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US Army developing 3D avatar soldiers
The US Army is developing 3D avatar soldiers to test, among other things, “angles of vulnerability” in real ones engaged in operations.

The US Army is developing 3D avatar soldiers to test, among other things, “angles of vulnerability” in real ones engaged in operations.

Russian advanced Alligator helicopters have been captured in a video while pounding Daesh positions in the Homs province.

Russia's ambassador to UN says a Turkish city has become a hub for selling antiques and artifacts looted by Daesh.

Two US GOP senators have introduced a bill to block Iran’s use of US dollars for trade transactions.

The US foreign policy represented by John Kerry is an embarrassment, says an analyst.

Yemeni forces kill three field commanders loyal to the Saudi-backed fugitive former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, in northern Yemen.

The US is going to sell nearly 3,000 bombs to Australia as part of a newly-approved deal.

The head of Libya's self-declared administration in Tripoli refuses to cede power to a UN-backed unity government.

Iran’s President Rouhani calls for restoration of calm between Azerbaijan and Armenia.

Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement strongly condemns the decision of Nilesat to stop airing its news channel, Al-Manar.

Amnesty International says the number of executions worldwide has reached its highest level since 1989.

Ashton Carter says the US military is lacking agility due to its “top-heavy” chain of command.

Death toll from heavy downpours and landslides in Pakistan rises to 92.

Romania arrests two employees of an Israeli firm on suspicion of spying on and intimidating the chief anti-graft prosecutor.

Workers unions in Greece call for a nationwide walkout coinciding with talks with international lenders.

Turkey launches an investigation into the release of personal information of some 50 million people by hackers.

Infighting among Takfiri militant groups in Syria leaves a militant, who ate the heart of a dead Syrian soldier about three years ago, dead.

The World Health Organization says the number of diabetes cases in the world has quadrupled in four decades.