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Indonesia is deploying hundreds more troops to Papua province to prevent further unrest, following protests against US mining giant Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s massive gold mine. The protests escalated last week, resulting in the deaths of five security officers, including four members of the police paramilitary brigade.
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Critics, including Welsh MP Adam Price, have demanded a full investigation into the British government's alleged role in allowing the export of over 20,000 semi-automatic pistols to Iraq, which have likely fallen into the hands of al-Qaeda terrorists. The scandal has been likened to the Scott Inquiry,
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Tension in Iraq's heartland is increasing due to Sunni distrust of Shi'ite and Kurdish militias. In the city of Balad, 50 miles northwest of Baghdad, Sunni residents' hostility has prevented a unit of Kurdish troops from leaving their base. The 700-strong Kurdish Iraqi army battalion,
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Greece has been plunged into crisis as heavy rainfall over the past several days has pushed rivers to record-breaking levels, threatening dozens of villages and towns in the northeastern region of Evros. The Evros River is at an unprecedented six-meter height due to a massive amount of water flowing down
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U.S. Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on Tuesday accused Iran of sending members of the elite Revolutionary Guard to create trouble in Iraq. Rumsfeld made the statement at a Pentagon news conference, referring to the Al Quds Division of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, which has been tasked with
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President George Bush's visit to Pakistan this weekend was marred by a fierce battle between pro-Taliban militants and Pakistani soldiers in the semi-lawless tribal areas. The 24-hour fighting in Miran Shah, a major tribal town, resulted in at least 46 militant deaths and five soldier fatalities. The violence
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UN peacekeepers and government troops have launched an operation against rebel groups in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to create a stable environment for the country's upcoming June elections. The operation, fought on two fronts, involved UN peacekeepers and government troops in the
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In a significant development, peace talks aimed at resolving the long-standing crisis in the Ivory Coast resumed on February 28, 2006, in the capital city, Yamoussoukro. The talks were initially delayed due to a dispute over the security of rebel leader Guillaume Soro, but assurances were provided, allowing him to
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A 41-year-old Georgia National Guard soldier, Sgt. 1st Class Amos C. Edwards Jr., has died from an apparent heart attack while stationed in Iraq. The death is under investigation, and Edwards was part of the 48th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment. This brings the total number
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The United States is increasing its assistance to the Philippines in the aftermath of the landslide disaster in Southern Leyte, where an estimated 1,400 people remain buried. Brigadier General Mastin Robeson announced that approximately 2,000 US soldiers, who were initially participating in joint military exercises in the Philippines,
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The full extent of the abuse at Abu Ghraib prison was revealed yesterday with a leaked report from the US army's internal investigation into the scandal, which coincided with a UN report on abuse of detainees at Guantanamo, a video showing British troops beating up Iraqi youths, and
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British Muslim leaders warned Monday of potential violent reprisals in the Middle East following the emergence of video footage apparently showing British soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners. The disturbing images, which have been broadcast worldwide, have caused a major crisis between the West and the Muslim world, already strained over the
