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This 12-story building in Shanghai's northern suburb of Gaoqiao allegedly houses a Chinese military-led hacking group.

U.S. Turns Up Heat On Costly Commercial Cybertheft In China

1:04pm May 08, 2013

by Tom Gjelten

U.S. official displeasure has grown over the problem of Chinese cyber-espionage. The Obama administration has signaled that it will step up the investigation and prosecution of trade-secret theft and has not ruled out punitive measures.

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Are Those North Korean Long-Range Missiles For Real?

10:56pm May 07, 2013

by Geoff Brumfiel

When North Korea put its missiles on parade last year, experts were surprised to see what looked to be new long-range missiles that might be powerful enough to reach the U.S. But a closer look at details in the photos suggests the missiles on display might have been a bluff.

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Congressional Hearings Put Renewed Focus On Benghazi Attack

10:56pm May 07, 2013

by David Welna

Security was a central theme as the Senate held a confirmation hearing Tuesday for Deborah K. Jones, who has been nominated to succeed Christopher Stevens as ambassador to Libya. On Wednesday, House Republicans will hear testimony about the attack that killed Stevens and three other Americans.

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The History And Politics Of Humanitarian Intervention

2:25pm May 07, 2013

Some are calling on President Barack Obama to intervene in Syria's civil war. Gary Bass, Princeton University professor and author of Freedom's Battle: The Origins of Humanitarian Intervention, talks about the political risks of humanitarian intervention.

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German Labor Minister Ursula von der Leyen (at left, shown here with German Chancellor Angela Merkel) has been the main government architect of measures aimed at helping women reconcile careers with having children.

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Germany's Paradox: Family-Friendly Benefits, But Few Kids

11:04am May 07, 2013

by Esme Nicholson

Germany is considered quite generous when it comes to helping women raise families. But some analysts say the way many of the benefits are set up hurts those with a career and a family.

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Afghan-Pakistani Forces Exchange Fire Along Shared Border

11:04am May 07, 2013

by Sean Carberry

Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are on the rise again following two border clashes in the space of a week. The trouble was apparently sparked by Pakistan's decision to erect a new border gate despite Afghan objections.

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Portugal Struggles To Avoid 2nd Bailout

11:04am May 07, 2013

by Lauren Frayer

Portugal's creditors are evaluating the country's latest austerity package, which includes 30,000 public sector layoffs, to determine whether Lisbon might need a second international bailout. The Portuguese government is raising the retirement age and lengthening work weeks to try to squeeze out more revenue, and repay its bailout loans.

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Thousands Of Syrians Ride Buses To Refugee Camps

11:54pm May 06, 2013

by Deborah Amos

Morning Edition rides along with Andrew Harper of the UNHCR to the Syrian border. Roughly 3,000 Syrians each day wait for buses to take them to refugee camps in Jordan.

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Gen. Antonio Indjai (left), Guinea-Bissau's army chief of staff, at the funeral of the country's late president, Malam Bacai Sanha, on Jan. 15, 2012. The U.S. says Indjai has been involved in drug trafficking, an allegation he denies. He recently eluded a

U.S. Faces Fight At Intersection Of Crime And Extremism

3:27pm May 06, 2013

by Tom Bowman

The Justice Department says about half of all international criminal organizations have links to extremist groups, such as Hezbollah, the Taliban and FARC rebels in Colombia. But diffuse priorities are hindering U.S. efforts to combat this growing problem of transnational, organized crime.

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Kerry's Visit To Russia A Chance To Talk Syria, Mend Fences

9:47am May 06, 2013

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State John Kerry sets off for what he calls "a long overdue" trip to Russia on Monday, and Syria is likely to top the agenda. But U.S.-Russian relations are frosty these days. The U.S. is imposing targeted sanctions on Russian human rights violators, while Moscow is preventing American families from adopting Russian children.

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