Philippine soldiers face court martial over family killings
MANILA: Thirteen Philippine army soldiers will face court martial over the murder of the family of a tribal leader who has led opposition to an Australian-managed gold and copper mine on Mindanao. An initial military inquiry has found the soldiers were ”negligent” in not following rules of engagement in what has become known as the […]
Read More →MIDDLE EAST Bashar exacts revenge on Bandar in Lebanon
MIDDLE EAST Bashar exacts revenge on Bandar in Lebanon The Beirut car bombing that killed Brigadier General Wissam al-Hassan, the head of the intelligence branch of the Lebanese Internal Security Forces’ (ISF), on October 19, robbed Saudi Arabia’s General Intelligence Directorate and its chief, Prince Bandar bin Sultan, of their principal ally in the eastern […]
Read More →Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Arab Spring
Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the Arab Spring Last year’s overthrow of regimes across the Middle East has led to increasing rivalries for regional influence, writes Giorgio Cafiero The demise of the secular autocratic regimes in the Middle East and North Africa as a result of the Arab Spring has heralded a renaissance for the Islamist […]
Read More →Al Qaeda No. 2 in Yemen denies reports of his death: audio
Reuters – DUBAI (Reuters) – The top Saudi in al Qaeda’s Yemen-based wing has apparently released an audio message denying reports he was killed last month, a group that monitors Islamist websites said on Monday. In the audio posted on jihadist websites on Sunday, a man identified as Said al-Shehri said reports of his death were fabricated and aimed […]
Read More →Plane Going to Mount Everest Region Crashes, Killing 19
Associated Press People gathered at the site of a plane crash near Katmandu, Nepal, early Friday. By PRATEEK PRADHAN and HEATHER TIMMONS KATMANDU, Nepal — A small plane carrying 19 people to theMount Everest region crashed soon after takeoff here on Friday after striking a bird, killing everyone onboard, officials said. Enlarge This Image Niranjan Shrestha/Associated Press Nepalese police […]
Read More →Netanyahu Warns Iran Is Close to Making a Bomb
Chang W. Lee/The New York Times Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel held a diagram as he spoke about Iran’s nuclear program at the General Assembly on Thursday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel told the United Nations on Thursday that he believes Iran’s ability to make an atomic weapon will be irreversible by next spring or summer — a […]
Read More →Pakistan Bounty On Anti-Islam Filmmaker: Government Distances Self From Minister’s Offer
By REBECCA SANTANA 09/24/12 03:55 PM ET EDT $100,000 FOR HIS HEAD ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani government on Monday distanced itself from an offer by one of its Cabinet ministers to pay $100,000 to anyone who kills the maker of an anti-Islam film that has sparked violent protests across the Muslim world. The film, “Innocence of […]
Read More →Egypt president to Syria’s Assad: Step down before it’s too late
CAIRO — In his first speech to the League of Arab Nations, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday told Syrian leader Bashar Assad to learn from recent history and step down immediately “before it’s too late.” Addressing Arab foreign ministers in Cairo, the Islamist president urged them to make Syria their first priority. The address […]
Read More →Kadafi spy chief sent to Libya amid worries about fair trial
LA TIMES Mauritania shipped the man who served as spy chief to deposed Libyan strongman Moammar Kadafi to Libya on Wednesday, where the prime minister assured reporters he would get a fair trial, according to local and international media. Abdullah Senussi, brother-in-law to the late Kadafi, was arrested in Mauritania in March. The West African […]
Read More →U.S. and Turkey Agree to Tighten Coordination on Syria
ISTANBUL — Turkey and the United States agreed Saturday to accelerate preparations for the possible fall of Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, creating a formal team to manage helping the opposition, providing aid to fleeing refugees and planning for worst-case outcomes that include a chemical weapons attack.  U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet […]
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