(Reuters) - A customs officer and his sniffer dog, trained to search for drugs, take part in a competition for dogs representing Russian Federal Customs Service in the far eastern city of Vladivostok, April 20, 2011. 26 dogs from 13 Russian regions p... [Full Article]
(News) - When Ham finally blasted off from Cape Canaveral, he was well-trained for what lay ahead. ’He had a form-fitted couch like the astronauts’. The van which took him to the launching pad was the same van the astronauts will use. The... [Full Article]
(Canadian Press) - Map locates Bosasso, Somalia, where a militia is being trained; includes extent of Puntland and Somaliland regions... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - Britain sought to soothe strained ties with Israel Wednesday by publishing an amendment to a law that puts visiting officials at risk of arrest for alleged war crimes. Foreign Secretary William Hague, pictured on November 20, said the ch... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Retired soldiers who had been trained to infiltrate North Korea, hold flags of the participating countries in the upcoming G20 summit during a rally supporting the summit in Seoul November 10, 2010. The G20 Seoul Summit will be held on No... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Members of Yemen's U.S.-trained counter-terrorism force raid a house during a field training near Sanaa November 9, 2010. Yemen needs more help from its allies to combat al Qaeda, its foreign minister said, after the militant group sa... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - Google, which has had strained relations with some US newspaper publishers, announced on Tuesday it was donating five million dollars to encourage innovation in digital journalism. "Journalism is fundamental to a functioning democra... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - File photo shows Afghan men being trained to become police by US private military contractors in the southern town of Qalat, Afghanistan. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has said that private security contractors were "runn... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - French-born and Spanish trained dancer Zeneida Yanowisky performs "The Emotional Architecture", a new commission for Sadlers Well's employing emerging digital techniques and 3D Digital animation, during a rehearsal at the Co... [Full Article]
(AFP/File) - Recently trained Shebab fighters stand during a military exercise in northern Mogadishu's Suqaholaha neighborhood in January 2010. Police in Uganda counted on an unexploded suicide vest to help them track down suspects in the double ... [Full Article]