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Boston bombings: 3 more suspects taken into custody, police tweet (+video)
Using their Twitter account, the Boston Police Department announced Wednesday three more suspects in the Boston Marathon bombings have been arrested.
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Female DNA on bomb? FBI checking suspects (+video)
Female DNA on bomb? The FBI took DNA samples from the wife of suspected Boston bomber Tamerian Tsarnaev Monday.
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Global News Blog Why the alleged Boston bombers' mom probably won't be extradited (+video)
Zubeidat Tsarnaeva may stay out of American custody because the US and Russia do not have a bilateral extradition treaty, despite efforts by Moscow to negotiate one.
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Energy Voices Georgia installs soccer star as energy minister
The prime minister-elect of Georgia announced earlier this week his choice of soccer sensation Kakha Kaladze as his new energy minister. The soccer star has played for top Italian clubs Milan and Genoa, according to OilPrice.com.
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Will Georgia see a peaceful transfer of power? (+video)
As Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili conceded defeat Tuesday, Russia's Dmitry Medvedev expressed hopes for improved relations between the two countries. The U.S. State Department also views Saakashvili's concession in a positive light.
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Georgia's ruling party and opposition claim parliamentary election win
Georgia's President Mikheil Saakashvili's ruling party and the opposition party Georgian Dream both claimed victory in a parliamentary election on Monday, raising the prospect of a post-election standoff.
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Report: US asked Russia to deliver ultimatum to Iran
A leading Russian newspaper reported today that US Secretary of State Clinton requested that Russia tell Iran upcoming talks are the 'last chance' before it pursues a military option.
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Ancient and modern: Iran's lush cuisine
As talk goes nuclear, a journalist gets a taste of the culture.
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Stir It Up! Cookbook review: 'Food of Life'
'Food of Life: Ancient Persian and Modern Iranian Cooking and Ceremonies' by Najmieh Batmanglij is a treasured collection of classic Iranian recipes.
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Pakistan cuts supply lines, but US has options
The US military had begun shifting its Afghanistan logistics network away from Pakistan and toward Central Asia even before the latest tensions between Washington and Islamabad.
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The Quest: Energy, Security, and the Remaking of the Modern World
Pulitzer Prize-winner Daniel Yergin demonstrates how the global quest for energy will reshape our world.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Pollution
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What's new with Titan? Five intriguing findings about Saturn's moon
Like many a robotic planetary mission, you've gotta love the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn – a joint effort between NASA and the European Space Agency. It launched in 1997 and for the past six years (yes, it took some time to get there), Cassini has been the gift that keeps on giving. Saturn's largest moon, Titan, continues to be one of Cassini's most intriguing targets. It's the only planetary satellite with a thick atmosphere – a hydrocarbon haze that makes a smoggy day in Los Angeles look crystal clear by comparison. And although it's a cold moon, with lakes of liquid methane, Titan has many of the compounds that on Earth were the building blocks for organic life. It's high on the list of "let's go back" destinations among astrobiologists. So far, Cassdini has performed 73 flybys of Titan, including eight this year. Here are some of this year's eye-popping discoveries associated with Cassini's observations of Titan.
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US and Kazakhstan complete secret transfer of Soviet nuclear materials
In the largest nuclear transfer operation ever mounted, US and Kazakh officials moved 11 tons of highly enriched uranium and 3 tons of plutonium some 1,890 miles by rail and road across the Central Asian country.
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How a jellyfish sneaks up on its prey
The stealthy predator Mnemiopsis leidyi uses tiny hairs to render itself hydrodynamically invisible as it closes in on its next meal.
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Killer shrimp assault British shrimp, threaten ecosystem
Killer shrimp are invading UK waters and raising concern among scientists. Killer shrimp may threaten the balance of life in fresh-water ecosystems.
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Let Our Fame Be Great
Journalist Oliver Bullough delivers a detailed, moving history of the too often overlooked people of the Caucasus.
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In Pictures: Oil rigs
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Can US supply Afghanistan war without Kyrgyzstan's Manas airfield?
The US military may retain access to Manas airfield – a key transit hub for the Afghanistan war – despite the turmoil in Kyrgyzstan. But given the weakness of other supply routes, the loss would deal a major blow.
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Iran opposition protests fizzle in face of overwhelming security
Iran protesters had hoped to press their demands for reform on the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution, but massive regime security measures kept protests mostly bottled up.
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Suicide bomb in Russia's Dagestan follows strike on Al Qaeda
A suicide bomb in Russia's restive Caucasus region closely follows a strike that took out Al Qaeda's appointed 'Amir' in the majority-Muslim republic of Dagestan. The suicide bomb killed six and wounded 14.
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Truck bomb signals trouble on Russia's southern flank
A week of regional violence climaxed Monday in Ingushetia when a suicide bomber blew a hole in a heavily fortified police headquarters, killing at least 20.
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Will Nabucco pipeline deal free Europe from Russian gas?
The EU and Turkey signed a $11 billion gas pipeline deal that should give Europe more supply options.
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Georgia on Obama's mind?
It should be. The conflict that severely strained US-Russia ties still simmers – showing how hard it will be to repair relations.
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A handshake shakes a region
Turkey's warming with Armenia stirs up ethnic and energy issues in the strategic Caucasus.
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