War, Terrorism & Civil Disorder

Rice tells Russia to halt attacks in South Ossetia

iht.com     41 mins ago   898 related          

The United States urged Russia on Friday to halt aircraft and missile attacks in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia and withdraw its combat forces from Georgian territory as the situation in the former Soviet state...                    

Games open with extravaganza

cnn.com     1 hr ago   665 related          

Crowd featured an impressive roster of world leaders, including President Bush Beijing's opening ceremony was depicted as the costliest in Olympic history The opening ceremony has a potential audience of 4 billion worldwide...                    

Guantanamo convict eligible for "movie night"

reuters.com     45 mins ago   706 related          

By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, CUBA (Reuters) - Guantanamo's only convict was moved to a prison wing all by himself hours after U.S. military jurors found him guilty of driving Osama bin Laden, his lawyers said....                    

Islamic terrorists threaten Olympics in video, says US monitoring group

csmonitor.com     6 hrs ago   180 related          

The terrorist group, believed to be Uighurs, warns Muslims to avoid public transport with ethnic Chinese. By A US monitoring organization says a new video by Uighur extremists in western China threatens credible terrorist...                    

Defiant Mauritania junta to form new government

reuters.com     11 hrs ago   185 related          

NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) - Mauritania's coup leaders have announced they will appoint a government to run the country until new elections, defying a chorus of international demands to restore the first democratically elected...                    

Crude oil prices tumble Friday

upi.com     56 mins ago   1,001 related          

Published: Aug. 8, 2008 at 4:14 PM Quotes delayed at least 20 mins. NEW YORK, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices fell $5.24 in 24 hours to $114.71 per barrel Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Oil fell as the euro...                    

'Surge' may not be enough in Afghanistan, commander says

cnn.com     2 hrs ago   71 related          

U.S. military reportedly looking at combat units to supplement troops in Afghanistan Top NATO commander says that "no magic number of soldiers" needed to win war Safe haven in Pakistan, narcotics trade must be addressed,...                    

Pakistan's Political Crisis Deepens

wsj.com     3 hrs ago   352 related          

Pakistan's ruling coalition vowed to put up a fight against President Musharraf's impeachment. As the political crisis deepened, Pakistani forces fought a fierce offensive against Islamic militants in the country's north.                    

Pentagon to back new military plan for Afghanistan

washingtonpost.com     2 hrs ago   56 related          

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to unify the military command for U.S. troops in Afghanistan and has endorsed a multibillion-dollar plan to nearly double the size of the Afghan army,...                    

EU imposes new sanctions against Iran

usatoday.com     5 hrs ago   86 related          

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran on Friday to punish Tehran for not committing to a long-standing demand of the international community that it freeze its nuclear enrichment program. The...                    

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