MOGADISHU, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The United Nations should send peacekeepers to Somalia urgently to stop the strife that is fuelling piracy and is being aggravated by feuding politicians, the African Union's top diplomat said on Thursday. ... > full story
KHOST, Afghanistan, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — A suicide car bomber wounded two U.S. soldiers and some Afghans in an attack in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, a U.S. military spokesman said. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan. ... > full story
GAZA, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — An explosion in the Gaza Strip killed a member of the Hamas Islamist group on Thursday, hospital staff and witnesses said. ... > full story
CANBERRA, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The only Guantanamo Bay inmate convicted of terrorism offences, Australian David Hicks, has broken his self-imposed silence, calling on police to relax stringent controls over his freedom since his release from jail. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan's army chief called for a halt to missile attacks on Pakistani territory by pilotless drone aircraft operated by Western forces in Afghanistan. ... > full story
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — A suspected U.S. drone aircraft fired two missiles at a house in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five suspected militants, possibly including an Arab al Qaeda operative, intelligence officials said. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Countries playing host to Afghan refugees should only send them home if they want to go, the head of the U.N. refugee agency said on Wednesday, as insecurity and insufficient sources hampered the reintegration of returnees. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — The top commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday recommended a plan to stem growing violence by empowering local Afghan leaders, including former Taliban members. ... > full story
Hijackers Are Pirate Havens' Heroes Nov. 20, 2008 (New York Post) — Somalia's pirates are being hailed as heroes, and their hijacking of one of the world's largest ships is being celebrated as a victory on the ...
Stop piracy before it starts Nov. 20, 2008 (Modesto Bee, California) — Excerpted from Wednesday's Los Angeles Times.. . When pirates operating off the coast of Somalia started increasing their attacks on merchant ...
In a land without law, a pirate is a folk hero Nov. 20, 2008 (Arizona Daily Star) — Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women — even hiring caterers ...
Booming Pirate Economy Transfor... Nov. 20, 2008 (FOX 28 Spokane (KAYU)) — Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women - even hiring caterers ...
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