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War, Terrorism & Civil Disorder

Betancourt keeps options open

Jul 8- Freed hostage Ingrid Betancourt said in an interview with Reuters Television that she didn't rule out the possibility of running for president in Colombia and that the only way to achieve peace is through dialogue.

Moscow upset at missile shield deal

PRAGUE (Reuters) - The United States signed a pact on Tuesday to build part of a U.S. missile defence shield in the Czech Republic, prompting neighbouring Russia to warn it will react with military means if the shield is deployed.

Rhetoric fails to stem flow of exports to Iran

US exports to Iran have risen dramatically during George Bush's years in office in spite of his tough rhetoric against Tehran and the imposition of fresh economic sanctions. Analysis of US government trade figures published...

Oil down as Iran says there will be no attack

iii.co.uk     11 hrs ago   490 related          

By beetnikz: ')" target="_new">http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/08/markets/oil/index.htm?postversion=2008070811 NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Oil prices continued a post-July 4th descent Tuesday - down about $9 a barrel in two days -...

New US nuclear sanctions on Iran

bbc.co.uk     10 hrs ago   466 related          

Iran has resisted Western calls to end its uranium enrichment The US has imposed new financial sanctions on Iranian individuals and companies suspected of involvement in the country's nuclear programme. A senior defence...

G8 calls on N.Korea to abandon nuclear program

rian.ru     10 hrs ago   135 related          

TOYAKO (Hokkaido), July 8 (RIA Novosti) - The G8 leaders welcomed Tuesday North Korea's move in late June to submit information on its nuclear program and called on the country to give up its nuclear ambitions. "Noting the...

A vicious attack on India’s crucial role in Afghanistan

For almost a year the Bush Administration in Washington and the Karzai Government in Kabul have been putting out feelers to India to give its aid to Afghanistan a military dimension. There are signs that elements within the...

Impractical and wrong in principle: former MI5 chief's verdict on Brown's 42-day plan

Gordon Brown's plan to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days suffered a big setback yesterday when the former head of MI5 condemned it as unworkable and all but accused Downing Street of playing politics with...

Panel demands US war power reform

bbc.co.uk     7 hrs ago   32 related          

President Bush's deicison to send troops to Iraq was very controversial Two former US secretaries of state have called for a change in the way America goes to war. James Baker and Warren Christopher want to introduce a new law...

Court delays ruling on paralysed girl

Maria Amin, a six-year-old Palestinian girl from Gaza who was paralysed from the neck down in an Israeli missile attack, was left in legal limbo yesterday after Israel's Supreme Court put off a decision on her long-term future.

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