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Rising Violence Against Egyptian Women Worries Rights Groups

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Can You Program A Radio To Dominate A Spectrum?

A new DARPA challenge is looking for innovative approaches to adaptive, software-based radio communications

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The DARPA Spectrum Challenge is a competition for teams to create software-defined radio protocols that best use communication channels in the presence of other users and interfering signals.

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Iraq: UN mission condemns wave of attacks during Arba’een commemoration

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The Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala.

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Armed Groups in DRC Agree to Ceasefire

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UN concerned about protection of civilians amid reports of violence in Central African Republic

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Aerial view of Ndélé in the Central African Republic.

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Syrian Activists: At Least 9 Dead in Damascus Car Bombing

Opposition activists say a car bomb in the Syrian capital has killed at least 9 people, and say the death toll is expected to rise because many of the wounded are in critical condition.

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Data suggests Syria death toll could be more than 60,000, says UN human rights office

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Smoke drifts into the sky from buildings and houses hit by shelling in Homs, Syria (June 2012).

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Ban urges political reconciliation amid reported air strikes in Myanmar’s Kachin state

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UN convoy arriving in March 2012 with aid to camps for internally displaced people in Kachin state, Myanmar.

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Syria Air Strike Hits Gas Station, Dozens Killed

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Russia Set for Largest Naval Exercise in Decades

Russian warships have embarked on a long voyage to the Black and Mediterranean seas to take part in what the Defense Ministry said would be the largest naval exercise in decades.