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In Brief: 17 die in Iraq violence, parliament convened, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 17.25 CET) – A series of bombings and shooting attacks left 17 dead in Iraq on Friday as President Jalal Talabani issued an order convening the country's first permanent parliament since the US-led invasion, the Associated Press (AP) reports.
In Brief: No detainees in Abu Ghraib after turnover, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 15.55 CET) – Contrary to the suggestion the US military gave when announcing the turnover of Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison today, Iraqi officials say they will not continue to use the facility as a jail.
In Brief: Accusations continue in Kazakh murder case, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 15.18 CET) – The daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev alleged in an interview with local media on Friday that opposition forces were working with state security services were to discredit the family.
In Brief: Belarus jails another opposition leader, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.45 CET) – A court in Belarus has jailed an opposition leader for two weeks, making it impossible for him to run in the 19 March presidential elections against long-time ruler Aleksandar Lukashenko.
In Brief: US, Bulgaria in talks on military bases, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.44 CET) – Washington on Friday said an agreement establishing US military bases on Bulgarian territory would be concluded by the end of April.
In Brief: Eritrea, Ethiopia delegations meet in London, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.23 CET) - Eritrean and Ethiopian officials met in London on Friday to resolve a border dispute that led to a two-year war and threatens renewed conflict, news agencies reported.
In Brief: UN launches new disaster fund, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.21 CET) – The UN has launched a US$500 million humanitarian emergency fund to speed up delivery of aid in disaster zones.
In Brief: Hamas-Fatah coalition talks fail, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 13.57 CET) – Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has offered Hamas more time to form a new government, following the failure of coalition negotiations between the militant movement and Fatah.
In Brief: Four dead in Maoist attack in Nepal, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 12.40 CET) - At least four security men were killed and six others injured when Maoists detonated three powerful bombs at a security check point in western Nepal on Friday, news agencies reported.
In Brief: Iraq hangs 13 insurgents, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 11.11 CET) – Iraqi authorities have executed 13 people for their involvement in insurgent activities. "The competent authorities have today carried out the death sentences of 13 terrorists," an Iraqi cabinet statement announced.
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In Brief: 17 die in Iraq violence, parliament convened, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 17.25 CET) – A series of bombings and shooting attacks left 17 dead in Iraq on Friday as President Jalal Talabani issued an order convening the country's first permanent parliament since the US-led invasion, the Associated Press (AP) reports.
In Brief: No detainees in Abu Ghraib after turnover, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 15.55 CET) – Contrary to the suggestion the US military gave when announcing the turnover of Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison today, Iraqi officials say they will not continue to use the facility as a jail.
In Brief: Accusations continue in Kazakh murder case, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 15.18 CET) – The daughter of Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev alleged in an interview with local media on Friday that opposition forces were working with state security services were to discredit the family.
In Brief: Belarus jails another opposition leader, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.45 CET) – A court in Belarus has jailed an opposition leader for two weeks, making it impossible for him to run in the 19 March presidential elections against long-time ruler Aleksandar Lukashenko.
In Brief: US, Bulgaria in talks on military bases, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.44 CET) – Washington on Friday said an agreement establishing US military bases on Bulgarian territory would be concluded by the end of April.
In Brief: Eritrea, Ethiopia delegations meet in London, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.23 CET) - Eritrean and Ethiopian officials met in London on Friday to resolve a border dispute that led to a two-year war and threatens renewed conflict, news agencies reported.
In Brief: UN launches new disaster fund, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 14.21 CET) – The UN has launched a US$500 million humanitarian emergency fund to speed up delivery of aid in disaster zones.
In Brief: Hamas-Fatah coalition talks fail, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 13.57 CET) – Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has offered Hamas more time to form a new government, following the failure of coalition negotiations between the militant movement and Fatah.
In Brief: Four dead in Maoist attack in Nepal, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 12.40 CET) - At least four security men were killed and six others injured when Maoists detonated three powerful bombs at a security check point in western Nepal on Friday, news agencies reported.
In Brief: Iraq hangs 13 insurgents, 10 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Friday, 10 March: 11.11 CET) – Iraqi authorities have executed 13 people for their involvement in insurgent activities. "The competent authorities have today carried out the death sentences of 13 terrorists," an Iraqi cabinet statement announced.
posted by Marko at 3/10/2006 10:05:00 AM
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