Posts Tagged ‘army’

Syria army ‘behind rights abuses’

Thursday, May 24th, 2012

The Syrian army and security forces are responsible for most of the serious rights abuses committed since March, say UN-mandated investigators.

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Syria army ‘behind rights abuses’

Arrest after bombs found in flat

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Army bomb experts make safe a number of bombs in Londonderry.

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Suicide Attack in Yemen

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Gunmen fired on U.S. Coast Guard instructors at a Red Sea port and a suicide bomber wearing an army uniform killed dozens of people in the capital, Sana, news reports said on Monday.

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Mexican massacre suspect arrested

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

The Mexican army says a local leader of the Zetas drug cartel is arrested for the killing of 49 people whose bodies were dumped on a roadside a week ago.

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Fourth Mexican officer detained

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

A fourth senior Mexican officer is detained as part of an investigation into links between the army and drug trafficking cartels.

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VIDEO: Flypast for Diamond Jubilee

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force take part in an event to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, including a flypast of 78 current and historic aircraft.

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Armed forces in Jubilee parade

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Thousands of members of the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force are taking part in a parade and flypast for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations.

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Sri Lanka marks war anniversary

Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Sri Lanka marks three years since the end of its civil war with a military parade, as the government is reportedly set to free Sarath Fonseka from prison – the man who led the army during the war

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Third Mexican general detained

Friday, May 18th, 2012

The Mexican army detains General Ricardo Escorcia Vargas, after putting two other officers under house arrest for alleged links with a drug cartel.

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Mladic trial focus on Srebrenica

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Bosnian Serb ex-army chief Ratko Mladic’s war crimes trial enters its second day, with prosecutors focusing on the 1995 Srebrenica massacre.

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Mladic trial focus on Srebrenica

Swiss Army knife adapts to remain a cutting-edge tool

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

How the Swiss Army knife had to adapt after 9/11

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Swiss Army knife adapts to remain a cutting-edge tool

Newlywed hero’s 1970 sacrifice honored

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Rose Mary Sabo Brown spent just 30 days with her new husband, Army Spec. Leslie Sabo Jr., before he shipped out to fight in Vietnam. But from that month together in 1969 grew a lifetime of love.

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Ugandan LRA ‘commander’ seized

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

The Ugandan army says it has captured a senior commander in the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army in the Central African Republic.

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Ugandan LRA ‘commander’ seized

Congo clashes as deadline expires

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Heavy fighting breaks out in eastern DR Congo as a deadline expires for army mutineers loyal to the warlord known as the ‘Terminator’ to surrender.

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Broadcast TV Upfront Week: Prime time to pump up fall hits (or flops)

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Every year at this time, Manhattan’s army of bedbugs roll up their sleeves and whole nations of shrimp prepare to meet their maker as hordes of advertising and TV execs head to concert halls in the Big Apple, where they will watch broadcast networks unveil prime-time plans for next season. Read full article > >

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