The leader of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, has warned his armed forces are being re-organised so they are prepared for any return to war with the north. Full Story …
Pakistani military facing tougher fight in northwest than reported
The Pakistani military has encountered tougher resistance than it has reported since it took on the Taliban in the Swat Valley in late April, according to a classified intelligence briefing given to …
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Air raid 'kills nine' in Pakistan
At least nine people have been killed in an airstrike on suspected militant targets in Pakistan's tribal region of South Waziristan, local officials say. Full Story …
ATF, ICE fail to coordinate at border, report says
WASHINGTON — Government efforts to stop the flow of guns from the United States to Mexico have suffered in recent years from having no clear plan to combat gunrunners affiliated with drug cartels, …
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Kidnappers make easy prey of immigrants
REYNOSA, Mexico — After running a gantlet of criminal gangs and corrupt police, immigrants arrive here by the thousands each month determined to cross illegally into Texas, even if it means exposing …
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Gun flow south is a crisis for two nations
Reporting from Washington -- The United States lacks a coordinated strategy to stem the flow of weapons smuggled across its southern border, a failure that has fueled the rise of powerful criminal …
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Court: No extradition for alleged rebel jailer
BOGOTA – Colombia's Supreme Court is denying Washington's request to extradite a leftist rebel accused of holding captive three U.S. military contractors.Court president Augusto Ibanez says the …
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Terror outfits reined in, says Prince Naif
RIYADH: Prince Naif, second deputy premier and minister of interior, called for greater international efforts to fight terrorism. “The Kingdom has imposed tight restrictions to dry up the resources …
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Hezbollah leader: US, Israel plotting scheme
Beirut - The leader of the Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah, Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, charged Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent speech contained the seeds of an …
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Money won't stop south Thai violence, Muslims say
In the rustic villages of Thailand's Muslim south, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's promise of large-scale development aid to tackle a brutal insurgency sounds all too familiar. Full Story …
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