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Apr 21, 20101 min read
Insurgents Kill Vice Mayor of Kandahar
Insurgents killed the Vice Mayor of Kandahar during prayers at a local mosque. In neighboring Khost Province, NATO troops fired on a car...
Apr 21, 20101 min read
Oil Rig Explosion Leaves 12 Missing
A trans-ocean Ltd. oil rig exploded on Tuesday, leaving 12 missing. Company spokespersons stated that most of the 126 people on the rig...
Apr 14, 20101 min read
Israeli President Accuses Syria of Scud Assistance to Hezbollah
Israeli President Shimon Peres accused Syria of sending long-range Scud missiles to Hezbollah. Peres, a former Prime Minister of Israel,...
Apr 7, 20101 min read
China: Currency Compromise Coming?
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner plans to hold talks with Chinese Premier Wang Qishan on Thursday. While in India, Geithner...
Apr 2, 20101 min read
Second Wave of Terror Strikes Russia
At least 12 people were killed, and 23 injured, by a string of suicide bombers in Russia’s North Caucasus region on Wednesday. The...
Mar 24, 20101 min read
Russia: Nuclear Deal Reached
According to a spokesman for the Russian government, Moscow and Washington have reached agreement on a deal to limit the amount of...
Mar 17, 20101 min read
Maliki Challenges Vote as Allawi Gains
After observing his coalition’s parliamentary lead slip, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki accused the Iraqi Election Commission of...
Mar 3, 20101 min read
President Obama Mulling an End to Ban on Indonesian Military Aid
Members of the Obama Administration are reportedly considering ending a ban on assisting an elite unit of the Indonesian military. The...
Feb 24, 20101 min read
OAS Chides Venezuela on its Human Rights Record
The Human Rights Branch of the Organisation of American States issued a critical 300 page report against the Chavez government of...
Feb 17, 20101 min read
Killing Ignites Fear of Sectarian Violence
The killing of a Sunni man in the predominately Shiite neighborhood of Hurriyah, Baghdad has sparked new fears of sectarian violence....
Feb 3, 20101 min read
Abdulmutallab, Federal Agents, Resume Discussion
Christmas Day would-be bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab has been persuaded by family members to open up to federal officials. He had...
Feb 2, 20101 min read
President Obama's DHS to Shift away from Terrorism
The Obama Administration released the first Quadrennial Homeland Security Review on Monday. The document, 88 pages long, is a strategy...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
Taliban Attack Afghan Capital
Kabul was rocked by a coordinated Taliban offensive on Monday. So far 12 people have been killed, including 7 Taliban fighters, and 71...
Dec 1, 20091 min read
Honduran President-Elect Seeks International Backing to End Crisis
Porifio Lobo, Honduras’ President-Elect, began an international public relations offensive to gain backing from the global community....
Nov 24, 20091 min read
Ahmadinejad Embarks On Key South American Diplomacy Trip
In an effort to expand Iranian influence and markets, President Ahmadinejad visited Sao Paulo, Brazil. He met with Brazilian President...
Nov 24, 20091 min read
Critics Warn India Still At Risk of Terrorist Attacks
Location of November 26, 2008 Mumbai Bombings by Lashkar-e-Taiba. Via WashingtonPost. A year after the terrorist attacks that killed 165...
Nov 17, 20091 min read
Progress On Okinawa Talks Between Japan and the U.S. Has Slowed
Map of the Current Futemna Base. Via CNN/Magellan. While President Barack Obama and Japanese PM Yukio Hayotama now address each other by...
Nov 17, 20091 min read
Former President Yanukovych Aims to Regain Power In Ukraine
The last time Victor Yanukovych ran for President of Ukraine, his declared victory set off the Orange Revolution. Five years later, he...
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