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Libyan rebels reject Gaddafi’s ceasefire offer

Libyan rebels have rejected a proposal by Moammar Gaddafi to call for a ceasefire in exchange for an end to NATO military strikes.

'Bin Laden escaped in 2001 because US deployed fewer troops'

Files leaked from the U.S. military recently suggest that Osama Bin Laden escaped dramatically from the Tora Bora mountains in Afghanistan in 2001 because the NATO forces on his trail were not fully equipped.

Afghan pilot kills 8 NATO troops in Kabul

An Afghan pilot has killed eight foreign troops and a contractor at a training center near the Kabul airport, according to NATO.

Obama to Shake Up Top Military, Intelligence Ranks

President Barack Obama will announce a shift his top military and intelligence leadership ranks with on Thursday, as the nearing retirement of Defense Secretary Robert Gates will prompt a move to replace him with CIA Director Leon Panetta and fill Panetta's position with well-regarded General David Petraeus, the top military official in Afghanistan.

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Wikileaks Guantanamo: Expert Warns on Testimony from Tortured Witnesses

Testimony unveiled on Sunday in documents released by Wikileaks from prisoners of the United States in Guantanamo, Cuba is not reliable because they were subjected to torture or other forms of coercion, or include false statements by other prisoners, an expert on the matter says.

New WikiLeaks release quotes violent threats of Guantánamo detainees

Gunatanamo detainees verbalized violent threats against their captors, according to the latest set of classified files leaked to anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.

U.S. Predator drones strike Libya

The U.S. military has confirmed that one of its unmanned Predator drone aircraft has struck its first target in Libya in support of the NATO-led campaign, but did not provide any other significant details.

Koran-burning pastor Terry Jones lands in jail for planned protest outside mosque

Terry Jones, the Florida pastor infamous for instigating burning of the Islam holy book Koran leading to a backlash across the globe, has reportedly landed in jail for planning a protest outside a mosque.

U.S. sending armed Predator drones to Libya

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has stated that President Barack Obama approved the use of armed, unmanned Predator drone aircraft to assist the coalition military campaign in Libya.

Top U.S. official accuses Pakistan intelligence of terrorist links

A senior Pakistani government official has refuted allegations by the U.S. chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that Pakistan's principal intelligence agency has a longstanding relationship with an insurgent group allied with the Taliban (which has targeted American troops in Afghanistan).

‘Restrepo’ filmmaker killed in Libya; believed to be first British casualty of war

Tim Hetherington, a well-known British photojournalist, was killed in Misurata, Libya, while covering the civil war in that country, the UK Foreign Office stated.

London police rejects bid by Muslim group to protest Royal Wedding

Scotland Yard said it has rejected a bid by a radical Islamic group to protest the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton outside of Westminster Abbey.

Suicide bombing in Kabul targets defense minister

Another suicide bombing in Afghanistan has killed at least two people and injured seven in an attack inside the country’s defense ministry in Kabul.

Taliban insurgents kill 10 troops in Afghanistan

Ten soldiers -- five foreign and five Afghans – were killed in an attack by a suicide bomber in eastern Afghanistan, according to the Afghan defense ministry.

2010: Another deadly, lawless, dangerous year in Pakistan

2010 was another deadly year in Pakistan, and this year is likely to be worse, according to a report from the independent Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), the country’s principal human rights watchdog.

U.S. general warns of Pakistan militant group’s “expanding reach”

The U.S. military is becoming concerned about the expanding reach of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (Laskhar), one of the largest and most well-funded militant groups in Pakistan.

One dead, one wounded in bizarre shooting incident on docked UK nuclear sub

A Royal Navy crewman was shot to death and another is seriously wounded inside the HMS Astute nuclear submarine docked at Southampton, England.

Donald Trump, Tea Party's new 'presidential icon'

The Donald is on a roll. A week of frenetic attack on President Barack Obama has earned Donald Trump the second spot in a list of possible Republican presidential candidates in 2012.

Libyan open to reform, as long as Gaddafi remains in power

Libya’s government said it is willing to consider reform, but remained adamant that Moammar Gaddafi must remain in power in order to prevent chaos in the country, as witnessed in Iraq and Somalia.

Middle East unrest spreads to Azerbaijan

The wave of unrest and anti-government agitation in the Middle East may now have spread to the Muslim republics of the former Soviet Russia.

Top U.S. Afghanistan Commander Condemns Quran Burning

The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan on Sunday condemned the burning of a Quran in the United States, days after demonstrators retaliated by killing workers for the United Nations and protests in cities around the country have escalated into violence.

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