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Al-Shabab Claims Responsibility for Mogadishu Suicide Bombing

Source country voanews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:25:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] killed[1]; suicide bomber[1]; Suicide[1]; attacked[1]; car bomb[1]; Bombing[1]; Suicide Bombing[1]; suicide car bomb[1]; militant[1]; bomber[1]; bomb[2]; detonated[1]; attack[3]; group[2]; suicide[2];

Other categories: Conflict; Security;

At least 15 people killed in attack outside Mogadishu hotel, dozens more wounded including Somali parliament members...

FG partners EU on Boko Haram

Source country vanguardngr Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:22:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] bomb blasts[1]; terrorism[1]; killed[1]; bomb[1]; group[1]; attacks[1];

Entities: Olugbenga Ashiru[1]; Villy Soevndal[1];

Other categories: Security; Conflict; FRA-EU; Foreign and Security Policy;

As part of efforts to stop attacks of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, European Union and Nigeria, Wednesday, agreed to engage counter-terrorism experts....

Sudan rebels say holding 29 Chinese workers

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebels[3]; attacked[1]; attack[2]; group[2];

Entities: Ahmed Haroun[1];

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More than 20 Chinese nationals have gone missing after an attack by rebels against a camp belonging to a Chinese company operating at Sudan's South Kordofan area, the Chinese Embassy in Khartoum confirmed Sunday....

Emergency response launched for missing workers

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebels[2]; attacked[1]; group[1];

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Power Construction Corp of China, employer of the Chinese nationals captured by rebels in Sudan, said Sunday that it had launched an emergency response to rescue the missing workers....

Chinese workers held by rebels in Sudan

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebels[4]; Rebels[2]; militants[1]; attacked[1]; attack[1]; group[1]; attacks[1];

Entities: Liu Weimin[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Foreign Ministry demands quick response to locate, rescue victims. Sudan condemns attack Chinese firm: Emergency response launched...

Sudan's NCP condemns attack on Chinese firm

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebels[3]; killings[1]; attack[4];

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KHARTOUM - Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday condemned the attack launched by Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) on a site of a Chinese company in South Kordofan, official SUNA news agency reported. The agency quoted Haj Majid Suwar, the NCP political mobilization.......

Abducted workers not freed: embassy

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebels[5]; attacked[2]; group[3]; rebel[1];

Entities: Ahmed Haroun[1];

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Sudan rebels still hold 29 Chinese citizens despite report of release BEIJING - None of the 29 Chinese workers abducted by rebels in the South Kordofan region of Sudan have been released, an embassy official said in Sudan on Monday despite Sudanese reports that 14 had been freed. Details are slowly emerging of events that led to the abductions....

Chinese company attacked in Sudan

Source country chinadaily Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:21:00 PM CET | info

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebels[1]; militants[1]; attacked[3];

Entities: Liu Weimin[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

China on Sunday confirmed that a camp belonging to a Chinese company was attacked by rebels in Sudan....

Articles published more than 10 minutes ago

Rebel commander ‘killed in ambush’

Source country DailyNation Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:19:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] killed[3]; militants[2]; attack[1]; Rebel[1]; dead[1];

Entities: Emmanuel Chirchir[1]; Abu Yahya[2];

Other categories: Conflict; Security;

An Al-Shabaab commander is among 14 militants reported dead after they were ambushed by Kenyan troops in Southern Somalia, the military claimed on Wednesday....

Krieg in Syrien - Armee-Panzer richten in Homs Blutbad an

Source country focus Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:18:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] Autobombe[1]; Attacken[1]; Terroristen[1];

Entities: Dmitry Medvedev[1]; Guido Westerwelle[1]; Hillary Rodham Clinton[1]; Ahmet Davutoglu[1]; Mohamed al-Dabi[1]; Sergei Lavrov[2]; Muammar Gaddafi[1]; Navi Pillay[1]; Vladimir Putin[1]; Recep Tayyip Erdogan[1]; Bashar Assad[1]; Baba Amro[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Conflict; Security; Society;

Auch nach dem Besuch des russischen Außenministers geht die syrische Armee immer brutaler gegen Zivilisten vor. In der Protesthochburg Homs gibt es hunderte Tote - die Weltpolitik verzweifelt.Mehr zum ThemaHochschulfinanzierung - Milliardenloch wegen unterschätzter StudentenzahlenOststadt reißt.......

US Defends Progress in Afghanistan

Source country voanews Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:18:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] killed[1]; deaths[1]; bomb[1]; Taliban[2]; insurgents[4]; attacks[1]; suicide[1];

Entities: Curtis Scaparrotti[1]; Leon Panetta[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Security;

Officials make remarks after a US officer publicly countered U.S. assertions of success...

Maldive: violenza si diffonde fuori Male, voci arresto Nasheed

Source country adnkronos Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:17:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] ferito[1]; terrorismo[1];

Entities: Mohamed Nasheed[1];

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Putin cautions against outside interference in Syria

Source country irishsun Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] killed[2]; al-Qaida[1];

Entities: Sergei Lavrov[1]; Jay Carney[1]; Farouk al-Sharaa[1]; Bashar Assad[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; EU-USA; Security Council; European Training Foundation;

MOSCOW - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Wednesday condemned the ongoing violence in Syria but cautioned against outside interference "under any circumstances"....

Iraq executes 14 despite U.N. rights chief protest

Source country reuters Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:16:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] terrorists[1]; Death[1]; al Qaeda[2]; death[3]; insurgents[1]; terrorist[1]; group[1]; attacks[1];

Entities: Abu Talha al-Sudani[1]; Mohammed Amer[1]; Saddam Hussein[1]; Francois Murphy[1]; Ben Harding[1]; Navi Pillay[1];

Other categories: Security;

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq executed 14 convicted criminals Tuesday, a Justice Ministry official said, bringing the number of executions this year to at least 65 despite objections from the United Nations' human rights chief....

Maldive, situazione fuori controllo: violenze e feriti

Source country quotidiano Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:14:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] ferito[2]; feriti[4]; terrorismo[1];

Entities: Mohamed Nasheed[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

Il presidente deposto Nasheed: "Costretto a lasciare". Secondo voci non confermate, sarebbe stato ferito e poi arrestato. Scontri fra civili e polizia: "La situazione potrebbe collassare", dice il primo cittadino di Male...

UN chief "deeply concerned" about armed conflict in Mali

Source country xinhuanet_en Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:13:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebel[2]; attacks[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Conflict; Security; Ban Ki-moon;

UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Wednesday said that he is "deeply concerned" about the fighting between Tuareg rebel groups and government forces in northern Mali, saying that he "condemns the use of violence." "He is especially troubled by the large-scale.......

LA REVUE DE PRESSE CHINOISE: A la Une : Weibos, la fin des pseudos

Source country rfi-fr Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:13:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] attentat-suicide[1]; mort[1];

Entities: Bo Xilai[2]; Xi Jinping[1]; Bo Yibo[1];

Other categories: EU-USA; Natural Disasters; Air Transport - Aviation Safety;

Tous les jours, la revue de la presse chinoise préparée par le bureau de RFI à Pékin....

Iraq executes 14 despite U.N. rights chief protest

Source country reuters-af Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:11:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] terrorists[1]; Death[1]; al Qaeda[2]; death[3]; insurgents[1]; terrorist[1]; group[1]; attacks[1];

Entities: Abu Talha al-Sudani[1]; Mohammed Amer[1]; Saddam Hussein[1]; Francois Murphy[1]; Ben Harding[1]; Navi Pillay[1];

Other categories: Security;

Articles published more than 20 minutes ago

قوات الأسد تدّمر حمص وشبيحته يذبحون ثلاث عائلات

Source country al-seyassah Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:09:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] بتفجير سيارة[1];

Entities: العبد الله[1];

Other categories: Conflict;

القصف العنيف هدفه التمهيد لهجوم بري وسط مخاوف جنود النظام من حرب شوارع البنية التحتية لحي بابا عمرو باتت مدمرة بالكامل والوضع الطبي والإنساني سيئ جداً تهدم منازل في الزبداني ونزوح العائلات عنها واقتحام قرى في ريفي درعا وإدلب دمشق - وكالات: صعدت قوات النظام السوري, أمس, هجومها الدموي بمختلف أنواع.......

Al-Assad forces destroy Hims وشبيحته slaughter three families

The violent bombardment is aimed at paving the way for a ground attack amid fears soldiers of the system of the war of the streets of the infrastructure of district Baba Amr became completely destroyed and the situation medical and humanitarian very bad demolishes houses in الزبدانى and the displacement of families in breaking into villages in rural and shield Idlib Damascus - agencies: forces escalated the Syrian regime, yesterday, bloody attack various types of. ...

Bankamatiğe bırakılan bomba patladı

Source country haber7 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:09:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] terör[4]; PKK[1]; bomba[4]; bombanın[2]; örgütü[4]; patlatıldı[1];

Other categories: Conflict; Manmade Disasters; Security; Society;

Diyarbakır’da terör örgütü yandaşları tarafından bir bankanın bankamatiğine bırakılan el yapımı bomba, bir ailenin geçişi sırasında patladı....

Supreme Court of Ingushetia sentences Khamkhoev - figurant in "Domodedovo" terror act case - to 9 years in colony

Source country kavkaz-uzel Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:09:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] terrorist[1]; attack[1];

Entities: Vladimir Markin[1];

Other categories: Manmade Disasters;

Quotes in this article

Vladimir Markin said: "On February 2, 2011, Khamkhoev was detained by law enforcers in the Sunzha District of Ingushetia as a participant of a road accident. After the accident he was hospitalized, a submachine gun and ammunition were found in his car. Then, it became known that he had been on the search list in connection with the 'Domodedovo' terror act,"

A resident of Ingushetia, a 19-year-old Bashir Khamkhoev, who is a figurant in the criminal case of the terror act committed at the Moscow "Domodedovo" Airport, was sentenced to nine years in prison for a number of crimes committed in the territory of his republic....

Rusia da oxígeno a Al Asad; la UE y árabes presionan más

Source country lostiempos Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:02:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] mortales[2]; terroristas[1]; masacre[1]; bombardeo[1];

Entities: Ejército Libre[1]; Victoria Nuland[1]; Sergei Lavrov[1]; Julio Albi[1]; Bashar Assad[4];

Other categories: Security; UN Bodies; Security Council; Conflict; EU Russia; EU - Latin America; EU-Asia; External Relations;

Siria se queda sola en la escena internacional y Moscú, afianzado como el último aliado de peso que le queda a Damasco, trató ayer de lanzar un salvavidas al régimen de Bachar al Asad que pueda evitar el descenso imparable hacia una guerra civil....

Egypte: explosion d'un gazoduc alimentant Israël et la Jordanie

Source country french-news Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:02:00 PM CET | info [en] [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] attaque[1]; fait exploser[1];

Other categories: Security;

Un gazoduc alimentant Israël et la Jordanie a été la cible d'une attaque à la bombe survenue dans la péninsule égyptienne du Sinaï dimanche aux petites heures du matin, a indiqué une source de sécurité locale à l'agence Xinhua....

Russia says it offers alternative path to peace in Syria (The Christian Science Monitor)

Source country news-yahoo Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:01:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] rebels[3]; bombard[1]; dead[1]; rebel[1]; killing[1];

Entities: Dmitrij Susłow[1]; Jay Carney[1]; Sergei Lavrov[1]; Bashar Assad[1];

Other categories: UN Bodies; Security Council; Conflict; World Economy;

Quotes in this article

Sergei Lavrov said: "It's clear that efforts to stop use of force must coincide with a declaration of dialogue between all political forces," "Today we have received confirmation of the Syrian president's readiness to work toward this task"

Dmitrij Susłow says (about Sergei Lavrov) : "Even if Lavrov and Assad could agree to a democratic transition, we will not see a favorable response from the opposition, and we'll continue to see the US dismiss any chance of peaceful dialogue working,"

The Christian Science Monitor - Russian diplomacy can offer an alternative path to civil peace in Syria, if only the West will give it a chance, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Wednedsday after a visit to Damascus in which he met with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad....

Radical U.S. muslims 'miniscule' threat

Source country upi Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:00:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] terrorism[4]; terrorist attack[1]; Terrorism[1]; terrorist[1]; attack[1];

Entities: Peter King[1];

Other categories:

DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- None of the estimated 14,000 homicides committed in the United States last year was related to Islamic extremists, a university study determined....

Gunman killed after storming N.Y. court

Source country upi Wednesday, February 8, 2012 9:00:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] killed[1]; Gunman killed[1]; death[1]; Gunman[1]; dead[1]; killing[1];

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MIDDLETOWN, N.Y., Feb. 8 (UPI) -- A hooded man who shot at two New York state court officers, hitting one of them, was shot to death in a gunfight near the metal detector Wednesday, police said....

Articles published more than 30 minutes ago

Talk to Hamas? Talk to Taliban? Thank the Arab Spring for those possibilities.

Source country csmonitor Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:59:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] terrorism[1]; Hamas-Fatah[1]; Islamists[3]; Taliban[3]; bin Laden[1]; Hamas[4]; attacks[1]; killing[1];

Entities: Benjamin Netanyahu[1]; Osama bin Laden[2];

Other categories:

The Arab Spring's message of freedom through nonviolence has isolated Iran and Syria, helped elevate moderate Islamists, and pushed radical groups to weigh alternatives....

Op-Ed Columnist: Freedom at 4 Below

Source country IHT Wednesday, February 8, 2012 8:56:00 PM CET | info [other]

Trigger words: [TerroristAttack] insurgents[1]; killing[1];

Entities: Nada Bakri[1]; Vladimir Putin[1]; Bashar Assad[1]; Hosni Mubarak[1];

Other categories: Financial Crisis;

Observing democratic awakenings in places like Egypt, Syria and Russia puts a glow in your heart and a pit in your stomach....

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