War, Terrorism & Civil Disorder

UN: No Hamas Fighters in Bombed Gaza School

United Nations investigators say they have uncovered no evidence to support a claim by the Israeli military that Hamas fighters were holed up in a Gaza school, prompting a deadly attack by Israeli forces that killed 40...

Adviser admits attackers-Pakistan link

Published: Jan. 7, 2009 at 3:02 PM People who read this also read ... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Government officials in Pakistan Wednesday acknowledged a link between the November terror attacks on Mumbai, India, and...

Oil plunges on worries about demand

New report shows bigger-than-expected crude reserves Jan. 7: While the cost of energy is on the decline, prices on certain things are still sky-high. Energy prices plunged across the board Wednesday after a government report...

Obama has lunch with 4 presidents

WASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama hailed a rare Oval Office gathering of all U.S. presidents as an extraordinary event on Wednesday as the current occupant, President George W. Bush, reminded his predecessors and...

Coalition forces kill 38 Afghan militants

Troops in Afghanistan launched raids against militants over the last two days, killing 32 armed insurgents near the nation's capital and six militants in western Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in statements Wednesday.

Report: al-Qaeda No. 2 blames Obama for Gaza fight

CAIRO (AP) — al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader lashed out at President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message Tuesday, accusing him of not doing anything to stop Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to an intelligence...

MI5 chief, in rare interview, says terror attacks decrease but threat remains

Terrorists based in Britain have plotted fewer attacks over the last 18 months, but the overall threat from terrorism remains severe, the head of Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence agency was quoted as saying Wednesday. The...

Israel mulls expelling Venezuela envoy

Published: Jan. 7, 2009 at 8:22 AM People who read this also read ... JERUSALEM, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Israel's foreign ministry says it's debating whether to expel Venezuela's charge d'affaires after President Hugo Chavez banned...

Israel, Hamas say still considering Gaza plan

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Wednesday that talks were still underway with Egypt over a ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip despite French President Nicolas Sarkozy's announcement that the plan had been accepted by...

Canadian on trial for Afghan shooting

Published: Jan. 7, 2009 at 9:26 AM People who read this also read ... PETAWAWA, Ontario, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A Canadian officer accused of killing a wounded and disarmed suspected Taliban insurgent in Afghanistan is seeking release...

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