Country Intelligence and Analysis
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Dutchman Joran van der Sloot, long the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of a U.S. teen in Aruba, has confessed to killing a young Peruvian woman in his Lima hotel room, a police spokesman said. Peru’s chief police spokesman, Col. Abel Gamarra, told The Associated Press that Van der Sloot…
In the worst of several attacks, five US soldiers died in an improvised bomb blast in east Afghanistan, the US said. Five other Nato troops were killed in a spate of attacks across the country’s restive South and East, where Isaf is battling the Taliban. The militants have been waging a battle to overthrow the…
At least 80 people were killed during the latest clashes in Thailand. But the confusion and danger that are present in various parts of Bangkok do not explain why several Thai and foreign journalists have been shot since April. Two are dead. The tense political situation also doesn’t justify the leadership’s blocking of more than…
Jihad in Humanitarian Clothing By Brigitte Gabriel As world organizations, nations and international media rally together in their favorite cause célèbre of vilifying Israel the Gaza flotilla attack, the country finds itself again on the defensive, trying to explain to the world why it instituted the blockade of Gaza and what part the terrorist organization…
South Korea’s military lost track of four North Korean submarines in the East Sea is now trying to locate them, according to the Yonhap news agency. The submarines left their base at the east coast of the Korean peninsula to conduct naval training in the East Sea earlier this week, said a military official in…
Tribal gunmen kidnapped two American tourists in Yemen on Monday and are demanding the release of a jailed tribesman for the pair, security officials said. A senior State Department official in Washington confirmed the kidnappings to CBS News and said the U.S. was working with Yemeni authorities to resolve the situation. The security officials, a…
Millions of Mexicans Refuse To Register Their Cell Phones A plan to register every cell phone in Mexico into a centralized government database has been declared a disaster after millions of citizens banded together and refused to hand over their personal information. In a country that sees as many as 6,000 attempted extortion calls every…
President Obama and Afghan leader Hamid Karzai met at the White House in hopes of easing recent tensions and settling on a way forward in Afghanistan, where U.S. troops are preparing for a major military operation.» Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai sought to set aside their recent differences during a White House meeting Wednesday…
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry said Friday the pirates seized by a Russian warship off the coast of Somalia have been released because of “imperfections” in international law. Authorities initially said the pirates would be brought to Russia to face criminal charges after hijacking a Russian oil tanker. But Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Alexei…