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Pakistan nabs French man with reported 9/11 links
Pakistan nabs French man with reported 9/11 links
A US military investigation recommended that as many as seven US military personnel involved in the burning of Korans at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan face possible administrative, but not criminal, charges. An earlier joint US-Afghan investigation found that the texts had been mistakenly put in burn bags after they were confiscated from prisoners suspected […]
In the wake of bloody attacks on police in Bonn and Solingen, authorities slowly begin to crack down on radical Islamist organizations in Germany.
Citing security risks in the Middle East ranging from the Iranian nuclear program to terrorism and political instability, the US indicated that it plans to maintain a force of 13,500 US troops in Kuwait. The current US troop level in Kuwait is 15,000.
Eleven Taliban fighters and three Afghan policemen were killed in two suicide assaults in Kandahar. The Taliban killed eight Afghans in an IED attack in Helmand and an ISAF soldier in the south.
Eleven Taliban fighters and three Afghan policemen were killed in the attacks, which were likely carried out by the Mullah Dadullah Front.
Questions on Women’s Rights and Ethnic Strife in Afghanistan
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Insurgents killed four policemen in two shooting in Mosul; three were gunned downed with silenced pistols near a school. Two civilians were killed in attacks in Baghdad and Tarmiya.
Police officials claimed to have broken up a plot to attack foreign embassies in Sana’a. Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed credit for the suicide attack in Aden that killed the commander of military forces in the south.
After Kismayu, the real battle begins
Two days of talks between Iran and the six powers over Iran’s nuclear program produced no agreement. Further talks were scheduled for July 3 in Istanbul.
A newly-announced terrorist organization claimed responsibility for yesterday’s cross border attack in Israel, which killed one Israeli civilian. The group, which calls itself Mujahideen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem (MSC), features al Qaeda-style flags in its videos and says the attack is dedicated to Osama bin Laden.
Government forces continued to shell the city of Homs. Government and rebel forces clashed in Baba Amr. The rebel Free Syrian Army appealed to the Kurdish minority to join them.
For the first time in months, Hamas fired rockets from Gaza into southern Israel. No damage or casualties were reported.
Turkish army forces clashed with rebel Kurds in southeast Turkey;18 rebels and 8 soldiers were killed. The rebels’ attack also wounded 16 soldiers.
In Cairo, thousands protested against a military ruling that gave them sweeping new powers. Both presidential candidates claimed victory in last weekend’s elections.
Pakistan Supreme Court Dismisses Prime Minister
Fears grow for fate of Syria’s chemical weapons
Popular Pakistani singer Ghazala Javed killed
2 condemned in killing blamed for Myanmar violence
Violence spikes across southern Afghanistan
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Pentagon aims to be proactive in countering terror threat in Africa
ISAF killed several IMU and al Qaeda-linked Taliban leaders in airstrikes in Badakhshan and Nangarhar. A suicide bomber killed four members of the Afghan Local Police and five civilians in Kapisa. Three Afghan policemen killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
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Human traffickers in Pakistan stealing British sponsors’ data
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Iran and the six powers started a new round of talks over Iran’s nuclear program. After the first day, the two sides remained far apart. Mahmud Ahmadinejad has said he plans to leave politics next year after his second term as president ends.