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Shiite fighters, known as Houthis, wearing army uniforms escort the convoy of Ismail Weld al-Sheikh, new U.N. special envoy to Yemen, at the international airport in Sanaa, Yemen, Tuesday, May 12, 2015. Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition kept up their airstrikes targeting the positions of Yemen's Shiite rebels and their allies around the capital, Sanaa, hours ahead of a humanitarian cease-fire set to begin on Tuesday evening. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)
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The Artemovsk Winery in Ukraine continues to operate despite being close to where Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russia separatists have clashed. (Thomas Edward Phillips)
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The U.S. government's assertion that Osama bin Laden's courier tipped off the CIA about the location of the terrorist leader's Abbottabad compound was a cover story to protect the Pakistani official that actually provided the information, a Special Forces operator told NBC News. (Associated Press)
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President Obama is greeted by new Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz as the president and first lady Michelle Obama arrive on Air Force One at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 27, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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National Edition News cover for May 11, 2015 - New joint chief will make call on women in combat: A female member of the U.S. armed forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo)
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Kosovo, a country of 1.8 million, suffers from an unemployment rate of 40 percent, according to the World Bank. Stagnation has taken hold as the young nation experiences what some describe as the worst political and economic crisis since independence, prompting the largest mass exodus since the refugee crisis during the 1998-99 war. (Valerie Plesch/SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES)
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One challenge that Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford will face this fall as the new Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman will be the social changes sweeping the armed forces. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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In this Friday, April 17, 2015 photo men work at Beur FM radio in Paris. It's called "Beur FM" - after a slang term for Arab people - and has become the voice of France's Islamic community in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Since terror struck the heart of Paris in January, Beur FM has become a staple for listeners of all walks of life who are hungry for answers about the violence - and how to reconcile alienated immigrants with mainstream society. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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National Edition News cover for May 10, 2015 - Islamic State could soon execute 9/11-scale attack in U.S.; FBI warns local cops: Personnel remove the bodies of two gunmen Monday, May 4, 2015, in Garland, Texas. Police shot and killed the men after they opened fire on a security officer outside the suburban Dallas venue, which was hosting provocative contest for Prophet Muhammad cartoons Sunday night, authorities said. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade)
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A Russian air force Mi-26 helicopter, front, flies over Red Square during the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Host photo agency/RIA Novosti Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **
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Civilians and security forces inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion in Karrada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the Victory Parade marking the 70th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis in World War II, in Red Square, Moscow, Russia, Saturday, May 9, 2015. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, Pool)
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A B-24 Liberator vintage military aircraft from World War II flies past the Washington Monument in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, in remembrance of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. (AP Photo)
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World War II aircraft fly over the World War II Memorial in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, in honor of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), during the "Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover." The Flyover above the National Mall features historically sequenced formations of more than 50 vintage World War II aircraft. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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A B-24 Liberator vintage military aircraft from World War II flies past the Washington Monument in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, in remembrance of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Vintage military aircraft from World War II, seen from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, fly the Missing Man Formation to mark the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Holding a World War II-era photograph of herself, Elizabeth Copp, 96, of Falls Church, Va., who was a sergeant in the Women's Army Corps during the war, watches as vintage aircraft fly over the World War II Memorial in Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, in remembrance of the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day). The flyover above the National Mall features historically sequenced formations of more than 50 vintage World War II-era aircraft. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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People watch vintage World War II aircraft fly over the skies of Washington, Friday, May 8, 2015, from the roof of the House of Representatives. The aircraft were flown in formations to represent the major battles of World War II. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Soldiers with the 3rd U.S. Infantry, some wearing World War II era uniforms, watch as one World War II aircraft begins to pull off of formation to honor fallen members of the military, at the end of a flyover on the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), part of the “Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover,” Friday, May 8, 2015, at the World War II Memorial in Washington. The Flyover above the National Mall features historically sequenced formations of more than 50 vintage World War II aircraft. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
