Month: October 2010

BRITISH police are receiving new weapons and specialised training from the SAS to combat the threat of a Mumbai-style terrorist attack in Britain. Faced with growing terror threats involving urban areas, the hope is that […] […]

THE hunter became the hunted as public anger grew over the killing of Britain’s largest wild animal, a red deer stag known as the Emperor of Exmoor. The stag was killed on the edge of […] […]

MOUNT MERAPI, INDONESIA—Indonesia’s most volatile volcano erupted Tuesday, after scientists warned that pressure building beneath its dome could trigger the most powerful eruption in years. A 2-month-old baby reportedly died as panicked villagers fled the […] […]

BAGHDAD—The Pentagon’s No. 2 official says that U.S. enemies already are mining data released this week in a trove of Iraq war documents for ways to harm the American military. Deputy Defense Secretary William J. […] […]

UNITED NATIONS—The U.N. General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn almost a half-century of U.S. sanctions against Cuba, demanding an end to what member states say is a cruel Cold War anachronism that only hurts […] […]