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U.S. Missionary Arrested In Colombia For Ties To FARC
Friday, February 20, 2015 - 06:06
A U.S. missionary has been detained in Colombia for alleged collaboration with the country’s main leftist rebel group. the FARC.
Iran Says Purported Israeli Drone Came from North
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 09:05
An Iranian general said that a purported Israeli drone shot down near a nuclear facility flew in from a northern country that was once part of the Soviet Union
Yemen Army Jet Crashes, Pilot Killed
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 08:19
A military training jet crashed in south Yemen on Wednesday, killing its pilot, an army officer told AFP.
Peru police seize 3.3 tons of cocaine
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 07:18
Peruvian police say they have seized at least 3.3 tons of cocaine, the year's biggest haul, hidden in a shipment of coal that was bound for Belgium and Spain.
US Officials: Military Mulling More Troops to Iraq
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 - 11:25
U.S. officials say military planners are weighing the possibility of sending more American forces to Iraq mainly to provide additional security around Baghdad.
US to Deliver More Weapons to Lebanese Military
Friday, August 15, 2014 - 08:00
The United States will soon deliver additional weaponry to help bolster the Lebanese military as it faces a growing threat from Islamic militants amid the fallout from the civil war in neighboring Syria, the U.S. ambassador said Thursday.
Iraq isn't Syria: Congress on board this time
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 07:33
Little of the impassioned debate that fractured lawmakers last year over possible military intervention in Syria is happening now as American war planes strike extremist targets in Iraq.
Putin Vows To Boost Arms Sales To Egypt's Sisi
Wednesday, August 13, 2014 - 07:26
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday promised Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to speed up the delivery of billions of dollars in arms and invited Cairo to forge free trade ties with a Moscow-led customs bloc.
US Sending Arms to Kurds in Iraq
Monday, August 11, 2014 - 06:36
The Obama administration has begun directly providing weapons to Kurdish forces who have started to make gains against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, senior U.S. officials said Monday.
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon made the following statement about the situation in Iraq: "The President's decision to use force in Iraq was appropriate given the circumstances. We must all understand that ISI
Friday, August 8, 2014 - 08:00
The newly inaugurated Libyan parliament has threatened to act against warring militias who don't abide by its call for an immediate cease-fire, which it says will be supervised by the United Nations.

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