" Troops killed at least seven heavily armed militants in a fierce gun battle in the troubled northeastern Assam on Friday, a military spokesman said. India's military said they had not identified the guerrilla...
A brochette full of celebrities and their offspring is what Shopping tribes of Britain (The Independent) delivers. From Yummy Mummies (as in Nigella Lawson) to Trustafarians like Alice Dellal (never heard of her, must be a British only celeb or I am really out of touch).
"CAIRO: Pope Shenouda III, head of the Coptic Church, called for heavy security presence around the Upper Egyptian Abo Fana monastery during a phone-in on Channel 2’s El Beit Beitak show on Saturday.The Pope also accused the Arab tribes living in the area of stealing LE 1...
The Government of Peru have come to the rescue of the uncontacted tribals seen on the border of Brazil and Peru few days back. Government plans to take some new actions to let them live peacefully and avoid disturbing them. Loggers often enter deep into forest and come in...
"U.S. and Puerto Rican archaeologists say they have found the best-preserved pre-Columbian site in the Caribbean, which could shed light on virtually every aspect of Indian life in the region, from sacred rituals to...
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"Osama bin Laden has called on insurgent groups in Iraq to avoid "extremism" against each other and unite around common interests, days after US generals declared that al-Qa’eda in Iraq was fatally wounded.
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The Tao (Yami), an Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) tribe, are famous for their boat culture which is the aggregation of physiology, psychology, economy and belief. They hail from Lanyu (Orchid Island), a...
"TAJI, Iraq — U.S. forces have brokered an agreement between Sunni and Shi'ite tribal leaders to join forces against al Qaeda and other extremists, extending a policy that has transformed the security situation in western Anbar province to this area north of the...
"'LIFTING THE PALL'
PETRAEUS ON IRAQ WAR
'On a critical endeavor': Soldiers of the 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division on a cordon & search for weapons caches and insurgents in Baquba.
'On a critical endeavor':...
"Bernalillo memorial brings more than visitors: healing
By TOM TREWEEK/OBSERVER STAFF REPORTER
After brief stops in Cuba and Bernalillo Friday, scores of motorcycle riders are hoping to reach Washington D.C., by Sunday on the eve of Memorial Day.
Rolling Thunder Across...
"04/01/07 "Toronto Sun" -- -- Who was the first high government official to authorize use of mustard gas against rebellious Kurdish tribesmen in Iraq?
If your answer was Saddam Hussein's cousin, the notorious "Chemical Ali" -- aka Ali Hassan al-Majid -- you're wrong.
The...
Today is FREEDOM DAY (March 25th, 2007) --- GET INVOLVED AT THE BASE LEVEL OF "HUMAN RIGHTS" AWARENESS - "Wherever two or more are gathered in my name" - Proceed To Intercede ---
Slavery costs...
"An elite group of Native American trackers is joining the hunt for terrorists crossing Afghanistan's borders.
The unit, the Shadow Wolves, was recruited from several tribes, including the Navajo, Sioux, Lakota and Apache. It is being sent to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan to pass...
"INDIAN groups surviving in Brazil's Amazon rain forest are far more numerous than previously believed, but they risk extermination at the hands of loggers and miners, experts say.
A study by Funai, the Brazilian government's national Indian foundation, estimates that around...