Abdali
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Five Somali soldiers and one civilian were killed in Mogadishu on Monday after a roadside bomb they discovered detonated in their vehicle, an official and witnesses said.
NATO: 5 Afghan civilians killed in Helmand battle: NATO said Tuesday it was investigating the deaths of five civilians who were killed when coalition forces returned fire against insurgents shooting from a compound in the Sangin district of Helmand.
Four suspected Taliban fighters killed in northern Afghanistan: Afghan forces clashed with suspected militants in the northern part of the country, killing four including a foreign fighter, a local official said Tuesday.
U.S. troops may expand raids into Pakistan: Previous Special Operations ground raids have infuriated Pakistani officials. But even with the risks, U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan said the raids could bring an intelligence windfall if militants are captured and interrogated, the newspaper said.
No foreign troops can operate on our soil:We work with our allies, especially the US, and appreciate their material support but we will not accept foreign troops on our soil a position that is well known, he stated.
US cables: Bangladeshi 'death squad' trained by UK government: Rapid Action Battalion, accused of hundreds of extra-judicial killings, received training from UK officers, cables reveal
Fatah asked Israel to attack Hamas: Members of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party asked Israel to attack rival Palestinian movement Hamas in 2007, diplomatic cables leaked by whistleblower WikiLeaks show.
Turkey PM: Israel to blame for deadlock in Mideast peace talks: Turkey's prime minister on Tuesday blamed Israeli "intransigence" for the deadlock in Mideast peace talks and called on the international community to work toward breaking the impasse.
Lies, Damn Lies and Israeli politicians: Netanyahu's patience with Abbas has 'run out', says WikiLeaks cable: Dermer also said that Netanyahu did not believe that Abbas was as week as he claimed, saying the Palestinian leader "has the potential to 'rise to the occasion' in negotiating peace."
US cables: Syria believed Israel was behind sniper killing: Assassination of Syrian president's top security aide caused anxiety among the political elite, US embassy cables reveal
Israel to compensate Palestinian for disability caused by torture : The Shin Bet has agreed to compensate a Palestinian former militant who claimed that he had become permanently disabled due to torture he underwent during interrogation by agents of the security services.
Netanyahu to formally call for release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard: PM to send letter to Obama that will mark the first time Israel has officially asked that Pollard be freed from prison.
Does anyone in America believe in the rule of law?: Further evidence, if any is needed, that the 21st century U.S. is degenerating into a banana republic can be found from the increasingly casual attitude toward the law that is displayed all across the American political spectrum.
US Cables: FBI Now Keeping Tabs on Native Americans -- in South America?: WikiLeaks documents now reveal that the law enforcement agency has set its sights on other indigenous peoples farther afield -- in South America no less.
WikiLeaks Founder Predicts Resignations At Big US Bank: In an interview with the British newspaper The Times, Julian Assange has confirmed that WikiLeaks is holding a vast cache of documents from a major US bank. Reports on the interview quote Assange as saying that there will likely be resignations once the information is released.
Prospect of WikiLeaks Dump Poses Problems for Regulators: Mr. Assange told a reporter from The Times of London that he had enough material to make bosses of a major bank resign.
Reporters Without Borders to host mirror site for WikiLeaks: Reporters "This is a gesture of support for WikiLeaks' right to publish information without being obstructed," it said in a report.
Julian Assange defends decision not to face questioning in Sweden: "They have asked, as part of their application, that if I go to Sweden and am arrested, I am to be held incommunicado. They have asked that my Swedish lawyer be gagged from talking to the public."
Assange attacks allies and foes: Mr Assange told the Times newspaper he believed the US would face reprisals if it attempted to extradite him on conspiracy charges - an extradition he admits he fears. The 39-year-old Queenslander also accused his media partners from the Guardian newspaper - who worked closely with him to publish the leaks - of unfairly tarnishing him by revealing damaging details of the sex assault allegations he faces in Sweden.
Transcript And Audio: The Assange BBC interview : Today programme presenter John Humphrys went to meet him for what is Mr Assange's first face-to-face broadcast interview since his release.
NATO: 5 Afghan civilians killed in Helmand battle: NATO said Tuesday it was investigating the deaths of five civilians who were killed when coalition forces returned fire against insurgents shooting from a compound in the Sangin district of Helmand.
Four suspected Taliban fighters killed in northern Afghanistan: Afghan forces clashed with suspected militants in the northern part of the country, killing four including a foreign fighter, a local official said Tuesday.
U.S. troops may expand raids into Pakistan: Previous Special Operations ground raids have infuriated Pakistani officials. But even with the risks, U.S. military commanders in Afghanistan said the raids could bring an intelligence windfall if militants are captured and interrogated, the newspaper said.
No foreign troops can operate on our soil:We work with our allies, especially the US, and appreciate their material support but we will not accept foreign troops on our soil a position that is well known, he stated.
US cables: Bangladeshi 'death squad' trained by UK government: Rapid Action Battalion, accused of hundreds of extra-judicial killings, received training from UK officers, cables reveal
Fatah asked Israel to attack Hamas: Members of Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas' Fatah party asked Israel to attack rival Palestinian movement Hamas in 2007, diplomatic cables leaked by whistleblower WikiLeaks show.
Turkey PM: Israel to blame for deadlock in Mideast peace talks: Turkey's prime minister on Tuesday blamed Israeli "intransigence" for the deadlock in Mideast peace talks and called on the international community to work toward breaking the impasse.
Lies, Damn Lies and Israeli politicians: Netanyahu's patience with Abbas has 'run out', says WikiLeaks cable: Dermer also said that Netanyahu did not believe that Abbas was as week as he claimed, saying the Palestinian leader "has the potential to 'rise to the occasion' in negotiating peace."
US cables: Syria believed Israel was behind sniper killing: Assassination of Syrian president's top security aide caused anxiety among the political elite, US embassy cables reveal
Israel to compensate Palestinian for disability caused by torture : The Shin Bet has agreed to compensate a Palestinian former militant who claimed that he had become permanently disabled due to torture he underwent during interrogation by agents of the security services.
Netanyahu to formally call for release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard: PM to send letter to Obama that will mark the first time Israel has officially asked that Pollard be freed from prison.
Does anyone in America believe in the rule of law?: Further evidence, if any is needed, that the 21st century U.S. is degenerating into a banana republic can be found from the increasingly casual attitude toward the law that is displayed all across the American political spectrum.
US Cables: FBI Now Keeping Tabs on Native Americans -- in South America?: WikiLeaks documents now reveal that the law enforcement agency has set its sights on other indigenous peoples farther afield -- in South America no less.
WikiLeaks Founder Predicts Resignations At Big US Bank: In an interview with the British newspaper The Times, Julian Assange has confirmed that WikiLeaks is holding a vast cache of documents from a major US bank. Reports on the interview quote Assange as saying that there will likely be resignations once the information is released.
Prospect of WikiLeaks Dump Poses Problems for Regulators: Mr. Assange told a reporter from The Times of London that he had enough material to make bosses of a major bank resign.
Reporters Without Borders to host mirror site for WikiLeaks: Reporters "This is a gesture of support for WikiLeaks' right to publish information without being obstructed," it said in a report.
Julian Assange defends decision not to face questioning in Sweden: "They have asked, as part of their application, that if I go to Sweden and am arrested, I am to be held incommunicado. They have asked that my Swedish lawyer be gagged from talking to the public."
Assange attacks allies and foes: Mr Assange told the Times newspaper he believed the US would face reprisals if it attempted to extradite him on conspiracy charges - an extradition he admits he fears. The 39-year-old Queenslander also accused his media partners from the Guardian newspaper - who worked closely with him to publish the leaks - of unfairly tarnishing him by revealing damaging details of the sex assault allegations he faces in Sweden.
Transcript And Audio: The Assange BBC interview : Today programme presenter John Humphrys went to meet him for what is Mr Assange's first face-to-face broadcast interview since his release.
