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Feb 12, 20101 min read
Iraqi Police Make Arrests for 2003 Killings of British Royal Military Police
Iraqi authorities have arrested eight Iraqi’s for the murder of six British Royal Military Police in 2003, the BBC reports. The Red Caps,...
Feb 12, 20101 min read
Much Anticipated Marjah Offensive Launches in Southern Afghanistan
Operation Moshtarak launched just before dawn in Southern Afghanistan today, the Wall Street Journal reported. Unlike previous...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
Summit on Plan for Afghanistan Yields a Strategy for Afghan Forces to Take Control Over Five Years
A summit in London has adjourned with a plan for Afghanistan’s future that envisions Afghan forces taking control of some provinces by...
Jan 28, 20101 min read
UN Experts Release Study on Secret Detention
A 222-page study will be presented to the UN Human Rights Council in March on the use of secret detention throughout the world, the UN...
Jan 20, 20101 min read
UK Suspends Commercial Direct Flights to Yemen as Yemeni Fighter Jets Conduct Air Raids
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has announced that all direct flights between the United Kingdom and Yemen would be suspended immediately...
Jan 19, 20101 min read
President Bashir Announces Sudan Would Accept Separation
President Omar al-Bashir announced in a speech this week that Sudan would accept the secession of the southern region, should southerners...
Jan 12, 20101 min read
Another Alleged Top Mexican Drug Lord Caught
Federal Mexican authorities apprehended Teodoro “El Teo” Garcia Simental in Baja California early Tuesday morning, the New York Times...
Dec 3, 20091 min read
UK High Court Rules Terror Suspects Cannot Be Denied Bail Based On Secret Evidence
Two High Court judges in the United Kingdom have ruled that secret evidence may not be used to deny terror suspects bail, the BBC...
Dec 3, 20091 min read
US Prosecutors Request Charges Be Dropped Against Blackwater Guard
United States prosecutors dropped charges today against one of the six guards charged in the killing of Iraqi civilians in 2007, the BBC...
Nov 20, 20091 min read
Countries Begin Announcing Emissions Goals Ahead of Copenhagen Summit
In swift succession, almost all industrialized nations have announced national plans to cut heat-trapping emissions in the coming years,...
Nov 19, 20091 min read
Report to Congress Details Increasingly Aggressive Cyber-Spying By China
Cyber-espionage from China is rapidly increasing in quantity and quality, the BBC reported today. The US-China Economic and Security...


Nov 13, 20091 min read
Afghan community provides guidance for new counterinsurgency strategy
A new development model in Jurm has raised hopes for Afghan villagers. Via NYTimes. Small grants given to villagers in the small valley...
Oct 21, 20091 min read
Iran Nuclear Fuel Agreement Put Forth by IAEA; Good deal for Iran
The IAEA submitted a draft agreement to Iran, France, Russia and the U.S. Although details are unconfirmed, it appears the agreement...
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