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.…

Worst day for Wall Street since 2008 crisis: Dow falls 512 and investors flee for safety

NEW YORK (AP) -- Gripped by fear of another recession, the financial markets suffered their…