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1:58 PM EST
2/9/2012 Al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan killed by U.S. drone strikeThe commander of al-Qaeda militants in Pakistan was killed Thursday when a U.S. drone struck his training camp in North Waziristan, according to Pakistani officials and the victim’s followers.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, War, International Military Intervention, Politics, Defense, Security Measures

3:45 PM EST
1/16/2012 Military enters BBC, CNN offices; soldiers move to quell fuel price protestsOfficials of CNN and the BBC called on the Nigerian government Monday afternoon to explain why security forces entered its offices unannounced earlier in the day. The police action came as the governor of Lagos state protested soldiers entering Lagos amid nationwide protests of the removal of fuel subsidies by President Goodluck Jonathan.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Politics, Freedom Of The Press, Defense, Security Measures

6:37 PM EST
1/8/2012 Big hack attack on Israel inevitable, say expertsThe hacker attack that exposed the credit card numbers and other personal information of thousands of Israelis last week shows every sign of being an unsophisticated break-in that exploited the weaknesses of a poorly secured website. But experts warn that for Israel, like other highly networked economies, the worst is yet to come.

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Science And Technology, Technology, Politics, Defense, Security Measures

2:59 PM EST
12/19/2011 Bill to extradite foreign drug traffickers moves to HouseThe U.S. House of Representatives is next in line to vote on a bill that would help the Justice Department prosecute drug traffickers from Colombia and Peru who funnel their illegal shipments through Mexican gangs for delivery in the United States.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Security Measures, Crime, Law And Justice, International Law, Extradition, Diplomacy, International Relations

11:45 AM EST
12/12/2011 New Gaza incursion in the offing?Three years after Cast Lead, an Israeli commander warns that a new military operation into the Gaza Strip is inevitable.

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Politics, Defense, Security Measures, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, International (foreign) Trade

4:43 PM EST
12/6/2011 Congress examines homegrown Islamic terrorismHomegrown terrorism that has helped al-Qaeda launch attacks against the U.S. military is prompting two congressional committees to take a closer look at the threats.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Politics, Defense, Security Measures, Espionage And Intelligence

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12/5/2011 Congress tries to counter terrorist social media propagandaMuslim “holy warriors” who use Internet social media to recruit supporters to their movement are attracting more attention from Congress.

Source:AHN Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Conflict, Act Of Terror, Politics, Defense, Security Measures

12:23 PM EST
12/5/2011 Greenpeace activists sneak inside French nuclear power plantNine Greenpeace activists sneaked inside a French nuclear power plant on Monday to demonstrate the facility’s vulnerability to infiltration.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Curiosity, Economy, Business And Finance, Energy And Resource, Nuclear Power, Politics, Defense, Security Measures

3:00 PM EST
11/30/2011 Congress seeks to increase Coast Guard’s presence in ArcticCongress plans to turn its attention Thursday to the challenges and opportunities global warming is creating for the U.S. Coast Guard in the Arctic.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, Defense, Security Measures, Environmental Issue, Global Warming, Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Maritime Accident

10:17 AM EST
11/22/2011 Egypt’s generals fail to stem human rights abusesIn the nine months since they assumed control, the generals ruling Egypt have managed to run up an abysmal human rights record as Husni Mubarak, whose toppling from power they had promised would usher in a new era of democracy and freedom.

Source:TML Topics:Unrest, Conflicts And War, Civil Unrest, Political Dissent, Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Civil Rights, Politics, Defense, Security Measures