 | 2008 JULY
July 4, 2008
U.S. Attack Kills 22 Civilians, Local Officials Claim
A U.S.-led airstrike killed 22 civilians in Afghanistan's eastern Nuristan province local officials said on Friday. American officials said the targets had been insurgents attacking their soldiers.
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| July 2, 2008
Bulldozer Attack Kills 3 on Jerusalem Street
A Palestinian driving a 20-ton construction vehicle attacked cars, buses and pedestrians on Jerusalem's main Jaffa Road on Wednesday, killing at least three, wounding 45 and causing panic on the busy downtown street.
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| JUNE
June 27, 2008
Supreme Court Term Left Door Open for Future Disputes
By the close of the Supreme Court's term Thursday, the justices made landmark decisions on cases regarding gun ownership, the death penalty and the legal rights of detainees. Legal experts weigh the rulings and what they indicate about future court battles.
     
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| June 26, 2008
North Korea Delivers Nuclear Report; U.S. to Lift Sanctions
North Korea handed over a long-awaited accounting of its nuclear work to Chinese officials Thursday, fulfilling a key step in the denuclearization process.
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| June 20, 2008
Wiretapping Bill Heads to Senate After Telecoms Debate
The House approved a wide-ranging terror surveillance overhaul Friday. Caroline Fredrickson of the ACLU and George Terwilliger, a former deputy attorney general for the first President Bush, examine the measure.
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| June 20, 2008
House Easily Approves New Wiretapping Law
After a prolonged partisan standoff, the House easily approved a bill Friday to overhaul wiretapping powers in the war on terrorism -- a measure President Bush had urged action on as an essential security tool.
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| June 18, 2008
NATO, Afghan Troops Clash With Taliban Fighters
Afghan and NATO forces, backed by helicopter gunships, moved into villages outside Kandahar on Wednesday, killing at least 36 suspected Taliban fighters as part of an assault on insurgents holed up in the valley in southern Afghanistan.
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| June 17, 2008
Senate Panel Examines Origins of Interrogation Tactics
A Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Tuesday examined the evolution of interrogation tactics developed for terrorist suspects and how they apply to U.S. law.
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| June 12, 2008
Justices Rule Terror Suspects Can Appeal Detentions
A Supreme Court ruling Thursday granted Guantanamo detainees the right to challenge their cases in civilian courts. Experts examine the case and its impact on anti-terror efforts.
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| June 12, 2008
Justices: Terror Suspects May Appeal Detentions
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to challenge their detention in U.S. civilian courts, handing a stinging setback to the Bush administration.
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| June 11, 2008
Pakistan Says U.S. Coalition Forces Killed 11 Troops
Pakistan's army said Wednesday that a U.S.-led coalition airstrike along the volatile Afghan-Pakistan border killed 11 of its paramilitary troops, condemning it as an act of aggression that "hit at the very basis of cooperation" on the war on terror.
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| June 5, 2008
Accused 9/11 Plotters Begin Trials as Legal Issues Linger
Five accused Sept. 11 plotters, including the alleged mastermind of the attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, appeared in a Guantanamo military court for the first time Thursday. A reporter looks at the proceedings and the legal issues they raise.
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| June 5, 2008
Accused 9/11 'Mastermind' Asks for Death Sentence
The accused mastermind of Sept. 11 attacks, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, told a military tribunal Thursday in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, that he would welcome the death penalty and wished to become a martyr.
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| June 2, 2008
Nuclear Inspectors Head to Syria to Look at Site Bombed by Israel
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Mohamed ElBaradei announced Monday that an inspection team was heading to Syria June 22 to clear up the lingering mystery about a Syrian military site bombed in an Israeli raid in September.
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| MAY
May 29, 2008
Iraq Asks Leaders to Lift Sanctions, Forgive Debt
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki asked world leaders Thursday "to end the international sanctions that were imposed on Iraq because of the previous regime and to write off debts" that are an "impediment against reconstruction and development."
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| May 13, 2008
India on Alert after Blasts Kill as Many as 60
Dozens of people were killed Tuesday in western India after a series of bomb attacks ripped through the busy city of Jaipur.
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| May 1, 2008
Attack on Terror Target Sheds Light on Somalia's Instability
The U.S. military led airstrikes against terrorism suspects in Somalia Thursday, killing a suspected al-Qaida leader. A panel of experts offer perspective on what the strike may mean for security in the region, the Somali people and the U.S. war on terror.
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| May 1, 2008
U.S. Kills Suspected al-Qaida Leader in Somali Airstrikes
U.S. war planes killed the suspected head of al-Qaida in Somalia and as many as 30 other people Thursday in overnight airstrikes. The New York Times' East Africa bureau chief discusses the target and the operation.
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| May 1, 2008
U.S. Airstrikes Kill al-Qaida Leader in Somalia
U.S. war planes killed the suspected head of al-Qaida in Somalia and as many as 30 other people Thursday in an overnight airstrike, a U.S. defense official said. The head of the Islamic insurgent group confirmed the attack killed its leader.
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| APRIL
April 30, 2008
Afghan Forces Target Taliban in Kabul in Latest Bout of Unrest
Afghan security forces engaged in a firefight with Taliban fighters in the capital city of Kabul Wednesday, blowing up a home and reportedly killing two militants and a woman and child inside. Two analysts assess the security situation in Afghanistan.
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| April 28, 2008
Afghan President Escapes Assassination Attempt
Afghan security officials on Monday hunted for suspects in the attempted assassination of President Hamid Karzai during an attack that killed three people.
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| April 18, 2008
Carter Meeting Sparks New Debate Over Engaging Hamas
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter met Friday with leaders from Hamas, a militant group labeled a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel. The meeting sparked renewed debate over whether any negotiations should include the Palestinian group.
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| April 15, 2008
Deadly Car Bombs Kill Dozens in Baqouba, Ramadi
Car bombs and a suicide attacker struck Baghdad and cities to the north and west of the capital on Tuesday, killing nearly 60 people and shattering a recent lull in violence in predominantly Sunni areas while fighting rages in the country's south.
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| April 3, 2008
U.S. Wins NATO Support for Missile Shield Plan
President Bush secured NATO endorsement Thursday for his plans to construct a missile defense shield in Europe despite firm Russian opposition but failed to win backing for the quick accession of Ukraine and Georgia to the alliance.
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| April 2, 2008
Memo Outlines Justification for Harsh Interrogation
The Pentagon Tuesday disclosed a 2003 memo, since rescinded, that outlined the justifications for using harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects and said President Bush's wartime authority trumps any ban on torture.
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| April 2, 2008
Rubin Answered Your Questions on Afghanistan
In the fall of 2007, New York Times Magazine contributing writer Elizabeth Rubin and photographer Lynsey Addario shadowed U.S. forces in the Korengal Valley in northeastern Afghanistan, an area known for its insurgency. Rubin answered your questions on Afghanistan and her reporting trip.
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| MARCH
March 28, 2008
New Book Examines the Bin Laden Family
Author and journalist Steve Coll's new book "The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century" documents Osama bin Laden's upbringing and family environment. Coll discusses his new book with Margaret Warner.
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| March 10, 2008
Pakistan Parties Unite to Challenge Musharraf
The widower of Benazir Bhutto and a former Pakistan prime minister announced Sunday that their political parties -- Pakistan's largest -- would form a new coalition government.
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| March 10, 2008
Spain's Socialist Party Wins in General Elections
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's Socialist Party won national elections for a second consecutive time Sunday, gaining seats in parliament but again falling short of an absolute majority.
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| March 7, 2008
Terrorism, Economy Weigh on Spain's Elections
For much of its history, Spain has been isolated from the political and social currents of the rest of Europe.
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| March 6, 2008
Gunman Kills at Least 8 in Jerusalem Seminary
A gunman infiltrated a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem and opened fire in a library Thursday night, killing at least eight people and wounding at least nine others, officials said.
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| March 3, 2008
U.S. Targets al-Qaida Member in Somalia Attack
The United States launched an attack against "a known al-Qaida terrorist" in a southern Somali town, the Pentagon said Monday.
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| FEBRUARY
February 22, 2008
In Iraq, Al-Sadr Extends Cease-fire Order to Militia
Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite militia in Iraq for another six months, allowing the country more time to recover from brutal sectarian violence.
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| February 20, 2008
Legal Experts Answered Your Questions on Sept. 11 Trials
The Pentagon recently charged six Guantanamo detainees with crimes tied to the Sept. 11 attacks. They will now face trial by a military commission that could sentence them to death. Two legal experts answer your questions on the road ahead for the Sept. 11 trials and the debate over how the law applies to detainees.
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| February 18, 2008
Two Days of Attacks Leave Over 100 Dead in Afghanistan
A suicide car bomber plowed into a Canadian military convoy, killing 37 people at a busy market in southern Afghanistan on Monday, a day after a bomber blew himself up at a dog fight outside Kandahar, leaving more than 100 people dead.
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| February 15, 2008
Congressmen Debate Renewal of Warrantless Surveillance Law
After a standoff with House Republicans and President Bush, the Democratic-led House failed to extend a warrantless terrorist eavesdropping program Friday. Congressmen Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., offer two views on the divisive surveillance law.
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| February 14, 2008
Hezbollah Mourns Slain Leader, Threatens to Attack Israel
The leader of Hezbollah threatened Thursday an attack on Israel, blaming it for Tuesday's car bombing that left one of the group's top commanders, Imad Mughniyeh, dead. Two Middle East experts assess the repercussions of the feared terrorist's death.
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| February 14, 2008
Gitmo Detainees Charged With 9/11 Crimes to Be Tried in Special Courts
Military commission trials for the six Guantanamo Bay detainees charged for their involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks will be held in specially designed courtrooms known as Camp Justice. Air Force Brig. Gen. Thomas Hartmann outlines the legal processes for the trials.
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| February 13, 2008
Top Hezbollah Keader Killed in Syrian Bombing
Imad Mughniyeh, a senior leader of the Shiite militant group Hezbollah and one of the world's most wanted terrorists, was killed Tuesday night in a car bombing in Syria, according to media reports.
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| February 11, 2008
Pentagon Charges Six Detainees With Crimes Tied to 9/11
The Pentagon announced Monday it had charged six Guantanamo detainees with murder and war crimes in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks and will seek the death penalty against them, setting the stage for trials by military tribunal. Legal experts discuss the move.
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| February 11, 2008
Mukasey Weighs Waterboarding, Sept. 11 Charges
After Attorney General Michael Mukasey took charge of the Justice Department, he called for an evaluation of the legalities of the "waterboarding" interrogation tactic. In an interview, Mukasey considers the waterboarding debate, charges against Sept. 11 suspects and the strength of the Justice Department.
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| February 11, 2008
East Timor President Critically Wounded in Attack
East Timor's president was critically wounded Monday after rebel soldiers attacked him and the prime minister separately during what officials called a failed coup attempt.
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| February 8, 2008
Congress Renews Debate Over Waterboarding
Questions stirred anew this week on the legality of waterboarding, a controversial interrogation tactic, after new Congressional hearings examining its use on terrorist suspects. After a recap of the hearings, analysts Mark Shields and David Brook weigh the debate.
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| February 5, 2008
CIA Chief Confirms Waterboarding; Al-Qaida Regrouping in Pakistan
Top intelligence officers publicly confirmed for the first time that three suspected terrorists were waterboarded and warned that al-Qaida is establishing cells in other countries, particularly Pakistan, to plan attacks within the United States.
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| February 1, 2008
Pet Bazaar Bombings Kill Dozens in Baghdad
Bombs attached to two women killed at least 60 people and wounded scores more in separate blasts Friday morning on Baghdad pet bazaars, ending a relative lull in violence in the Iraqi capital.
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| JANUARY
January 28, 2008
Canada Threatens Troop Pullout from Afghanistan
Canada will pull its 2,500 troops out of Afghanistan in early 2009 unless NATO adds soldiers in the dangerous southern region, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Monday, signaling Ottawa has lost patience with what it sees as allies' foot-dragging.
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| January 25, 2008
'Averaged' Image Could Boost Computer Face Recognition Accuracy
A simple process of averaging many photographs of the same person into one composite image could significantly improve the performance of face recognition software used in border security and other applications, new research suggests.
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| January 25, 2008
Drop in Violence in Iraq Opens Door to Local-level Talks
A subtle turning point occurred in Iraq in the fall of 2007 when security improved and violence abated to a point where grassroots reconciliation and community rebuilding efforts could take root.
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| January 25, 2008
Investigator in Hariri Probe Killed by Beirut Bomb
A police intelligence officer tasked with investigating a string of assassinations in Lebanon was himself assassinated in a car bombing Friday near Beirut that left his bodyguard and at least three other people dead.
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| January 22, 2008
Padilla Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison
Convicted terror conspirator Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen who was once held as an enemy combatant by the Bush administration, was sentenced Tuesday to 17 years and four months in prison on terrorism conspiracy charges.
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| January 15, 2008
Musharraf Orders Security Measures in Lead-up to Elections
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he ordered troops to shoot anyone trying to disrupt parliamentary elections scheduled for Feb. 18 as the country battles a rise in attacks blamed on Muslim extremists.
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| January 10, 2008
U.S. Considers Adding 3,000 Marines to Fight in Afghanistan
The Pentagon is preparing to send at least 3,000 Marines to Afghanistan to bolster efforts to thwart another expected Taliban offensive in the spring, military officials said.
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| January 3, 2008
Musharraf Dissatisfied with Bhutto Death Probe
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf expressed dissatisfaction with the investigation into Benazir Bhutto's death on Thursday, but he denied accusations of government involvement in the attack.
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| January 2, 2008
Opposition Parties Slam Pakistani Election Postponement
Pakistani opposition leaders criticized the government's decision to postpone parliamentary elections, a move they believe will benefit the ruling party, but said that they would still participate. Journalists discuss how the decision may impact the region's stability.
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