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Today's Fresh Blogs...| Iraq troop 'surge' likely to fail: British MPs |
| Published: August 12, 2007, 9:05 pm |
| Tags: World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Terrorism, Iraq, United Kingdom |
| The US 'surge' of troops in Iraq is likely to fail, a British parliamentary committee said as it delivered a critical report on London's foreign policy in the Middle East. |
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| Downer says Labor candidate's Iraq comments offensive |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 5:00 am |
| Tags: Defence National Security, Defence Forces, Army, Government Politics, Federal Government, Foreign Affairs, Labor Party, Unrest Conflict War, Australia, Iraq |
| Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer has criticised a former high-ranking Army officer who has described Australia's involvement in Iraq as "window dressing". |
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| Africa pushes for more UN support in Somalia |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 7:13 pm |
| Tags: Defence Forces, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Somalia, Sudan |
| African nations have pressed the United Nations (UN) to supply peacekeeping backup for turbulent Somalia, similar to that initially provided for Sudan's war-torn Darfur region. |
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| Darfur rebel leader demands security before talks |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 6:02 pm |
| Tags: Unrest Conflict War, Sudan |
| A key Darfur rebel who has boycotted a meeting aimed at paving the way for peace talks has said there was no hope for the process without security on the ground first. |
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| Seven killed in Pakistan on Independence Day eve |
| Published: August 13, 2007, 5:00 pm |
| Tags: Unrest Conflict War, Terrorism, Pakistan |
| A roadside bomb has killed four people in north-west Pakistan on the eve of Independence Day, while security forces killed three pro-Taliban fighters in a tribal region near the Afghan border. |
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| Death toll rises in Pakistan blasts |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 6:36 pm |
| Tags: Unrest Conflict War, Terrorism, Pakistan |
| The death toll from two suicide bombings in Pakistan has risen to 25, with at least 68 wounded. |
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| Court orders West bank barrier re-route |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 4:46 pm |
| Tags: World Politics, Law Crime Justice, Courts Trials, Unrest Conflict War, Israel, Palestinian Territories |
| Israel's Supreme Court has ordered the Israeli Defence Forces to re-route a section of the country's controversial separation barrier, finding it was highly prejudicial to residents of a Palestinian village. |
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| Britain pushes for climate change agreement at APEC |
| Published: September 4, 2007, 9:01 pm |
| Tags: Environment, Climate Change, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Apec 2007, Australia, Sydney 2000, United Kingdom |
| The British PM says any APEC talks about climate change should include discussions on greenhouse gas emissions. |
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| Bomb targets minivans in Baghdad, toll disputed |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 4:01 am |
| Tags: Unrest Conflict War, Terrorism, Iraq |
| A has bomb exploded near minivans in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, and officials have given sharply differing accounts of casualties. |
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| Three arrested in Germany over alleged attack plans |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 3:12 am |
| Tags: Law Crime Justice, Police, Unrest Conflict War, Terrorism, Germany |
| German Defence Minister Franz Josef Jung says three men have been arrested on suspicion of planning attacks against the US military base at Ramstein and the Frankfurt airport. |
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| Air NZ accuses Govt of leaking sensitive info |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 5:10 am |
| Tags: Business Economics Finance, Industry, World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Air Transport, New Zealand |
| There is more trouble brewing between the New Zealand Government and its national airline over the controversial decision to fly Australian troops to Iraq. |
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| Militants release 10 Pakistani soldiers |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 4:34 am |
| Tags: Unrest Conflict War, Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| A Pakistan government official says militants linked to Al Qaeda and the Taliban have released 10 paramilitary soldiers held captive for four days in a tribal region near the Afghan border. |
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| US report slams security in Iraq |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 7:42 pm |
| Tags: World Politics, Unrest Conflict War, Iraq, United States |
| There has been another sobering assessment about Iraq, with a new report saying the country's security forces will not be able to operate on their own within the next 18 months. |
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| US general, two officers sanctioned in Haditha killings probe |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 7:00 pm |
| Tags: Law Crime Justice, Crime, Courts Trials, Unrest Conflict War, Murder Manslaughter, Iraq, United States |
| A two-star general and two other officers have been censured for failing to promptly investigate the killings of 24 civilians at Haditha, Iraq, but were cleared of a cover-up, the military said. |
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| British commander denies forced Basra troop withdrawal |
| Published: September 5, 2007, 8:07 pm |
| Tags: Unrest Conflict War, Iraq, United Kingdom |
| The commanding officer of British forces in Iraq's southern city of Basra has denied that his troops were forced to leave the city. |
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