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What is the most extroverted US city?
Psychologists have profiled the average personality of nearly 900 cities. So where is your spiritual home? They say that birds of a feather flock together – so how does your personality fit with the people living nearby? Do you sometimes wish you lived among people who were just a bit more adventurous? Or would you prefer...
Top US Navy officer jailed over massive bribery scandal
A high-ranking US Navy captain has been sentenced to nearly four years in jail for passing classified information to a Malaysian defence contractor. Daniel Dusek provided the information in exchange for luxury hotel stays and the services of prostitutes. Dusek was also ordered to pay a $70,000 (£50,000) fine and $30,000...
Lori Robinson nominated as first US female combatant chief
US Defence Secretary Ash Carter has nominated the first female in US military history to lead a combatant command. General Lori Robinson has been nominated to lead the US Northern Command, Mr Carter announced on Friday. The position is one of the most senior in the US military and must be confirmed by the Senate. She is...
Top IS commander targeted in US strike
The US military says it targeted a top commander of so-called Islamic State in an air strike in Syria last week. An initial assessment suggested Tarkhan Batirashvili, also known as Omar Shishani, was likely killed along with 12 other militants, officials said. The strike took place on Friday near the north-eastern town of...
US drone ‘kills 150 Somali militants’
A US drone strike has killed more than 150 al-Shabab militants in Somalia, the Pentagon says. Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said the strike hit a training camp where a "large-scale" attack was being planned. "We know they were going to be departing the camp and they posed an imminent threat to US and...
North Korea threatens US and S Korea with nuclear strikes
North Korea has warned of "indiscriminate" nuclear strikes on the US and South Korea as they begin their largest ever military drills. The exercises, involving more than 300,000 personnel, are an annual event and always generate tension. The order for a "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" was made in a...
US election 2016: Republican Ben Carson ends campaign
US Republican Ben Carson has officially ended his campaign for the presidential nomination for the 2016 election. Speaking to conservative activists, he said: "I'm leaving the campaign trail." Mr Carson, a retired neurosurgeon, had been a front-runner but his campaign stalled in recent months after he performed...
Leader of US war effort against Islamic State stepping down
The retired Marine general chosen by President Barack Obama to head military efforts against Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS/ISIL) is leaving the position, according to a new report. John R. Allen, the Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, will leave the job in November, according to...
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