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The website and several Twitter accounts belonging to The Financial Times were hacked Friday by the Syrian Electronic Army in an ongoing campaign that has targeted an array of media outlets ranging from The Associated Press to the parody site The Onion, according to a claim by the so-called army.

Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent more than 60 people to Connecticut hospitals, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested... Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the ... (more)

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The hunger strike by prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has entered its 100th day. The U.S. military now says 102 out of 166 prisoners are on strike, while lawyers for the prisoners maintain the number is higher.

Hackers replaced headlines on the FT's website with: "Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army" and messages on the newspaper's Twitter feed read: "Do you want to know the reality of the Syrian Rebels?" Another tweet, sent through the FT's World News Twitter account read: "Jabhet A-Nosra terrorists executed innocent citizens" and included a graphic video ... (more)

The Financial Times says that several of its blogs and Twitter feeds have been compromised by hackers.

The Pentagon has developed cyber attack capabilities that would allow it to at least partially cripple Syrian air defenses without firing a shot, according to military analysts.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued a stern warning Tuesday to Syria's government, saying that new help will be given to opposition forces should President Bashar Assad's regime decide to back out of upcoming negotiations aimed at ending Syria's two-year war.

The S-300 air defense system that Netanyahu is urging Putin not to sell to Syria is the 'ultimate' in protection.

President Barack Obama is welcoming British Prime Minister David Cameron to the White House to talk on subjects ranging from Syria's civil war to preparations for a coming summit in Northern Ireland of the world's leading industrial nations.

People view the scene at one of the Saturday explosion sites that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey's border with Syria, Sunday, May 12, 2013.

Benchmark oil for June delivery was down 83 cents to $95.21 per barrel at midday Bangkok time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Japan's stock market jumped Monday after global finance leaders gave a seal of approval to the country's stimulus program and refrained from criticizing its weakening effect on the yen.

26, 2013 photo, Syrian singer Farah Youssef, performs during the Arab Idol Show broadcast by MBC Arabic satellite channel, in Zouk Mosbeh neighborhood, north of Beirut, Lebanon.

26, 2013 photo, Syrian singer Farah Youssef, performs during the Arab Idol Show broadcast by MBC Arabic satellite channel, in Zouk Mosbeh neighborhood, north of Beirut, Lebanon.

In this Friday, April. 26, 2013 photo, Syrian singer Farah Youssef, performs during the Arab Idol Show broadcast by MBC Arabic satellite channel, in Zouk Mosbeh neighborhood, north of Beirut, Lebanon.

Tensions were at an all time high between judges Ragheb Alama and Ahlam this weekend on the latest Arab Idol episode as the "Battle of the A's" continued.

Two car bombs exploded in a Turkish town near the border with Syria on Saturday, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 22 others, officials and media reports said.

Turkey's Interior Minister Muammer Guler says at least four people were killed and 18 others were injured by explosions in a town near Turkey's border with Syria.

BEIRUT: Two Syrian nationals were mugged by taxi drivers in separate incidents Friday, while in the Beirut suburb of Shiyah thieves broke into a bookstore to steal cash.