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War Is Boring

Security, Global

But it did the job.

If there were a contest for the weirdest and wackiest-looking submachine gun of World War II, Australia’s Owen would win hands-down.

It looks as if the designer cobbled it together from mismatched pieces of plumbing. Rather than a parkerized finish, the factory painted the Owen gun with a lurid green and yellow camouflage pattern that resembles Shrek’s puke.

What’s more, there’s nothing “down under” about the weapon’s magazine. Читать дальше...

Three-day event in June is a way to give kudos to the 1980s and ’90s cast and say thanks to the fans.

Old Stock is meant to put a human face on the refugee experience.

World briefs: Ebola responder killed; Climbers feared dead; Erdogan urges unity

‘Computer glitch’ eyed as cause of fire at Paris landmark.

Volodymyr Zelensky, 41, is the front-runner against incumbent Petro Poroshenko in Sunday’s runoff election.

Meditations read aloud reflected the plight of migrants whose traffickers force them to endure prostitution and other humiliations.

The Food and Drug Administration plans to start the process for revoking the standard for frozen cherry pies, followed by French dressing.

The court ruled in a lawsuit brought by the co-president of Freedom from Religion Foundation.

The children — ages 2 to 29 — had been chained to beds in the California home, fed only once a day and allowed to shower only once a year.

The technical review will involve civil aviation authorities from nine countries plus experts from the FAA and NASA.

The U.S. secretary of state vowed to continue to enforce sanctions until North Korea dismantles its nuclear weapons.

In a departure from his behavior on Thursday, president sends angry tweets about those who cooperated with the special counsel.

Lyra McKee, 29, was shot dead Thursday night in Londonderry.

Stop telling teachers to be humble and silently accept whatever offer is put on the table.

Turning the tables on the Democrats.

Twice, someone drove a cattle truck scrawled with hateful anti-immigrant messages past the legislative building.

Laying an egg.

Big-spending politicians often act as if they can raise taxes without consequences. Wrong.

American southern rockers Gov't Mule will be storming into Birmingham as part of their latest European tour.

Birmingham’s Dig Brew brewery has boosted its global ambitions after winning a competition to find the best up-and-coming craft beer brewers in the country.

Rising rockers Collateral have announced a whole host of live shows this year - twice appearing in Cannock along the way.

Brick Dollbanger, sex doll collector and owner of the most technologically advanced Harmony sex doll model whose real identity remains a secret, believes sex dolls could replace AI smart devices because the latter lack a human touch.