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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.

The Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala.

Aerial view of Ndélé in the Central African Republic.

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.

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

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

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.

Kenya’s new inspector general of police says he will be leading efforts to combat violence and bolster security ahead of the March 4 general election.