One week has passed since Spanish terrorist group ETA announced it was ending its so-called “permanent” ceasefire. In the subsequent days following the June 5, 2007, announcement, Spanish police …
Spain: ETA Gears Up For Future Attacks
According to a report published on June 4, 2007, Spanish intelligence services believe the Basque separatist group, ETA, is planning violent attacks in the near term. Basque regional government …
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President-Elect Sarkozy Chooses Cabinet, Details Reform Plan
On May 18, 2007, French President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled a 15-minister government consisting of seven women and left-wing human rights champion, Bernard Kouchner as Foreign Minister. Giving an …
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Public gatherings banned in violence-hit Karachi
Pakistani authorities banned gatherings of more than five people in Karachi Monday amid continuing violence over the suspension of the country's top judge which has left nearly 40 people dead. Chief …
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Bolivia may hold presidential election
President Evo Morales said Friday that Bolivia could hold presidential elections as early as next year once an assembly finishes rewriting the Andean nation's constitution. If the Constituent Assembly …
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Blast may hint at growing Sunni conflict
A suicide truck bomber sent a deadly storm of metal, stone and jagged plaster through worshippers leaving a Sunni mosque Saturday, killing at least 39 in a possible sign of escalating internal Sunni …
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Port Authority: Exploring the Terrorist Threat Potential to America?s Ports
Two brief terrorism scares at the Port of Miami, one of the nation?s busiest, have drawn international attention to the security of America?s ports and to their vulnerability to terrorist attacks. …
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Oil Inflames Nigerian Region Again
Long before there was an Ethiopian famine, a Rwandan genocide or an implosion of Congo, an obscure corner of Africa introduced the world to the civil wars and starving babies that would become grim …
French inmate suspected of cannibalism
A French prisoner has confessed to killing his cellmate and then eating part of the man's body, a prosecutor said Friday. Nicolas Cocaigne — who was charged with cannibalism and murder — claimed he …
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Wedding shooting ends crime-ridden year in Mexico
Masked gunmen burst into a wedding in southern Mexico late on Saturday and shot dead seven guests in an apparent settling of scores as a year riddled by gangland-style murders drew to an end. …
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