Mexican Soldiers Kill Pregnant Woman

Innocents are being killed as a consequence of this war. A pregnant woman seeking for help..... could the soldiers have known this? Could they have held their fire, stop the vehicle and search it? " CIUDAD JUAREZ...

Congo rebels make roadblock out of bodies

The bodies of two government soldiers were used as a roadblock on the route into rebel-controlled Congo, according to a report on CNN. The recent fighting between government forces and rebels wanting protection from Rwandan Hutu rebels has caused 250,000 people to flee. There...

Palestinians dismantle road blockade

Palestinian residents of the Al-Mazra’a ash Sharqiya village dismantle roadblock as symbol of resistance

Roadblocks: The Lemonade Stands of Corruption

A quick article about roadblocks in Chad, Central Africa: originally part of the nation's infrastructure, road barriers have become ready-made businesses for those looking to make a quick buck off of motor traffic."The rain gates are installed and manned by the government,...

Cree remove roadblock after drivers “blast through”

Members of the Kelly Lake Cree Nation (KLCN) took down a roadblock on Saturday because “angry and dangerous drivers” began blasting through, almost running over four people in separate incidents. One of the...

U.S., British Diplomats Released After Rough Handling in Zimbabwe

US and British diplomats were handled roughly and illegally detained, then released on Thursday in Zimbabwe. The five Americans, four Brits and three Zimbabweans were travelling in a convoy when they were attacked by police, who stopped their vehicles and slahed their tires....

Opposition Leader Tsvangirai now released in Zimbabwe

UPDATE: 5:39PM ESTMorgan Tsvangirai has now been released, after being detained for eight hours. "He was released without charge. Spokesman George Sibotshiwe said police had taken an armoured car from the Movement...

British Columbia: Stoner enters Police Roadblock, Joint dangling from mouth.

Certainly speaks volumes of British Columbia's Drug mentality which seems straight out of a Cheech and Chong Movie, when a stoner, joint hanging between his lips, enters a Police Roadblock.  "Man rolls up to...

US Condemns Fiji Coup, Suspends Military Aid

"The United States has joined several other countries and the United Nations in condemning the military coup in Fiji. The small U.S. military aid program to the Pacific island state has been suspended because of...

Troops on streets in Fiji's "coup by strangulation"

"SUVA (Reuters) - Heavily-armed soldiers remained on Fiji's streets on Tuesday and government cars were being seized, radio reports said, as the military increased pressure on the government amid fears of a fourth...

the destruction of Task Force Faith

"darkness closed in, ending the protective Marine air cover. Chinese infantry assaults grew bolder, penetrating closer and closer to the convoy. Task Force Faith began to disintegrate. Almost all of its officers and sergeants were dead or seriously wounded. An attack was made...

UNSER DUO CHARGED WITH IGNORING COPS AP - New York Post Online Edition: Sports

"August 10, 2006 -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Racing veterans Al Unser Sr. and Bobby Unser were arrested yesterday after sheriff's deputies said the brothers ignored orders to leave an area where authorities had...

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