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Nigeria hails rebel amnesty amid ‘charade’ claim
The crowd of young men gathered around as police officers unloaded a small arsenal from the bed of a truck: buckets of bullets, boxes and boxes of machine guns and rocket launchers. The scene played out to cheers over the weekend as 1,000 militants and their commanders in the oil-rich Niger Delta region laid down their arms in exchange for a government amnesty program that promises them a pardon and a job. The program has been in place since August 6.
Thai court rejects U.S. extradition request for ‘Merchant of Death’
A Thai court on Tuesday rejected the extradition of a man dubbed the "Merchant of Death", whom the U.S. government accuses of selling millions of dollars in weapons to Colombian rebels.
Terrorists kidnap, torture boy to bully Iraqi policeman
Like many young boys, Khidir loves playing with toy cars and wants to be a policeman like his father when he grows up. But it was his father’s very job that caused the tiny child to suffer the unimaginable. Khidir was just 6 years old when he was savagely ripped away from his family, kidnapped by al Qaeda operatives in Iraq
How to get Michelle Obama’s toned arms
First lady Michelle Obama has a fashion following, with blogs tracking her daily garment choices.
Unrest spreads in Bangladesh
A mutiny by members of Bangladesh’s paramilitary force appeared to have spread beyond the capital, Dhaka, to other towns Thursday — while a deadly hostage standoff in the troops’ main headquarters entered a second day with few signs of a resolution. In a televised address Thursday afternoon, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once again urged the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) paramilitary troops to lay down their arms, saying she was granting them general amnesty.
Tamil rebels ready for cease-fire
Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka were ready to accept international calls for a cease-fire but won’t lay down their weapons without a political solution in the quarter-century-long civil war, according to a letter released by the group. But no cease-fire offer is being offered as government troops press their offensive against Tamil forces and their remaining strongholds in northern Sri Lanka.