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"JERUSALEM — A long-range Israeli drone capable of surveillance and bombing missions over Iran crashed Sunday near an Israeli air base during a test flight.

The Heron TP unmanned aircraft can stay aloft for 40 hours and has a range of 4,600 miles, the Israeli air force said. The distance between Iran and Israel is about 1,000 miles.

Gen. Ido Nehushtan, commander of the Israeli air force, said new technology on the drone was being tested when the aircraft crashed into an orchard near the Tel Nof air base outside Rehovot.

A preliminary investigation indicated that human error and a technical malfunction contributed to the accident, the air force said, adding that the investigation is ongoing.

According to military sources, a wing that fell off the drone had been fitted with a highly advanced navigational device that might have interfered with the aircraft’s other flight systems."

No word of Iranian missile strike, yet. Some sources indicate "Maximum speed: 207 km/h (113 knots, 130 mph) and a Range: 350 km (189 nm, 217 mi)

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Telford, England: a competitor emerges from muddy water during the Tough Guy Challenge endurance race

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Virar, India: couples sit together during a mass wedding ceremony on the outskirts of Mumbai. More than 1,000 couples were married during the event organised by a local politician

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Giglio island, Italy: the wreck of the cruise liner Costa Concordia lies outside the harbour at dusk

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Madrid, Spain: an Indignados protester sticks his national identity card on his forehead at a protest against police identity checks in Puerta del Sol square

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Malabo, Equatorial Guinea: Angolan police drafted in to help local officers prevent supporters entering the stadium before the African Cup of Nations football match between Equatorial Guinea and Zambia

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Bangkok, Thailand: meerkats huddle together as it rains at Dusit Zoo

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Cairo, Egypt: demonstrators in front of the state television building call for the army to hand power to civilians

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New York, US: revellers rest in a park after a Chinese new year parade in Chinatown

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Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo (seated) is visited by Brazil's former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as he undergoes medical examinations in a hospital in Sao Paulo, January 27, 2012. Both Lugo and Lula are undergoing treatment for cancer.
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Syrian soldiers who defected to join the Free Syrian Army are seen among demonstrators during a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Kafranbel near Idlib January 29, 2012.

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Anti-regime protesters perform the weekly Friday prayers during a rally to demand a trial for Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa January 27, 2012

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Students attend a parliament session in Tehran January 29, 2012.

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Evgeni Plushenko of Russia performs during the men's free skating programme at the European Figure Skating Championships at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, northern England January 28, 2012.

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A woman runs as police starts to shoot tear gas at anti-government demonstrators in Diah, a suburb of Manama January 28, 2012.

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Police officers and forensic technicians stand next to the dead and covered-up bodies of two men at a crime scene in Acapulco January 26, 2012. Gunmen shot dead a traffic police officer and a member of the mayor's office shortly before an event to be attended by Acapulco's mayor Manuel Anorve Banos in the same area, according to local media.

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Poland's Kamil Stoch soars through the air during a trial round in the FIS World Cup Ski Jumping in Sapporo, northern Japan January 29, 2012. Stoch placed the second in the large hill individual competition on Sunday.

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Pernelle Carron and Lloyd Jones of France perform during their ice dance, free dance routine at the European Figure Skating Championships at the Motorpoint Arena in Sheffield, northern England January 27, 2012. The championships run from January 23 to 29.

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and George Clooney greet each other as they arrive at the 18th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles, January 29, 2012.

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A boy relaxes with lights in a "Snoezelen" room during yoga classes for children in Lima, Peru, January 27, 2012. These rooms are specially designed to deliver stimuli to the different senses using lighting effects, color, sounds, music, and is used mostly for people with autism, brain injuries or developmental disabilities, according to Paulina Contin, the instructor of the classes.

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Hindu devotees walk past a Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, lying on the thorns of a Babul tree to beg for alms at Sangam during the Magh Mela festival, in the northern Indian city of Allahabad January 28, 2012.

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Members of United Kennel Club Japan (UKC Japan) care for pets which are rescued from inside the exclusion zone around the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, at the group's pet shelter in Samukawa town, Kanagawa prefecture on Jan. 25. Dogs and cats that were abandoned in the Fukushima exclusion zone after last year's nuclear crisis have had to survive high radiation and a lack of food, and they are now struggling with the region's freezing winter weather. A 9.0-magnitude earthquake and massive tsunami on March 11 triggered the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years and forced residents around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to flee, with many of them having to leave behind their pets.

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Skiers enjoy the view of a sea of fog on top of the Weisshorn mountain, at an altitude of 2,653 meters in Arosa, Switzerland on Monday. Heavy snow and a severe cold snap have killed at least 36 people across eastern Europe and many areas were under emergency measures, as schools closed down, roads became impassible and power supplies were cut off.

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A Sadhu, or a Hindu holy man, takes a dip at Sangam, confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual traditional fair of Magh Mela in Allahabad, India, Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. Hundreds of thousands of devout Hindus bathe at the confluence during the astronomically auspicious period of over 45 days celebrated as Magh Mela.

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An Indian student participates in a march for peace and communal harmony to mark the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Jan. 30

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Occupy DC demonstrator Brian Eister of Colorado packs up his camping gear, in compliance with new restrictions, at McPherson Square in Washington Jan. 30. At noon today, the National Park Service will ban Occupy DC protesters from camping overnight here and in Freedom Plaza where have they been living since October, in a blow to one of the highest-profile chapters of the movement denouncing economic inequality.

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The Associated Press reports, as street artists duel it out to shift public opinion for or against the ruling military council:

During the regime of Hosni Mubarak, Egypt had almost no graffiti on the walls of its cities. But when the uprising against Mubarak's rule erupted a year ago, there was an explosion of the art.

Taking control of the streets was critical for the thousands of Egyptians who eventually overthrew the country's authoritarian leader. The battle continues to be fought by graffiti artists who support the country's military rulers and those who want them to relinquish power.

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Soldiers beat a protester wearing a niqab during clashes near Tahrir Square on Dec. 16, 2011. Graffiti in the background depicts members of the military ruling council and reads "Killer".

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The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, claims that the Navy's sonar use might be strong enough to kill the animals outright. But even if it doesn't, it claims, the repeated use of sonar in certain critical habitats is unwarranted.

The alliance said it wasn't seeking to stop the testing but to scale it back, especially at certain times and in waters important for feeding and giving birth.

Several studies have found that marine mammals can hear low-frequency sonar, which is magnified under water, and periodically dolphins and even whales have been found with perforated ear drums.

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A worker cuts roses to be shipped to the United States ahead of Valentine's Day, the biggest holiday of the year for fresh-cut flower sales at the Mongibello flower company in Chia, north of Bogota, Colombia, Jan. 30, 2012. According to statistics from the Society of American Florists more than 80 percent of the roses bought in the U.S. for this holiday come mainly from Colombia and Ecuador

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A worker packs roses to be shipped to the ahead of Valentine's Day at the Mongibello flower company in Chia, Colombia on Jan. 30, 2012.

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Ten people were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on a highway in the American state of Florida

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Belgium is holding it's first general strike in more than 6 years in protest over austerity measures

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Yala, Thailand: Security forces inspect the site of a roadside attack by suspected separatist militants

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Vilnius, Lithuania: A man walks his dog along the bank of the frozen river Neris as morning temperatures plummeted to -23C

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Dulverton, UK : A pheasant stands in snow on Exmoor :)

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Allahabad, India: Supporters listen to the Samajwadi party leader, Mulayam Singh Yadav, at an election rally

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Lytse Wielen, the Netherlands: People skate on a frozen lake

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A worker clears snow from the Ennio Tardini stadium in Parma, Italy on Jan. 31, 2012. Today's league game was postponed due to heavy snowfall in the northern Italian town. Cold weather and snow have been forecast to continue across Italy in the next few days, posing a threat to the remaining nine games of the mid-week round.

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Boats are covered with snow as they sit on a seaside street in Genova, Italy on Tuesday. The Italian Meteorological Service predicts further snowfalls and strong cold winds even in the lower plains of the country for the next days.

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Egyptian anti-government protesters, right, clash with members of the Muslim Brotherhood group as they prevent them from reaching the parliament in Cairo on Jan. 31, 2012. Hundreds of Egyptian protesters demanding the end of military rule were prevented from reaching parliament by backers of the Muslim Brotherhood, which holds the majority in the assembly. Activists had called for a march from Cairo's Tahrir Square to parliament.

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Egyptian women shout slogans during a rally outside the Parliament in Cairo on Tuesday. Egypt's newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country's military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections.

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A photo released by the Survival International organization on Jan. 31, 2012 of what they describe as being uncontacted members of a family from the Mashco-Piro tribe somewhere in the southeastern Peruvian jungle. According to Survival International, illegal logging displaces the indians from their homes.

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Participants dressed in armour and holding Viking war-axes and shields gather for a procession during the annual Up Helly Aa festival in Lerwick, Shetland Islands on Jan. 31. Up Helly Aa celebrates the influence of the Scandinavian Vikings in the Shetland Islands and culminates with up to 1,000 'guizers' (men in costume) throwing flaming torches into their Viking longboat and setting it alight later in the evening.

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Anti-corruption blogger Alexei Navalny, left, listens to opposition leader Garry Kasparov, right, during a meeting of the organisational committee for a forthcoming opposition protest in Moscow on Jan. 31, 2012. The protest, similar to mass protests organised after a parliamentary election in December, is planned for Feb. 4.

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An unidentified woman embraces judge Baltasar Garzon as he arrives at the Supreme Court in Madrid on Jan. 31, 2012. Garzon is sitting in the dock as a criminal defendant for allegedly overstepping his jurisdiction with a probe of right wing atrocities during and after the Spanish civil war.

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An election campaign tent for candidate Mohammed al-Juwaihel burns down in Kuwait City late on Jan. 30, 2011 after it was set ablaze by hundreds of angry Kuwaiti tribesmen over remarks Juwaihel made that were deemed highly offensive by the tribe.

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