Situation Reports

Nigeria: Troops Deployed In Response To Land Feud
July 5, 2008 2113 GMT
Nigeria has sent troops to the remote southeastern state of Ebonyi after violence connected to a... [more]
Argentina: House Of Representatives Approves Export Tax Bill
July 5, 2008 2052 GMT
Argentina's House of Representatives on July 5 approved the government's controversial export tax... [more]
U.K.: BP Sues Russian Partners In TNK-BP Venture
July 5, 2008 1739 GMT
BP is suing its Russian partners in the joint TNK-BP venture in order to recover a $370 million... [more]
Pakistan: Militants, Government Prepare For Negotiations
July 5, 2008 1736 GMT
The Lashkar-e-Islam militant group is ready to negotiate with the Pakistani government after... [more]
Pakistan: Nuclear Chief Rejects Khan's Claims
July 5, 2008 1729 GMT
Pakistan's nuclear chief rejected claims by nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan that Pakistani... [more]
Colombia: Army Seizes Explosives, Suspects Reprisal Attacks Planned
July 5, 2008 1728 GMT
The Colombian army seized explosives to be used in bombs around Bogota in reprisal for the recent... [more]
Zimbabwe: South Africa's Mbeki Meets With Mugabe
July 5, 2008 1715 GMT
South African President Thabo Mbeki met with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe on July 5 to... [more]
South Korea: Thousands Protest Decision On U.S. Beef
July 5, 2008 1708 GMT
Tens of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets of Seoul on July 5 to demonstrate against... [more]
Iran: Officials Warn Against Attack Or Threats, Maintain Nuclear Stance
July 5, 2008 1443 GMT
Any military attack aimed at halting Iran's nuclear program will push the price of crude oil to... [more]
Russia: Plans To Stop Using Baltic Ports For Oil Exports
July 5, 2008 1437 GMT
Russia could stop using Baltic states' ports to transport energy supplies abroad by 2015, RIA... [more]
Georgia: Accused Of Planning To Take Abkhazia By Force
July 5, 2008 1433 GMT
A "new war" could start in the Georgian breakaway region of Abkhazia if Georgia uses military... [more]
Afghanistan: Legislator Shot Dead
July 5, 2008 1419 GMT
A member of Afghanistan’s parliament was killed by unknown gunmen, Agence France-Presse... [more]
Japan: G8 Protesters March In Sapporo
July 5, 2008 1406 GMT
Several thousand people demonstrated in central Sapporo, Japan, on July 5 to protest the G8... [more]
Mongolia: State Of Emergency Lifted
July 5, 2008 1400 GMT
Mongolia is lifting its four-day state of emergency July 5, Reuters reported. Troops have started... [more]
Yemen: Suicide Bombing Targets Government Compound
July 5, 2008 1353 GMT
A suicide bombing left at least seven people dead and six others injured at a government compound... [more]
Poland, U.S.: Tusk Turns Down Missile Shield Terms
July 4, 2008 1452 GMT
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has turned down the latest terms offered by the United States... [more]
Georgia: South Ossetia Mobilizes After Georgian Shelling
July 4, 2008 1449 GMT
Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia on July 4 ordered its residents to mobilize and said... [more]
Belarus: Homemade Bomb Injures 50 In Minsk
July 4, 2008 1438 GMT
At least 50 people were injured when a homemade bomb exploded July 4 at an outdoor concert... [more]
PNA, Israel: Hamas Calls Off Shalit Talks
July 4, 2008 1417 GMT
Hamas has suspended negotiations over the release of captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit... [more]
Venezuela: Calls For Hostage Release
July 3, 2008 1858 GMT
The Venezuelan government called on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia to release the... [more]
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