Two Qaeda Leaders Killed in U.S. Strike in Pakistan
Friday, den 9. January 2009An American missile strike on Jan. 1 in Pakistan killed two leaders of Al Qaeda, an American official said.
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan), Marriott Hotel, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Al Qaeda, United States Armament and Defense, Pakistan, Terrorism, United States | 0 Kommentar »
Major Push Is Needed to Save Afghanistan, General Says
Friday, den 9. January 2009Gen. David H. Petraeus said that the country would require a sustained commitment from the United States and other nations, but declined to suggest a time frame.
Al Qaeda, Petraeus, David H, Afghanistan War (2001- ), Taliban, Iran, International Relations, Afghanistan, United States Armament and Defense, United States | 0 Kommentar »
Gas Cut by Kremlin Highlights U.S. Concern Over Russian Intentions
Friday, den 9. January 2009Washington has long argued that relying on Russian hydrocarbons is risky, and that finding alternative supplies would limit opportunities for coercion.
Europe, Natural Gas, Russia, International Relations, United States International Relations, United States | 0 Kommentar »
2 Qaeda Leaders Killed in U.S. Strike in Pakistan
Friday, den 9. January 2009One of the dead was suspected of overseeing last September’s deadly suicide bombing at a Marriott Hotel in Pakistan’s capital.
Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Pakistan), Marriott Hotel, Drones (Pilotless Planes), Al Qaeda, United States Armament and Defense, Pakistan, Terrorism, United States | 0 Kommentar »
U.S. Plans Border ‘Surge’ Against Any Drug Wars
Thursday, den 8. January 2009The soaring level of violence in Mexico resulting from the drug wars has led the United States to develop a contingency plan to prevent spillover across the border.
Crime and Criminals, Border Patrol (US), Mexico, Homeland Security Department, United States, Drug Abuse and Traffic, Immigration and Refugees | 0 Kommentar »
An Ex-Detainee of the U.S. Describes a 6-Year Ordeal
Tuesday, den 6. January 2009Though never charged with a crime, Muhammad Saad Iqbal spent six years in American custody, during which he says he was secretly taken to Egypt and tortured.
Bagram Air Base (Afghanistan), Central Intelligence Agency, Extraordinary Rendition, Lahore (Pakistan), Interrogations, Iqbal, Muhammad Saad, Detainees, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba), Bush, George W, United States, Terrorism, Prisons and Prisoners, Torture, Suits and Litigation | 0 Kommentar »
Ex-Detainee of U.S. Describes a 6-Year Ordeal
Tuesday, den 6. January 2009Though never charged with a crime, Muhammad Saad Iqbal spent six years in American custody, during which he says he was secretly taken to Egypt and tortured.
Bagram Air Base (Afghanistan), Central Intelligence Agency, Extraordinary Rendition, Lahore (Pakistan), Interrogations, Iqbal, Muhammad Saad, Detainees, Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba), Bush, George W, United States, Terrorism, Prisons and Prisoners, Torture, Suits and Litigation | 0 Kommentar »
Venezuela Suspends Heating Aid to the U.S.
Tuesday, den 6. January 2009Amid a plunge in oil revenues, Venezuela’s national oil company is suspending a program providing discounted heating oil to poor communities in the United States.
Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Chavez, Hugo, Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Heating, Kennedy, Joseph P II, Venezuela, Foreign Aid, United States, Economic Conditions and Trends, Massachusetts, International Trade and World Market, New York State | 0 Kommentar »
Russian Furor Over U.S. Adoptions Follows American’s Acquittal in Boy’s Death
Sunday, den 4. January 2009The grim case of a Washington-area toddler who died of heatstroke after his father left him in a parked vehicle for nine hours is national news in Russia.
Adoptions, Parenting, Child Abuse and Neglect, Russia, Decisions and Verdicts, United States | 0 Kommentar »
World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Drug Suspects Extradited to U.S.
Thursday, den 1. January 2009Mexico sent 10 accused drug smugglers, including some high-ranking members of drug cartels, to the United States on Wednesday.
Extradition, Smuggling, Mexico, Drug Abuse and Traffic, United States | 0 Kommentar »
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