Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suspends attacks in Israel during Iraq war "The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade’s recently appointed leader, identified as Abu Mujahed, said that as long as the world’s attention is focused on Iraq, his group will not attack in order not to give Israel a “pretext to carry out brutal crimes against our people.” "
Nepal: Constitution is dead, it is time to build a new one: Bhattarai "As Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand and other political leaders echoed the popular desire for lasting peace in the country today, Maoist leader Dr Babu Ram Bhattarai attacked the constitution, terming it dead, and exhorting all political forces to come together to build a new constitution.
"There is no constitution at present, it is a constitution-less state. You (political parties) have already burnt down the constitution," Dr Bhattarai said at a rare meeting attended by ministers, representatives of almost all the political parties and members of the civil society at the Birendra International Convention Centre."
Iraq ambush kills UK marine "Further south, on the al-Faw peninsula, a Royal Marine was killed in an Iraqi ambush, taking the UK's death toll since the conflict began to 25."
UK forces under missile attack "British forces say their positions in southern Iraq have come under missile fire. There were no casualties, but it is the first time missiles have been aimed at coalition targets inside Iraq. One Seersucker missile landed close to a Royal Marine encampment and another next to a PoW camp at Umm Qasr."
Iraqi War Tactics a Boost to Radical Palestinians "Palestinian militants say stronger-than-expected Iraqi resistance to a 13-day-old U.S. invasion has motivated them to intensify suicide bombings and other attacks against Israel.
Hamas, the Palestinian militant organization which refuses to acknowledge Israel's existence and sends its suicide bombers to Israeli cities, said the tenacity of Iraqi forces fighting the world's only superpower was an inspiration."
Philippines: Gov't deploys more troops in Bulacan vs NPA rebels "Military and police authorities Monday deployed ground and aerial troops to Angat and Pandi towns in Bulacan province, north of Manila, to sustain pursuit and combat operations against fleeing New People's Army (NPA) guerrillas who engaged soldiers in intermittent clashes there Saturday."
Communist Party of the Philippines spokesman Gregorio "Ka Roger" Rosal on Monday stood pat on his claim that the military report on the number of rebels killed was "a figment of wild imagination."
He accused the Philippine Army and police of "doctoring in their favor" the after-encounter report.
"Look at the different media accounts of the encounter based on several police and military reports," Rosal told the Inquirer in Lucena City by cell phone. "The conflicting versions are highly noticeable. These betray their intention to cover up what really happened."
Rosal said that from the latest report of their allies in the area, "the total number of casualties still remains, as far as my office is concerned, five policemen and two Army soldiers killed on the government side, and only two on our side."
Pepsi facility attacked in India "Leftist rebels have attacked a Pepsi warehouse in southern India have attacked in protest against the US-led war on Iraq. Police say 10 armed rebels belonging to the outlawed People's War Group (PWG) entered the warehouse in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh state late on Sunday night."
US troops attacked in Afghanistan "The US military says its soldiers have come under rocket attack in south-eastern Afghanistan."
"US army spokesman Colonel Roger King said rebels fired more than a dozen rockets and mortars at its base near the town of Shkin in the province of Paktika, the Associated Press news agency reports."
Nepal rebels consult political parties "Negotiators for Nepal's Maoist rebels have begun consulting mainstream parliamentary parties ahead of proposed peace talks with the government."
Tamil rebels to oppose Jaffna move "Tamil Tiger rebels have threatened to launch massive public protests if the Sri Lankan army relocates its brigade headquarters to Jaffna."
Islamic militants prepare for Iraq fight "Arab volunteers have begun arriving in Iraq, vowing to help defend a Muslim nation against what they see as an unwarranted Western attack."
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US troops killed in Afghanistan "Two US Special Forces soldiers have been killed and one wounded when their convoy was ambushed in south-west Afghanistan."
"In recent weeks, Peruvian courts have annulled the first batch of roughly 450 terrorist cases against jailed Shining Path guerrillas, including Guzman and others tried in military courts more than a decade ago. The decisions, based on a January ruling that those secret courts were unconstitutional, will grant new trials to an estimated 2,000 guerrillas at the same time the Shining Path is stirring after a decade of dormancy.
Guzman's life sentence was annulled March 20, although prosecutors filed new charges against him last Tuesday. Those whose sentences were thrown out will remain jailed pending new trials."
Truck hits US soldiers in Kuwait "A truck has rammed into a group of United States soldiers at a camp in northern Kuwait but none have been killed, according to US central command.
A spokesman said 15 soldiers have been injured but could not confirm whether it was a deliberate attack, nor could he comment on the nationality of the truck driver."
US should stop intefering in Nepal: Maoist leader "A senior Maoist leader said Sunday the United States should stop interfering in Nepal's internal politics and labelled US President George W. Bush the "greatest terrorist."
"We appeal to the US to stop interfering in Nepal's problems," said Babu Ram Bhattarai.
"President Bush is strongly campaigning against the terrorism in the world but he himself is the greatest terrorist in the world," Bhattarai told reporters."
