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“The find comes as three UK cabinet ministers, led by Foreign Secretary William Hague, are in Kabul to meet political and military leaders in the Afghan capital.”
“send 20,000 U.S. soldiers”
“Mr Hague, Defence Secretary Liam Fox and International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell are looking at ways to accelerate Afghan troop training.”
“60,000-strong NATO force”
“"On Sunday, the team hopes to power the mower past the 100mph barrier for a new world record on the Ministry of Defence-controlled foreshore at Pendine Sands."”
“this past week, the former South African defense minister was charged in the murder of 13 people at a prayer meeting in 1987.”
“They said three Ethiopian soldiers and at least 10 residents of Buhoodle were killed in a checkpoint shoot-out.”
“"The Ethiopian forces seized some public transports vehicles from the city. Many people were angered and they clashed with the Ethiopian troops, stirring heavy fighting," Buhoodle commissioner Osman Yousef Mohamed told AFP news agency.”
“Somaliland declared independence after the overthrow of Somali military ruler Siad Barre in 1991.”
“It is impossible to axe over 700 posts, including 333 nurses, without having an impact on the frontline and undermining patient care.”
“It has stirred strong reactions in France for several weeks ahead of its release, particularly over scenes dealing with a crackdown by French troops in the town of Setif in 1945.”
“Forensic examinations of his bones showed the 5ft 7in (1.7m) man probably grew up in southern England, was an experienced soldier, had survived serious injuries in previous battles and probably died in his mid-20s.”
“no-one was killed or injured”
“After a brutal two months, with dozens of people killed in a political battle which seemed out of control...”
“But some analysts say a more concerted effort to understand where the passions come from has to be made, and soon. ... Thai villagers are no longer poor or uneducated - they want a larger slice of the economic pie, and they demand a voice,…”
“Photos from Nato showed the plane had broken into four pieces and was strewn across the mountainside, the Associated Press reports.”
“Photos from Nato showed the plane had broken into four pieces and was strewn across the mountainside.”
“Photos from Nato showed the plane had broken into four pieces and was strewn across the mountainside”
“Ten insurgents were killed and seven US troops injured in a battle at Bagram airbase that raged for several hours.”
“That attack came one day after a suicide bomb attack in Kabul killed 18 people, including five US soldiers and a Canadian colonel.”
“At least 15 people died in the subsequent street fighting”
“the army moved to end the anti-government protest that had paralysed parts of central Bangkok for two months”
“At least 15 people died in the subsequent street fighting.”
“The latest violence broke out on Wednesday, as the army stormed the barricaded encampment in the centre of Bangkok”
“where support for former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted in a 2006 military coup, is strong”
“fighting broke out last week in Bangkok as the army moved to end the anti-government protest that had paralysed parts of central Bangkok for two months.”
“The latest violence broke out on Wednesday, as the army stormed the barricaded encampment in the centre of Bangkok where the protesters, known as red-shirts, had been protesting since March.”
“Foreign investigators said in a report that a torpedo had hit the ship, killing 46 people.”
“America, which has some 28,000 troops stationed in the South, was in 'close consultation' with Seoul.”
“the North would be 'made to pay'.”
“US Defence Secretary Robert Gates said that America, which has some 28,000 troops stationed in the South, was in "close consultation" with Seoul.”
“China still has more than 1,000 missiles targeting Taiwan to warn it against declaring formal independence.”
“Adm Blair is a retired US Navy admiral who took over as the third director of national intelligence in January 2009.”
“in which 46 sailors died”
“The US has some 28,000 troops stationed in the South following the 1950-53 Korean War.”
“The defence barrister said Mr Jones was a friend of one of Mrs Haveron's sons who then went out with her daughter for about a week. "Then he formed a relationship with his (Mr Haveron's) wife who was 25 years older than Andrew Jones, and t…”
“the defence barrister said Mr Haveron had served for nearly 30 years in the RUC before leaving in 2003.”
“Army spokesman Dittaporn Sasasmith said it would run from 2100 local time (1400 GMT) on Thursday until 0500 the following day (2200 GMT Thursday) and repeat for the next two nights.”
“police and troops cleared some 1,000 protesters from a temple”
“Some 50 people have died since troops surrounded the protesters last week.”
“it would run from 2100 local time (1400 GMT) on Thursday until 0500 the following day (2200 GMT Thursday) and repeat for the next two nights”
“It is an uneven contest: 25 men and women being pursued by a force of 3,300.”
“The move also saw the biggest deployment of troops in Paraguay since democracy was restored in 1989.”
“But the military crackdown, known as Operation Py'aguapy - tranquillity in the indigenous Guarani language - has seen little success.”
“25 men and women being pursued by a force of 3,300.”
“in which a police officer and three farm workers were killed.”
“in March”
“His time as defence minister saw the rescue of 15 hostages from guerrilla hands, among them the former presidential candidate, Ingrid Betancourt.”
“Ever since the South Korean warship, the Cheonan, was split in half by an explosion and began sinking in the darkness with the loss of 46 lives, North Korea has been the prime suspect.”
“It might seem odd that it has taken a six-week-long investigation to produce proof of something as catastrophic as a torpedo strike on a warship.”
“Colonel Richard Ravalomanana, who was leading the military operation against the rebel faction, says there were 21 dissidents.”
“We never meant to attack but they started opening fire on us. We only retaliated for half an hour when we decided to move towards their base.”
“Madagascar has been in political turmoil since opposition leader Andry Rajoelina assumed power in January 2009, with military backing.”
“There were 21 dissidents.”
“the now 23-year-old soldier.”
“Israel has released a leading Hamas figure jailed after the captured of an Israeli soldier by militants in Gaza almost four years ago.”
“On Wednesday, reports that a Nato helicopter had spotted the plane wreckage proved to be unfounded.”
“Col Thiam was speaking 24 hours after being named head of a 16,000-strong joint military and paramilitary task force for the elections by interim junta leader General Sekouba Konate.”
“Guinea's army chief has promised the military will ensure that the 27 June elections proceed smoothly.”
“The next curfew will begin at 2100 local time (1400 GMT) on Thursday, army spokesman Dittaporn Sasasmith said. It will run until 0500 the following day (2200 GMT Thursday) and the times will be repeated for the next two nights.”
“However, witnesses and police now say that at least eight more people were killed in the temple inside the protesters' site after the army assault.”
“The next curfew will begin at 2100 local time (1400 GMT) on Thursday, army spokesman Dittaporn Sasasmith said.”
“It will run until 0500 the following day (2200 GMT Thursday) and the times will be repeated for the next two nights.”
“witnesses and police now say that at least eight more people were killed in the temple inside the protesters' site after the army assault.”
“Some 40 people have died since troops surrounded the protesters last week, with at least 14 more deaths on Wednesday”
“At least six people died on Wednesday during the army crackdown on the protesters' fortified camp in the Lumpini Park area of central Bangkok”
“at least eight more people were killed in the temple inside the protesters' site after the army assault”
“Some 40 people have died since troops surrounded the protesters last week, with at least 14 more deaths on Wednesday.”
“At least six people died on Wednesday during the army crackdown on the protesters' fortified camp in the Lumpini Park area of central Bangkok.”
“at least eight more people were killed in the temple inside the protesters' site after the army assault.”
“A North Korean submarine's torpedo sank a South Korean navy ship on 26 March causing the deaths of 46 sailors, an international report has found.”
“The White House described the sinking of the ship as an 'act of aggression' by North Korea that challenged peace.”
“found two dead bodies”
“Jem signed a ceasefire with the Sudanese government in February but earlier this month left the peace talks being held in Qatar”
“Another Darfur rebel group, the Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM), also signed a ceasefire with the government before the country's elections in April - the first multi-party polls in Sudan since 1986.”
“Some 40 people have died since troops ringed the protesters last week, with at least six more deaths on Wednesday.”
“Minutes after they surrendered, Reuters reported that three grenades had exploded outside the main protest site, badly wounding two soldiers and a foreign journalist.”
“The leaders, labelled terrorists by the army, earlier urged supporters not to give up the fight for political change.”
“The US state department said it deplored the violence and urged restraint on both sides. Spokesman Gordon Duguid said the US was encouraged that protest leaders had surrendered and called for their supporters to return home. EU parliamenta…”
“two soldiers and at least 40 militants have been killed in clashes with security forces in the north-west.”
“two soldiers and at least 40 militants have been killed”
“the talks take place as officials say that two soldiers and at least 40 militants have been killed in clashes with security forces in the north-west”
“They also held talks with Pakistan's army chief, Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani”
“the latest fighting in the north-west began when the Pakistani Taliban attacked a security post in the Orakzai region early on Wednesday”
“The army has deployed more troops in the area after militants moved there following a military campaign in South Waziristan last year”
“He was captured by the US Navy, whose sharpshooters killed three other pirates trying to escape on a lifeboat, saving the captain.”
“A note detailing the plan and Mr Qahtani's name, was discovered in a joint US and Iraqi operation in which top al-Qaeda in Iraq operatives Abu Ayyub al-Masri and Abu Omar al-Baghdadi were killed.”
“The plan had not been approved, but had been awaiting the green light from al-Qaeda's number two man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Mr Qahtani said. "It was only an idea to blow up the World Cup," he said. "It was relayed through other men, but I did…”
“On 14 October 1973, more than 70 protesters were killed and 800 were injured when troops opened fire on huge demonstrations held in support of pro-democracy students.”
“Two weeks later, on 6 October, that tension exploded into the killing by soldiers, police and right-wing mobs of at least 46 people.”
“with the loss of 46 sailors.”
“the Cheonan, sank on 26 March, killing 46 sailors.”
“who was killed in 1969 ahead of the military coup that brought Siad Barre to power.”
“A 5,000-strong African Union peacekeeping force is all that stands between it and the insurgents who now dominate most of the rest of southern and central Somalia.”
“Mr Karzai's language was mild when compared to a famous speech in December 2006 when he appeared to denounce Coalition airstrikes, wiping away tears as he said: "We can't prevent the Coalition from bombing... our children are dying because…”
“Later on, though, when he gets another question on this and gets drawn into detail, he suggests that all he expects to happen right now is allowing Taliban soldiers to leave the movement and return to their homes. ... high-level Taliban re…”
“EADS is making a solo bid for a $35bn contract to build a new fleet of US military air refuelling tankers.”
“EADS re-entered the race after the US government extended the bid deadline, and it now has until mid-July to make a bid.”
“UK Defence Minister Bill Rammell said the government had a "legitimate right" to build an oil industry in its waters.”
“More than half of the fake software - which predominantly targets Windows machines - was delivered via adverts, Google said.”
