The Israeli government is responsible for deaths and more than $10 million in damage to U.N. buildings during the recent military offensive in Gaza, a U.N
U.N. probe blames Israel for deaths during Gaza offensive
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Nepal government splits over general’s firing
Nepal’s government ordered the country’s army chief of staff fired Sunday, touching off street protests and a split in Nepal’s Maoist-dominated ruling coalition. But Gen. Rookmangud Katawal has refused to accept his dismissal, and Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav — the constitutional commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces — has told Katawal to remain in office, a presidential spokesman said
Why the Taliban is Winning the Propaganda War
When Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office recently said it was holding peace talks with the Taliban, the Taliban countered with a press release.
Pakistan kills 80 in assault on Taliban
Pakistani armed forces have killed 80 militants since launching an assault on a region recently held by the Taliban, the military announced Sunday. Three soldiers have been killed and eight wounded in the crackdown in the Buner district in the northwest of the country, the military statement said. The Pakistani offensive started in the province last Sunday, after Taliban militants moved into Buner, a move that alarmed U.S
Underground Threat: Tunnels Pose Trouble from Mexico to Middle East
With swine flu frenzy gripping the U.S., the threat coming from south of the Mexico border may seem more real to many Americans than ever before.
Pakistan kills more militants in new action
Pakistani security forces say they have killed at least 16 militants overnight in the country’s volatile tribal region. This appears to be separate from the hostilities in the military’s week-long crackdown in northwestern Pakistan against a Taliban militant advance in the country’s North West Frontier Province. However, this reflects the tensions in the region and could signal a spread of fighting resulting from the crackdown.
Dozens of Taliban killed in crackdown
Pakistan’s military killed at least 55 militants over the past 24 hours as part of its week-long crackdown on Taliban militants, an army spokesman said Friday. This week’s military operation resulted in more than 230 militant casualties since Sunday, while the military suffered two deaths and eight injuries, according to spokesman Maj. Gen
UK troops end combat operations in Iraq
Britain officially handed over authority of Basra to Iraq on Thursday, marking the end of combat operations in the country after six years.
Official who OK’d N.Y. flyby accused of ‘felony stupidity’
After a YouTube video showed panicked New Yorkers scrambling as a Boeing 747 flew frighteningly close to the lower Manhattan skyline, a former Homeland Security adviser questioned whether the man who approved the flyby should remain in his White House office. Fran Townsend, who advised President George W. Bush for more than three years, labeled the decision as “crass insensitivity” in the wake of 9/11.
Sri Lankan army claims key rebel strongholds
The Sri Lankan army overran two Tamil Tiger rebel positions in the country’s north on Tuesday, the military reported on its Web site.