Secret service steps up inauguration security

" As many as 4 million people are expected to attend Obama’s inauguration at the Mall. What a gigantic, enormous, gargantuan, staggeringly mammoth job this will be: "Law enforcement officials bracing for the largest crowds in inaugural history are preparing...

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...

US troops abandon Afghan outpost

Militants have started brekaing through defences and into the temporary base in an outpost after US troops abandoned it. American foces have said that the outpost had been temporary and that "regular patrols" in the area would be maintained. " American troops...

Dog squad goes undercover in poo war

WARNING, dog lovers: the plain-clothes poo police are watching.   " After an increase in complaints, undercover City of Sydney rangers will be pinging careless dog owners a $275 on-the-spot fine for...

Female suicide bomber strikes soccer fans in Iraq

In yet another female suicide bombing attack in northern Iraq, a woman detonated a bomb in her vest as soccer fans celebrated their win against China in the qualifying round for the 2010 South Africa World Cup."...

RI, Australia coordinate patrols to target illegal fishing

"Australian Ambassador to Indonesia, Bill Farmer, has described the latest coordinated patrols by Australian and Indonesian authorities as 'concrete evidence' of the seriousness with which both countries were addressing the threat of illegal fishing in the region, according...

RI military steps up patrols in areas bordering Timor Leste

Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Military (TNI) personnel stationed in parts of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province sharing borders with Timor Leste have stepped up their patrols following the...

Cuban migration via Mexico: Murder and Money

How much is a Cuban worth in Mexico? $920,  that is the fine that must be paid to release a Cuban refugee who reaches Mexico's shores."CANCUN, Mexico -- Luis Lara arrived in Hialeah from Cuba five years ago...

Here Come the Russian Bombers! Break Out the Duct Tape.

"President Vladimir Putin of Russia announced today that his air force would resume the old Soviet practice, discontinued in 1992, of sending its strategic bombers on long-range patrols all over the world,...

In desperation, military suggests foot patrols can be safer than Humvees, tanks

How much worse can this get??  Bush, step down.  - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------"Top US commanders in Iraq have been encouraging soldiers in Baghdad to "get out and walk." In fact -- they've been using those very words. According to...

Washington to send Safety Patrols and Hall Monitors to Middle East

"WASHINGTON- In the face of growing weariness of U.S. troops in the Middle East combined with the need to send an additional 22,500 troops to help put an end to the Iran war and the conflict in Afghanistan, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow announced today the Bush...

Extra patrols police gays' woodland haunt

"You can guess what they are doing up there and we have asked for them to be moved on. If you go for a day’s fishing that is not the sort of thing you want to see.” Anti gay campaign begins

Police: Mom Gave Son a Gun to Take Revenge

Let's add this to the parent/child violence file, along with this. When those "The Anti-Drug" commercials talk about getting involved with your child's day-to-day life, this is not what they had in mid."A mother and her teenage son have been accused of second-degree murder,...

Stop the North American Union

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Uganda army resumes rebel patrols

"The Ugandan army says it has resumed operations to hunt down Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in northern Uganda, despite peace talks. "

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