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Philippine rebels in new attacks
"Philippine rebels in new attacks Philippine troops on patrol in North Cotabato on 12 August 2008 Fighting between rebels and troops broke out earlier this month Separatist rebels have launched a series of attacks on towns in the southern Philippines, amid ongoing unrest over...First Nation threatens to shut Edmundston school on leased land
"A dispute between the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation and the provincial government could disrupt the start of classes at an Edmundston high school in September. The Madawaska First Nation owns about half of the land where the Cité des Jeunes school is located. The First...
Canadian police face ammo shortage due to U.S. military demand
"Canadian police officers may have to use their bullets sparingly, as U.S. military involvement in conflicts abroad is contributing to a worldwide ammunition shortage. While the chief distributor of ammo to Canadian law enforcement agencies is based in Canada, its stock is... Rice says Russia faces isolation
The United States has said that recent conflict between Russia and Georgia will undermine Russia's image at international level and it risks isloation at international forums. US secretary of state Condoleezza Rice... UPDATED: Thousands flee Philippine fighting
" Tens of thousands of people have fled their homes in southern Philippines after fierce clashes between Muslim separatists and government troops broke out. But officials vowed to press on with a contentious local... Russia's Medvedev halts military action in Georgia
"Russian President Dmitry Medvedev ordered a halt to military action in Georgia on Tuesday, after five days of air and land attacks that took Russian forces deep into its small U.S.-allied neighbor in the... Russia seizes Georgia base, opens second front
"Russia opened a second front of fighting in Georgia on Monday, sending armored vehicles beyond two breakaway provinces and seizing a military base and police stations in the country's west, officials said.The new...Vietnam floods 'leave 100 dead'
Flash floods in Vietnam have killed 100 people, and forecasters fear additional casualties as more rain is predicted for Monday. The floods have occured in the country's northern mountain procinves. More than two dozen people are still missing."Flooding and landslides in... Ceasefire fails to stop Russian bombings
UPDATE 6:30 p.m. EDT:Russia continues to attack Georgia despite the offer of a ceasefire in South Ossetia. The number of casualties killed in the conflict is still unclear."Russia has continued air raids deep inside... Georgia Pulls Troops Out of Iraq
Georgia has today pulled out some of its troops in Iraq, Baghdad reports, to consolidate the army at home. " BAGHDAD (AFP) — Georgia's 2,000 strong contingent in Iraq began to return home on Sunday... Russian troops raid Georgian town; scores dead
"Russian tanks rumbled into the separatist province of South Ossetia and Russian aircraft bombed a Georgian town Saturday, a major escalation of the conflict that has left hundreds of civilians dead and some areas in... 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 wounded.Georgia,... AP Georgia proposes cease fire in S Ossetia
" Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili proposed Saturday to declare a cease fire in the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Saakashvili, speaking at a news conference Saturday, also proposed that the warring parties be separated. Georgia's Security...Security tightens more as Olympics get under way
"Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.The Beijing Games' glittering curtain raiser went off...Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases
"Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict. Hundreds of civilians...
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