COLOMBIA : Rebels kill 16 police in attack
BOGOTA, Colombia (Reuters): Colombian guerrillas attacked a rural police command yesterday killing at least 16 officers in one of the worst blows this year to President Alvaro Uribe's campaign to end the country's 40-year conflict
UNITED STATES: Syria, Iran, Hezbollah faulted on Lebanon
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States yesterday said it believed Syria, Lebanon and Hezbollah militants were trying to destabilise the Lebanese government. White House spokesman Tony Snow said in a statement Washing-ton was "increasingly concerned...
IRAQ - Division over order to lift checkpoints
BAGHDAD (Reuters): Shi'ite and Sunni leaders sparred yesterday over a government order to lift United States checkpoints around a Baghdad militia stronghold as data showed the number of Iraqis killed in October may have hit a record high.
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