WASHINGTON - Barack Obama condemned the Dec. 25 terrorist attempt on the United States in his first 2010 weekly radio address, vowing to bring those involved to justice and outlining steps the administration is taking to protect the American people.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Central Command chief put the Al-Qaida threat in Yemen in perspective during a news conference in Baghdad today. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus praised the Yemeni government for taking on the al-Qaida threat in the country.
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The Trilateral Baltic Battalion (BALTBAT) manned by Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia began duty in the 14th rotation of the NATO Response Force (NRF-14) on January 1. On the same date Lithuanians will also enter half-year standby period in the EU Battle Group.
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The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified the US Congress, respectively, on 22 December and 28 December 2009 of two possible foreign military sales (FMS) to the United Arab Emirates of enhanced guided bomb units as well as of logistics support and training for 12 C-130J-30 transport aircraft.
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The attempted attack on Northwest Airlines Flight 253 (December 25, 2009) by a would-be suicide bomber is a rude reminder of the trend that has been emerging for some time, and is evidence of renewed efforts on the part of al-Qaeda and its affiliates to attack the United States on its own soil and US allies around the globe.
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Calling it a “step in the right direction”, Hindus have praised The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF) for listing inter-religious dialogue under “priority areas”.
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Hindus have urged Massachusetts (USA) schools to either allow students the flexibility to choose the religious text to study in the class instead of just mandating one religious text on the entire class or teach the texts of all major world religions.
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The UK-flagged, UK-owned Vehicle Carrier VC ASIAN GLORY has been captured this morning by presumed Somali pirates 500nm off the coast of Somalia while en route to the Gulf of Aden.
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Owned by PIL, one of the largest shipowners in Asia, 24,637-tonne MV Kota Wajar, which was hijacked on the 15th October this year, is now en route to Mombasa.
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MV NAVIOS APOLLON was captured on December 28, 2009 at 22h10 local time (19h10 UTC) in the Indian Ocean 800 nnautical miles east of Somalia and240nm north-east of Seychelles en route from Tampa, Florida/USA to Rozy / India with a cargo of fertilizer.
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