By Marc Lacey (NYT) GUATEMALA CITY — An average of 16 murder victims turn up in Guatemala every day, some shot, some stabbed, some bludgeoned, and only about 3 percent of the cases are ever solved. …
Panama becomes next narco battleground
Reporting from El Real, Panama -- The heavily armed rebels usually show up in groups of 20 or more, dressed in green fatigues and seeking food."Of course you have to give it to them," said one …
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Militants show sophisticated tactics in Pakistan
Two commando-style assaults in Pakistan in the past two weeks show militants can now pierce the iron-fortified gates, concrete barricades and cordons of armed guards that are meant to secure hotels, …
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Somali Islamist threatens "invasion" of Kenya
A senior member of Somalia's Islamist insurgent movement al Shabaab threatened on Thursday to "invade" Kenya if it did not thin its military presence on the two east African neighbours' border. Full …
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Foreigners were target of attack, claims Bilour F.P. Report
The NWFP Senior Minister, Bashir Ahmed Bilour has said that foreigners were target of the Peshawar PC hotel attack. Full Story …
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Somalia begins training 1st naval force in years
Somalia has started training about 500 recruits to serve in the country's first naval force in two decades, being created to fight piracy off the country's coast. Full Story …
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Congo-Kinshasa: LRA Reprisal Attacks Increase in the Northeast
Civilians in northeast Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) villages are continuing to flee repeat reprisal attacks by the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The attacks have been provoked by …
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Unknown group claims Peshawar hotel bombing
An unknown al-Qaeda-linked group, Abdullah Azzam Shaheed Brigade, claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s bombing at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Peshawar, in which 17 people were killed and around 60 …
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Attack on Pakistan hotel fuels anger with Taliban
A plaque on the wall of the guard booth at the gate of the Pearl Continental Hotel in the Pakistani city of Peshawar reads: "This hotel is protected by latest security system." Full Story …
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Over 100 killed as troops target Taliban in Bannu
Troops killed more than 100 Taliban during two days of operation in Jani Khel and Baka Khel areas of Frontier Region (FR) Bannu, a private TV channel reported. Full Story …
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