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The use of drones in the US fight against international terrorism has been on the rise in recent years. Both attacks and deaths have increased. more...
Drones have become the CIA's preferred method of hunting down and killing suspected terrorists and leaders of both al-Qaida and the Taliban. But the political, military and moral consequences are difficult to foresee. more...
The US military and the CIA use drones to go after suspected terrorists on an almost daily basis -- primarily in the Pakistani province of Waziristan, but also in Yemen, Iraq and Somalia. The US has already been able to kill a number of important militant leaders. more...
Swine flu kept the world in suspense for almost a year. A massive vaccination campaign was mounted to put a stop to the anticipated pandemic. But, as it turned out, it was a relatively harmless strain of the flu virus. How, and why, did the world overreact? more...
The ambitious Nord Stream gas pipeline project finally got all participating nations to agree to its plans last year and construction is supposed to start this May. Now the breeding habits of the Baltic Sea herring, though, may delay building even further. more...
The German government has discovered the Internet and data privacy as a political issue. The new debate over who should control the online world reveals a clash of two cultures, with the American ideal of freedom contrasting with the European desire for privacy. more...
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