Getting pummeled by three men with kicks, punches and jabs is not how I typically spend my vacation. Yet there I was on Military Base 8 defending myself from a trio of Israeli attackers
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Pakistan: Militants Attack Naval Base in Karachi
There was more bad news on Sunday for a Pakistani military already reeling from the fallout of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden: suspected Islamist militants launched a brazen large-scale attack on a Pakistani naval base in the southern port city of Karachi
Al-Qaeda In America: Disclosure: What Do You Tell People?
Battling terrorism on the home front could forever be tangled up in politics, but what if it weren’t?
U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Attacked by Militants
U.S. Consulate in Pakistan Attacked by Militants PESHAWAR, Pakistan — In the most direct attack on an American facility in Pakistan in years, militants mounted a multipronged assault against the United States Consulate in this northern city on Monday, using a truck bomb, machine guns and rocket launchers, Pakistani and American officials said. At least […]
Pirates move yacht couple to hijacked ship
A British couple kidnapped by pirates off Somalia has been moved to a hijacked Spanish ship that pirates have stocked with more supplies and armed men, a pirate source said Friday.
Dutch court rules against girl’s solo sailing trip
A Dutch court Friday ruled against letting a 14-year-old girl sail solo around the world, saying she is not experienced enough to make the trip on her own. The Chandlers set off from the Seychelles on October 21 bound for Tanzania, according to their blog
Missing couple’s yacht found abandoned in Indian Ocean
The British Royal Navy has found the yacht belonging to a British couple missing in the Indian Ocean since last week, but the yacht was empty, the British Ministry of Defence said Thursday. International military forces have been treating the case as a “potential hijacking,” Lt
Chinese officials try to find parents of 60 lost children
In some of the photos, the young children are wearing bibs and slight smiles can be seen on their chubby faces. International military forces have been treating the case as a “potential hijacking,” Lt
Deadly Taliban Hostage Siege Will Force Pakistan Army Offensive
The heart of Pakistan’s military establishment came under attack on Saturday as Taliban gunmen disguised as soldiers attempted to break into the army’s heavily-fortified headquarters in the garrison town of Rawalpindi. The fierce firefight left six military personnel and four attackers dead, and by evening, a tense standoff continued as military officials reported that at least three remaining gunmen had taken military personnel hostage and were holding them in the offices of an intelligence agency within the compound
Afghan insurgents pushed into U.S. base, official says
The battle Saturday in which eight U.S.