Bomber hits key Pakistani border crossing; 19 dead

A suicide bomber attacks Peshawar, Pakistan where the main border crossing for convoys ferrying supplies to U.S. and NATO troops in Afganistan killing 19 security officers, officials said. Revenge attacks from...

Allow Aid Groups to Help Cyclone Victims

"(New York) – The Sri Lankan government should immediately lift its September order barring humanitarian agencies from the Vanni conflict area in northern Sri Lanka so they can assist thousands of persons...

Georgia reports new air attack near capital

" Fighting raged in South Ossetia for a second day Saturday as Russia sent hundreds of tanks and troops into the separatist province and dropped bombs on Georgia that left scores of civilians dead or...

Fuel protests: lorry drivers plan to bring London to standstill

Another fuel protest is being planned for London today, and organisers are saying it will be the biggest one yet." Lorry drivers could bring London to a standstill today in what hauliers claim will be the...

UK lorry drivers protest over soaring fuel prices

Some 300 protesting lorry drivers rallied at Marble Arch in London. Vehicles displayed placards and and honked horns - a call to lower the duty on fuel for hauliers by 20-25%. In Wales, hauliers rallied in support...

Kosovo to declare independence tomorrow

"Kosovo will declare independence tomorrow amid growing excitement among its ethnic Albanians, anger from its Serbs, and the launch of an EU mission to help oversee the transition. 'Tomorrow will be a day of calm, of understanding and of state engagements for...

Canadian Military to Dazzle their Enemies with Brilliance

Razzle and Dazzling our enemies will not include our troops dressed in sequins and rhinestones breaking into Las Vegas showtunes on the battlefield, nor pulling rabbits out of combat helmet tophats and other magic...

Troops Died After, Not In, Sneak Attack

Last week, we learned that several US security contractors had been shot execution-style after their helo crashed north of Bagdhad. Now, details are emerging that the commando raid south of Bagdhad, in Karbala by insurgents using American vehicles, and wearing American...

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

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First Beijing-Tibet train reaches Lhasa, with altitude sickness and stunning ...

"A scenic snowy mountain cap view can be seen from the dining car aboard the Beijing-Lhasa express in China Monday July 3, 2006. China's train to Tibet made the last leg of its journey on Monday, risin..."

From Beijing to Tibet, controversy on rails

"LHASA, Tibet -- The first train from Beijing to Tibet, speeding past thousands of soldiers and policemen in camps and convoys, gave a rare glimpse into China's massive program of military control over..."

Mexico's Cartels Escalate Drug War

Gangs enlist militias, whose tactics include beheadings, in battles over smuggling routes.

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