|
 
US militant suspects deny terror plot in PakistanSargodha, Pakistan (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 Five Americans facing terror charges in Pakistan denied plotting attacks in the nuclear-armed nation, telling a court Monday they wanted to help Muslims in war-torn Afghanistan, lawyers said. The five young men were arrested in December on suspicion of trying to contact Al-Qaeda-linked groups and are facing charges for allegedly plotting attacks in Pakistan, which could see them jailed for l ... read more |
. |
 |
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| .. |
 
Algiers, Algeria (UPI) Jan 4, 2009 Jihadist groups in North Africa and the Sahel states are increasingly turning to hostage-taking to fill their war chests with ransoms and for political gain. The latest episode ended in the murder of four Saudi Arabian tourists hunting birds in the desert region of Tillaberi in western Niger last week, when bandits tried to kidnap them. At least one of the Saudis shot at the ass ... more 
Beirut, Lebanon (UPI) Jan 5, 2009 The Dec. 30 slaying of seven CIA operatives in what was considered a high security base in Afghanistan by a "trusted" Jordanian agent is likely to strain relations with Jordan's vaunted intelligence service, long a key CIA ally against jihadist terror. It is also likely to make the Hashemite kingdom's General Intelligence Directorate more of a target for al-Qaida, along with other Arab ... more  
Berlin (UPI) Jan 5, 2009 Spain has taken over the EU presidency as the 27-member body faces a major shift in the way it operates. The rotating six-month presidency, which Spain assumed Jan. 1, is the first under the Lisbon Treaty, which aims to streamline the EU's decision-making and lend it a greater role in international politics. Belgium's Herman Van Rompuy is now the first full-time EU president, wit ... more |
.. |
  Britain's Iraq inquiry restarts ahead of Blair evidence  Electioneering starts in Britain, as Blair waits in wings   Instant online solar energy quotes Solar Energy Solutions from ABC Solar |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
| .. |
 
Helsinki, Finland (UPI) Jan 5, 2009 Despair Inc. offers lithographs that are parodies of inspiration posters. One is called "Incompetence," defined as "when you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there's no end to what you can't do." That may also be a description of current efforts to build the Afghan national army. According to multiple sources, the United States ha ... more
Beijing (AFP) Jan 5, 2010China on Tuesday again warned the United States against selling arms to Taiwan, amid media speculation that Washington could soon act on the island's request for new weapons. "We firmly oppose the US selling arms to Taiwan," foreign ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters at a regular briefing, saying Beijing has had "serious consultations" with Washington on the issue. "We urge the ... more
Islamabad, Pakistan (UPI) Jan 5, 2009 The militant insurgency that has taken an enormous human toll in many regions of Pakistan in recent months assumed a sectarian dimension last week as it turned its fury on the country's minority Shiite Muslims. In so doing, the militants added Karachi, the country's largest city, a major port and the financial center, and Muzaffarabad, capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir province, to ... more |
.. |
  Time not right for new Iran sanctions: Chinese envoy  McCain warns of growing Qaeda threat from Yemen   Governments reject talk of abandoning A400M plane |
.. |
|
|
Free Space, Earth, Energy And Military Newsletters - Delivered Daily |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2010 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
| Previous Issues | Jan 05 | Jan 04 | Jan 01 | Dec 31 | Dec 30 |
