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Israel Museum Displays Old Ten Commandments Text

Lior Mizrahi / iStock / Thinkstock(JERUSALEM) — The oldest known copy of the Ten Commandments is now on display at the Israel Museum. Never seen in Israel, the 2,000-year-old text is on display in the museum’s new exhibit called, “A Brief History of Read More

Facebook Posts Reveal Vancouver Family Murder

Jean-nicolas Nault/iStock/Thinkstock(VANCOUVER, Canada) — Vancouver police are investigating a family murder after details of the crime were posted online. Police investigated two homes on Friday after receiving reports of a disturbing Facebook post. One of the Read More

Former Egyptian Leader Hosni Mubarak Sentenced

Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images(CAIRO) — Former Egyptian Rresident Hosni Mubarak was sentenced on Saturday to three years in prison in a retrial on corruption charges. Mubarak, along with his two sons Alaa and Gamal, were accused of embezzling $14 million. The Read More

North Korea Claims to Test Ballistic Missile

Goddard_Photography/iStock/Thinkstock(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — North Korea claims it has successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile.  According to the official state media, Kim Jong Un was in attendance and he described the new missile as a Read More

Iraqi Prisoners Escape After Deadly Prison Riot

FranzGustincich/iStock/Thinkstock(BAGHDAD) — A deadly prison riot in Iraq has allowed dozens of prisoners to escape. According to Iraqi officials, at least 40 inmates broke out of prison after a riot left at least three dozen people dead on Saturday, including six Read More

Australian Police Arrest Teen on Terror Charges

Bernhard Richter/iStock/Thinkstock(VICTORIA, Australia) — Police in Australia say they have arrested a teenager on terror charges after halting a plot to detonate three homemade bombs. A house in Greenvale, Australia, a suburb of Melbourne, was raided on Friday. In Read More

DOD Releases Annual Report on Chinese Military

lculig/iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Defense says that China has reclaimed at least 500 acres of land in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, possibly in an effort to turn them into naval outposts. The Pentagon on Friday released its Read More

Two Ambassadors Killed in Pakistan Helicopter Crash

iStock/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) — A military helicopter crash in Pakistan has killed the Norwegian and Phillipines ambassadors, a military official told ABC News Friday. The helicopter crashed near a ski resort, where an event had been organized. In addition Read More