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Two NATO soldiers killed in accidents, one wounded in clash
Kabul, Aug 10, 2006 Two NATO soldiers were killed in separate accidents in Afghanistan Wednesday while another was seriously wounded in a clash with insurgents, officials said. A Canadian soldier died in a "weapons-related accident" in southern Afghanistan on Wednesday, a Canadian defence department official told AFP in Ottawa. Master Corporal Jeffrey Walsh was taking part in "routine operations" about 20 k ... more British soldier dies in Afghan traffic accident
London, Aug 9, 2006 A British soldier has been killed in a road traffic accident in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday. He was serving with the Royal Logistic Corps and was killed in Kabul, a spokeswoman told AFP. "It is with great regret that we can confirm that a British soldier serving with the Royal Logistic Corps has been killed in a road traffic accident in Camp Souter in Kabul, Afgha ... more Two killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza
Gaza City, Aug 9, 2006 Two Palestinians were killed and five others wounded Wednesday in an Israeli air strike on a site used as a training camp by armed groups, witnesses and medical sources said. One of the dead was a young girl, a doctor said. An Israeli gunship fired at least one missile on the site, which lies in the Al-Zarqa neighbourhood of Gaza City, the sources said, adding that one of the wounded was ... more Former foe helps boost Bosnia's arms exports
Sarajevo, Aug 9, 2006 Bosnia's arms exports rose 55 percent year-on-year to 63.5 million euros (80 million dollars) in 2005, with former foe Serbia-Montenegro among the biggest buyers, the SRNA news agency reported on Wednesday. A total 16.4 million euros worth of Bosnian weapons and military equipment was shipped to Serbia-Montenegro during the year, most of it explosives, SRNA said. Bosnia's devastating 199 ... more Five wounded in Israeli air strike on Gaza
Gaza City, Aug 9, 2006 Five Palestinians were wounded Wednesday, one of them seriously, in an Israeli air strike on a site used as a traning camp by armed groups, witnesses and medical sources said. ... more |
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Kathmandu, Aug 9, 2006 Ugandan rebels storm out of peace talks
Juba, Sudan, Aug 9, 2006 Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels on Wednesday stormed out of peace talks and demanded that the government joins it in declaring a ceasefire, threatening fragile peace efforts, officials said. "We stormed out of the talks after we informed the mediator that we are not ready to proceed with the negotiations until the government declares a unilateral cessation of hostilities," rebel spoke ... more Fifteen Taliban killed in attack on US base
Kabul, Aug 9, 2006 US-led soldiers and warplanes killed 15 Taliban militants who attacked a coalition compound with rockets and rifles in mountainous eastern Afghanistan, the coalition said Wednesday. Two US soldiers and an Afghan policeman were wounded in Tuesday evening's battle in the remote province of Nuristan which borders Pakistan, it said in a statement. It said 30 insurgents had attacked a provinc ... more Ugandan rebels abandon peace talks, demand govt ceasefire
Juba, Sudan, Aug 9, 2006 Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels on Wednesday stormed out of peace talks with the government demanding that the latter declare a ceasefire to help efforts to end their two-decade civil war, apparently putting the peace efforts in jeopardy, officials said. "We stormed out of the talks after we informed the mediator that we are not ready to proceeed with the negotiations until the govern ... more US military defends Baghdad raid slammed by PM
Baghdad, Aug 9, 2006 The US military on Wednesday defended itself against criticism by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of a raid on a crowded Baghdad suburb which culminated in a deadly air strike. The army had said the Sunday night assault by Iraqi troops and US advisers was aimed at arresting the head of a suspected kidnap-and-torture cell. But Maliki called it "unjustified" and said he had not approve ... more |
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Baghdad, Aug 8, 2006 A US soldier testifying in the rape-slaying of an Iraqi girl told a military legal panel on Tuesday how soldiers drank Iraqi cough syrup and whisky and took drugs to fight stress due to sustained combat. Private first class Justic Cross said regular deaths of their colleagues had demoralised the troops, while dangerous patrols made them constantly fear for their lives, which was "mentally dr ... more Israel reacts coolly to mooted Lebanon army deployment
Jerusalem, Aug 8, 2006 Israel reacted coolly Tuesday to Lebanon's offer to deploy 15,000 government troops in the south, saying the move could serve as a "smokescreen" for Shiite militant group Hezbollah. "We need to see how serious this proposition is. This could be a smokescreen behind which Hezbollah can continue operating," government spokesman Avi Pazner told AFP. "This could be a tactical move ahead of t ... more UN debate must address Lebanese troop offer: France
Paris, Aug 8, 2006 France on Tuesday urged the UN Security Council to "take into account" Beirut's offer to deploy 15,000 troops in south Lebanon as it seeks a deal on a resolution to end the four-week conflict with Israel. "I would like the discussions underway in New York to take this essential new element into account, in order to secure the rapid adoption of a resolution," Foreign Minister Philippe Douste- ... more Army promotes missing US soldier
Washington, Aug 8, 2006 The US Army announced Tuesday it has promoted the only US soldier listed as captured in Iraq to the rank of staff sergeant. Keith "Matt" Maupin has been missing since insurgents firing rocket-propelled grenades and small arms attacked his convoy April 9, 2004. "Coalition forces continue to actively search for Staff Sergeant Maupin, and will continue to do so until he is found," the army ... more Malaysia plans troop pullout of East Timor by end of month: reports
Dili, Aug 8, 2006 Malaysia is planning to pull out most of its 200 troops from strife-hit East Timor by the end of the month, its army chief said according to reports published Tuesday. "We have plans to pull out on August 28, 2006 all Malaysian army troops deployed in East Timor after the unrest three months ago," Malaysian army chief Abdul Azis Zainal said according to local newspapers. "This withdrawal ... more
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