The Algerian military killed five militants with suspected al-Qaida links in a fierce gunbattle east of the capital Algiers, authorities said Monday. Full Story …
Iraq releases 'al-Baghdadi tape'
Iraqi authorities have released a video they says shows the interrogation of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the purported leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq. Full Story …
Last anti-Chávez TV station faces shutdown
When Venezuelans tune to Globovisión, they see protests against faulty public services or a talk show guest saying Hugo Chávez could be executed by his opponents, just like Italian dictator Benito …
Continue Reading about Last anti-Chávez TV station faces shutdown
Stay out of our internal affairs, Cuban envoy tells Dominica
Cuba's Ambassador to Dominica, Oswaldo Cobacho, is urging authorities here to stay out of his country's internal affairs.The Cuban diplomat, who is resident in Roseau, was reacting to a question by a …
Continue Reading about Stay out of our internal affairs, Cuban envoy tells Dominica
Brazil president in Beijing for 3-day visit
Brazil's president focused on his country's growing trade and investment with China as he arrived Monday for a summit between two of the world's largest developing nations. Luíz Inácio Lula da Silva, …
Continue Reading about Brazil president in Beijing for 3-day visit
Scandals Surround President Uribe
For weeks after the news broke, Colombians knew only that the secret police had spied on Supreme Court judges, opposition politicians, activists and journalists. Suspicions swirled that the orders for …
Peru's Amazon protesters withdraw insurgency call
Indigenous groups protesting laws opening Peru's Amazon to oil and natural resource development said Saturday they would withdraw a call for an insurgency against the government, but vowed to press …
Continue Reading about Peru's Amazon protesters withdraw insurgency call
Militant attacks kill 12 Afghan security officers
Militant attacks and a roadside bomb explosion killed 11 policemen and an army soldier yesterday in areas of southern Afghanistan plagued by a violent Taliban insurgency, authorities said. Six …
Continue Reading about Militant attacks kill 12 Afghan security officers
Counter-insurgency training facilities developed: Kayani
Pakistan Army has developed a full range of counter-insurgency training facilities tailored to train troops for low-intensity conflicts, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani said on …
Continue Reading about Counter-insurgency training facilities developed: Kayani
Four al Qaeda suspects arrested in Karachi
Police arrested four suspected militants belonging to al Qaeda following a shootout in Model Colony on Sunday and seized a sizeable quantity of firearms and explosives. Full Story …
Continue Reading about Four al Qaeda suspects arrested in Karachi