The agency said the charges, to be brought by public prosecutors, follow an intelligence operation and that arrests of those in the network started on August 13.

Bahrain is a tiny island kingdom on Saudi Arabia’s eastern coast. It is predominantly Shiite but has Sunni rulers. Among the accused, at least 20 are Shiite opposition leaders, according to Reuters.”

(Report: Bahrain to charge 23 with belonging to a ‘terrorist network’ – CNN.com)

Six women and two men, all Mexican nationals and employees of the tavern, were killed in the 1:30 a.m. strike, now under investigation by judicial police, according to a release from Francisco Alor Quezada, attorney general for the state of Quintana Roo.”

(Source: Cancun, Mexico, bar bombed; 8 dead – CNN.com)

Suspicious items found in luggage associated with the pair ‘were not deemed to be dangerous in and of themselves, and as we share information with our international partners, Dutch authorities were notified of the suspicious items,’ the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said. ‘This matter continues to be under investigation.’”

(Dutch arrest two men after flight from U.S. – This Just In – CNN.com Blogs)

The blast occurred at 5:30 a.m. (1030 GMT) outside a 12-story building housing Caracol Radio, the Spanish news agency EFE and the Ecuadorean consulate, as well as the offices of several banks and politicians, including former President Cesar Gaviria.

Investigators were not sure of the target or who was behind the bombing, said Hermes Ardila, chief of prosecutors in a special anti-terrorism unit. He said by telephone eight hours after the bombing that investigators had not linked the attack to any particular armed group.”

(Source: Bomb wracks offices in Colombia capital |)

The latest bombing appeared intended to hit police, but injured three children, hit by flying debris and then treated in a hospital.

The blast in Lurgan, County Armagh occurred during a day heightened tension in the UK province. Elsewhere — in Londonderry — a highly contested Protestant parade had taken place.
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(Source: Northern Ireland Bomb Attack Injures 3 Children – NTDTV.com)

‘Armed men ambushed the chief of the Lahij intelligence service’s investigations department, Colonel Ali Abdul Kareem al-Ban, who was killed in a hail of bullets,’ the official told AFP.

The attack took place on Friday evening in Hamra village near the town of Hutah where security forces were swiftly deployed, witnesses said.

The forces later arrested up to eight supporters of the Southern Movement, a source from the coalition of groups wanting greater autonomy or independence for the region said on Saturday.

Ban had survived several assassination attempts in the past few months after interrogating numerous provincial Southern Movement leaders, a local official told AFP.”

(Source: AFP: Gunmen kill south Yemen intelligence chief: security)

NBC4 obtained an internal memo from Homeland Security about the concern. Someone traveled to Turkey last July to obtain a U.S. visa to come to the States to blow up an unspecified Metro station, the memo said.”

(DHS Warns Metro About Threat | NBC Washington)

The U.A.E. is the first government to confirm that the mysterious July 28 incident, which dented the tanker’s hull and slightly injured one of its crew, was a terrorist attack.”

(Source: U.A.E. Officials Confirm Terror Attack on Tanker – WSJ.com)

The traffickers were intimidating and extorting communities, he said.

But Mr Calderon, speaking at the end of a three-day anti-crime conference, said the fight against gangs must continue despite rising violence.

More than 28,000 people have died in drug-related violence since he declared war on the drug cartels in 2006. “

(Source: BBC News – Calderon: Mexico drug gangs seeking to replace state)

Gambari told the Security Council that despite considerable efforts by UNAMID, the security situation in Darfur has not improved since last month when he described it as ‘dire.’ Gambari said fighting between Sudanese government forces and the Justice and Equality Movement continues to be a major source of insecurity in several parts of Darfur. “

(Source: UN Security Situation in Darfur Worsens as Peace Talks Progress | East Africa | English)