All-in-one magic makeup camouflages soldiers, repels mosquitoes AND protects against bomb blasts

• Makeup can protect soldiers against intense explosions up to 600 degrees Celsius
• Scientists used silicone so it can't melt in  high heat
• Face paint also contains a mosquito  repellant, is waterproof and…

West Nile epidemic 'worst in history'  as virus infects 1,118 in  America and leaves 41 dead

• 41 people killed this year by mosquito-borne  virus
• 1,120 recorded  cases compared to under 300 in average year
• Half of all cases of West Nile this year  have been in Texas…

Horror as two U.S. soldiers gunned down by Afghan policeman they trained SECONDS after giving him a weapon at induction ceremony

• The U.S. military has spent more than $20 billion on training and equipping a nearly  340,000-member Afghan security force
• Insider attacks have risen from 11…

German court rules that armed soldiers can be deployed in the country... the  first time since the Second World War

• But only in 'exceptional cases to  prevent  threats to the state'

  By Alan Hall…

Iran leader Ahmadinejad brands Israel an 'insult to humanity' in explosive rhetoric

• President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addressed  demonstrators in Tehran following Pro-Palestinian rallies across  Iran
• His comments came as Israel openly debates whether to attack Iran over its nuclear programme

  By…

'It doesn't take 12 bullets to kill one person': Family of knife-wielding man shot dead in Times Square blast officers involved... as cops insist they acted in self-defence

• Officers claim their actions were self defence
• Said they had never fired their weapons on duty before
• One officer fired nine shots while the other fired…

Manila appeals for flood aid for millions

Government calls for help in rushing food, water and clothes to nearly two million people displaced by deadly floods.

Deluge in Russia’s Karelia: Old dam fails

Published: 09 August, 2012, 10:58

Edited: 09 August, 2012, 15:04

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Army spy blimp flies over New Jersey

Published: 10 August, 2012, 01:05

The Pentagon has successfully gotten its football field-size super-spy blimp up in the air and congrats, America — you’re in luck! The US Army has completed a test run of its Long-Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle right here in the United…

US finally begins massive clean up of toxic Agent Orange... 50 years after it laid waste to jungles of Vietnam

• First official clean up step comes four decades after end of conflict
• Millions of gallons of chemical dumped over course of decade to destroy enemy cover
• Comes as Vietnam and the U.S.…

New Batman cinema terror as crazed man walks into theater and shouts: 'This is it!'

By James Nye

PUBLISHED: 21:17 GMT, 31 July 2012 | UPDATED: 15:20 GMT, 1 August 2012

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Leviathan of the deep end: Humpback whale the size of a London bus dies after beaching itself in a seaside swimming pool

• The humpback was beached in the pool by Newport Beach, near Sydney, Australia, while heading to warmer climes
• At 32 feet from tail to snout, this leviathan of the deep is the exact same length as a London bus…

'End of capitalism': Bolivia to expel Coca-Cola in wake of 2012 Mayan 'apocalypse'

Published: 01 August, 2012, 17:16

In a symbolic rejection of US capitalism, Bolivia announced it will expel the Coca-Cola Company from the country at the end of the Mayan calendar. This will mark the end of capitalism and usher in a new era of equality, the…

Deadly Ebola virus claims more lives in Uganda   

Published: 01 August, 2012, 18:23

Ugandan authorities are struggling to contain an outbreak of Ebola in the western provinces of the country. Suspected cases are refusing treatment, fearing they may get infected with the virus in hospital if they don’t already have…

Pentagon to recruit bomb-sniffing rats

Published: 01 August, 2012, 18:23

A pet rat that can sniff out explosives could become standard gear for future American soldiers. The Pentagon is conducting research into teaching rats to detect mines and explosives, in hopes of…

Weapons manufacturer bribes Congress to buy tanks that Pentagon doesn't want?

Published: 31 July, 2012, 22:13

The Pentagon wants to save $3 billion by freezing refurbishing work on its M1Abrams tanks, but the tank’s manufacturers are donating to Congressional campaigns to bribe members of Congress to lobby for their continued…