Sri Lanka Near Victory Over Trapped Tamil Tigers

The final battle ofthis war should be over within a month or less.That will begood for all the peopleof Sri Lanka. " World's 'largest hostage rescue mission?' As the fighting has shrunk to a narrow strip of...

GOLDEN MOMENT

"U.S. national Andreina Varagona, a guest at the Oberoi Trident hotel who was shot in the shoulder by the terrorists holed up inside the hotel shares a moment with her husband Santos in a hospital in Mumbai,...

Mumbai attack: British men 'among the terrorists'

When the Indian prime minister blamed "foreign nationals" for the Mumbai terrorist attack, he was likely alluding to Paistanis. But though it appears more and more likely that the terrorists were trained and received funding in Paistan, their nationalities were varied. It has...

Mumbai attacks: Indian commandos open fire at last hostage place

" NowPublic Mumbai Channel A coordinated series of attacks took place across Mumbai on November 26, 2008. Follow updates on this unfolding story from NowPublic members, consult Mumbai resources and emergency...

Syria Is Posed To Invade N. Lebanon

"Syrian masses 10,000 commandos on border to invade N. Lebanon DEBKAfile Exclusive Report 23 Sept.: Damascus is pressing forward with its plan to occupy Greater Tripoli, Lebanon’s second largest city and port. To this end, 10,000 Syrian commando troops have massed at...

From Russia Without Love: Kremlin Calls Mr. White a U.S. Agent

Who is Michael Lee White? blog/comment links lost passport 2005? China ? " GUANGZHOU, China -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said he suspects that U.S. agents provoked last month's brief war in Georgia. The Kremlin's Exhibit A? Russian soldiers say they found a...

Indian police die in Maoist attack

" At least 21 Indian police commandos have been killed in a Maoist attack in the  impoverished east of the country, officials said.   The attack in the state of Orissa on Wednesday came as top...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

France raid ship after crew freed

"French commandos have carried out a helicopter raid against a group of Somali pirates soon after they released 30 hostages from a luxury French yacht.Gen Jean-Louis Georgelin said troops moved in after the Ponant...

Radioactive News From Syria

Were you, like a bunch of other people, wandering why no country in the Middle East made a big deal about Israel violating Syria's arispace and bombing the "sovereign" country? Well, we now have that answer. The...

Israeli commandos fight in Lebanon - Sydney Morning Herald

" Email Print Normal font Large font Latest related coverage Popular PM resists risk of ceasefire Syrians killed as Hezbollah targets Tel Aviv Hunting enemies who brazenly use human shields Widow mourns a martyr's ghost Multimedia: The War of Ideas Helicopter-borne Israeli...

Israeli commandos raid Baalbek hospital, catch 5 kill 19 - Monsters and Criti...

" Aug 2, 2006, 15:56 GMT printer email RSS Talkback Israeli artillery firing shells towards targets in Lebanon on Wednesday, 02 August 2006, near the Israeli northern border with Lebanon. Shiite Hezbollah guerillas exchanged heavy fire with Israeli soldiers early Wednesday...

Israel Launches Attack Deep in Lebanon - Forbes

" By HAMZA HENDAWI , 08.01.2006, 07:06 PM Israel launched a major attack deep into Lebanon, and Hezbollah said its guerrillas were fighting Israeli commandos trapped inside a hospital in the eastern city of Baalbek early Wednesday. The Israeli army would not comment on the...

Commandos raid Hezbollah-run hospital - Toronto Star

" Aug.2, 2006. 01:12AM ASSOCIATED PRESS BEIRUT — Israel poured up to 10,000 armoured troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and sent commando forces deep into the eastern Bekaa Valley where they raided a Hezbollah-run hospital and captured guerrillas during pitched...

Israeli commandos snatch Hizbollah members (Reuters)

" By Afif Diab 48 minutes ago BAALBEK, Lebanon (Reuters) - Israeli commandos snatched at least three suspected Hizbollah members from the ancient city of Baalbek, deep inside Lebanon, on Wednesday in a raid backed by air strikes that killed at least 12 civilians. Israeli...

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