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09 7th, 2010| 
AFP – The cockpit of a United Parcel Service 747 cargo plane filled with smoke as pilots fought to maintain altitude and return to Dubai, where the plane crashed and both crew members died, a civil aviation statement said on Sunday. Read the rest of this entry »
Reuters – Up to six suicide bombers, some armed with rifles, tried to storm an army base in Baghdad on Sunday, killing 12 people and wounding 36 less than a week after Washington declared U.S. combat operations in Iraq over. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The United States likely will need to keep thousands of troops in Iraq beyond 2011 to keep a lid on sectarian tensions and to bolster Baghdad’s fledgling military, experts and former officers say. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – US commanders have proposed spending up to 1.2 billion dollars over five years on Yemen’s security forces, reflecting US worries about Al-Qaeda’s presence in the region, officials said Thursday. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A cargo plane owned by US courier United Parcel Service caught fire shortly after take-off and crashed in a military base on the outskirts of the Gulf city of Dubai on Friday, killing both crew members, civil aviation authorities said. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – The UN refugee agency on Friday urged European countries not to send Iraqi refugees back to central parts of Iraq, just days after the official withdrawal of US combat troops. Read the rest of this entry »
AFP – A cargo plane owned by US courier United Parcel Service caught fire shortly after take-off and crashed in a military base outside the Gulf emirate of Dubai on Friday, killing both crew members, civil aviation authorities said. Read the rest of this entry »