The Registered Traveler Program has been delayed for many months. In concept, the program envisioned by Congress would give the opportunity for air travelers to pass through special checkpoints …
Libya Says It Needn’t Finish Payments to Flight 103 Victims’ Families
Libya declared yesterday that it no longer has a legal obligation to make final payments of $2 million to each of the families of those killed in the bombing of a Pan Am flight in 1988, saying the …
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Amid Iraqi Chaos, Schools Fill After Long Decline
Enrollment in Iraqi schools has risen every year since the American invasion, according to Iraqi government figures, reversing more than a decade of declines and offering evidence of increased …
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Switzerland: 7 Held in Alleged Plot to Attack Israeli Airliner
A total of seven men were arrested, some in Basel and Zurich on May 12 and others elsewhere in Switzerland . The alleged plot that was uncovered involved an unspecified attack against Israeli …
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Accused Indonesian admits knowing of Bali attacks
An Indonesian man accused of taking a minor part in last year's blasts on the holiday island of Bali admitted on Tuesday to advance knowledge of the planned suicide attacks which killed 20 people. Dwi …
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Pan Am Flight 103 families: Libya must pay
Families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 said Wednesday that Congress must ensure Libya abides by its agreement to pay the remainder of the $2.7 billion compensation owed to them. Their plea comes …
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Top Assam separatist ‘arrested’
The strategy of disrupting the energy infrastructure is well known worldwide. A current bias might be that such a plan is a comparatively new phenomenon tied to Middle East terrorism and the west's …
TSA does about-face on TWIC
In a reversal, the Transportation Security Administration has announced it will conduct a “full and open competition” for all aspects of the Transportation Worker Identity Card project, including …
Harper: Troops to Darfur an option
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, previously wary of the idea of sending troops to Darfur, changed tack somewhat on Wednesday and said that was now a possibility. "This government stands ready and is in …
Iraq Struggles With Rise of Guns-For-Hire
A half-dozen armored sport utility vehicles with guns pointed out the windows careen onto Baghdad's busy airport highway, bringing traffic to a screeching halt. Iraqis have learned to keep a wary …
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