Myanmar reinforces troops on Bangladesh frontier

5 paramilitary troops injured in car suicide attack

By: ashrafuddin

BARA: At least five security personnel were injured when a suicide bomber struk explosives-laden car with paramilitary vehicle at Dogra area of Khyber Agency on Thursday morning. Official sources said that security forces was on petroling during curfew when the incident occured.Five paramilitary soldiers wounded while the vehicle destroyed in ...

about 1 month ago

Illegal immigrants and smugglers get border fence freedom?

By: usawordcreator

Over 300 miles of fencing on the U.S.-Mexican border that was supposed to prevent illegal immigrations and smugglers from crossing was stripped by Congress from a Department of Homeland security bill. Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) had offered an amendment for the installation of 700 miles along the border but it did not remain in the bill. DeMint's ...

about 1 month ago

Senate Appropriation Committee pulls emergency border fence earmark

By: kimberlydvorak

A Senate Appropriation Committee dropped an amendment put in by the Republicans to secure the southern border with additional 700-miles of high tech fence. The porous U.S./Mexico border remains a high-traffic area and increased violence has prompted lawmakers to push the urgency of finishing the border fence. The Senate report ...

about 1 month ago

Saudi Arabian air force hits rebels in Yemen

By: arboofti

November 06, 2009 RIYADH (Reuters/AFP) - Saudi Arabia has launched heavy airstrikes on rebels in northern Yemen and is moving troops nearer the border after a raid into its territory by the insurgents, a Saudi government adviser said on Thursday.Saudi government officials said only that the air force had bombed Yemeni rebels who had seized ...

19 days ago