Tag: Unrest, Conflict and War
Somali pirates vow to resist assault on super-tanker
Somali pirates holding an oil-laden Saudi super-tanker will fight back, should any military intervention to free the ship be attempted, a member of the pirate group told said.[MORE]
Suspected US missile kills 3 in Pakistan
A missile strike by a suspected US drone killed at least three militants early Saturday (local time) in a north-western Pakistani tribal district known as a hub of Al Qaeda and Taliban, officials said.[MORE]
Thai protesters wounded in bomb attack
Eight Thai anti-government protesters were wounded, one critically, in a pre-dawn bomb attack in Bangkok, emergency services said.[MORE]
Rebels allow rangers back into DR Congo gorilla park
Rangers have been allowed to return to a reserve which is home to almost a third of the world's remaining mountain gorillas, over a year after fighting forced them out of the area in eastern Democratic Republic Congo, the park's director said on Friday. [MORE]
Australia unlikely to send troops for US Afghan troop surge
Defence Minister Joel Fitzgibbon says he has not been asked to increase Australia's troop commitment to Afghanistan at a meeting of defence ministers in the United States.[MORE]
Islamists gunning for Somali pirates
Dozens of Somali Islamist insurgents stormed a port on Friday hunting the pirates behind the seizure of a Saudi supertanker that was the world's biggest hijack, a local elder said.[MORE]
Defence Chief flags mixed effects from global crisis
The Chief of the Defence Force says it is too early to say what impact the global financial crisis will have on his running costs.[MORE]
Somali pirates build up defences after ransom demand
Somali pirates built up their defences around a captured Saudi Arabian super-tanker after demanding a $US25 million ransom.[MORE]
Thousands protest US-Iraqi security pact
Thousands in Baghdad are in a mass prayer called by cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to protest against a US-Iraqi security pact.[MORE]
S Africa withholds $48m in aid for Zimbabwe
South Africa is withholding more than $48 million in aid from Zimbabwe in response to its failure to form a unity government.[MORE]
Zimbabwe battling cholera outbreak: media
Zimbabwe is struggling to contain "unprecedented" cholera outbreaks that have spread to nine of the country's 10 provinces, state media is reporting.[MORE]
Union to strike unless Thai Govt quits
Thailand's public sector unions will begin a nationwide strike next week unless the Government quits, union leaders said, in a move likely to deepen the economic impact of a long-running political crisis.[MORE]
11 killed in Somali attack
At least 11 insurgents have been killed in clashes with Somali Government forces in the capital, Mogadishu, witnesses say.[MORE]
7 killed, 40 wounded at Pakistan funeral blast
A bomb blast has killed at least seven people and wounded 40 at the funeral for a Shiite Muslim in the north-west Pakistani town of Dera Ismail Khan, a hospital doctor said.[MORE]
Presence still needed in Solomons: AFP
The Australian Federal Police have warned an international presence is still needed to ensure the Solomon Islands remain secure.[MORE]
Al Qaeda has been 'dramatically' reduced in Iraq: US general
Al Qaeda in Iraq's ability to carry out large-scale attacks against civilians, and on US and Iraqi forces, has been "dramatically reduced," a US general has said.[MORE]
Suicide bomber kills 9 in Afghanistan
A suicide car-bomber has killed nine people and wounded 16, including two US soldiers, in an attack on a government compound in eastern Afghanistan, a government official said.[MORE]
800 doctors 'have returned to Iraq'
A senior official in Iraq's health ministry says 800 doctors have returned to the country this year because of the improved security situation. [MORE]
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Darfur rebels
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has asked judges at the Hague to issue arrest warrants for three rebel commanders in Sudan's Darfur region. [MORE]
Guantanamo detainees win court challenge
A US judge has ordered the release of five Algerian terrorism suspects from Guantanamo Bay.[MORE]
UN to boost DR Congo forces to 20,000
The UN Security Council has voted to boost the peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of Congo by an extra 3,000 troops. [MORE]
40 militants killed in Pakistan: officials
Pakistani forces have killed 40 Islamist fighters as artillery and jet fighters backed ground troops fighting in the Bajaur tribal region, and an air strike hit militants in Swat valley, officials said.[MORE]
Fresh violence erupts in DR Congo: sources
Fighting has broken out between Laurent Nkunda's rebel force and pro-government militia in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo, several sources reported.[MORE]
Thai Govt denies involvement in deadly attack
Thailand's PM says his Government is not behind a deadly grenade attack in Bangkok which killed a protester.[MORE]
7 killed in Yemen clashes: official
Four Yemeni policemen were among seven people killed in clashes between security forces and suspected Al Qaeda militants, a security official said.[MORE]
