Bangladesh's government is granting amnesty to mutinous border guards in exchange for them agreeing to peacefully return to their barracks. Bangladeshi media say several civilians were killed and two army colonels died in the early stage of the muti...
A former member of Colombia's FARC rebel group is the first person to take advantage of a special French asylum offer. The rebel arrived in Paris with former French-Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt. Wilson Bueno (R), and former hostage French-Col...
In Sri Lanka, the military says it has captured key areas held by Tamil Tiger rebels, in the north of the country. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Sri Lankan army is on a major offensive to crush the rebels, who have been fighting for...
By Dorian Jones Istanbul 23 February 2008 Turkish military officials say seven soldiers and at least 79 Kurdish rebels have been killed since a Turkish ground offensive into northern Iraq began late Thursday. The rebels dispute the claim saying 22 so...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 10 August 2007 The rebel group Niger Movement for Justice says it launched two attacks late Thursday in the uranium-rich Agadez region, sparking skirmishes with government forces that ended in the killing of two civilians. A rebe...
By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 25 January 2006 Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels have agreed to hold new talks in Switzerland aimed at shoring up their deteriorating peace agreement. Norwegia...
Haiti Rebel Leader Enters Port-au-Prince Michael Bowman A Haitian rebel leader whose forces overran more than half of the country entered Port-au-Prince Monday and promptly made contact with the count...