CONFLICT & TERROR 09/14

Pakistan claims killing 72 militants in 3 daysPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:06amPakistan's military said Saturday it killed at least 72 militants in three days of fighting near the Afghan border, where Taliban and al-Qaida militants are believed to be hiding. The army has intensified ground and air attacks in an effort to flush out Taliban and local militants from the Bajur tribal region. Full Story

Militants battle Nigerian forces in oil regionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:08amMilitants battled Nigerian armed forces in the country's southern oil region Saturday and threatened to launch reprisal raids on the oil infrastructure in Africa's biggest crude producer. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta told The Associated Press in a statement that the Nigerian army and navy attacked their positions in a surprise raid on Rivers State, pouring in ground troops from landing craft and bombing their fighters from jet planes and helicopters. Full Story

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez suspects US plot as navy officer is detainedPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:09amVenezuelan authorities have detained a high-ranking navy officer on suspicion of involvement in a purported plot to overthrow President Hugo Chavez. Full Story

Navy Base Possible Target of Two BombsPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:10amA U.S. naval base may have been the target of two explosions that rattled a nearby residential area just south of Tokyo, police said Saturday. No one was wounded in the late Friday blasts in a neighborhood about half a mile from the Yokosuka Naval Base, according to a statement by the Yokosuka Police Station. Full Story

German police arrest suspected al Qaeda supporterPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:11amGerman police have arrested a 30-year old Turk suspected of having collected money and equipment for al Qaeda, prosecutors said on Saturday. Germany's federal prosecutor's office said Oemer Oe., who was arrested on Friday, had also tried to recruit militants to al Qaeda training camps since 2006. Full Story

Wave of blasts hit Indian capitalPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:13amFive suspected bomb blasts have been reported within minutes of each other in markets in India's capital, Delhi. At least eight people were killed in the attacks, police said, while at least 30 people are reported hurt. Full Story

Iraq bombings kill at least 8Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:22amTwo bombings in Iraq killed at least eight people on Saturday, one targeting police in Baghdad and another against Kurdish forces just outside the disputed town of Khanaqin, police said. Full Story

Official Says Georgian Policeman Shot Dead Near Rebel RegionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:23amA Georgian policeman has been shot and killed near the breakaway province of Abkhazia. Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said the policeman was shot and killed Saturday when shots were fired from the direction of a nearby Abkhaz-controlled checkpoint. Full Story

Blast Outside Kabul Kills Afghan GovernorPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:24amGeneral Mustafa Khan told reporters that Logar province governor Abdullah Wardak was killed by a bomb planted near his home just 20 kilometers outside Kabul. He says when his vehicle turned onto the gravel road in front of his house, a remote controlled bomb exploded, killing the governor, his driver and two guards. Full Story

Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi TV staff in MosulPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:40amGunmen kidnapped and shot dead three Iraqi journalists from Iraq's Sharqiya TV station along with their driver in the volatile northern city of Mosul on Saturday, the station and police said. It was one of the single deadliest militant attacks on journalists in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Full Story

At least 17 Dead, up to 135 Injured in Los Angeles Train CollisionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:52amThe rush-hour train was packed with as many as 350 commuters, and was heading northwest from Los Angeles about 4:30 p.m. when it collided with a freight train in the suburb of Chatsworth. One passenger car lay on its side with the train's engine pushed back inside it. Two other cars remained upright. The freight train's engine was also turned on its side. Full Story

Twenty injured as fresh violence hits Indian KashmirPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:54amAt least 20 people were injured on Saturday in the main city of Indian Kashmir when Muslim demonstrators clashed with troops in the latest anti-India protest to hit the region, police and witnesses said. Full Story

Boy stabbed, four injured in Wes Bank clashesPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:58amAt least four Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli troops and Jewish settlers in the West Bank on Saturday after an intruder stabbed a child in a nearby settlement, officials said. Full Story

Nigeria militants order oil workers to leave deltaPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 12:27pmNigerian militants on Saturday warned oil firms in the Niger Delta to withdraw their workers in the next 24 hours or face a "hurricane" of retaliation after a gunbattle with security forces. Full Story

Report: Police dead in Turkmenistan shootoutPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 2:25pmA large gunfight erupted overnight in the capital of Turkmenistan, in a rare instance of violence in the authoritarian Central Asian nation, witnesses said Saturday. Full Story

Suspects arrested in home invasion ringPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 3:22pmSix young men have been arrested in a series of home invasions in Suffolk County, N.Y., police say. Police said the suspects, who range in age from 18 to 21, allegedly were behind six home invasions that typically resulted in home owners being bound while intruders ransacked their homes, Newsday reported Saturday. Full Story

Sri Lankan rebels warn of genocide as UN agencies pull outPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 3:49pmSri Lanka's Tamil Tigers on Saturday accused the government of planning a genocidal campaign against Tamils as UN agencies pulled out of rebel-held regions in the island's north. Full Story

8 LTTE terrorists killed, 2 bodies recovered in Wanni fightingPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 4:03pmAt least 8 LTTE terrorists were killed, 2 wounded during separate fighting ensued between troops and LTTE, Saturday (Sep 13), at the Vavuniya-Mullaittivu battle front. Full Story

Italy's Prodi to head panel on Africa peacekeepingPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 4:24pmFormer Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will head a panel that will consider how the international community can support African Union peacekeeping operations, the United Nations said on Friday. Full Story

This time terror email was latePosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 5:22pmIndian Mujahideen, the hardline splinter of SIMI that is suspected by intelligence agencies to be behind the serial blasts in Delhi, followed the routine of sending an email to the media to coincide with the blasts, it came with a difference. Unlike in the previous instances, where emails from Indian Mujahideen arrived before bombs went off in courts in UP towns, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, the latest hate message vowing "Eye for An Eye" revenge sent from Mumbai reached 11 minutes after the first of the bombs had exploded in Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh. Full Story

Newspaper: 2 bomb blasts in central Myanmar kill 2Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:18pmTwo bombs exploded at a nightspot in a rural town in central Myanmar, killing two people, a state newspaper reported Saturday. The blasts occurred 10 minutes apart Thursday night at a lounge in Kyauk-kyi township, the state-run New Light of Myanmar said. Full Story

Taliban go on the attack in tribal PakistanPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:19pmDozens of Taliban militants took control of a government office in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border Saturday, raising concerns about an advance on the nearby city of Peshawar, a police chief said. Pakistani police and government troops rolled into the sparsely populated town of Nasir Bagh in armored personnel carriers to assess the situation, police chief Riaz Khan said. Full Story

Your intelligence is weak, Pakistan tells USPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:21pmPakistan has raised the issue of weak US intelligence with the Bush administration, pointing out that it was undermining the efforts of the government in fighting the war against terrorism and creating serious problems for it. The issue of flawed and weak US intelligence was flagged by National Security Adviser Mehmud Durrani in a protest letter addressed to his American counterpart Stephen Hadley a day after the first-ever US ground attack on Angoor Adda. Full Story

Tourist boat sinks in Paris, two seriously hurtPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:19pmA small tourist boat sank after hitting the pillar of a bridge in central Paris late on Saturday, police and the emergency services at the city hall said. The city hall said 10 people had jumped into the River Seine and had been rescued. An adult and a child who were trapped in the sinking boat had been saved by divers and were being resuscitated, it said. Full Story

Sudan accused of bombing Darfur rebels, villagersPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:21pmInsurgent groups said Sudanese forces launched "very heavy" ground and air attacks on rebel positions and villages in North Darfur on Saturday, in the latest of a string of reported assaults. The U.S. special envoy to Sudan, Richard Williamson, sharply condemned the Sudanese government's "pattern of violence," saying one of Saturday's attacks appeared to have targeted Minni Arcua Minnawi, a former rebel leader who signed the 2006 Darfur peace accord. Full Story

Typhoon hits Taiwan, causing landslidesPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:22pmA typhoon pounded Taiwan on Saturday, bringing torrential rains and triggering landslides in the central and northern part of the island, the national fire agency said. One person was reported injured. Full Story

Russian troops withdraw from Georgian port regionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:23pmRussian troops withdrew from the region around Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti on Saturday, within a September 15 deadline set for the first phase of a pullback brokered by France. Full Story

Bolivia says will arrest governor after killingsPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:26pmBolivia's government said on Saturday that it would arrest the governor of a restive northern province in the wake of deadly clashes they accuse him of instigating, amid a deep political crisis. Full Story

Venezuelan military holds anti-invasion exercisesPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:40pmVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has observed military exercises with planes dropping bombs and commandos resisting a mock invasion. Saturday's maneuvers in southern Bolivar state featured Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, ground troops, patrol boats and helicopters that fired rockets at targets. Full Story

Defense Contracts Foretell Military Buildup in AfghanistanPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:21amThe Defense Department is seeking private contractors to carry out a variety of tasks -- such as clearing land mines, building detention facilities and providing fuel -- to assist U.S. forces in Afghanistan, which are set to grow following President Bush's announcement last week that he will expand military operations there. Full Story

Strip of Iraq 'on the Verge of Exploding'Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:22amKurdish leaders have expanded their authority over a roughly 300-mile-long swath of territory beyond the borders of their autonomous region in northern Iraq, stationing thousands of soldiers in ethnically mixed areas in what Iraqi Arabs see as an encroachment on their homelands. Full Story

Bomb Kills 8 Kurdish Soldiers, Inflaming an Iraqi Regional DisputePosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:24amEight Kurdish pesh merga soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in a disputed part of eastern Diyala Province on Saturday, adding to tensions with the Iraqi government and local Arabs over the Kurds presence in the area. Full Story

Israeli fears boost opposition LikudPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:25amAs Israel's ruling centrist Kadima party prepares for leadership elections on Wednesday, the opposition centre-right Likud is riding high in the polls. Full Story

Bomb kills 4 US-backed, Sunni fightersPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:27amIraqi officials say a bomb has killed the leader of a U.S.-backed, Sunni armed group in a western district of Baghdad. The officials say the bomb exploded Saturday night in the car of Fuad Ali Hussein, killing him as well as his deputy and two bodyguards. Full Story

Thailand's Acting Prime Minister Lifts State of EmergencyPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 4:16amThailand's acting prime minister has lifted a state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, 12 days after it was put into place following violent clashes between pro- and anti-government forces. Full Story

Abbas aims to stay in office to 2010 despite HamasPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 4:17amPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published on Sunday he will remain in office until 2010, a decision likely to stoke tensions with Islamist Hamas rivals who oppose his peace talks with Israel. Full Story

India police raid slums, relatives angry after bombsPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 4:17amPolice officers trawled slums and criminal hideouts in India's capital on Sunday rounding up suspects, after serial bombings in the city a day earlier killed at least 20 people and wounded nearly 100. Full Story

CONFLICT & TERROR 09/12

Pakistan claims killing 72 militants in 3 daysPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:06amPakistan's military said Saturday it killed at least 72 militants in three days of fighting near the Afghan border, where Taliban and al-Qaida militants are believed to be hiding. The army has intensified ground and air attacks in an effort to flush out Taliban and local militants from the Bajur tribal region. Full Story

Militants battle Nigerian forces in oil regionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:08amMilitants battled Nigerian armed forces in the country's southern oil region Saturday and threatened to launch reprisal raids on the oil infrastructure in Africa's biggest crude producer. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta told The Associated Press in a statement that the Nigerian army and navy attacked their positions in a surprise raid on Rivers State, pouring in ground troops from landing craft and bombing their fighters from jet planes and helicopters. Full Story

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez suspects US plot as navy officer is detainedPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:09amVenezuelan authorities have detained a high-ranking navy officer on suspicion of involvement in a purported plot to overthrow President Hugo Chavez. Full Story

Navy Base Possible Target of Two BombsPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:10amA U.S. naval base may have been the target of two explosions that rattled a nearby residential area just south of Tokyo, police said Saturday. No one was wounded in the late Friday blasts in a neighborhood about half a mile from the Yokosuka Naval Base, according to a statement by the Yokosuka Police Station. Full Story

German police arrest suspected al Qaeda supporterPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:11amGerman police have arrested a 30-year old Turk suspected of having collected money and equipment for al Qaeda, prosecutors said on Saturday. Germany's federal prosecutor's office said Oemer Oe., who was arrested on Friday, had also tried to recruit militants to al Qaeda training camps since 2006. Full Story

Wave of blasts hit Indian capitalPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:13amFive suspected bomb blasts have been reported within minutes of each other in markets in India's capital, Delhi. At least eight people were killed in the attacks, police said, while at least 30 people are reported hurt. Full Story

Iraq bombings kill at least 8Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:22amTwo bombings in Iraq killed at least eight people on Saturday, one targeting police in Baghdad and another against Kurdish forces just outside the disputed town of Khanaqin, police said. Full Story

Official Says Georgian Policeman Shot Dead Near Rebel RegionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:23amA Georgian policeman has been shot and killed near the breakaway province of Abkhazia. Georgian Interior Ministry spokesman Shota Utiashvili said the policeman was shot and killed Saturday when shots were fired from the direction of a nearby Abkhaz-controlled checkpoint. Full Story

Blast Outside Kabul Kills Afghan GovernorPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:24amGeneral Mustafa Khan told reporters that Logar province governor Abdullah Wardak was killed by a bomb planted near his home just 20 kilometers outside Kabul. He says when his vehicle turned onto the gravel road in front of his house, a remote controlled bomb exploded, killing the governor, his driver and two guards. Full Story

Gunmen kill 4 Iraqi TV staff in MosulPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:40amGunmen kidnapped and shot dead three Iraqi journalists from Iraq's Sharqiya TV station along with their driver in the volatile northern city of Mosul on Saturday, the station and police said. It was one of the single deadliest militant attacks on journalists in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. Full Story

At least 17 Dead, up to 135 Injured in Los Angeles Train CollisionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:52amThe rush-hour train was packed with as many as 350 commuters, and was heading northwest from Los Angeles about 4:30 p.m. when it collided with a freight train in the suburb of Chatsworth. One passenger car lay on its side with the train's engine pushed back inside it. Two other cars remained upright. The freight train's engine was also turned on its side. Full Story

Twenty injured as fresh violence hits Indian KashmirPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:54amAt least 20 people were injured on Saturday in the main city of Indian Kashmir when Muslim demonstrators clashed with troops in the latest anti-India protest to hit the region, police and witnesses said. Full Story

Boy stabbed, four injured in Wes Bank clashesPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 11:58amAt least four Palestinians were wounded in clashes with Israeli troops and Jewish settlers in the West Bank on Saturday after an intruder stabbed a child in a nearby settlement, officials said. Full Story

Nigeria militants order oil workers to leave deltaPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 12:27pmNigerian militants on Saturday warned oil firms in the Niger Delta to withdraw their workers in the next 24 hours or face a "hurricane" of retaliation after a gunbattle with security forces. Full Story

Report: Police dead in Turkmenistan shootoutPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 2:25pmA large gunfight erupted overnight in the capital of Turkmenistan, in a rare instance of violence in the authoritarian Central Asian nation, witnesses said Saturday. Full Story

Suspects arrested in home invasion ringPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 3:22pmSix young men have been arrested in a series of home invasions in Suffolk County, N.Y., police say. Police said the suspects, who range in age from 18 to 21, allegedly were behind six home invasions that typically resulted in home owners being bound while intruders ransacked their homes, Newsday reported Saturday. Full Story

Sri Lankan rebels warn of genocide as UN agencies pull outPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 3:49pmSri Lanka's Tamil Tigers on Saturday accused the government of planning a genocidal campaign against Tamils as UN agencies pulled out of rebel-held regions in the island's north. Full Story

8 LTTE terrorists killed, 2 bodies recovered in Wanni fightingPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 4:03pmAt least 8 LTTE terrorists were killed, 2 wounded during separate fighting ensued between troops and LTTE, Saturday (Sep 13), at the Vavuniya-Mullaittivu battle front. Full Story
Italy's Prodi to head panel on Africa peacekeepingPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 4:24pmFormer Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi will head a panel that will consider how the international community can support African Union peacekeeping operations, the United Nations said on Friday. Full Story
This time terror email was latePosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 5:22pmIndian Mujahideen, the hardline splinter of SIMI that is suspected by intelligence agencies to be behind the serial blasts in Delhi, followed the routine of sending an email to the media to coincide with the blasts, it came with a difference. Unlike in the previous instances, where emails from Indian Mujahideen arrived before bombs went off in courts in UP towns, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, the latest hate message vowing "Eye for An Eye" revenge sent from Mumbai reached 11 minutes after the first of the bombs had exploded in Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh. Full Story
Newspaper: 2 bomb blasts in central Myanmar kill 2Posted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:18pmTwo bombs exploded at a nightspot in a rural town in central Myanmar, killing two people, a state newspaper reported Saturday. The blasts occurred 10 minutes apart Thursday night at a lounge in Kyauk-kyi township, the state-run New Light of Myanmar said. Full Story
Taliban go on the attack in tribal PakistanPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:19pmDozens of Taliban militants took control of a government office in Pakistan's tribal region near the Afghan border Saturday, raising concerns about an advance on the nearby city of Peshawar, a police chief said. Pakistani police and government troops rolled into the sparsely populated town of Nasir Bagh in armored personnel carriers to assess the situation, police chief Riaz Khan said. Full Story
Your intelligence is weak, Pakistan tells USPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 8:21pmPakistan has raised the issue of weak US intelligence with the Bush administration, pointing out that it was undermining the efforts of the government in fighting the war against terrorism and creating serious problems for it. The issue of flawed and weak US intelligence was flagged by National Security Adviser Mehmud Durrani in a protest letter addressed to his American counterpart Stephen Hadley a day after the first-ever US ground attack on Angoor Adda. Full Story
Tourist boat sinks in Paris, two seriously hurtPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:19pmA small tourist boat sank after hitting the pillar of a bridge in central Paris late on Saturday, police and the emergency services at the city hall said. The city hall said 10 people had jumped into the River Seine and had been rescued. An adult and a child who were trapped in the sinking boat had been saved by divers and were being resuscitated, it said. Full Story
Sudan accused of bombing Darfur rebels, villagersPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:21pmInsurgent groups said Sudanese forces launched "very heavy" ground and air attacks on rebel positions and villages in North Darfur on Saturday, in the latest of a string of reported assaults. The U.S. special envoy to Sudan, Richard Williamson, sharply condemned the Sudanese government's "pattern of violence," saying one of Saturday's attacks appeared to have targeted Minni Arcua Minnawi, a former rebel leader who signed the 2006 Darfur peace accord. Full Story
Typhoon hits Taiwan, causing landslidesPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:22pmA typhoon pounded Taiwan on Saturday, bringing torrential rains and triggering landslides in the central and northern part of the island, the national fire agency said. One person was reported injured. Full Story
Russian troops withdraw from Georgian port regionPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:23pmRussian troops withdrew from the region around Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti on Saturday, within a September 15 deadline set for the first phase of a pullback brokered by France. Full Story
Bolivia says will arrest governor after killingsPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:26pmBolivia's government said on Saturday that it would arrest the governor of a restive northern province in the wake of deadly clashes they accuse him of instigating, amid a deep political crisis. Full Story
Venezuelan military holds anti-invasion exercisesPosted on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 9:40pmVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez has observed military exercises with planes dropping bombs and commandos resisting a mock invasion. Saturday's maneuvers in southern Bolivar state featured Russian-made Sukhoi fighter jets, ground troops, patrol boats and helicopters that fired rockets at targets. Full Story
Defense Contracts Foretell Military Buildup in AfghanistanPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:21amThe Defense Department is seeking private contractors to carry out a variety of tasks -- such as clearing land mines, building detention facilities and providing fuel -- to assist U.S. forces in Afghanistan, which are set to grow following President Bush's announcement last week that he will expand military operations there. Full Story
Strip of Iraq 'on the Verge of Exploding'Posted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:22amKurdish leaders have expanded their authority over a roughly 300-mile-long swath of territory beyond the borders of their autonomous region in northern Iraq, stationing thousands of soldiers in ethnically mixed areas in what Iraqi Arabs see as an encroachment on their homelands. Full Story
Bomb Kills 8 Kurdish Soldiers, Inflaming an Iraqi Regional DisputePosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:24amEight Kurdish pesh merga soldiers were killed in a roadside bombing in a disputed part of eastern Diyala Province on Saturday, adding to tensions with the Iraqi government and local Arabs over the Kurds presence in the area. Full Story
Israeli fears boost opposition LikudPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:25amAs Israel's ruling centrist Kadima party prepares for leadership elections on Wednesday, the opposition centre-right Likud is riding high in the polls. Full Story
Bomb kills 4 US-backed, Sunni fightersPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 3:27amIraqi officials say a bomb has killed the leader of a U.S.-backed, Sunni armed group in a western district of Baghdad. The officials say the bomb exploded Saturday night in the car of Fuad Ali Hussein, killing him as well as his deputy and two bodyguards. Full Story
Thailand's Acting Prime Minister Lifts State of EmergencyPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 4:16amThailand's acting prime minister has lifted a state of emergency in the capital, Bangkok, 12 days after it was put into place following violent clashes between pro- and anti-government forces. Full Story
Abbas aims to stay in office to 2010 despite HamasPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 4:17amPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview published on Sunday he will remain in office until 2010, a decision likely to stoke tensions with Islamist Hamas rivals who oppose his peace talks with Israel. Full Story
India police raid slums, relatives angry after bombsPosted on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at 4:17amPolice officers trawled slums and criminal hideouts in India's capital on Sunday rounding up suspects, after serial bombings in the city a day earlier killed at least 20 people and wounded nearly 100. Full Story

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CONFLICT & TERROR 09/13

Transportation Security Officers Have Renewed Focus & New Look on Seventh Anniversary of 9/11Posted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:44amStarting Sept. 11, 2008, transportation security officers at airport checkpoints nationwide will begin wearing new uniforms and badges, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today. Full Story

Morales expels divisionist US ambassadorPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:49amEvo Morales, Bolivias first indigenous president, on Wednesday threatened a further deterioration of relations with Washington by demanding that the US ambassador leave the Andean country. The leftist head of state said he had asked Philip Goldberg to leave after accusing him of fomenting protests against his government, which is facing separatist movements. Full Story

Brazil raises rates as growth surgesPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:50amBrazils central bank on Wednesday night increased interest rates - to 13.75 per cent, up from 13 per cent - after the country reported stronger-than-expected growth in the second quarter. The move put rates at their highest level in nearly two years. The government appeared to be delighted with the growth figures, which exceeded most analysts expectations. Full Story

Reports: No nukes for Russian bombers in VenezuelaPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:52amTwo long-range bombers that flew to Venezuela in the first such Western Hemisphere flight since the Cold War carried no nuclear weapons, a news agency reported Thursday, citing a Russian air force official. The bombers flew to Venezuela before planned joint military maneuvers that appear to be a tit-for-tat response to the U.S. warships being used to deliver aid to U.S.-allied Georgia. Full Story

Hugo Chavez ally says coup plot discovered in VenezuelaPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:53amA close ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says a plot to oust the leader has been discovered. Mario Silva, who hosts a program on state television, played a recording late Wednesday of a purported phone conversation in which alleged conspirators discussed plans to overthrow Chavez. Full Story

Not guilty: the Greenpeace activists who used climate change as a legal defencePosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:33amSix Greenpeace climate change activists have been cleared of causing #30,000 of criminal damage at a coal-fired power station in a verdict that is expected to embarrass the government and lead to more direct action protests against energy companies. Full Story

Piracy toll sparks international actionPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:42amWith the number of vessels being held by pirates around Somalia reaching ten this week, the director of Beluga Shipping, owner of the hijacked BBC Trinidad, has requested a 'convoy arrangement' along a safety corridor from the German Navy. Full Story

Security specialists say US is more vulnerable to attackPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:44amSome key measures experts have called for to thwart nuclear and biological terrorism have floundered since Sept. 11, 2001, increasing the risk that Al Qaeda or other terrorist groups will use a weapon of mass destruction and inflict far more civilian casualties, a government task force was warned yesterday. Full Story

Terrorism: Al-Qaeda remains 'dangerous', says Italian expertPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:48amOsama Bin Laden is still alive but Al-Qaeda has lost the capacity to organise large-scale attacks, according to Italy's leading anti-terrorism expert, Stefano Dambruoso. Nevetheless, Dambruoso told Adnkronos on the anniversary of the 11 September attacks in the United States that Al-Qaeda was still a dangerous and widespread phenomenon that we would have to face for many years. Full Story

French police arrest 5 terror suspectsPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:50amPolice in western France detained five people Thursday suspected of planning to carry out a terrorist attack, as the interior minister warned on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks that the threat of terrorism in France remains high. Full Story

Refusing To Go Overboard On SecurityPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:54amIt was seven years ago today that 19 Islamic terrorists hijacked four commercial airlines and changed our nation forever. As we mark this solemn anniversary, questions remain regarding how safe we are today. Full Story

Ex-Pasco Deputy Agrees To Plead Guilty In Drug SchemePosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:55amA former Pasco County sheriff's deputy has agreed to plead guilty to federal drug and firearms charges. Don Riggans, 34, faces a minimum of five years in prison and a maximum of life for possessing a firearm in connection with drug trafficking. He also has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to possess hydrocodone, a charge that carries up to five years behind bars. Full Story

Kosovo police cracks down on customs, six arrested for corruptionPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:57amKosovo police said Thursday it has arrested the customs deputy director and five other customs officials suspected of allowing organized crime to smuggle vast amounts of fuel. Full Story

Mexico safety chiefs tough job: policing the policePosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:58amFederal police in the northern state of Coahuila had seven drug suspects in hand this week when they met a caravan of gun-toting men apparently intent on freeing the arrestees. The highway standoff quickly turned nasty, and bullets began to fly. When the shooting stopped, one of the would-be rescuers was dead and two were wounded. The federal police arrested 33 people. Full Story

20 people arrested in area marijuana raidsPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 11:59amA task force of federal agents and local police raided 13 locations in King County Wednesday morning, seizing thousands of marijuana plants and arresting 20 people. Full Story

ICE Fights Human Trafficking and Human SmugglingPosted on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 12:02pmHuman trafficking and human smuggling represent significant risks to homeland security. Would-be terrorists and criminals can often access the same routes and utilize the same methods being used by human smugglers. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements Human Smuggling and Trafficking Unit works to identify criminals and organizations involved in these illicit activities. Full Story

Security Forces crush major terror attack at Vavuniya; 10 LTTE bodies foundPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 11:57amLatest military reports received from Vavuniya reveal that a major attack launched by LTTE terrorists at the security forces headquarters Wanni and Air Force Base Vavuniya early this morning (Sept 9) was completely foiled. Fuill Story

Schumer finds dangerous gaps in anti-terror effortsPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 11:58amThe United States has failed to close dangerous gaps in domestic security since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks as the Bush administration continues "dragging its feet" in enforcing new security measures, Sen. Charles Schumer said yesterday. Full Story

Forces must be up-to-date, says PMPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 11:59amAUSTRALIA'S armed forced must be better equipped to deal with new security threats associated with Asia's booming economies and expanding militaries, says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd. Addressing the RSL National Congress tonight, Mr Rudd said Asia could be home to the largest and most dynamic economies in the world by 2020, posing new strategic risks for Australia. Full Story

WMD report: US remains 'dangerously vulnerable'Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 12:00pmThe United States remains "dangerously vulnerable" to chemical, biological and nuclear attacks seven years after 9/11, a forthcoming independent study concludes. And a House Democrats' report says the Bush administration has missed one opportunity after another to improve the nation's security. Full Story

Terror trial's lessons felt in NZPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 12:01pmThree British Muslims have been convicted of conspiracy to commit mass murder after being accused of plotting to blow up passenger planes in the UK, and their case has affected the way we travel in New Zealand and around the world. Full Story
Pair seized boy to test security, police sayPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 12:03pmTwo North Las Vegas women were arrested Monday after police said they snatched a 6-year-old boy near Mackey Elementary School and kept him for more than two hours before handing him over to Clark County School District personnel. Full Story
Wales has third highest rate of violent crime'Posted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 12:04pmWALES has the third highest rates of recorded violent crime in the world, shocking new figures reveal. Alcohol-fuelled fights in Welsh towns and city centres has helped propel the nation to the top of the crime league of 39 countries. Full Story
Russia prepares to launch Iran's nuclear plantPosted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:38amThe Russian state-run company building Iran's first nuclear plant said Monday that preparations for the reactor's launch had entered their final stage. Full Story
Health chiefs battle to bring back Iraqi doctorsPosted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:39amA kidney specialist who fled Iraq's bombings, kidnappings and sectarian killings 20 months ago has reported back to work at his Baghdad hospital  one of some 800 doctors who have returned over the summer. Full Story
8,000 Troops to Leave Iraq Next YearPosted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:39amPresident Bush has accepted the recommendation of his senior civilian and military advisers to reduce the number of American troops in Iraq by 8,000 in the early months of next year. Full Story
Deal aims to end violence in northern LebanonPosted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:40amRival groups signed an agreement Monday to end sectarian violence that has killed and wounded scores in the past three months in the northern city of Tripoli. Full Story
Qaeda down but not out in Saudi, YemenPosted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:41amOil-rich Saudi Arabia, home of most of the 9/11 hijackers, has largely neutralised local Al-Qaeda militants but they can not be written off so long as their "dogma" is alive, officials and experts say. Full Story
Syrian economy opens  will its politics follow?Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:41amAt the hip Costa coffeehouse downtown, young Syrians chat over cappuccinos and lattes, laptops propped before them. Shoppers at nearby boutiques try on Prada and Armani designs. Tourists stream in and out of the Four Seasons Hotel. Full Story
Arab states must act against Palestinian divisionPosted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:42amSaudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on Monday voiced his exasperation over continuing internal violence between rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, urging the 22-state Arab League to take action. Full Story
Al Qaida 'lacks leadership'Posted on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 4:43amAl Qaida activists in Yemen do not follow Osama Bin Laden, Nasser Al Bahri, a former bodyguard of Bin Laden, told Gulf News. Full Story

Terror groups developing 'dirty bomb', say security chiefsPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 7:22amIslamist terrorists have stepped up their efforts to develop a 'dirty' bomb for use against Western targets, senior Western security sources have told The Daily Telegraph. Full Story

3 ships evade pirate attack off SomaliaPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 7:23amPirates armed with rocket-propelled grenades attacked three vessels off Somalia's coast but failed to hijack them because of quick action by crew members, a maritime official said Monday. A Chinese cargo ship, a Singaporean liquefied gas carrier and a Thai bulk carrier managed to thwart the pirates in the Gulf of Aden by increasing speed and taking evasive maneuvers, said Noel Choong of the International Maritime Bureau. Full Story

U.S. drones kill 13 in missile attack in PakistanPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 7:24amMissiles fired by U.S. drones killed 13 people, including 7 foreign militants, on Monday in a Pakistani village where a religious school founded by an old friend of Osama bin Laden is located, intelligence officials and witnesses said. Full Story

Russia says to send battleship to Caribbean SeaPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 8:36amRussia will send a nuclear-powered battleship to the Caribbean for a joint naval exercise with Venezuela, Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Full Story

Algeria: Attack by female suicide bomber foiledPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 8:36amPolice in Algeria have broken up a terrorist cell in southern Algeria that they claim was poised to deploy a female suicide bomber in an attack against a military barracks. The terror cell was based in Waraqla and had four members: an engineer, a doctor, a teacher and woman whose profession was unspecified, according to Algerian press reports. Full Story

Top Taliban commander targeted in U.S. attack in Pakistani tribal areaPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:15amUS predator drones struck the Pakistan base of a top Taliban commander on Monday, the latest hit in a concerted and controversial effort by the United States military to go after Taliban targets inside Pakistan. The aerial attack comes days after NATO troops crossed over into Pakistan to engage Taliban targets, sparking outrage from Pakistan's government. Full Story

Piracy Grips Gulf of AdenPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:16amPirates have stepped up attacks on merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, increasing insurance costs for ship owners and raising the specter of military intervention in one of the world's most important sea lanes. Full Story

Russian Troops Turn Away U.N. Convoy in GeorgiaPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:17amRussian soldiers prevented international aid convoys from visiting Georgian villages on Monday in a blunt demonstration of power in a tense zone around the breakaway province of South Ossetia. The ambassadors of Sweden, Latvia and Estonia said they also had been barred from visiting villages beyond Russian checkpoints. Full Story

Town 'not prepared for terror attack'Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:19amCCTV coverage in Swindon is not sufficient to cope with a terrorist attack in the town centre. That is the conclusion of research into the boroughs fragmented CCTV system, which will be debated by Swindon Councils cabinet members this week. Full Story

Metro police alert in terror-prone areas ahead of 9/11Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:20amPolice in the National Capital Region (NCR) are closely monitoring key areas where terrorists could strike as the seventh anniversary of the attack on the US on Sept. 11, 2001 draws near, an official said Monday. In an interview, NCR Police Office director Geary Barias said the 9/11 anniversary on Thursday would be an added factor to the heightened security across Metro Manila. Full Story

Venezuela, Russia may hold joint naval exercisesPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:23amPresident Hugo Chavez said Sunday that Venezuelan and Russian ships could soon hold joint naval exercises in the Caribbean  a move that would likely raise concerns in Washington. "Russia's naval fleet is welcome here," Chavez said on his weekly broadcast program. "If it's possible, we'll stage an exercise in our Caribbean waters." Full Story

Bulletproof designs add style to growing Mexico security industryPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:24amA top-of-the-range metal detector guards the door of a slick store in the upscale Polanco district of Mexico City, where leather jackets, suits and shirts protect against more than the just the elements. Colombian Miguel Caballero's bulletproof clothes are one option for wealthy Mexicans seeking protection from escalating crime, in a private security industry that has mushroomed in recent years. Full Story

Australian jury retires to consider terrorism casePosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:26amA jury is considering its verdict in the trial of a Sydney man accused of terrorism offences. The Supreme Court jury has retired after the four-week trial of Belal Khazaal, who is accused of producing a document connected with terrorism and urging others to commit a terrorist act. Full Story

Bomb-making video of Al Qaeda terrorists bro hits internetPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:27amA YouTube spoof video posted by the brother of an Al-Qaeda terrorist, in which he boasts how to make a bomb, is making rounds of internet circles. The video shows Musa Ahmet, 47, chillingly looking into the camera saying: Hi everybody. Im going to show you how to make a deadly bomb in two minutes. Full Story

Suspected US Missile Strikes Hit Taliban Stronghold in PakistanPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 11:34amPakistani security officials say suspected U.S. drones on Monday attacked a Taliban stronghold in the troubled northwest region, killing six people and wounding at least 15 others. Security officials say the suspected drones fired missiles at a house and nearby seminary run by Taliban commander Jalauddin Haqqani. Full Story

Shots fired on Pa. university campus; nobody hurtPosted on Monday, September 8, 2008 at 3:45pmOfficials at Indiana University of Pennsylvania say someone fired gunshots into the air on the school's campus early Monday but no one was hurt. University spokeswoman Michelle Fryling says the suspects are not students. Campus police say one of the two suspects fired the gun while his friend was just "along for the ride." Full Story

U.S.targets Haqqani network in Afghan east, 2 heldPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 3:24amThe U.S military said on Tuesday it had targeted the network of veteran Taliban commander Jalaluddin Haqqani during an operation in eastern Afghanistan, near the border with Pakistan, and detained two suspected militants. Full Story

Deal aims to end violence in northern LebanonPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 3:25amRival groups signed an agreement Monday to end sectarian violence that has killed and wounded scores in the past three months in the northern city of Tripoli. Full Story

Russia prepares to launch Iran's nuclear plantPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 3:26amThe Russian state-run company building Iran's first nuclear plant said Monday that preparations for the reactor's launch had entered their final stage. Full Story

US missile attack on Taliban stronghold kills 14 in PakistanPosted on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at 3:27amA US missile attack on a Taliban stronghold in Pakistan by an unmanned drone aircraft has killed at least 14 people, officials said. Full Story

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CONFLICT & TERROR 09/09

Al-Qaeda commander threatens DenmarkPosted on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 5:09pmAL-Qaeda has released a video featuring a senior commander who was rumoured to have been killed in Pakistan in July, threatening more attacks against Denmark after a suicide bombing on its embassy in Islamabad, according to the SITE group which monitors Islamist websites. Full Story

Hizbullah Spying Through 'Facebook'Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 5:26pmAccording to the intelligence community in Israel, Hizbullah terrorists are becoming increasingly computer savvy, using Facebook to learn more about IDF soldiers, potential targets for kidnappings. Full Story

Malaysia deploys navy to SomaliaPosted on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 7:50pmMalaysia is sending three navy ships to the coast of Somalia to protect merchant vessels from piracy. The ships, carrying troops and helicopters, are expected to begin patrolling in the Gulf of Aden in the next few days. Full Story

Egypt opens Gaza borderPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:34amEgypt opened its Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip at the weekend for the first time since May, allowing more than 2,500 people to leave the coastal territory controlled by the Islamist group Hamas. The border opening was aimed as a goodwill gesture ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Over the weekend, Palestinian officials said those leaving Gaza included Egyptian citizens, students, holders of foreign residency permits and patients in need of medical treatment abroad. Full Story

Greenpeace logging protest in PNG endsPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:35amA protest by Greenpeace activists who were preventing an export ship loading logs in Papua New Guinea has ended. Armed police ordered the protest to stop after local land owners reached an agreement with the logging company to have the operation on their land reviewed. Full Story

Malaysia's Anwar says on track to unseat governmentPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:36amMalaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Saturday he is on track to meet a mid-September deadline to recruit enough members of parliament to topple the government. The opposition is confident it will secure the defection of at least 30 members from the ruling Barisan Nasional government  the number needed to unseat the government of Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, Anwar said. Full Story


Explosion hits police checkpoint in PakistanPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:39amAn explosion erupted near a police checkpoint in Pakistan's volatile northwest on Saturday, officials said. The violence came as Pakistani lawmakers voted for a new president. Police official Taj Din said the explosion was on the outskirts of the main northwest city of Peshawar. Full Story

Russia accuses West of warship provocationPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:52amRussian President Dmitry Medvedev accused the West on Saturday of acting provocatively in and around the Black Sea, where the United States is using warships to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia. "I wonder how they would feel if we now dispatched humanitarian assistance to the Caribbean, suffering from a hurricane, using our navy," Medvedev said, adding that a whole fleet had been dispatched to deliver the aid. Full Story

Nuclear suppliers approve US-India deal--diplomatsPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:58amForty-five nuclear supplier states on Saturday approved a U.S. proposal to drop a ban on trade with India, advancing a U.S.-Indian atomic energy deal, diplomats in the closed meeting told Reuters. The decision followed a tense debate over conditions for the move demanded by Nuclear Suppliers Group members to minimise any damage to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which India has not joined. Details were not immediately known. Full Sory

Medvedev: Russia 'a country to be reckoned with'Posted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 4:46pmPresident Dmitry Medvedev again put the West on notice that Moscow will exert its military and economic might with new determination, saying Saturday that Russia is a country to be reckoned with after its war with Georgia. Full Story

World leaders congratulate Pakistan's new leaderPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:30pmWestern nations and Pakistan's neighbours are are congratulating Asif Ali Zardari on his election as Pakistan's new President. Asif Ali Zardari, 53, has overcome more than a decade in jail, corruption charges, exile and the assassination of his wife, former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, to rise to one of the toughest jobs in international politics. Full Story

Piracy solution likely expensivePosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:31pmThe Gulf of Aden off the coast of Somalia has become one of the most dangerous passages for shipping. So far this year, Somali pirates have attacked or attempted to attack at least 20 ships in the gulf, including an Egyptian cargo ship seized Wednesday with 25 crew members. Full Story

Cheney Criticizes Russia, Calls for NATO EnlargementPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:33pmVice President Dick Cheney said Saturday that Russia's actions in the conflict with Georgia are an "affront to civilized standards" and "completely unacceptable." Using some of the strongest language to date by the U.S. administration, Cheney challenged Russia to engage in the world as a "responsible, modern power." Full Story

Cabinet to eradicate piracy operationsPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:43pmThe Cabinet approved at its meeting on Tuesday a memorandum of understanding between Yemen and the countries in sub-Western Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden and Red Sea area on the control and eradication of piracy and armed robbery against ships in the region. Full Story

Neglect threatens infrastructure - US security chiefPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:45pmThe United States has increased security to protect its levees, dams and power grids from terrorists, but neglect of ordinary upkeep exposes such critical infrastructure to dangerous decay, the U.S. homeland security chief said on Friday. Full Story

Police suspect Abergil crime group of involvement in Netanya pipe bombPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:48pmPolice believe that a pipe bomb found near the entrance to a Netanya house on Friday was intended against an alleged member of the Abergil crime organization, either as part of an internal dispute or a vendetta with another crime organization. Full Story

Deadly Iraq bombings target market, politicianPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:53pmAt least six people were killed and 50 wounded in a suicide car bombing Saturday at an outdoor market in northern Iraq, an Iraqi Interior Ministry official said. Ahmed Chalabi was unharmed in a car bombing, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The midday attack in Tal Afar, about 45 miles west of Mosul in Nineveh province, was carried out less than a day after a car bombing in western Baghdad that targeted Shiite politician Ahmed Chalabi. Full Story

U.S. nuclear envoy meets China on N. Korea talksPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:55pmThe top U.S. nuclear envoy met with his Chinese counterpart Saturday as part of the latest round of talks aimed at breaking a deadlock over verification of North Korea's nuclear programs. Full Story

Turkish president pays landmark visit to ArmeniaPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:57pmThe presidents of Armenia and Turkey pledged Saturday to overcome decades of enmity between their two nations during the first visit to Yerevan by a Turkish head of state. Abdullah Gul held talks with Armenian counterpart Serzh Sarkisian after which the two agreed there was now the "political will" to improve relations frozen for decades by lingering bitterness over 1915-1917 massacres. Full Story

At least 24 dead in Cairo rockslidePosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:58pmAt least 24 people were killed on Saturday when dozens of homes in a northern Cairo shantytown were crushed by a massive rockslide, rescue officials said. Full Story

Honduras issues 1,051-year sentence in massacrePosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:03pmA Honduran court has sentenced a former prison official to 1,051 years in jail for the deaths of 69 people in a 2003 prison massacre. Full Story

Nigeria court bails ex-governor on graft chargesPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:05pmA Nigerian court has granted bail to a former state governor facing corruption charges, court officials said Saturday. Rasheed Ladoja, former governor of southwestern Oyo state, and two other officials were arrested and brought before a court on August 29 accused of embezzling state funds worth around 16 million dollars (11 million euros). Full Story

Rice,Algerian President Plan Stronger Fight Against Al-QaedaPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 7:26pmU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika planned ways to more effectively take on the terrorist threat in North Africa, as al-Qaeda and its allies step up their attacks. Full Story

Al-Qa'eda's American-born propaganda chief may have died in predator attackPosted on Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 9:47pmWestern intelligence sources in Pakistan believe that al-Qa'eda's prize American recruit and propaganda chief may have been killed in a CIA-directed airstrike. Full Story

512 criminal gangs smashed during last eight monthsPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:02pmLahore Police smashed 512 criminal gangs and arrested their 1703 member and recovered looted property worth Rs 623.1 million during last eight months. The police also arrested 12762 court absconders and proclaimed offenders during the campaign against the criminals launched on the direction of Capital City Police Officer, Muhammad Pervez Rathore. Full Story

Three injured in stabbings outside barPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:05pmFour alleged members of a motorcycle gang were arrested early Friday following a Union Avenue stabbing that left a man with serious injuries. Full Story

Rice holds terrorism talks in Morocco on last leg of tourPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:08pmUS Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held talks in Morocco Sunday on issues including terrorism as part of a tour of North Africa, where an Al-Qaeda-linked group has claimed attacks. On the last leg of the tour that included a landmark meeting with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, Rice saw her Moroccan counterpart Taieb Fassi-Fihri and spoke of cooperation in fighting extremists afterward. Full Story

Afghan tribal leader set for trial in NYCPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:09pmBy his own account, former Afghan tribal leader Bashir Noorzai resisted the Soviet Union's invasion of his country three decades ago, then put down his weapons when U.S. forces showed up following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. "Afghanistan is in anarchy," the one-time Taliban ally recalls telling his tribesmen. "Americans are establishing our future government." Full Story

Tories to recycle tough-on-crime messagePosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:11pmThe thing about law and order is that no matter how many laws you pass, there never seems to be enough order - at least not at election time. More than two years after they took power vowing to crack down on crime, the federal Conservatives are set to argue in the coming campaign that there's more work to be done. Full Story

BJP MP's convoy attacked, seven injuredPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:15pmSeven persons were seriously injured as the convoy of BJP MP Yogi Adityanath was attacked today by angry protesters while he was on his way to address an anti-terrorism rally in Azamgargh district of Uttar Pradesh. The BJP leader from Gorakhpur was whisked to safety by his supporters as dozens of people armed with sticks attacked his convoy pelting stones at it and trying to torch the vehicles in Takia area, police sources said. The rally was organised by BJP and Hindu Yuva Vahini to protest a meeting organised in support of SIMI activist Abdul Bashar after his arrest on August 11. Full Story

Iraq, Saudis reach anti-terror agreementPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:17pmIraqi officials say they and Saudi Arabia officials have agreed to a continuation of their joint effort to fight terrorism. Financial transactions between the two countries will be a special focus under an agreement reached during a recent visit to Saudi Arabia by Iraqi Security Adviser Dr. Muwafaq al-Rubaie, the Kuwait News Agency, KUNA, reported Sunday. Full Story

Pakistan bombing underscores risks to Zardari presidencyPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:19pmThe death toll in a devastating suicide blast has reached 35, officials said Sunday, as Pakistan prepared for Benazir Bhutto's widower to take over as president. The suicide attack Saturday underscored the militant threat facing the country and its president-elect, Asif Ali Zardari, who was expected to be sworn in by Tuesday. Full Story

Nuclear India may trigger arms race in Asia: ChinaPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:21pmChinese experts on international affairs are calling for creation of a mechanism for India and China to discuss issues relating to nuclear non-proliferation on a regular basis. Full Story

Arab activists accuse Israel of Gaza 'genocide'Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 2:24pmA group of Arab international lawyers and human rights activists accused Israel on Sunday of committing "genocide" through its crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip. "The catastrophic situation in which Gaza citizens live, which led to the deterioration of medical, economic, ecological and humanitarian conditions, in addition to the death of innocent people, amounts to genocide," said the 11 activists in a statement received by AFP. Full Story

Terror groups developing 'dirty bomb', say security chiefsPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:12pmIslamist terrorists have stepped up their efforts to develop a 'dirty' bomb for use against Western targets, senior Western security sources have told The Daily Telegraph. Full Story

US missions receive suspicious envelopesPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:13pmThe US embassy in the federal capital and its consulate in Karachi have received suspicious envelopes containing an unidentified white colour substance, sparking a security alert, according to embassy and other security officials on Sunday. Full Story

Chavez opponents call state media coverage unfairPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:13pmIn speech after speech, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez stares at the television camera and unleashes a hail of colorful insults against his opponents. Full Story

Cyber security 'needs a global approach'Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:14pmThe world has to unite against the growing menace of cyber terrorism, IT experts said on Thursday, evoking a recent "cyber war" against Georgia as the latest example of the threat. Full Story

Lingering ethnic tensions delaying Iraq withdrawalPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:15pmConcern over upcoming elections and widening tensions among Iraq's religious and ethnic groups appear behind the U.S. military's recommendation to put the brakes on withdrawing more American troops from Iraq despite improvements in security. Full Story

Iraqi police: Roadside bombs wound 14 in BaghdadPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:17pmA series of roadside bombs wounded at least 14 people Sunday in eastern Baghdad, police said, in a sign of the ongoing security threats despite a sharp reduction of violence in the Iraqi capital. Full Story

Roadside bomb kills Canadian soldier, wounds 7 others in AfghanistanPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:18pmCanada has lost its 97th soldier on the Afghanistan mission following a roadside bomb explosion today in the Panjwaii district of Kandahar. Full Story

Israel police: Indict Olmert on corruption chargesPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:19pmIt may have little political consequence, but Israel's police are recommending that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted in a string of corruption cases. Full Story

Petraeus to hand over Iraq command on Sept 16Posted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:20pmUS General David Petraeus, the man credited with curbing sectarian violence in Iraq, will hand the command of US-led forces in Iraq to General Raymond Odierno on September 16, his spokesman said Sunday. Full Story

Thailand's political turmoil shakes tourists and investorsPosted on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 9:23pmThe political turmoil playing out in Thailand's capital is damaging the kingdom's economy, hitting its thriving tourism sector and making investors wary, business leaders said. Full Story

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Terror cells scope El Al crew in Toronto with attack in mindPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:07amTerror cells have recently been seen observing El Al crew members in Toronto, apparently in preparation for a terror attack targeting airline personnel. This appears to be the first time Israeli airline crews have been specifically targeted by terrorists, although Israeli businessmen abroad have already been warned that Hezbollah may attempt to abduct them. Full Story

Syria makes peace proposals to IsraelPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:08amSyrian President Bashar Assad has disclosed that his country has handed proposals for peace with Israel to Turkish mediators. Full Story

East J'lem could be Palestinian capitalPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:09amDefense Minister Ehud Barak said Wednesday that east Jerusalem could be the capital of a future Palestinian state. Full Story

Assad warns against 'fragile' security in LebanonPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:10amSyrian President Bashar al-Assad warned on Thursday that the security situation in Lebanon was "fragile" and urged Beirut to combat foreign-backed extremism in the north of the country. Full Story

UN peacekeeper killed by blast in south LebanonPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:10amA United Nations peacekeeper in south Lebanon was killed by an explosion Wednesday while clearing unexploded ordnance, a U.N. official said. Full Story

Gaza hospitals partly paralyzed after strikesPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 9:11amA walkout of medical staff throughout Gaza has strained services at hospitals and clinics throughout the territory, the latest in a series of crippling strikes that are deepening bitter divisions between Gaza's militant Hamas rulers and loyalists of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Full Story

Undated video shows Qaeda leader reported killedPosted on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 4:09amAl Qaeda issued on Friday an Internet video featuring senior group leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid who was reported to have been killed last month, but it was not immediately clear when the footage was made.

The video profiled a suicide bomber who it said carried out the June 2 attack on the Danish embassy in Islamabad, which killed six people, as a retaliation for the publication of cartoons of Islam's Prophet Mohammad by Danish newspapers. Full Story

Police use tear gas to disperse protestorsPosted on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 4:11amPolice arrested an estimated 200 anti-war protesters Thursday night after using tear gas and percussion grenades to disperse a crowd near the State Capitol, about a mile from the Republican National Convention. Police used the gas when dozens of marchers -- most in their 20s, some chanting "F--- the police! F--- the police! F--- 'em!" -- tried to cross a bridge leading to the Xcel Center convention site after being warned not to. Full Story

Venezuela to control fuel distributionPosted on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 4:12amLawmakers loyal to President Hugo Chavez gave final approval on Thursday to a bill allowing the Venezuelan government to seize total control of the nation's fuel distribution. Under the law, distributors including subsidiaries of British Petroleum, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp., will have 60 days to negotiate the sale of their businesses to the government or face expropriation. Full Story

Deadly 'foreign raid' in PakistanPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 8:04amForeign troops based in Afghanistan have attacked targets inside north-west Pakistan, killing at least 15 people, witnesses and officials say. The governor of North West Frontier Province called it an "outrageous" assault on Pakistan's sovereignty. Full Story

Thai capital stand-off continuesPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 8:05amA stand-off between protesters and the Thai government has shown no sign of easing, as a state of emergency in Bangkok entered a second day. Thousands of demonstrators seeking the government's resignation remain in official compounds in the capital. Full Story

Somali pirates 'kidnap tourists'Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 8:09amA vessel carrying an unspecified number of French tourists has been hijacked off the Somali coast, officials say. The BBC's Ahmed Ali says a delegation of officials from the semi-autonomous northern region of Puntland has gone to Eyl port to investigate the report. Full Story

Iraqi army readies for showdown with KurdsPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 9:11amIraqi troops and Kurdish peshmerga forces are bracing for conflict in the disputed city of Khanaqin in the most serious threat of clashes between Arabs and Kurds since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Full Story

Israeli embassies are new Hezbollah targetPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 9:13amIsraeli intelligence experts increasingly think Hezbollah is determined to attack an Israeli target - most likely Israeli embassies or officials abroad, especially in third-world countries - to avenge the assassination of one of Hezbollah's top leaders. Full Story

Iran, Bolivia are alliesPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 9:14amIran and Bolivia will ''stick by each other'' said hard-line Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday, in comments sure to provoke concern in Washington. Full Story

Iran bans Al-Arabiya reporterPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 9:15amIran on Tuesday banned the Tehran bureau chief for the Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya news channel and told him to leave the country as soon as possible, the network said. Full Story

Baghdad touched by war even as security takes holdPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 9:15amSalam Dawood sat in his car stuck in traffic. A mother and her two sons shuffled among the vehicles, begging for money when a roadside bomb exploded. Full Story

Controversial lawmaker to address Islam conferencePosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 9:19amAn Israeli lawmaker says a controversial Dutch legislator and filmmaker will speak at an upcoming Jerusalem conference on combatting radical Islam. Full Story

Experts: IRA is disappearing in IrelandPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 5:27amThe Irish Republican Army is fading away in Northern Ireland and poses no security threat to the British territory, international experts concluded Wednesday in another landmark for peacemaking.

The governments of Britain and Ireland heralded the report of the Independent Monitoring Commission as the effective obituary of the IRA. Both appealed to local British Protestant leaders to accept the experts' verdict and deepen, not weaken, their cooperation with Irish Catholics in a partnership government. Full Story

Thai PM says will not quit or dissolve parliamentPosted on Thursday, September 4, 2008 at 5:30amThai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej said on Thursday he would neither quit nor dissolve parliament in the face of a three-month old street campaign by opposition activists. "I can tell you I will not quit, I will not dissolve parliament," Samak said in a radio address to the nation. Full Story

UK, Australia, Asian Nations Issue Thai Travel WarningsPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 5:18amThailand's key tourism industry faces a wave of cancelations as Australia, the United Kingdom, and several Asian nations told citizens to be vigilant or possibly avoid the country outright after deadly clashes and a lockdown in the capital, Bangkok. Full Story

Police break up protest in Russia's IngushetiaPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:27amPolice in the Russian region of Ingushetia used batons to break up an anti-government protest on Tuesday, a human rights campaigner said, two days after police shot dead an opposition leader. Full Story

Somali pirates want $8 mln to free three shipsPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:28amSomali pirates are demanding a total ransom of $8.2 million to free two Malaysian tankers and a Japanese-managed bulk carrier hijacked in the Gulf of Aden, a maritime official said on Tuesday. Full Story

Thai army chief says no possibility of a coupPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:30amThailand's powerful army chief on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of staging a new coup, hours after Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej declared a state of emergency in the capital. "There is no possibility of a coup. We must turn to the parliamentary mechanism," General Anupong Paojinda told reporters. Full Story

Thai poll agency suggests ruling party be dissolved for vote fraudPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 6:34amThailand's election commission on Tuesday called for disbanding the ruling People Power Party over claims of vote-buying, in a fresh legal blow for the government that is facing bloody protests. Full Story

Taliban admit kidnapping Chinese engineers in PakistanPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:02amPakistani Taliban militants said Tuesday they had kidnapped two Chinese telecoms engineers and their entourage and would soon issue a list of demands. Full Story

17 feared dead as U.N. aid flight crashes in CongoPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 8:05amA humanitarian plane carrying 17 people -- most of them relief workers -- has crashed during a storm in a mountainous region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said Tuesday. Full Story

Bolivia's Morales visits IranPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 9:39amMorales is expected to meet with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "review issues of mutual interest" between the Islamic republic and the leftist South American nation, according to the national news agency IRNA. Full Story
Egypt police detain 21 Muslim Brotherhood membersPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 9:39amEgyptian police detained 21 members of the Muslim Brotherhood, the country's most powerful opposition group, in the Nile Delta province of Sharkia, the Brotherhood and security sources said on Thursday. Full Story

U.S. hands back a quieter Anbar ProvincePosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 9:41amTwo years ago, Anbar Province was the most lethal place for American forces in Iraq. A U.S. marine or soldier died in the province nearly every day, and the provincial capital, Ramadi, was a moonscape of rubble and ruins. Full Story

Israel foiled Hezbollah kidnap attemptsPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 9:42amIsraeli officials say security services have foiled two attempts by the Lebanese Hezbollah to kidnap Israeli businessmen. Full Story

Students flock to Jordan to study in tamer MideastPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 9:43amYoung Americans studying Arabic like to joke that Jordan is "Middle East Lite"  a safe way into a tumultuous region without Lebanon's violence, Syria's tense relationship with the U.S. or the Gulf's conservative culture. Full Story

Muslims' holy month of fasting startsPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 9:43amMost of the Muslim Mideast began the first day of Ramadan on Monday, but Iraqi Shiites, some Lebanese Shiites and Iran will start observing the holy month of fasting on Tuesday. Full Story

Iraq-US pact to go to parliament in 10 daysPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:13amA draft security deal between Washington and Baghdad on the future of US forces in Iraq is to be submitted to parliament within 10 days, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was quoted as saying on Tuesday. Full Story

Pro-al Qaeda Fighters Train in Gaza StripPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:16amThe masked gunmen threw themselves to the ground, rolled over and came up firing their assault rifles at an imaginary target. Full Story

U.S. Military Will Transfer Control of Sunni Citizen Patrols to Iraqi GovernmentPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:17amCome Oct. 1, the Iraqi government will take over responsibility for paying and directing the Sunni-dominated citizen patrols known as Awakening Councils that operate in and around Baghdad, American and Iraqi officials said Monday. Full Story

Israel, Syria to resume indirect peace talksPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:19amAn Israeli official would neither confirm nor deny the report, saying only that more talks were "very possible." Full Story

Egypt closes Gaza border after thousands crossPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:20amEgypt on Monday closed the border crossing between Sinai and the Hamas-run Gaza Strip after a brief opening allowed thousands in and out of the besieged territory, a security official said. Full Story

Hizbullah confirms resistance member fired on helicopterPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:21amHizbullah politburo member Mahmoud Qomati confirmed on Monday that it was a 20-year old Hizbullah fighter who opened fire on the Lebanese Armed Forces helicopter last week, killing First Lieutenant Samer Hanna. Full Story

Eight people killed in Iraq bombingsPosted on Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at 10:22amAt least eight people including a policeman were killed and 21 others injured on Tuesday in three separate attacks targeting Iraqi security forces in Baghdad and Mosul, police said. Full Story

Pakistani PM 'survives attack'Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 6:52amPakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has survived an assassination attempt, officials say. Two bullets from an unidentified gunman hit his car as he was travelling just outside the capital, Islamabad, his press secretary told the BBC. Full Story

Bloc pulls out of Ukraine's governing coalitionPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 6:55amUkraine's government is on the verge of collapsing again after a key bloc pulled out of the governing coalition. The rivalry between the two coalition parties' leaders President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has regularly boiled over in recent years. Full Story

Third US Navy ship heads for GeorgiaPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 6:58amA third U.S. Navy ship carrying humanitarian aid is crossing the Turkish Straits on its way to Georgia. The USS Mount Whitney steamed through the Dardanelles early Wednesday and was expected to pass through the Bosporus later in the day. The two Turkish-controlled straits link the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. Full Story

Somali insurgents vow more attacks during RamadanPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 6:59amMortar shells slammed into Somalia's capital Wednesday as insurgents vowed to intensify attacks during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the latest violence in a country that already sees near-daily outbreaks of bloodshed. Full Story

Mexican drug wars threaten U.S.Posted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 7:00amAn escalating turf fight between warring drug cartels in Mexico is spreading into the United States with federal officials warning that deadly shootouts and ambushes along the southwestern border pose a serious threat to both U.S. law enforcement and American citizens, according to a confidential multi-agency government report. Full Story
Cyprus rivals begin peace talksPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 7:02amRival leaders of the divided island of Cyprus are meeting to launch negotiations aimed at reunifying the island after 34 years of division. Cyprus President Demetris Christofias and rival Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat met at a compound in Nicosia. Full Story

Philippines scraps peace panel on Muslim rebellionPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 7:04amPhilippine President Gloria Arroyo scrapped Wednesday a government peace panel seeking to end a deadly and drawnout Muslim rebellion in the south, officials said, in a major shift in policy. Full Story

Report: North Korea reassembling nuclear facilityPosted on Wednesday, September 3, 2008 at 7:05amJapanese news reports say North Korea has begun to reassemble its main nuclear facility, citing a delayed removal from a U.S. list of terror sponsors. Japan's public broadcaster NHK and Kyodo News agency said North Korea started putting its Yongbyon facility back together Tuesday, days after it halted disablement work. The reports Wednesday unidentified officials related to the disarmament talks. Full Story

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