The Liberian Government has announced that more than 200 UN peacekeeping troops still being held hostage by Sierra Leonean rebels are about to be released. Full Story …
Six Persons Kidnapped in Tripura
National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants have kidnapped six persons in separate incidents in Tripura, police said on Thursday. Full Story …
French Put Terror Suspect Under Investigation
French authorities placed a French citizen of Algerian origin with suspected links to the international terrorist Osama bin Laden under formal investigation Wednesday for alleged links with a …
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Worldwide Caution
As we approach the height of the tourist season, the Department of State reminds American citizens worldwide of the need to remain vigilant with regard to their personal security. This Public …
Lockerbie Judges Adjourn Trial Until July 11
The trial of two Libyans accused of blowing up Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in December 1988 was adjourned Thursday until July 11. Full Story …
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Fiji Military May Isolate Rebels
Fiji's military said on Thursday it might cut off electricity and other services to rebels who have held 27 hostages for almost six weeks and a former coup leader urged the army not to discount …
France hails cooperation with RF in fight against terrorism
French Interior Minister Jean- Pierre Chevenement said "there are certain tracks of Islamic terrorism in Chechnya". Full Story …
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Terrorism Hearing Postponed in Canada
An extradition hearing for an Algerian man suspected by the United States of links to an alleged terrorist plot was postponed Wednesday, the second delay in two weeks. Full Story …
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Man Holds Texas Archbishop Hostage
A man claiming to wield a hand grenade and complaining about government mistreatment took hostage the Roman Catholic archbishop of San Antonio on Wednesday, church officials and police said. Full …
Altered States
The State Department's decision to no longer use the term "rogue states" to describe the likes of Libya, North Korea or Iran, but to refer to them instead as "states of concern," was one of those …