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Nigeria president declares state of emergency in 3 states because of Islamic extremist attacks
Associated PressLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Admitting Islamic extremists now control some of his nation's villages and towns, Nigeria's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday across the country's troubled northeast, promising to send more troops to fight what he...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Goodluck Jonathan, Al-Qaeda
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Gordon Gayle dies at 95; received Navy Cross for attack on Peleliu
Retired Marine Brig. Gen. Gordon Gayle, who received the Navy Cross for leadership and bravery during the assault on Peleliu, one of the bloodiest and most complex and controversial battles fought by Marines during World War II, has died. He was 95....
Tags: Japan, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, United States Naval Academy
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Syria portrait master finds new audience
REYHANLI, Turkey — On the second floor of a nursery school in a Turkish border town, artist Nader Haj Kadour preferred talking about painting butterflies than painting Syrian President Bashar Assad. The classically trained Syrian artist pointed to...
Tags: Political Corruption, Jackson Pollock, Bashar Assad, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Arts and Culture
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Maryland National Guard celebrates foreign partnerships
For Capt. Martin Noorsalu, deploying to Afghanistan with the Maryland National Guard last year was an unusual opportunity. Noorsalu is one of only a dozen helicopter pilots in the Estonian Air Force. The sole air defense service of the former Soviet...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, Balkan Peninsula, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Martin O'Malley
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Ex-president leading in mayoral race in Manila, Aquino-backed candidates in Senate polls
Associated PressMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since he was ousted in a 2001 revolt on corruption charges. In other...Tags: Manila (Philippines), Philippines, Politics, Transportation Accidents, U.S. House of Representatives
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Obama to announce Afghanistan troop plans shortly- Kerry
ReutersSTOCKHOLM, May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will announce in the next few weeks how many combat troops the United States will leave in Afghanistan in 2014, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. Obama has set next year as the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Wars and Interventions, Barack Obama, John Kerry
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Obama to announce Afghanistan troop plans shortly: Kerry
ReutersSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will announce in the next few weeks how many combat troops the United States will leave in Afghanistan in 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday. Obama has set next year as the target for...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions
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Syrian rebels unite to retake strategic town near Damascus
Reuters* Counter-attack aims to restore arms corridor from Jordan * Battle unites fractious rebels in Damascus province * Rebels to mull national army if local unity pays off By Mariam Karouny BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Syrian rebels including the al Qaeda-...Tags: National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, Rebellions, Religion and Belief
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Venezuela's Maduro sends military to fight crime in Caracas streets
Reuters* One of the world's most violent countries in 2012 * Rights groups question military crime-fighting credentials By Enrique Andres Pretel CARACAS, May 13 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday sent some 3,000 troops into the...Tags: Justice and Rights, Human Rights, Petroleum Industry, Politics, Television Industry
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Prince Harry plays football, honors war veterans on U.S. visit
Prince Harry has a future in American football if that whole royal heir/third in line to the throne thing doesn't work out. The young royal set out on his U.S. visit over last week and, over the weekend, he partook in a very American pastime: football....Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Chris Christie, Imperial and Royal Matters, Paralympic Games, Misty May-Treanor
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US soldier acted with premeditation in killing comrades in Iraq - judge
ReutersTACOMA, May 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. soldier who pleaded guilty to killing five fellow servicemen at a combat stress clinic in Iraq acted with premeditation in the shooting spree, a military judge ruled on Monday. U.S. Army Sergeant John Russell pleaded...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Military Justice, U.S. Army, Iraq, Armed Conflicts
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Insurgent attack kills three Georgian soldiers in Afghanistan
ReutersKABUL (Reuters) - Three Georgian soldiers were killed in southern Afghanistan on Monday when insurgents detonated a vehicle laden with explosives, a senior Western military official and NATO said. The deaths take the number of troops killed in...Tags: NATO, Unrest, Conflicts and War, International Organizations, Afghanistan, Armed Conflicts
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