospital in NY admitted making the same mistake - through reusing insulin pens, used…

Boy, 17, smiles and laughs as police arrest him for 'beating his mother to death with the butt of a shotgun'

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

PUBLISHED: 03:17 GMT, 25 January 2013 | UPDATED: 03:17 GMT, 25 January…

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The 'ghost cape' that could make fighter jets look like passenger planes

• Groundbreaking technology can make an object appear to be something else
• Technology could be used  to make a jet fighter appear to be a passenger plane, or a soldier appear to be  a tree
• Researchers say the  technique is…

Top Al Qaeda commander killed for the THIRD time: U.S air strike 'finally'  gets terror boss in Yemen

• Senior Al Qaeda  leader reported dead after air strike
• It is the third  time Said al-Shihri   has been reported…

'Supercop' who tackled New York and LA crimewaves could be heading for Scotland Yard after ban is lifted on foreign police chiefs

• David Cameron wanted Bill Bratton for London  in 2011 but was stopped
• Downing Street is changing rule that blocks  foreigners running UK forces
• Now the U.S. citizen says he wants to take  over the…