The government of the Central African Republic has sent troops from its Congolese allies to stop a rebel advance on the CAR's second largest military base. Some 1,000 troops from the Congolese rebel …
FDA Urges 'Dirty Bomb' Treatment
Federal health officials say a compound long used as the artist's pigment Prussian blue could be an important antidote to a "dirty bomb" attack, and they are calling for drug companies to quickly seek …
Russia Is Said to Force Chechens to Return
Russia is pressuring thousands of Chechen refugees to return to their war-ravaged homeland from the neighboring Russian republic of Ingushetia, even though they fear for their lives and will have …
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Ivory Coast peace deal signed
An agreement has been signed in Paris that could mean an end to the bitter civil war that has gripped Ivory Coast. Sources close to the negotiations say the rival factions have agreed to end their …
Pygmies Fleeing Congo War Bring Tales of Cannibals
From a hilltop in Congo's dense northeastern forests, Amzati Njogi watched rebels eat his mother, brother, sister and her two small children. When the rebels came, Njogi, a pygmy from the virtually …
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US fears grow after troops raid businesses
VENEZUELA’S military raid on a Coca-Cola bottling plant part-owned by the United States has refocused Washington’s attention on the political crisis that is gripping America’s fourth-largest oil …
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Strengthening Homeland Security Since 9/11
Immediately following the tragic events of September 11, departments and agencies from across the federal government took steps to strengthen the safety and security of the American people. At the …
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President Clinton: Fight Against Terrorism
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary Remarks by The President To the Opening Session Of the 53rd United Nations General Assembly United Nations New York, New York 11:13 A.M. EDT …
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Terrorism Activity
from the CIA's biannual "Acquisition of Technology Relating to Weapons of Mass Destruction and Advanced Conventional Munitions" report to Congress, January-June 2001. Released January 2002. The …
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Terrorism Expert Sounds Battle Cry
By Douglas J. Gillert American Forces Press Service SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Terrorists in the years ahead will become less politically motivated and more attuned to religious, fanatical zealotry. …