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Pakistan Tests Missiles, Torpedoes

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Somali official to residents: Flee battle zones

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Indian minister: Maoist problem more serious than jihadi terrorism

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Yemen seizesTV gear covering south unrest

middle-east-online_en Friday, March 12, 2010 2:17:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) fired[1]; peaceful[1]; killed[1]; civil[1]; attacked[1]; deadly[1]; protested[1]; protests[2]; warning[1]; war[1];

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Other categories: EU Territories;

Sanna prevents two Arab satellite channels from running any live coverage from Yemen....

Deadly blast rocks Pakistan

euronews-en Friday, March 12, 2010 2:11:00 PM CET | info

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Up to 40 people are now reported to have been killed and nearly a 100 injured in a twin suicide blast in the Pakistani city of Lahore. The first bomb went off in a military neighbourhood after an army vehicle was targeted. The second explosion is said to have hit other security force vehicles as they arrived at the scene of the initial blast....

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Man remanded on gun murder charge

irish-independent Friday, March 12, 2010 2:06:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: John Douglas[1];

A 25-year-old man was remanded in custody today over a gun murder last month. John Douglas, from O'Devaney Gardens in north Dublin, was charged with shooting dead a convicted criminal as he sat in a car. Aidan Byrne was shot up to 10 times near the North Circular Road on Saturday February 20....

NATO boss: Nuclear weapons still needed for 'credible deterrence'

earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 2:06:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) Warsaw[2]; terrorism[1]; Nuclear[2]; nuclear[3]; missile[1]; weapons[5]; fighting[1]; atomic[3];

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Entities: Anders Fogh Rasmussen[3];

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Anders Fogh Rasmussen said: "Nuclear weapons will remain a major element of credible deterrence in the future," "A world without atomic weapons would be wonderful, but as long as states and non-state structures exist which aim to gain atomic weapons, then we should also maintain our nuclear capacities,"

Warsaw - NATO secretary general Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Friday that reducing nuclear arsenals had to be carried out in a balanced manner, but that atomic weapons were still needed for deterrence reasons. At an international conference in Warsaw, h......

We don't want proxy wars in Afghanistan, Karzai says

LBdailystar Friday, March 12, 2010 1:59:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) peaceful[1]; Nuclear-armed[1]; warmed[1]; fight[1]; civilian[1]; peace[1]; insurgency[1]; crimes[1]; attack[1]; wars[2]; war[3]; military[2];

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Entities: Augustine Anthony[1]; Abdul Ghani Baradar[1]; Ghani Baradar[1]; Raza Gilani[1]; Yousaf Raza Gillani[1]; Hamid Karzai[1]; Mullah Abdul Ghafour[1]; Pervez Musharraf[1]; Abdel Ghani[1];

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Hamid Karzai told: “The bottom line is, Afghanistan does not want any proxy wars on its territory,”

ISLAMABAD: Afghanistan does not want a proxy war between Pakistan and India or anybody else fought on its soil, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Thursday during a visit to Pakistan. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan are vying for influence in Afghanistan, complicating US-led efforts to.......

US missiles kill up to 16 militants in Pakistan

LBdailystar Friday, March 12, 2010 1:59:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) raid[1]; missiles[2]; fired[1]; killed[5]; fight[1]; death[2]; kill[1]; deadliest[1]; fighters[2]; strike[3]; missile[3]; strikes[6]; dead[1]; insurgencies[1]; bombing[4]; attacks[1]; killing[1]; raids[2];

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Entities: Baitullah Mehsud[1]; Hamid Karzai[1]; Barack Obama[1];

Other categories: Transport and Energy Security;

MIRANSHAH, Pakistan: Two US missile strikes deep in Pakistan's northwest tribal belt killed up to 16 militants, with more bodies recovered from the wreckage on Thursday, security officials said. Two successive bombing raids by unmanned spy planes hit a building and vehicles late Wednesday in North.......

Israel charges soldiers with misconduct in Gaza war

LBdailystar Friday, March 12, 2010 1:59:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) fired[2]; Army[1]; killed[1]; casualties[1]; war[6]; military[4]; army[1]; explosives[1]; civilians[1]; crimes[1]; conflict[1]; Military[1]; incident[1];

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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Mickey Rosenfeld[1]; Richard Goldstone[1]; Occupied Jerusalem[1];

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli army prosecutors on Thursday charged two soldiers for using a young Palestinian boy to check for booby-traps during last year's war on Gaza, a military spokeswoman said. She said the two soldiers, both staff sergeants, were charged of acting "in breach of military norms".......

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Internet café reopens days after terrorist raid

JakartaPost Friday, March 12, 2010 1:42:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) raid[2]; killed[1]; terrorist[2]; deadly[1]; shootout[1]; incident[1];

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Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

Multa Fidrus , The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 03/12/2010 7:09 PM | Jakarta The owner of the Multiplus Internet café on Jl. Siliwangi, Pamulang, South Tangerang, resumed business on Friday, three days after top terrorist suspect Dulmatin was killed in a shootout with the police on the premises....

Articles published more than 50 minutes ago

Southern Africa: How Nchindo and De Beers ripped Botswana off

pambazuka Friday, March 12, 2010 1:37:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) conflicts[1]; mines[1]; attractive[1]; conflict[1]; offer[1]; Minerals[2];

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Entities: Festus Mogae[1]; Gary Ralfe[2]; Nicky Oppenheimer[3];

2010-03-12 Former Debswana Managing Director, Louis Nchindo, and seven other De Beers executives, among them Gary Ralfe and Nicky Oppenheimer, pocketed millions of Pulas in bonus schemes that ripped the government of Botswana off – a confidential report has revealed....

Myanmar: The Tripartite Core Group discusses transition strategies as mandate to end

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 1:36:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) disaster[2]; strike[1]; threat[1]; Civil[1]; ASEAN[5]; operations[1]; arm[1]; killing[1];

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Yangon, Myanmar, 12 March 2010 - At the second Recovery Forum held in Yangon today, the Tripartite Core Group discussed longer-term development strategies for recovery efforts in the Ayeyawardy Delta as it prepares to end its mandate in July 2010....

Somalia - Thousands fleeing deadly clashes in Mogadishu

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 1:36:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) violence[1]; civilian[1]; civilians[1]; conflict[1]; deadly[2]; fighting[3];

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Entities: Andrej Mahecic[1]; Roberta Russo[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies;

This is a summary of what was said by the UNHCR spokesperson at today's Palais des Nations press briefing in Geneva. Further information can be found on the UNHCR websites, www.unhcr.org and www.unhcr.fr, which should also be checked for regular media updates on non-briefing days....

Haïti: l'enlèvement d'employés de MSF complique la tâche des associations

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Friday, March 12, 2010 1:36:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) morts[1]; armés[1]; prisonniers[1]; menace[1]; violents[1]; catastrophe[2];

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Entities: René Préval[1]; Barack Obama[1]; David Wimhurst[1]; Michel Peremans[1];

Other categories: Natural Disasters;

PORT-AU-PRINCE — Le premier enlèvement de travailleurs humanitaires étrangers depuis le tremblement de terre du 12 janvier complique encore la tâche des secouristes en Haïti, même si les victimes, deux employées européennes de Médecins sans frontières (MSF), ont été relâchées....

NATO head: We must prepare for nuke threat from non-state elements

yediotaharonot Friday, March 12, 2010 1:32:00 PM CET | info

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Speaking at an international conference in Warsaw, Rasmussen said that in the future, NATO will probably be facing a larger number of countries and maybe even non-state players, who are armed with long-range missiles and nuclear capabilities....

Corrie's sister to Haaretz: U.S. encouraged family to sue Israel

haaretz Friday, March 12, 2010 1:32:00 PM CET | info

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This is Sarah Corrie Simpson's first visit to Israel. Her younger sister, Rachel Corrie, was killed by an Israel Defense Forces bulldozer in Gaza in 2003, at the age of 23. Now, the family is suing the state in the Haifa District Court. ......

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Rwanda: Six Arrested Bribing Traffic Officers

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 1:27:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Don Bosco[1];

Police has since last month arrested six people accused of having tried to bribe traffic officers, after they were found violating several road safety rules....

Rwanda: Rwandair Puts House in Order

allafrica Friday, March 12, 2010 1:27:00 PM CET | info

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Following the departure late last year of the former CEO of Rwandair, Ambassador Gerald Zirimwabagabo, it is reported that the airline is currently undergoing a 'clean-up process'....

SA gripped by 'psyche of violence'

iol Friday, March 12, 2010 1:16:00 PM CET | info

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The "psyche of violence" has South Africa in a "vice-grip", a Pietermaritzburg High Court judge has said in sentencing a young man to 20 years' jail for murder....

Extension unlikely for Pakistan Army chief

HindustanTimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:13:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Frontier Province[1]; Fauzia Wahab[1]; Raza Gilani[1]; Yousaf Raza Gillani[1]; Ashfaq Parvez Kayani[2]; Alí Zardari[1]; Pervez Musharraf[1]; Asif Ali[1]; Asif Ali Zardari[1]; Yousuf Raza[1];

Pakistan Army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who is due to retire in October, is unlikely to get an extension, a close aide of President Asif Ali Zardari has said....

NSA warns Taliban may kidnap Indian diplomats in Afghanistan: Report

HindustanTimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:13:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Shiv Shankar Menon[1];

NSA Shivshankar Menon has reportedly said that the Taliban may kidnap Indian diplomats in Afghanistan. The warning has come after his recent trip to Kabul to review the security of Indians....

Whose name is it anyway?

timesofindia Friday, March 12, 2010 1:11:00 PM CET | info

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IANS The Delhi HC directed the Centre to grant permanent commission to women officers in all three wings of the armed forces and ordered reinstatement of those who had approached the court on the matter. | AGENCIES Two powerful blasts went off near a crowded mosque within the heavily-guarded.......

Indonesia police chief sees risks over Obama visit

thestar Friday, March 12, 2010 1:09:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Bambang Hendarso Danuri[1]; Olivia Rondonuwu[1]; Sidney Jones[1]; Jeremy Laurence[1]; Ed Davies[1]; Umar Patek[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's police chief said on Friday he could not rule out a potential security risk for U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit this month, as more suspected militant violence hit the province of Aceh....

Indian minister: Maoist problem more serious than jihadi terrorism

earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:04:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) rebels[4]; terrorism[2]; Operation[1]; violence[3]; killed[1]; offensive[1]; offer[1]; war[1]; mineral[1]; insurgency-linked[1]; civil[1]; fighting[2]; operations[1];

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Entities: Palaniappan Chidambaram[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

New Delhi - The Maoist insurrection presents a graver problem to India than Islamist jihadi terrorism, Home Minister P Chidambaram said Friday. Maoist rebels were operating in 200 of India's districts and were virtually in control of 44 of those, C......

At least 39 killed, 95 injured in Lahore blasts

kyodo-jp Friday, March 12, 2010 1:01:00 PM CET | info

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At least 39 people were killed Friday in two suicide attacks on army vehicles in the Pakistani city of Lahore, while 95 people were injured, police said. To access full stories on Kyodo News English website, it is necessary to subscribe. Please contact Kyodo's International Department in Tokyo via e-mail at kokusai@kyodonews....

Junta Wants 'Yes or No' Answer from KIO

irrawaddy Friday, March 12, 2010 12:59:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) confrontations[1]; mines[1]; bombs[2]; killed[1]; Army[2]; fight[3]; offensive[1]; guerrilla[2]; attacked[2]; war[3]; military[8]; army[5]; armies[1]; weapons[1]; assault[1]; arms[1]; battilions[1]; battalions[2]; armed[1];

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increased in recent months between the NMSP and the Burmese military. Party leaders said that they have trained their soldiers to wage a guerrilla war, if they are attacked. Nai Hang Thar, the secretary of the NMSP, told The Irrawaddy, “If there is war in the future, we will not fight like we did in.......

If Attacked, Mon will Wage Guerrilla War

irrawaddy Friday, March 12, 2010 12:59:00 PM CET | info

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If war breaks out between the New Mon State Party (NMSP) and the Burmese regime, the small cease-fire army will wage a guerrilla war, according to Mon leaders. Since the Mon rejected the regime's order to transform its army into a border guard force, tension has increased in recent months between the NMSP and the Burmese military....

Funeral held for Karachi cleric

bbc Friday, March 12, 2010 12:53:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) gunmen[2]; killed[3]; bomb[1]; killings[1]; attack[2]; attacks[4]; killing[1]; gun[1];

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Entities: Abdul Ghafoor Haideri[1]; Saeed Ahmed[2]; Abdul Ghafoor[1];

Security is tight in the Pakistani city of Karachi as funerals are held for a Sunni Muslim cleric and four others killed on Thursday....

39 killed in suicide blasts in Pakistan

RTERadio Friday, March 12, 2010 12:45:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) blasts[1]; killed[5]; explosions[1]; bombers[2]; warned[1]; insurgency[1]; attacked[2]; Violence[1]; military[2]; bomb[1]; attack[1]; attacks[2]; bombing[2]; killing[1]; suicide[4]; shooting[1];

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Entities: Mohammad Shafiq[1];

Other categories: Terrorist Attack;

Suicide bombers have attacked military vehicles in Pakistan, killing at least 39 people and wounding more than 100....

'i Saw Israeli Bulldozer Kill Rachel Corrie'

bignewsnetwork-palestine Friday, March 12, 2010 12:44:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (Security) pace[1]; military's[1]; killed[1]; death[4]; protest[1]; Kill[1]; military[1]; army[1]; peace[1]; civilians[1]; civil[2]; operations[1]; incident[1];

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Entities: Abu Hussein[1]; Colin Powell[1]; Lawrence Wilkerson[1]; Ariel Sharon[1]; Rachel Corrie[1];

The final moments of Rachel Corrie, the American peace activist crushed to death beneath a pile of earth and rubble in the path of an advancing Israeli army bulldozer, were described to an Israeli c......

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