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Charlie Chaplin Birth Mystery: Was He a Communist?

Charlie Chaplin, the iconic British actor with the toothbrush mustache, may have died in 1977, but it's actually his birth which is still a mystery. What led British Intelligence to conduct such an extensive and ultimately unsuccessful investigation into the comedian? FBI Director, J. Edgar Hoover demanded that the MI5 open a file on Charlie Chaplin in 1952 because he believed the actor had communist links. The goal of the FBI was to have Chaplin banned from the United States.
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Kosovo Independence 4th Anniversary: Tough Challenges Ahead as Serbia Conflict, EU Entry in Focus

Kosovo celebrates its fourth anniversary of Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) on Feb. 17. Even after four years of its UDI, the Albanian majority country is still to make any head way towards development or in ensuring stability in the region. The biggest challenge it faces includes its conflict with Serbia, which don't recognize Kosovo's independence and the resistance from several of the European Union countries that oppose its inclusion in the Union.The territorial confl...
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Joe Biden Accidentally Tells the Truth

Good 'ole Joe. You can always count on him to say what he shouldn't. Remember when the revolution was underway in Egypt? In stepped Joe to praise Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian dictator.
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Bomb Blasts in Bangkok and New Delhi Linked?

Thai investigators believe they have found a link between this week's bomb blasts in Bangkok and New Delhi, a senior security official said on Wednesday, two of three botched attacks Israel has blamed on Iran.
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Iran Defies West Again, Unveils New Generation Nuclear Centrifuges

Iranian State television said a new generation of faster and more efficient uranium enrichment centrifuges will be unveiled on Wednesday, signaling that Tehran cares little for the international sanctions and that the country would go ahead with its nuclear plans defying all odds.
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'Pinkwashing' PR Campaign: LGBT Activist Slams Israel for Gay Propaganda

In an interesting development, prominent gay rights activist Peter Tatchell has signed a letter criticizing Israel -- celebrated for its gay-friendliness -- for 'Pinkwashing' or trying to project an image of a progressive state in its policies towards Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Iran's Female Ninjutsu Warriors: Women Throw Hijab to Become Ninja Assassins

Iran's Female Ninjutsu Warriors: Women Throw Away Hijab to Become Ninja Assassins [PHOTOS & VIDEOS]

The images and videos shown here, with women plying deadly weapons and performing back flips, high-kicks, metal star throwing and gravity-defying stunts like wall-climbing are not part of any martial art film, but actual footage of women getting trained to become ninjas. Surprisingly, it's happening in a country where women are stereotyped as typically weak and helpless compared to men - Iran.
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Experts say Iran has neutralized Stuxnet virus

Iranian engineers have succeeded in neutralizing and purging the computer virus known as Stuxnet from their country's nuclear machinery, European and U.S. officials and private experts have told Reuters.
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Pentagon, Lockheed see price of F-35 going up

Delays in U.S. and international orders for Lockheed Martin Corp's new F-35 fighter jet will increase its total cost, Lockheed and U.S. officials said on Tuesday, as Italy announced a cut in spending on the warplane.
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Israel Accuses Iran Over Diplomat Attacks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Iran and Hezbollah (the Lebanese-based militant group that is funded and supported by the Iranians) of orchestrating both bombings.

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