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Published in: openSecurityBrazilian paramilitary launch favela offensiveWar on Rio’s drug gangs pushes forward, with thousands of paramilitary forces involved. Moroccan security forces...
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Published in: openSecurityKorean peninsula on ‘the brink of war’
On Friday, the official news service of North Korea accused the US and South Korea of pushing the peninsula to the...
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Published in: openSecurityConfusion over US-Israel settlement deal
The US and Israel deadlocked over settlement negotiations. The speaker of the Lebanese National Assembly has said...
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Published in: oDRAfter Lisbon, what next?This weekend world leaders are assembling in Lisbon to discuss a new NATO security concept for Europe. Yet in...
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Published in: openSecurityCalls for calm after Haiti riots target UN
Calls for calm after riots target UN over cholera. State of emergency declared over post-election violence in...
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Published in: openSecurity'Lord of War' arrives in US following extradition
Viktor Bout, the man at the centre of a long-standing war of words between US and Russia, finally arrives in NYC;...
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Published in: openSecurityRights groups call for investigation into violence in Western Sahara
Rights groups call for international probe into violence in Western Sahara. Cholera reaches Port-au-Prince,...
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Published in: openSecurityArmenia and Georgia foil latest uranium smuggling plot
Joint anti-nuclear proliferation operation results in multiple arrests in Georgia. One year after Fort Hood...
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Published in: openSecurityFears of increased violence after top Mexican drug lord killed during day-long battle
Feared drug lord ‘Tony the Storm’ killed in battle near the US-Mexico border. Post-election fighting causes...
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Published in: openSecurityUK terrorism strategy fails to take comprehensive approach to threat from Yemen and Somalia
UK terrorism strategy fails to take comprehensive approach to threat from Yemen and Somalia. Spike in Haiti cholera...
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Published in: openSecurityLetter bombing campaign uncovered in Greece
Multiple bombs destined for top-level targets discovered in Greece. Iran chides Russia over decision not to honour...
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Published in: openSecurityBombing in Istanbul injures dozens on day that PKK ceasefire expires
Bombing in Istanbul main square injures dozens and rattles nerves. Nato to reduce its Kosovo force by half. Iraqi...
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Published in: openSecurityHizbollah chief urges Lebanese to boycott Hariri investigation
Hassan Nasrallah calls for a boycott of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. A diplomatic row between China and Japan...
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Published in: HomeBlackwater still in the dock, but for how long?
Blackwater trials failing to produce convictions. Yemen resource conflict highlighted in two reports. Arms thought...
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Published in: openSecurityFormer Iraqi foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, sentenced to death
Former Iraqi foreign minister, Tariq Aziz, sentenced to death. Ex-‘child soldier’ pleads guilty at Guantanamo. UK...
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Published in: openSecurityNew reports allege extensive Iranian involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan wars
Further accusations of Tehran’s deep involvement in two ongoing wars. Tibetan student unrest over proposed language...
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Published in: openSecurityIsraeli-Palestinian peace will isolate Iran, suggests Peres
Israeli President calls for Israeli-Palestinian peace as a means to isolate Iran. As the US and Pakistan foreign...
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Published in: openSecurityChina blocks UN report on the use of Chinese arms in Darfur
China attempts to block UN report on Chinese arms in Darfur. Ten killed in Mindanao bus bombing. Pre-election...
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Published in: openSecurityRussian attendance at Nato summit confirmed
Russia has accepted an invitation to Nato's forthcoming Lisbon meeting. Islamist rebels attack Chechen capital....
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Published in: openSecurityRegional military force established to crack down on Lord’s Resistance Army
Military campaign against central African rebel group intensifies. Yemen goes on the offensive against al-Qaeda. New...
