At least 23 were killed and dozens were wounded March 3 when two car bombs, including one driven by a suicide attacker, blew up in Baghdad. In the suicide attack, a man drove a minibus into the headquarters of the… Read moreIraq: bombs in Baghdad; mass grave in Samarra
A car bomber tried to hit a government building in the Tani district of Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province March 3, but Afghan guards opened fire. A police officer was killed and five others, including an Afghan soldier, were wounded in… Read moreAfghanistan: bombs rock Khost
The idiot left has lost no time in blasting Kosova’s declaration of independence. The latest spew from New York’s International Action Center screams “US Hands Off Serbia!” and cheers the Belgrade protests (where wanted war criminal Ratko Mladic was hailed… Read moreKosova: really “independent”?
A US submarine fired three Tomahawk cruise missiles into southern Somalia March 3, aiming at what the Defense Department called terrorist targets. The missiles hit the town of Dobley, five miles from Somalia’s border with Kenya, partly destroying a house… Read moreUS launches cruise missile attack on Somalia
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has issued a statement condemning “in the strongest possible terms” attacks on Mogadishu radio stations by the armed forces of the Transitional Federal Government. The statement said government troops raided the offices of… Read moreSomalia: independent media under attack
As Venezuela and Ecuador order troops to their borders with Colombia, the Colombian National Police chief Gen. Oscar Naranjo announced that documents recovered from the computer of slain guerilla leader Raul Reyes reveal financial ties between Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez… Read moreColombia charges: Chávez funds FARC
A tense strike and occupation at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) in the southeast of Mexico City entered its 31st day March 2—despite the picket line being attacked by hostile students. Students—themselves divided by pro-strike and anti-strike factions—have also interrupted… Read moreViolence at university workers strike in Mexico City
Some 1,000 experts from 52 nations are expected to attend a world economic conference hosted by Cuba this week. Sponsored by Cuba’s National Economists Association and dubbed the “International Economists Meeting on Globalization and Development,” the conference will cover topics… Read moreCuba going globophile?
As of Feb. 29 the 41,000-member Teachers’ Federation of Puerto Rico (FMPR) was maintaining an open-ended strike at public schools that started on Feb. 21 over wages, classroom size and health issues. Meanwhile, controversy continued over the role of Change… Read moreNew York labor boss denies designs on Puerto Rico teachers union
A man claiming to be Jaber al-Banna (also rendered Elbaneh), a Yemeni-American who is among the FBI’s most wanted terrorism suspects, showed up in a Yemeni court Feb. 23—and was allowed to walk free, surprising the attendees. Al-Banna’s appearance was… Read moreYemen lets jihadi walk free?
The third suicide attack in Pakistan’s northwest in as many days left up to 40 dead and 30 wounded near Darra Adam Khel, North West Frontier Province, March 2. The bomber struck a grand jirga of five tribes in Zarghon… Read moreDefeated at polls, Pakistan’s Islamists strike back with bombs
Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad received what the United Arab Emirates’ Gulf News called a “hero’s welcome” in Baghdad, where Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said the Islamic Republic’s recent approach towards his country has been “extremely helpful.” He described his… Read moreAhmadinejad gets “hero’s welcome” in Baghdad
