Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnight
The Doomsday Clock, a figurative timepiece used as a barometer of humankind’s fate, was moved one minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, the first time it has been nudged forward since 2007. It is now 11:55, five minutes before the appointed hour.
 US Military Rescues Iranian Sailors, AgainFor the second time in as many weeks, the U.S. military has rescued distressed Iranian sailors, despite the extremely high tensions between the two nations. |  Hundreds Threaten Suicide At Foxconn Plant In ChinaSome 300 Chinese Foxconn employees who manufacture X-box 360 machines said they would throw themselves from their Wuhan, China, plant if demands for lost wages were not met. |  North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, 69, has diedKim Jong Il, North Korea's mercurial and enigmatic longtime leader, has died of heart failure. He was 69. |  Vaclav Havel, former Czech president, leader of "Velvet Revolution," dies at 75Vaclav Havel, an anti-Communist playwright who became Czech president and a worldwide symbol of peace and freedom after leading the bloodless "Velvet Revolution," died at the age of 75 on Sunday. |  Mexican ex-officials work for US intelligence: reportAt least 80 former Mexican government officials are currently working as informants for US intelligence agencies, the daily La Jornada reported, citing senior Mexican officials. |  Day of shame in the Middle East: Female protesters beaten with metal poles as vicious soldiers drag girls through streetsShocking images revealing the brutality of Egypt’s armed forces in quelling protests caused outrage around the world yesterday. In a video broadcast on the internet, security forces dressed in riot gear are seen chasing a woman and beating her to the ground... |  Vladimir Putin 'would lose honest presidential election', says former Russian PMVladimir Putin has been rattled by recent protests against his rule and would lose an honest presidential election if he had the guts to allow one, a former Russian prime minister has claimed. |  Doomsday Clock ticks closer to midnightThe Doomsday Clock, a figurative timepiece used as a barometer of humankind’s fate, was moved one minute closer to midnight on Tuesday, the first time it has been nudged forward since 2007. It is now 11:55, five minutes before the appointed hour. |
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