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Ariel Sharon, the former prime minister of Israel and one of the country’s most iconic and controversial leaders, died Saturday after eight years in a coma, according to Israeli Army Radio. He was 85. A legendary general who became known as “the Bulldozer” after entering politics, he was seen as responsible for Israel’s disputed settlement project and a bloody war ...

Shizuo Kambayashi/AP Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right), followed by a security officer, visits Yasukuni Shrine to pay respect for the war dead in Tokyo. TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Yasukuni war shrine Thursday in a move sure to infuriate China and South Korea. Visits to Yasukuni by Japanese politicians have long been a point of friction ...

Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Czech Republic’s Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok has apologized for a comment that he was ‘dreading’ going to Nelson Mandela’s funeral in South Africa. Not every word leader, it seems, is anxious to attend Nelson Mandela‘s funeral. The Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok has admitted he was “dreading” the long trip to South Africa and that he had ...

Amazon, the company that already automates many of its warehouses and fulfillment centers with robot workers, has unveiled Amazon Prime Air — a new delivery method that will see autonomous quadcopters deliver your order within 30 minutes. A couple of years from now, perhaps on Cyber Monday in 2015, you might be able to order a PS4 game or the ...