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US law hits use of child soldiers in Philippines

AP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:34:12 +0000

Rebel groups and government-armed militias using child soldiers in the Philippines and 16 other strife-torn countries face prosecution in the United States under a new U.S. law, a human rights group said...

Sudan reports surrender of rebel unit

AP — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:58:22 +0000

The Sudanese military says 116 Darfur rebels have surrendered, and the U.N.-African Union mission is trying to confirm the report.

Late rebel leader to get monument in Venezuela

AP — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 01:40:28 +0000

A monument to the late Colombian rebel leader Manuel Marulanda, who died in March at age 78, is going up in a poor Caracas neighborhood.

Nepal's ex-rebels to be integrated in 6 months

AP — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:35:48 +0000

Thousands of former communist rebel fighters living in camps will be integrated into Nepal’s security forces within the next six months, the new Maoist-led government said...

Russia lawmakers recognize Georgia rebel regions

Justin — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:49:28 +0000

Russia’s parliament unanimously approved resolutions on Monday calling for the recognition of two rebel regions of Georgia as independent states, a move likely to worsen already strained relations with the...

T20 Agendas: When Enough is Too Much!

Sreelata Yellamrazu — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:24:05 +0000

Remember the time when as children, people spent so much time picking teams and squabbling amongst themselves over friends dumped and forced-upon foes that the hour of play usually ended without the game being played at all? This...

Indian police say at least 20 die in rebel attack

AP — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:52 +0000

At least 20 special commando police officers were killed Wednesday when their vehicle struck a land mine planted by communist rebels in eastern India, police said.The policemen belonging to a counter-rebel force were traveling to the site of an...

MySpace on wheels: the Rebel car concept

Asmita — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:22:45 +0000

The Rebel is a unique customizable B-segment concept car that is aimed specifically at the youth and their mindset. Winner of the Best Lifestyle Interior and Best Personalized Interiors prizes at the 2007 Interior-Motives Awards, the car was...

40 Indian police missing in rebel attack

AP — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 10:45:43 +0000

A local official says 40 police officers are feared drowned in eastern India after a group of suspected communist rebels attacked a police boat.Local police official Satish Kumar Gajbhiya says more than 50 police were aboard the boat Sunday in...

Sri Lanka Captures Rebel Logistics Center in North, Army Says

Dinushanka Nayomal — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:38:37 +0000

June 28 (Bloomberg) — Sri Lankan forces captured a rebel town in the northeast of the island nation that served as a logistics center for the Sea Tigers, the naval wing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, the army said. Troops seized...