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Nigeria rebels extend truce by 30 days
LAGOS: The main armed rebel group in oil-rich southern Nigeria said early Wednesday it was prolonging by 30 days its...
NATO Probe Finds German Officer at Fault Over Afghan Bombing
A German army officer who ordered a deadly airstrike on two fuel trucks in Afghanistan, leaving many civilians dead, violated...
NATO strike hits heart of new Afghan strategy
Kabul: An air strike in northern Afghanistan that killed up to 90 people hit at the heart of plans for...
Iraq Drawdown Moves Into Second Phase
BAGHDAD: As Multi-National Corps - Iraq moves into the second phase of the drawdown of troops and equipment from Iraq,...
Chavez warns of ‘war’ over Colombia-US deal
Quito: Leftist leaders from Venezuela and Ecuador thundered against a US military presence in Latin America on Monday, warning the...
Pakistani Taliban appears in turmoil after shootout
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Taliban appeared in turmoil after reports of a deadly shootout between contenders to replace the shadowy movement's leader,...
Russian task force arrives in Gulf of Aden on anti-piracy mission
VLADIVOSTOK: A new task force from Russia's Pacific Fleet has arrived in the Gulf of Aden to fight piracy off...
Gates Says Iraq Drawdown May Accelerate Moderately
INCIRLIK, Turkey: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said conditions in Iraq have improved to the extent that the U.S. combat...
Militant sect leader shot dead after capture in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: A Nigerian Islamist sect leader was shot dead following his capture Thursday, after troops put down a five-day...
Nigerian Militants flee city as army overruns base: military
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Members of a Nigerian Islamist fundamentalist sect fled the northern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday after the military...
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