Philippine policeman killed, 11 hurt in clash with rebels after secret peace talks

                   
iht.com     May 16, 2008            

Philippine police clashed with communist rebels Friday, leaving one officer dead and 11 others wounded, after mediator Norway announced the two sides met secretly in Oslo in a bid to revive peace talks. The police director in southern Compostella Valley province, Chief Superintendent Andres Caro,... [read full story]                

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Philippine govt, rebels hold Norway peace talks

alertnet.org     May 15, 2008          

OSLO, May 15 (Reuters) - The Philippine government and the rebel National Democratic Front met in Norway for informal peace talks on May 13-15, the first such meeting in almost three years, Norwegian diplomats said on Thursday. "The (government of the Philippines) and the NDF have exchanged views...                

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Philippine government, communist rebels have secret talks in Norway on reviving peace effort

iht.com     May 15, 2008          

Philippine government officials and communist rebels held three days of secret peace talks in Oslo this week in an bid to revive efforts to end a nearly four-decade conflict in the Asian country, a Norwegian official said Thursday. Norwegian Deputy Foreign Minister Raymond Johansen said the...                

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Philippine govt, rebels hold Norway peace talks

thestar.com.my     May 15, 2008          

OSLO (Reuters) - The Philippine government and the rebel National Democratic Front met in Norway for informal peace talks on May 13-15, the first such meeting in almost three years, Norwegian diplomats said on Thursday. "The (government of the Philippines) and the NDF have exchanged views on the...                

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Philippine govt, rebels hold Norway peace talks

signonsandiego.com     May 15, 2008          

OSLO – The Philippine government and the rebel National Democratic Front met in Norway for informal peace talks on May 13-15, the first such meeting in almost three years, Norwegian diplomats said on Thursday. 'The (government of the Philippines) and the NDF have exchanged views on the status of...                

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Philippine police hurt in clash with rebels after secret peace talks brokered by Norway

iht.com     May 16, 2008          

Philippine police clashed with communist rebels in the country's south Friday after mediator Norway announced that the two sides had secretly held three days of meetings in Oslo in a bid to revive peace talks. The police director in southern Compostella Valley province, Chief Superintendent...                

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Philippine Maoist rebels ambush police, 1 dead

alertnet.org     May 16, 2008          

MANILA, May 16 (Reuters) - Maoist-led guerrillas ambushed a police patrol near a southern Philippine mining town on Friday, killing one and wounding a dozen others, a day after the government held secret talks with rebel leaders in Norway. Colonel Allan Luga, an army brigade commander in the...                

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Norway hosts 'informal' peace talks for Phillipine groups

earthtimes.org     May 16, 2008          

Oslo - Norway said Friday it has hosted a three-day round of "informal" peace talks between the Philippine government and the opposition National Democratic Front (NDF). The talks ended Thursday. Norway last hosted similar talks in August 2005. "It is positive that the parties have conducted...                

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