Suspected US drones fired missiles into an alleged Taliban compound near Wana village in Pakistan’s South Waziristan, killing at least seven people, local security officials said Oct. 26. There was no immediate confirmation of the strike from Pakistan’s military or… Read moreUS bombs Pakistan —again?
Sam Stein writes for Huffington Post, Oct. 22: McCain Surrogate: Al Qaeda Blogger Using Reverse Psychology The McCain campaign blasted back against a story in today’s Washington Post reporting that an al-Qaeda official in a “commentary posted Monday on the… Read moreAl-Qaeda endorses McCain: “reverse psychology”? No…
Up to two million marched in Rome’s Circus Maximus Oct. 25 to protest the government of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi under the slogans “Save Italy” and “Another Italy is possible.” Walter Veltroni, leader of the center-left opposition, told the crowds… Read moreItaly: mega-march against Berlusconi
Conservative Colombian congressman Oscar Tulio Lizcano is free Oct. 26 after more than eight years as a hostage of the FARC guerillas—their longest-held captive. But news accounts diverge widely on the details of his liberation. CBS says he was “freed”… Read moreColombia: hostage “rescue” —or escape?
The Mexican government has offered a $370,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers of Andres Dimitriadis, sub-prosecutor for organized crime with the Prosecutor General of Morelos. Dimitriadis was shot in his car with his two guards… Read moreMexico: hunt for killers of Morelos anti-drug prosecutor
A statement from the Iraq Freedom Congress, Oct. 19: Thousands of Workers Took To the Street against the Minister of Finance US Troops and National Guards Surround the Event While the Labor Leaders Deliver Their Speeches In a series of… Read moreIraq: workers protest IMF policies
Some 30,000 indigenous protesters arrived in the Colombian city of Cali Oct. 25, where President Álvaro Uribe pledges to meet with their leaders this weekend for a dialogue on land conflicts and investigations into 1,240 indigenous Colombians who have been… Read moreColombia: indigenous protesters march on Cali
Brazilian military exercises along the border with Paraguay are escalating tensions between the South American neighbors. Operation Southern Border II mobilized 3,500 soldiers from the Brazilian armed forces Oct. 19 along the border, as part of a larger force of… Read moreBrazilian military exercises heighten tensions with Paraguay
Supposed Sinaloa Cartel kingpin Jesús “El Rey” Zambada was among 16 arrested Oct. 22 after a street battle with police in which a grenade destroyed a car. Prosecutor General Eduardo Medina said Zambada’s son and nephew, two federal police officers… Read moreMexico: Sinaloa kingpin busted as Rice schmoozes top cops
Colombian authorities announced Oct. 21 they’ve broken up a drug and money laundering ring in an international operation that included the capture of three suspected of shipping funds to Hezbollah militants in Lebanon. More than 100 suspects were arrested in… Read moreColombia: Hezbollah tie to drug gang claimed
At least five suspects linked to regional Islamist groups were arrested in raids around Jakarta, local authorities said Oct. 22. Weapons, bomb-making instructions and chemicals were reportedly found at one house raided near a state-owned oil storage center, prompting police… Read moreIndonesia: raids net terror suspects
Saudi authorities have indicted 991 suspected militants on charges that they participated in terrorist attacks carried out in the kingdom over the last five years, Interior Minister Prince Nayef said Oct. 21. “In the past few years, the kingdom has… Read moreSaudi Arabia charges nearly a thousand with terrorism
