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Pirates who seized oil tanker anchor off Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Pirates who seized a Saudi supertanker loaded with $100 million in crude oil anchored the ship within sight of impoverished Somali fishing villages Tuesday, while the U.S. and other naval forces decided -- for now -- against intervention.
Nations:Somalia Saudi Arabia Kenya Malaysia United Arab Emirates Poland Source:(AP)
2008-11-18
Owner of Saudi tanker working for crew's release
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Owners of a Saudi oil supertanker hijacked by Somali pirates grappled with how to respond Tuesday, as navies patrolling the region said they would not intervene to stop or free the captured vessel.
Nations:U.K. Kenya Malaysia United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia Poland Source:(AP)
2008-11-18
How will military greet Obama?
Barack Obama will enter the White House without any military experience and with a playbook that emphasizes diplomacy, behind a president who waged two wars and presided over some of the largest-ever defense budget increases.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Robert Gates Bob Woodward Barack Obama Donald H. Rumsfeld Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton Activities:Obama Admin.
2008-11-09
Iraqi Shiite clerics warn against US security pact
BAGHDAD - Shiite clerics warned the government Friday not to sign a security pact that would keep U.S. troops in Iraq until 2012, as the prime minister studied what U.S. officials described as the final draft of the agreement.
Nations:Iraq Afghanistan Lebanon People:Barack Obama Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AP)
2008-11-07
AP Exclusive: Bush study favors bigger Afghan army
WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, in the midst of a wide review of its war strategy in Afghanistan, is likely to recommend soon to the incoming Obama administration that the U.S. push for further expansion of the Afghan army as the surest path to an eventual U.S. withdrawal, The Associated Press has learned.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:David Petraeus Robert Gates Activities:Afghan Terror War Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-11-07
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