World & Nation
A German engineer accused of belonging to a worldwide nuclear smuggling network went on trial Friday for allegedly providing technology to Libya that could have been used to enrich uranium for weapons.
March 18, 2006
Muslim secessionist rebels today released an American and a German they had held hostage in the wilderness of the southern Philippines for more than a year, the U.S.
Dec. 4, 1985
Investigators worry that some components of a weapons factory ordered by Libya have fallen into the hands of another nation.
April 22, 2005
South African affiliates of a Pakistani scientist’s proliferation ring tried to outfit Libya with an off-the-shelf uranium enrichment plant.
Nov. 28, 2004
A Pakistani scientist used South African affiliates in an effort to outfit Libya with a uranium enrichment plant. The plot failed.
Diplomacy: The lawyer for foreigners accused by the Taliban of proselytizing fears that their chances for a show of mercy have dimmed.
Sept. 16, 2001
In April, 1945, a Red Army colonel named Magomed-Khan Abdul Pashayev joined the assault on an encircled Berlin.
Aug. 30, 1994
Afghanistan: Provincial soldiers and warlord’s men battle in southeast.
Sept. 9, 2002
The resumption of the trial of eight foreign aid workers accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan has been put off until today, their lawyer said.
Sept. 30, 2001
A suicide car bomb attack Saturday on a heavily guarded road between the German Embassy and a U.S. military base in the Afghan capital killed two Afghan civilians while wounding six U.S. troops and one American civilian, officials said.
Jan. 17, 2009