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WASHINGTON, April 25, 2008 – Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 22 suspected terrorists, captured 37 others, and seized weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said. During operations today: – An air weapons team fired a Hellfire missile at four criminals as they attempted to emplace an improvised explosive device in northeastern... »

By Donna Miles WASHINGTON, April 25, 2008 – Syria’s building of a secret nuclear facility with North Korean help reinforces the need to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today. “It should serve as a reminder to us all of the very real dangers of... »

TIKRIT, Iraq – Iraqi Army and Coalition force Soldiers discovered 15 weapons caches and an improvised explosive device factory in northern Iraq April 1. The weapons and ammunition discovered included one 155mm and three 120mm rounds, one 122mm Illumination round, 14 107mm rockets, 58 82mm and 12 60mm mortars, along with other small-arms munitions. More than... »

JURF AS SAHKR — After serving their sentences in U.S.-run prisons in Iraq, 25 detainees were released under the supervision of a local sheikh in Jurf as Sahkr, March 28. Sheikh Sabah al-Janabi, captain of the Janabi tribe and leader of Jurf as Sahkr, said he is confident the men will return to... »

KIRKUK, Iraq – The 15th Iraqi Army Brigade detained 12 enemy personnel during an intelligence-driven operation in Hafriyah, southeast of Kirkuk, Iraq, March 31. During an IA brigade unilateral operation, Iraqi Army soldiers conducted a cordon and search to capture or kill the Al Qaeda in Iraq cell responsible for the March 23 attack on... »

By Pvt. Christopher McKenna BAGHDAD — Iraqi Security Forces are taking the lead in securing the city of Mahmudiyah against criminals. Iraqi Army soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 25th Brigade, 6th IA Division are securing the city’s neighborhoods with support from Red Knight Rakkasans of 3rd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division... »

State College, Pa.  — AccuWeather.com meteorologist Henry Margusity reports in his blog that models show a trend in the direction of a storm this weekend. He suggests that a wave will come out of the Southwest and be captured by the northern branch digging into the East with the result of a major storm... »

”Extremists say that doctors are not allowed to see the private parts of women and two male doctors were reportedly killed last week after leaving their clinics.” BAGHDAD, 13 November 2007 (IRIN) – Male gynecologists are being targeted by Islamic extremists in Iraq as they are accused of invading the privacy of women. Women’s... »

An English lawyer has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice. He faked a legal judgment and sent it to a father who was pleading in Taunton family court to be able to remain involved in his child’s upbringing. The lawyer, London barrister Bruce Hyman, now awaits his sentence. The judge indicated that... »

PUTIN ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF STRATEGIC BOMBER FLIGHTS President Vladimir Putin said on August 17 during military exercises in the Ural Mountains that Russian strategic bombers have resumed regular long-range flights after a hiatus of about 15 years, Russian and international media reported. He announced that “today, 14 strategic bombers took to the air from seven... »

August 20, 2007 — Officials say the governor of Al-Muthanna Governorate in southern Iraq was killed today when a roadside bomb struck his convoy. The reports said Governor Mohammed Ali al-Hassani was on his way to Samawah, the capital of the mainly Shi’ite governorate, when his convoy was attacked. At least five of his bodyguards... »

August 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) — An Afghan National Army general says four Iranian radio communication experts are helping the Taliban militia in Afghanistan’s south, RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan reported. Major General Muhiddin Ghori, who made the allegations, told RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan that it remains unclear whether the four were sent to Helmand Province by... »

August 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) — The wife of former FBI agent Robert Levinson, who went missing in March while on a business trip to Iran, says she might travel to Iran to search for him. Christine Levinson told RFE/RL correspondent Golnaz Esfandiari on August 17 that she is planning the trip even though the... »

August 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) — An Iranian physician who treated a well-known student activist in Tehran has said he has been sentenced to one year in prison. Hessam Firuzi told Radio Farda that he has been convicted on security charges and also for giving interviews to foreign radios and websites. He has 20 days to... »

August 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) — Russian novelist Pavel Astakhov has said Moscow city prosecutors have decided against pursuing a criminal case against him for his portrayal of police working with organized crime. The head of the city police’s main investigative directorate, Ivan Glukhov, had asked prosecutors to open a case against Astakhov and the publisher... »

August 20, 2007 — Russian journalist Larisa Arap has been released from a psychiatric clinic near the northern city of Murmansk where she had been held against her will for 46 days. The 48-year Arap, who is active in the opposition United Civic Front, was forcefully hospitalized in what she says was retribution for an... »

WASHINGTON, August 20, 2007 (RFE/RL) — Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns today said the diplomatic option must ‘be exhausted’ before other methods of persuading Iran to abandon its nuclear program are considered. But at a briefing in Washington he dismissed the suggestion that Iran’s recent decision to answer questions from... »

Acclaimed Hollywood director of “Pulp Fiction” and “Kill Bill,” Quentin Tarantino was forced to wade in Manila’s flood waters and use a pedicab in order to get to Malacanan Palace to receive an award from Philippine President Gloria-Macapagal Arroyo on Wednesday. The pedicab is a three-wheeled vehicle with a side-car driven by human pedal power,... »

On July 22, 2007 Mahatma Gandhi’s grandson, Arun Manilal Gandhi, was interviewed by Peter Sissons of the BBC News 24. Peter asked what Mahatma Gandhi would have done had he seen the Al-Qaeda problem. “Why don’t all the Muslims, Christians and other religions have a day of fasting to show Al-Qaeda that we reject... »

In the hills of Weiswampach, Luxembourg yesterday, the 12th International Wämper Triathlon became the setting for the national championship Olympic distance (1,5 km swimming, 40 km cycling, 10 km running) triathlon for both Belgium and Luxembourg. The Belgian championship was scheduled to take place in Vilvoorde, Belgium, but because the concentration of Salmonella bacteria... »