Kenya Attacks Somali Refugee Camp: Five Killed, 52 Wounded
Kenya Attacks Somali Refugee Camp: Five Killed, 52 Wounded | Witnesses say warplanes attacked food distribution center
Honduras Becomes Cocaine Transit Hub
Almost half of the cocaine imported to the United States now passes through Honduras — a total of 20 to 25 tons each month, according to U.S. and Honduran estimates, as the country becomes the western hemisphere’s cocaine hub. The drug trade in Honduras is changing the country in various ways, enriching wealthy landowners along [...]
Gunbattle in Tripoli Raises Fear Over Revenge Attacks
Gunbattle in Tripoli Raises Fear Over Revenge Attacks | Al-Qaeda flag in Libya’s Benghazi ‘no surprise’ to US
Leader of “Kill Team” Pleads Not Guilty
The US Army staff sergeant in charge of the notorious “Kill Team” in Afghanistan admitted in court on Monday to cutting the fingers off of the corpses of three Afghan civilians as trophies, but denied foreknowledge of a series of premeditated murders of Afghan civilians last year. Staff Sgt. Calvin Gibbs was the senior-most soldier in the [...]
NATO Chief: No Intention of Attacking Syria
NATO Chief: No Intention of Attacking Syria | Says Libya-style intervention ‘out of the question’
Yemen’s Ruling Party Vows to Nominate Maj. Gen. Hadi as Saleh’s Replacement
Yemen’s Ruling Party Vows to Nominate Maj. Gen. Hadi as Saleh’s Replacement | Hadi in US for ‘regular medical check’
Suicide Truck Bomb, Insurgent Gun Fight in Afghanistan Kills 5
A truck bomb slammed into and then exploded a checkpoint near the offices of the United Nation’s refugee agency in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Monday, an attack which was immediately followed by three armed insurgents attacking the location on foot. Five people, including three UN employees were killed in a gun fight that lasted seven hours until [...]
Israel May Sanction Palestinians for Getting UNESCO Recognition
Israel May Sanction Palestinians for Getting UNESCO Recognition | Officials poised to approve new settlements
US Fumes as UNESCO Approves Palestinian Membership
US Fumes as UNESCO Approves Palestinian Membership | 1990 US law obligates defunding UNESCO
Plenty of Notice: Afghan Prison Torture Report No Surprise to US
Plenty of Notice: Afghan Prison Torture Report No Surprise to US
