"Israel’s military has deployed a missile defense system near the Lebanese border, days after warplanes shot down a mysterious unmanned aircraft that entered its skies." Source: Israel deploys …
12 held after anti-terror sweep in France
"A judicial official says French authorities are questioning 12 suspects in connection with an alleged radical Islamic cell believed to have been behind the firebombing of a Jewish grocery north of …
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Sudan: Mortar Attack in Kadugli Kills and Injures Dozens
"Five people have been killed and 23 injured in a mortar attack on Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan on Monday October 8, carried out by the Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF)." Source: …
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Nigeria: Seven Soldiers, 30 Others Killed in Maiduguri
"At least 30 civilians and insurgents were killed in Maiduguri yesterday when security operatives allegedly went berserk after the killing of an Army lieutenant and six other military personnel in an …
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Police foil terror plot in northern Kenya
"Kenyan police on Tuesday foiled a terror plot in northern town of Garissa after a neatly wrapped briefcase that had a bomb in it was discovered and safely detonated." Source: Police foil terror plot …
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Syria rebels bomb Air Force Intelligence complex
"Rebels have carried out a suicide bomb attack overnight on an intelligence agency compound in a suburb of the Syrian capital, Damascus, reports say." Source:BBC News - Syria rebels bomb Air Force …
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Venezuela’s Chavez revels in re-election victory
"Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez promised to deepen his socialist revolution after a comfortable election victory that could extend to 20 years his polarizing leadership of the South American OPEC …
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Peru rebels burn helicopters at jungle airfield
"Left-wing Shining Path rebels in Peru have burned three helicopters used by a private gas consortium, officials say. " Source: BBC News - Peru rebels burn helicopters at jungle airfield …
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Greek-operated tanker goes missing in Gulf of Guinea
"The Greek manager of a Bahamas-flagged tanker carrying more than 32,000 metric tonnes of gasoline reported the vessel missing on Monday after it left Abidjan in the Ivory Coast unexpectedly in the …
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Islamist militants ban Muslim agency’s aid to 1.3 million Somalis
"Somalia's al Shabaab militants said on Monday they had banned Muslim aid agency Islamic Relief from areas under their control, a move that would deprive 1.3 million people of food, clean water and …
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