Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Religious Conflicts published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1916
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
Suicide bombers killed at least 64 people at the Pakistan army weapons complex
Tribune correspondentTwo suicide bombers killed at least 64 people during a shift change at the Pakistan army's main weapons complex Thursday, a sign of the worsening security in the troubled country as parties in the ruling coalition continued to squabble over priorities...Tags: Death and Dying, Government, Armed Conflicts, Weaponry, Defense
-
30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site
The U.S.-led coalition said today it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor said were responsible for an attack that killed 10 French troops this week. Officials also announced the deaths of six...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Defense, Armed Forces, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
-
More than 50 dead after suicide attack on Pakistani weapons plant
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSuicide bombers struck the country's biggest munitions complex today, killing more than 50 people, injuring at least 70 others and underscoring the lethal urgency of the threat posed by Islamic militants. Pakistan's Taliban movement claimed...Tags: Death and Dying, Government, Elections, Benazir Bhutto, Political Candidates
-
Iraq violence calms, but is the war over?
Sun reporterViolence has largely subsided in Iraq. American casualties are at their lowest levels since 2003, and Iraqi forces are maintaining security in most of the country. Is the war in Iraq over? Iraq is a hot issue out on the presidential campaign trail,...Tags: Armed Conflicts, John McCain, Elections, International Military Interventions, Defense
-
Two car bombs kill at least 11 in Algeria
Two car bombs struck near a hotel and a military compound in Algeria yesterday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31, the Algerian Interior Ministry said. The blasts followed Tuesday's deadly attack on prospective recruits at a police academy. The...Tags: Defense, Economic Policy, Vehicles, Armed Forces, Civil Unrest
-
Sarkozy vows troops will fight on
Associated PressFrench President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed yesterday that French troops would stick it out in Afghanistan despite an exceptionally deadly attack and frustration at home about the war. "We have to be here," he said while visiting Kabul, adding that he had...Tags: Government, Defense, Hamid Karzai, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
-
World Briefing
PAKISTAN 5 killed in missile strike in tribal area A suspected militant hide-out near the Afghan border was destroyed in a missile strike that killed at least five people, Pakistani officials said. Four intelligence officials said the missiles destroyed...Tags: Osama bin Laden, Civil Unrest, Terrorism, Demonstration, Wars and Interventions
-
Grooming a female suicide bomber
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFrom the jail cell she was sharing with her mother, sister and 1-year-old son, the young widow watched with a sardonic expression as the boy weaved unsteadily toward a visiting American soldier and lifted his arms to be carried. "Aboud," she called out...Tags: Islam, Armed Conflicts, Defense, Armed Forces, Prisons
-
Algeria car bombings kill 11
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTwo car bombs struck Wednesday near a hotel and a military compound in Algeria, killing at least 11 people and wounding 31 others, the Algerian Interior Ministry said. The blasts came a day after a deadly attack on prospective recruits at a police...Tags: Defense, Economic Policy, Vehicles, Armed Forces, Civil Unrest
-
Olympic Notebook
IOC president Jacques Rogge criticized Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt today for showing a lack of respect to other competitors after his record-breaking gold medal performances in the 100 and 200 meters. "That's not the way we perceive being a champion,"...Tags: Government, Armed Conflicts, Hamid Karzai, Heads of State, Jesse Owens
-
Pakistan's ruling coalition at odds after forcing Musharraf's exit
The Associated PressJust a day after Pervez Musharraf's resignation, Pakistan's governing coalition fell into wrangling today over restoring the judges he fired, exposing troublesome divisions that could disrupt picking his successor as president. Pakistanis have been...Tags: Government, Defense, Benazir Bhutto, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
-
Pilot says his job's on the line because of terror watch list
Of The Associated PressAmerican citizens as prominent as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy have been subjected to expanded searches and screening at U.S. airports in recent years because their names matched those on the U.S. government's secret terrorist watch lists. The consequences for...Tags: Edward M. Kennedy, Trials, National Security, Defense, Schuylkill County
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Aug 21, 2008
|Story| Hartford Courant
Aug 19, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Aug 20, 2008
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
