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Soldiers deployed throughout the mountains overlooking the capital Monday after at least 11 people were killed in clashes between government supporters and opponents in the area, security officials and ...

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A major international arms dealer -- Viktor Bout, a/k/a Boris, a/k/a Victor Anatoliyevich Bout, a/k/a Victor But, a/k/a Viktor Budd, a/k/a Viktor Butt, a/k/a Viktor Bulakin, a/k/a Vadim Markovich Aminov -- was ...

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The toxins attach to proteins inside human nerve cells Scientists are on their way to developing an effective antidote for botulinum toxin - one of the world's most feared biological weapons.

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“The process of (the PKK leaders') sweet dreams turning into a nightmare has begun”

Air strikes launched in retaliation for a rebel raid killed 19 Kurdish fighters in Turkey's southeast, the military said Saturday. Six soldiers died in the violence, officials said.

The military initially said two soldiers were killed in the attack late Friday but later raised the death toll to six, saying four more troops died while pursuing suspected rebels in Hakkari province.

The Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, denied the military's claims of 19 rebel deaths, saying 'not a single guerrilla was killed.' The European-based, pro-Kurdish news agency Firat also quoted a rebel leader, Zubeyir Aydar, as saying PKK commanders 'were on top of their duties.' Read more

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U.S. intelligence officials say documents seized by Colombian forces during a raid on FARC rebels show that Venezuela has deeper ties with the rebels than previously thought.

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They said gunmen, who had taken over the capital after routing pro-government supporters on Friday, were being driven out of Beirut's seaside front and other areas.

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A military judge has disqualified a Pentagon legal official from participating in the Guantanamo war crimes trial against a former driver for Osama bin Laden, saying he lacks independence.

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A radical Muslim cleric believed to be the "spiritual ambassador in Europe" for Osama bin Laden is to be freed on bail, a British judge ruled.

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MEXICO CITY — This nation's drug war is entering a new, more lethal phase, with narcotics gangs targeting top-level police officials once deemed too powerful to touch.

Clark warned that such attacks are only the prelude to a new era of “narco-terrorism,” as the drug cartels stockpile increasingly heavy weaponry, such as anti-aircraft missiles and bazookas.

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“This investigation is not linked to al Qaida activity.”

A 51-year-old man has been arrested under the Terrorism Act. The man, from the Swindon area, is being held in custody at a central London police station on suspicion of the commission, preparation or ... via Daily Express

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