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Tigers resisting calls to surrender: S.Lanka military
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's cornered Tamil Tiger rebels put up stiff resistance despite calls for their surrender, the military said Thursday...
Pakistan deploys troops to areas overrun by Taliban
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan on Thursday deployed paramilitary troops to northwestern districts infiltrated by Taliban militants, as global concern mounted over...
Sri Lanka rebels face calls to surrender
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels faced new calls to surrender Thursday as the army pressed a final offensive against...
Thai Political Protests Turn Deadly
About 5,000 demonstrators have camped outside of the office of Thailand's prime minister Tuesday, a day after violent clashes between...
Press Muzzled as Military Strengthens Grip on Fiji
Fiji's military government has moved to censor the media as it tightens its grip on the South Pacific country. Under...
Militants Torch Supplies Bound for Troops in Afghanistan
Pakistani police say Taliban militants have set fire to about 10 trucks carrying cement to Western forces in neighboring Afghanistan....
Captain held as US crew battles Somali pirates
MOMBASA, Kenya: A US cargo ship's crew ferrying food to African refugees battled against Somali pirates, pleading for the return...
Sierra Leone war crimes court to sentence RUF rebels
FREETOWN: The Special Court for Sierra Leone will hand down sentences against three rebel leaders convicted of overseeing atrocities committed...
Status of First Gulf War Casualty Changed to 'Missing in Action'
American Forces Press Service, WASHINGTON: Calling Navy Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher "an American hero," Navy Secretary Donald C. Winter today...
Serb ex-president acquitted for Kosovo war crimes
Agence France-Presse, THE HAGUE: The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court Thursday acquitted Serbian ex-president Milan Milutinovic of war crimes committed...
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