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Report: Pentagon official investigated for alleged spy network

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 4:50:00 PM CET | info

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Washington - A Pentagon official is under investigation for allegedly setting up a spying network in Afghanistan and Pakistan by hiring private contractors to find militants, according to a report Monday. The New York Times, citing military and busin......

Calls made by suspects traced to Pak

economictimes Monday, March 15, 2010 4:49:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Wael Abdul Latif[1];

MUMBAI: The phone calls received by two terror suspects, arrested on charges of planning terror attacks in the city, have been traced to Karachi in Pakistan, an official from Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) said on Monday. "The phone calls the duo were receiving have been traced to Karachi in Pakistan....

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Yemeni says al-Qaeda targets hit

aljazeera-en Monday, March 15, 2010 4:30:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Barack Obama[1]; David Petraeus[1]; Qassem Al-Rimi[1];

Other categories: Security;

Attacks follow raids in southern province that killed two suspected senior members of group....

Qaeda local chief killed in Yemen air raid

middle-east-online_en Monday, March 15, 2010 4:30:00 PM CET | info

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Security official says Jamil Nasser Abdullah al-Anbari killed in overnight air raid in Abyan province....

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Tears, anger over Jos killings

vanguardngr Monday, March 15, 2010 4:23:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: (TerroristAttack) massacre[1]; terrorism[1]; killed[2]; killers[4]; death[1]; killings[4]; kill[1]; terrorist[2];

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Entities: Goodluck Jonathan[1]; Jonah Jang[1];

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“THE people that did this are just simply animals; they’re not human beings at all,” angrily exclaimed a parliamentarian, Chuks Ojukwu at a bus-stop gathering in Lagos. He was reacting to the gory pictures of the women and children who were murdered in their sleep in Jos by some fanatical, blood-thirsty Fulani herdsmen....

Israeli NGO: Hamas 'used civilians as human shields' in Gaza

haaretz Monday, March 15, 2010 4:23:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Cast Lead[1]; Richard Goldstone[1]; Operation Cast Lead[1];

Goldstone report showed 'systematic pro-Palestinian bias', says Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center....

At least 10 killed, 23 injured in fresh Iraq violence - Summary

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 4:19:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Abdul Rahman[1];

Baghdad - At least 10 people were killed and 23 injured on Monday in separate attacks across Iraq, police said, as poll workers continued to count the votes from last week's parliamentary elections. The March 7 polls are widely seen as a key test of ......

Three Afghans die in blast; rocket hits US base, killing 1 - Summary

earthtimes Monday, March 15, 2010 4:19:00 PM CET | info

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Kabul - A roadside bomb killed three Afghan civilians in southern Afghanistan Monday, while one person died when a rocket hit the main US military base in the country and Afghan police thwarted an attack by a suicide squad, officials said. The civili......

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Qaeda local chief killed in Yemen strike

dawn Monday, March 15, 2010 4:16:00 PM CET | info

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Yemen’s air force continued strikes, targeting a suspected Al-Qaeda training camp in the same area....

Raids against terrorist continue

yemenobserver Monday, March 15, 2010 4:11:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Related Content[1];

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The Yemeni air force launched an air raid against a "terrorist cell" in Modiah of Abyan province southeast of the country has killed two senior al-Qaeda members late Sunday, the defense ministry said on Monday....

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In Iraq, a double-blast suicide bomber targeting a military checkpoint and labourers killed eight people in Fallujah.

ptvworldnews Monday, March 15, 2010 4:08:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ghulam Ahmed Mir[1]; Staffan de Mistura[1]; Syed Ali[2]; Kai Eide[1]; Syed Ali Shah Geelani[2]; Shabir Ahmad[1]; Ahmed Mir[1]; Mohammad Ashraf[1]; Ahmad Shah[1];

Other categories: Ban Ki-moon;

Iraqi police and medics said twenty-eight other civilians were wounded in the blasts, which occurred within minutes of each other in the centre of Fallujah, 50 kilometres West of Baghdad.A police station chief said the bomber parked his explosives-packed vehicle near a military checkpoint in the centre of the city....

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Terror plot pair lodges appeal

GulfDailyNews Monday, March 15, 2010 3:55:00 PM CET | info

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TWO men, who were jailed for five years each for planning attacks against US Navy ships in Bahrain, launched an appeal against their convictions yesterday. The Bahrainis were convicted of plotting a terrorist attack and arms smuggling by the High Criminal Court in January, which also ordered their weapons confiscated....

Al-Qaeda local chief killed in Yemen strike

nowlebanon Monday, March 15, 2010 3:55:00 PM CET | info

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Jamil Nasser Abdullah al-Anbari, a suspected Al-Qaeda chief in the South Yemen province of Abyan, was killed Sunday night in an air raid, a security official told AFP on Monday on condition of anonymity. Anbari was one of two Al-Qaeda leaders killed in the attack late Sunday, the official added. He did not disclose the name of the other militant....

Police find cache of explosives in Lahore

dawn Monday, March 15, 2010 3:46:00 PM CET | info

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Bomb-making equipment and more than 1,500 kg of explosives were uncovered in an empty shop....

ISAF soldier, five would-be bombers killed in Afghanistan

kuna-en Monday, March 15, 2010 3:41:00 PM CET | info

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KABUL, March 15 (KUNA) -- A soldier of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was killed in a vehicle accident in southern Afghanistan, the military announced on Monday. A statement from ISAF headquarters here said it was their policy to defer identification procedures for casualties to the relevant national authorities....

Pukanić case suspect pleads "not guilty"

b92net_en Monday, March 15, 2010 3:40:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Milo Djukanovic[1];

Bojan Gudurić, accused of the murder of Croat journalist and publisher Ivo Pukanić and his colleague Miko Franjić, pleaded not guilty to the charges. After the indictment was read in Zagreb on Monday, Gudurić said that he was not guilty of any of the counts of the indictment that accuses him of the.......

Peace process prolongs Mideast war

cnn Monday, March 15, 2010 3:38:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1];

Other categories: Echo;

Vice President Joe Biden has "condemned." Secretary of State Hillary Clinton scolded -- and then leaked the scolding. On background, U.S. aides fret that the Israeli announcement of new settlement construction may thwart resumption of the peace process....

Map of cameras fuels terror fears

kathimerini-en Monday, March 15, 2010 3:38:00 PM CET | info

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Counterterrorism police officers have stepped up their investigation into the suspected terrorist activities......

(AHN) FBI's "Most Wanted" Turns 60

AHN Monday, March 15, 2010 3:34:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Victor Manuel[1]; James Bulger[1]; Semyon Mogilevich[1]; Robert Mueller[1]; Osama bin Laden[4]; Edgar Hoover[2];

The most popular wanted list worldwide has turned 60. Osama Bin Laden tops the current list with as much as a $25 million bounty. James Bulger, believed to be the leader of a Boston crime family called the Winter Hill Gang, comes in second with $2 million. - (AHN)...

Radical Muslim cell uncovered in Russian province

rian-en Monday, March 15, 2010 3:16:00 PM CET | info

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Twenty members of the radical Islamic organization Tablighi Jamaat have been arrested in Chita, Siberia, a Federal Security Service spokesman said on Monday....

US/AFGHANISTAN: Bolstering NDS is key to stability

oxfordanalytica Monday, March 15, 2010 3:09:00 PM CET | info

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Taliban suicide bombers on March 14 killed 30 people in a series of attacks on government facilities in Kandahar, including a police station and a fortified prison used by the Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS)....

The Mugabe Treachery

zimbabwemetro Monday, March 15, 2010 3:08:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Dumiso Dabengwa[5]; Robert Mugabe[2]; Gabriel Chaibva[1]; Simba Makoni[1]; Edgar Tekere[2]; Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela[1]; Thabo Mbeki[1]; Arthur Mutambara[1];

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The levels of desperation to perennially cling onto power have reached unprecedented heights in the world’s oldest Head of State and Government, and Commander-In-Chief of the Armed Forces, and Chancellor of All Universities in the country....

US President's Personal Ties To Indonesia Improve Diplomatic Relations

voanews Monday, March 15, 2010 3:02:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Bambang Yudhoyono[1]; Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono[2]; Dino Patti Djalal[1];

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Dino Patti Djalal said: "We have to be less sensitive to every single thing that is said in Washington. In the same way that Washington needs to be less sensitive about every single thing that is said by politicians in Indonesia. You know it is part of democracy and much of it is just noise really,"

Some feel a personal connection with the U.S. president because he spent part of his childhood years living in Jakarta...

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Israeli Apology Gets Cool Reception In Washington

bignewsnetwork-palestine Monday, March 15, 2010 2:57:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Joseph Biden[1]; Noble Sanctuary[1]; George Mitchell[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Robert Gibbs[1]; David Axelrod[1]; Diaa Hadid[1]; Temple Mount[1]; Benjamin Netanyahu[1];

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Benjamin Netanyahu said: "There was a regrettable incident that was done in all innocence and was hurtful, and which certainly should not have occurred,"

Robert Gibbs told: "I think what would be an even better start is coming to the table with constructive ideas for constructive and trustful dialogue about moving the peace process forward,"

JERUSALEM (AP) - Israel's prime minister expressed regret Sunday for a crisis with the United States over plans to expand a Jewish neighborhood in east Jerusalem, even as American officials played dow......

Israel arrests most-wanted Hamas leader

bignewsnetwork-palestine Monday, March 15, 2010 2:57:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Zion Evrony[1];

Israel has arrested a leader of the Palestinian Hamas movement. The man, Maher Uda, was arrested in the West Bank, near the city of Ramallah. The Israeli army has accused Uda of being the founder and leader of Hamas' armed wing in the West Bank. Maher Uda had been on Israel's most wanted persons.......

Nigeria: Jos Crisis - FG Orders Probe of Army Complicity

allafrica Monday, March 15, 2010 2:52:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Ogbonna Onovo[1]; Saleh Maina[1]; Ike Nwachukwu[1]; Paul Dike[1]; Godwin Abbe[1]; Jonah Jang[2];

Other categories: Conflict;

THE Federal Government has ordered probe into allegations of Army complicity in the recent Jos killings. Also, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ogbonna Onovo, has said the police must never be caught napping again in any outbreak of violence in Plateau State....

Backlash from Taliban attacks pushes Pakistan to act, says US

arabpolitical Monday, March 15, 2010 2:46:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Abdul Ghani Baradar[1]; Saeed Shah[1]; Ghani Baradar[1]; Adam Gadahn[2]; Abu Yahya[1]; Zahid Hussain[1]; Abdul Kabir[2]; Mir Ali[3]; Mullah Abdul Ghafour[3]; Abdel Ghani[1]; Faisal Aziz[1];

Other categories: Security;

A succession of senior leaders have reportedly been seized in Pakistan in recent weeks. The world has been left guessing as to what might lie behind these arrests. (AFP) The Afghan government said Thursday it has demanded the extradition of the top commander who was captured in a raid last month in.......

Pakistan Army not interested in politics: Holbrooke

arabpolitical Monday, March 15, 2010 2:46:00 PM CET | info

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Entities: Abdul Ghani Baradar[1]; Stanley McChrystal[2]; Mushtaq Khan[1]; Ghani Baradar[1]; David Petraeus[1]; Adam Gadahn[2]; Obama Administration[1]; Abu Yahya[1]; Bruce Riedel[1]; Mullah Baradar[1]; Mir Ali[5]; Richard Holbrooke[1]; Mullah Abdul Ghafour[1]; Mohammad Riaz[1]; Faisal Aziz[1]; Abdel Ghani[1];

Other categories: Security;

, Mar. 15 (ANI): US President Barack Obama's Special Representative for and Pakistan , Richard Holbrooke, has said that the Pakistan Army is no longer interested in playing a role in the country's volatile scene. The Daily Times quoted him as saying that while Pakistan's MIR ALI, Pakistan - Suspected U....

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