US Navy launches first X-47B drone from aircraft carrier As a drone the size of a fighter jet takes off from the deck of an American aircraft carrier for the first time, defence analyst James Lewis says unmanned crafts are "the future of warfare". | 560 | 3... (photo: US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tony D. Curtis) The Daily Telegraph Defense Navy Photos USA Wikipedia: Northrop Grumman X-47B Reputation remake: Tilt-rotor Osprey wins fans in Afghanistan CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan — Almost four years after the MV-22 Osprey arrived in Afghanistan, trailing a reputation as dangerous and hard to maintain, the U.S. Marine Corps finally has had an opportu... (photo: US Army / Aaron Hostutler) Stars and Stripes Afghanistan Marine Photos US Wikipedia: Afghanistan Top Stories Pope Francis condemns global 'cult of money' Pope Francis has called on world leaders to put an end to the "cult of money" and to do more to help the poor, warning that insecurity was rising in many regions of ... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) Al Jazeera Photos Pope Rome Vatican Wikipedia: Pope Francis British Airways' luxury travel sale begins British Airways has announced details of its luxury travel sale, with discounts available on Club World and first-class flights, as well as luxury holidays around the wor... (photo: Creative Commons / Eluveitie) The Daily Telegraph Airways Britain Photos Travel Wikipedia: British Airways Merkel ally warns Italy and France to work harder, faster - newspaper BERLIN (Reuters) - Italy and France need to work harder and faster to resolve their structural problems, a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in a newspa... (photo: EC / EU) The Guardian France Germany Italy Photos Wikipedia: European sovereign-debt crisis More cruise lines cut back in Europe for 2014 Courtesy of Carnival Cruise Lines | The Carnival Sunshine will be sent to New Orleans after it completes several European runs. | Reporter- South Florida Business Journal... (photo: AP / U.S. Coast Guard- Lt. Cmdr. Paul McConnell) The Business Review Carnival Cruise Europe Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Carnival Cruise Lines France tips into double dip recession France, the second largest economy in the eurozone, entered recession in the first quarter this year - its second in four years. | Photo: AFP | By Denise Roland | 8:35AM ... (photo: AP / Yves Logghe) The Daily Telegraph Economy Eurozone France Photos Wikipedia: Economy of France Nokia fights back with advanced camera phone Nokia unveiled a new flagship metallic Windows phone yesterday, featuring a hi-tech SmartCam which can takes 10 images at once, as it battles to wrestle market share back... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Independent Market Nokia Photos Technology Wikipedia: Nokia EU to pledge 520m euros for Mali reconstruction The European Union will pledge 520m euros (£442m; $673m) to help rebuild Mali at a conference of international donors in Brussels on Wednesday. | European Commission Pre... (photo: AP / Jerome Delay) BBC News Economy European Union Mali Photos Wikipedia: Northern Mali conflict (2012present) Russia Detains American, Saying He Is C.I.A. Agent MOSCOW — Russia’s Federal Security Service announced Tuesday that it had detained an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency during an attempt to recruit a R... (photo: AP / FSB Public Relations Center) The New York Times CIA Espionage Photos Ryan Christopher Fogle Wikipedia: CIA activities in Russia EU strikes deal on extra 2013 budget funds An extra 7.3bn euros (£6.2bn; $9.5bn) is due to be added to the EU's budget for 2013 under a compromise reached between member states in Brussels. | The European Co... (photo: Creative Commons / Eric Chan) BBC News Economy Europe Photos Politics Wikipedia: Budget of the European Union Europe Stocks Down Ahead of German Data By MICHELE MAATOUK | European stocks fell Tuesday as investors looked to the release of the German ZEW survey, while the dollar slipped against the euro and the yen follo... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) Wall Street Journal Economy Market Photos Stock Wikipedia: DAX France and Germany: A tale of two countries drifting apart A political, economic and demographic divide has opened up between France and Germany. And, if that were not trouble enough, a new Pew Research Center survey suggests tha... (photo: EC / EU) BBC News European Union France Germany Photos Wikipedia: European Union
