Military tribunal acquits 11 young officers who allegedly plotted to oust Philippine president

October 15th, 2009 UN tribunal sets Oct. 26 start for Karadzic trialTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic will go on trial starting Oct.

September 24th, 2009 Philippines to review US military accordMANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government will review a 10-year-old military agreement with the United States after Filipino senators called for its renegotiation or termination because it allegedly violates the constitution, officials said Thursday. The review will cover issues raised by Senate Foreign Relations Committee head Miriam Defensor Santiago against the Visiting Forces Agreement, foreign affairs spokesman Ed Malaya said.

September 23rd, 2009 Philippine senator wants to renegotiate US accordMANILA, Philippines — The head of the Philippine Senate's foreign relations committee called Wednesday for the renegotiation of a military accord with the U.S. that allows American soldiers to help Filipino troops fight al-Qaida-linked militants, saying it violates the country's constitution.

September 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - Indian Army authorities at the Military Headquarters of War (MHOW) in Madhya Pradesh said Tuesday that they had launched an investigation to find out if their officials had allegedly ransacked furniture at a medical college in Indore Monday night, officials said. Army officers, studying in MHOW, allegedly broke window panes and ransacked furniture of the Sri Aurobindo College of Medical Sciences (SACMS), Indore, late Monday in retaliation against medicos allegedly attacking two of their colleagues earlier in the day.

August 28th, 2009 US denies troops involved in combat in PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — U.S. officials on Friday denied American troops were violating Philippine laws by engaging in combat against Muslim militants, saying they were only training Filipino soldiers and their mission was temporary.

August 19th, 2009 MANILA - Philippine troops Wednesday retook a village from rebels in the country's western Palawan region after a gun battle in which seven militants were killed, officials said. Two rebels of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) were captured in the military operation.

July 30th, 2009 Ousted Honduran president: Military could rebelOCOTAL, Nicaragua — Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya says disgruntled military officers could rebel "at any moment" against the government installed in a coup. Zelaya says he has information that some soldiers and officers are "repudiating the way in which the military leadership is directing the armed forces." He warns young officers could rebel "at any moment" and force military chief Gen.

July 19th, 2009 Philippine troops rescue 5 kidnapped workersZAMBOANGA, Philippines — Philippine troops have rescued five employees of a logging company who were kidnapped by suspected Muslim guerrillas in the country's south last week, the military said Sunday. The five employees, including a woman, were seized Wednesday by eight guerrillas belonging to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in Kapai township in Lanao del Sur province, military spokesman Lt.

July 11th, 2009 Philippine president to visit Obama on July 30WASHINGTON — Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will meet with President Barack Obama at the White House on July 30. The White House announced the visit Saturday as Obama wrapped up a weeklong trip to Russia, Italy and Ghana.

July 7th, 2009 MANILA - Two people were killed and 24 injured as a bomb rigged on a parked motorcycle exploded Tuesday morning near a shop in the southern Philippine province of Sulu, the military said. "Two were confirmed dead and 24 wounded in the blast -- mostly in critical condition," said Lt.

May 31st, 2009 Filipino rebels kill 2 soldiers on aid missionMANILA, Philippines — Communist rebels threw two grenades at army troops helping treat villagers in the central Philippines, killing two soldiers and a civilian who covered a child with his body during the attack, the military said Sunday. The child survived with minor wounds, regional military spokesman Maj.

May 1st, 2009 Filipino general: Maoist insurgency on last legsMANILA, Philippines — The new Philippine military chief said Friday he is confident the country will crush a 40-year-old communist insurgency next year — a deadline set by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In his first day on the job as chief of staff, Lt.

April 30th, 2009 Mexico detains 12 officers on corruption chargesMEXICO CITY — A Mexican judge has jailed 12 federal police investigators accused of leaking information to hit men who ambushed and killed eight officers in a failed attempt to free a high-level cartel member. Mexico's Attorney General's Office says the suspects worked as investigators for Mexico's Federal Agency of Investigations, the country's equivalent of the FBI.

April 29th, 2009 Philippine police arrest corruption witnessMANILA, Philippines — Philippine police on Wednesday arrested on perjury charges a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that implicated the president's husband. Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a former technical consultant in an aborted broadband deal with a Chinese telecommunications company, was taken into custody after a court issued an arrest warrant in the perjury case filed against him by a former member of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Cabinet.

April 17th, 2009 Philippine officials say Red Cross worker releasedMANILA, Philippines — Philippine officials say a Red Cross worker from Switzerland has been released by al-Qaida-linked militants on a southern island three months after he and two other volunteers were kidnapped. Lt. Col. Edgard Arevalo, a spokesman for military forces on southern Jolo island, says Andreas Notter was recovered by authorities in Indanan township early Saturday.