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U.S. indicts Chinese military officials on cyber-espionage charges
The U.S. Justice Department said the indictment accuses Chinese military officials of economic espionage, alleging they conspired to steal trade secrets and ...British imam Abu Hamza al-Masri convicted of U.S. terrorism charges
A New York jury convicted British hate preacher Abu Hamza on 11 kidnapping and terrorism charges Monday, opening the way for a ...Mladic defense opens at UN war tribunal
Ratko Mladic\'s defence case opens at the Yugoslav war crimes court on Monday, with the Bosnian Serb ex-army chief accused of masterminding ...Thousands flee deadly floods in Serbia and Bosnia
Tens of thousands of people fled their homes Monday in Bosnia and Serbia, as rising floodwaters surged into villages and towns, killing ...At least 32 children die in Colombia bus fire
An overcrowded bus carrying young people home from a church service caught fire on Sunday in the northern city of Fundación, and ...Heavy gunfire as Libyan parliament stormed
Clashes have erupted outside the Libyan parliament in the capital, Tripoli, in an attack being claimed by forces loyal to a retired ...Syrian air defence chief killed in attack by rebels
The chief of Syria\'s air defence forces, General Hussein Ishaq, has been killed in combat near Damascus, a security official has told ...Turkish police detain 24 in coal mine disaster probe
Turkish authorities detained at least 24 people today in connection with Tuesday\'s deadly mining disaster, including mining company executives and employees.China evacuates its nationals from Vietnam
China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its citizens from Vietnam because of anti-China rioting there and is sending five ships to ...Laos defence minister dies in plane crash
At least 22 people including the defence minister were killed when a Lao air force plane crashed on Saturday, officials said. The ...