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Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands Disarm And Join Reintegration Process in ...  -  21 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,Some 3500 more militia members from the troubled eastern Democratic of Congo province Ituri handed in their weapons during the first two weeks of August,

Jellybeans and space highways: heavy talk among North American leaders  -  21 Aug 2007
Edmonton Sun,By CP OTTAWA — North American leaders broached the weighty issues of sovereignty, jellybeans and space highways as they tried to disarm critics claiming

No hidden agenda or intergalactic highway at summit, just ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Canada East,OTTAWA (CP) - North American leaders broached the weighty issues of sovereignty, jellybeans and space highways as they tried to disarm critics claiming

Page 3 girl kicks Bourne's butt  -  21 Aug 2007
The Sun,Peta learns to disarm a man with a knife By BELLA BATTLE PETITE but perfectly formed, Page 3’s Peta packs a visual punch that sends most men wild.

IRobot's Military Business On A Roll  -  21 Aug 2007
CNNMoney.comTroops in Iraq and Afghanistan use iRobot's PackBot robots to do reconnaissance and check out possible roadside bombs and disarm them.

Keeping the Blue Line  -  21 Aug 2007
Jerusalem Post,...to the provocations of a terrorist organization that recently spawned a costly war, after the UN failed to live up to its own resolution and disarm it.

Arguing Gun Laws and Original Intent  -  21 Aug 2007
American Daily,Put another way, crime cannot legally be used as a tool to disarm citizen authority without an abuse of due process, and it is this which the Founders

Optimism as 6-nation talks wind down  -  21 Aug 2007
INQ7.net,Chun, the South Korean envoy, reiterated that he expected North Korea would fulfill its pledge to disable and disarm. He said he was confident North Korea

Congo-Kinshasa: New Democracy Must Build on Local Leaders  -  21 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,The Global and All-Inclusive Agreement signed in Pretoria with the mediation of the South African government set out a schedule to disarm and reunify the

Man shot dead in robbery  -  21 Aug 2007
Independent Online,The four men attacked the security guard with their knives and attempted to disarm him. The guard broke free and fired at them, hitting Mbona in the head

Ghana: Vote Buying - Any Winner?  -  21 Aug 2007
AllAfrica.com,Moreover, the selling of votes and trading of favors disarm the capacity of the electorate to demand accountability and good governance.

Editorial/Comment La Liga Taster: Submarines Still Yellow Over ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Goal.com,He is one of those very few players that can make openings passes that can split hitherto-watertight defences, disarm offside traps, delight strikers and

Marines Disarm Rocket-Propelled Grenade  -  Aug 18, 2007
CBS 2,The Orange County Sheriff's bomb squad called in the Marines' Explosive Ordinance Detail from Camp Pendleton to disarm the weapon, which was discovered

Police use stun gun to disarm man  -  Aug 14, 2007
BBC News,A man was arrested after Dorset police officers used a stun gun to disarm him. The 43-year-old, who was armed with an air rifle and a knife, was refusing to

SLMM confirms need to disarm para-military groups  -  Aug 18, 2007
Sunday Observer,...by Shanika Sriyananda The Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) confirmed the need of disarming all para-military groups in the East to restore normalcy in

N.Ireland deadline for Protestant group to disarm  -  Aug 10, 2007
ReutersBy Anne Cadwallader BELFAST (Reuters) - A Northern Ireland minister on Friday told the largest Protestant paramilitary group in the province it must disarm

"guy asking the govt to stop or disarm LTTE rivals"  -  Aug 16, 2007
Lanka Business Online,Abu, but what is the rationale of this guy asking the govt to stop or disarm LTTE rivals ? doesn't that imply that they are accepting a terrorist group's

Sri Lanka renegades to disarm once safe from Tigers  -  Aug 8, 2007
Reuters India,Analysts doubt the Karuna group will disarm unless the Tigers are defeated and no longer pose a threat to them, which seems a distant prospect amid a new

UDA should disarm and 'get lost', says Mad Dog  -  Aug 4, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,...to emerge from Northern Ireland's troubles, Johnny 'Mad Dog' Adair, has called on the feuding Ulster Defence Association to disarm and disband.

UN fears Darfur force lacks power to disarm  -  Aug 5, 2007
The Age,To overcome Chinese objections at the Security Council, it was agreed that the new force would not have the power to disarm the warring factions or seize

Official says it is willing to disarm nuclear weapons  -  Aug 8, 2007
Melbourne Herald Sun,NORTH Korea is willing to move quickly on its nuclear disarmament even if it has to wait for foreign oil aid, an official said today.

McCain: Disarm Hizbullah, confront patron in Damascus  -  Aug 8, 2007
Jerusalem Post,By SHANI ROSENFELDER "To achieve lasting peace, sooner or later, one way or another, Hizbullah must be disarmed and its patron in Damascus confronted,"

Man Faces Attempted Homicide Charge after Break-in  -  Aug 20, 2007
CBS 21,The man wasn't hurt and was actually then able to disarm the suspect. Christopher Turpin was last seen driving a silver 2005 Hyundai Sonata,

Official: Most West Bank Gunmen Disarm  -  Aug 5, 2007
ABC NewsA member of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' security force stands guard at Abbas' headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007.

Cash for cops extends Project Disarm  -  Aug 13, 2007
LondonTopic.ca,London Police Chief Murray Faulkner said the funds will be used to "extend Project Disarm for at least a year and will help take weapons and drugs off our

Neighbors apprehend, disarm burglary suspect  -  Aug 14, 2007
Daily Mail - Charleston,Authorities have arrested a Lincoln County man for allegedly breaking into the home of a neighbor who was away on vacation.

Top UN official meets Koirala  -  Aug 19, 2007
Gulf Times,Though the UN rejects the allegation that it was trying to disarm and disband the Maoist army, the charge is said to have been in retaliation to the number

Moon Sends Envoy To Review UN Operations In Nepal  -  Aug 19, 2007
NEWSPost India,Though the UN rejects the allegation that it was trying to disarm and disband the Maoist army, the charge is said to have been in retaliation to the number

UN urges Lanka to disarm group  -  Aug 9, 2007
Peninsula On-line,...colombo • The United Nations yesterday urged Sri Lanka to disarm a pro-government paramilitary group operating in the east of the island to ensure safety

Holmes Urges Sri Lanka to Disarm Karuna  -  Aug 9, 2007
ToTheCenter.com,Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said it is difficult to disarm armed groups in trouble areas. "It is not any easy thing to do overnight.

* UN urges Sri Lanka to disarm breakaway rebel group  -  Aug 9, 2007
Colombo Page,Aug 10, Colombo: The United Nations yesterday called upon Sri Lanka to disarm the breakaway rebel group, Karuna faction to 'ensure safety and security for

Sri Lanka Government to disarm para-military group operating in ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Asian Tribune,This was a positive response by Sri Lanka President to the United Nations which on Thursday urged Sri Lanka to disarm a pro-government paramilitary group

Collateral Damage: Bethena  -  Aug 19, 2007
ZNet,...(Even if it is Hillary "If Saddam won't disarm, will we disarm him" Clinton") I can guarantee him that it is not what's most important to Bethena,

Disarm or lose funding, UDA warned  -  Aug 10, 2007
Evening Echo,The Ulster Defence Association was today given 60 days to disarm and protect £1.2m (€1.77m) earmarked for the redevelopment of their neighbourhoods.

Cash drop helps cops nab guns  -  Aug 14, 2007
London Free Press,By CHIP MARTIN, SUN MEDIA Project Disarm, a London police task force set up to get illegal guns off the streets, will live on another year because of a

"Disarm the Karuna faction" Says UN Top Official  -  Aug 9, 2007
Siber News Media,Batticola, Mr. John Holmes, United Nations Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordination urged Sri Lanka to disarm the

Sri Lanka: Karuna Group Offers To Disarm  -  Aug 8, 2007
Stratfor (subscription)The Karuna group, a breakaway faction of Sri Lanka's Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, said Aug. 8 that it will dissolve its military wing when it feels its

UN repeats demand: Disarm Karuna  -  Aug 9, 2007
Daily Mirror (subscription),By Easwaran Rutnam Visiting UN Humanitarian Affairs Chief John Holmes yesterday stressed it was the responsibility of the government to ensure the Karuna

North Korea says it is ready to disarm  -  Aug 8, 2007
The West Australian,North Korea is willing to move quickly on its nuclear disarmament even if it has to wait for foreign oil aid, an official says, in a rare sign of

Govt called upon to disarm warring communities in the N.Rift  -  Aug 6, 2007
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation,Turkana South District Commissioner, George Ayonga, has asked the government to consider initiating disarmament process among the warring communities in

Official: Most West Bank gunmen disarm  -  Aug 5, 2007
New Hope Courier,By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, AP Writer 3 minutes ago RAMALLAH, West Bank - Most gunmen with ties to President Mahmoud Abbas‘ Fatah movement have given up their

Official: West Bank gunmen accept Israel's amnesty deal and disarm  -  Aug 5, 2007
WMC-TV,AP - August 5, 2007 8:33 PM ET RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - A senior Palestinian security official says most gunmen with ties to Fatah have given up their

Man, woman charged after Scarborough take down  -  Aug 16, 2007
CTV.ca,..."The male attempted to disarm the police officer and as a result, a shot was discharged into the ground," inspector Greg McLane told CTV News on Wednesday.

Experts disarm bomb  -  Aug 3, 2007
Tempo,MANILA (AFP) – A home-made bomb was found in a suburb of Metro Manila, police said yesterday, close to a housing project due to be visited by the wife of US

Pact packs ammo to disarm critics  -  Aug 3, 2007
Calcutta Telegraph,New Delhi, Aug. 3: The sound and fury over selling out to the US on the nuclear deal seem to have collapsed in a whimper on the day the draft was released

Plan to sell uranium to India, Russia sparks anger  -  Aug 17, 2007
The Canberra Times,..."You have got to ask why isn't India a party to the nuclear non-proliferation regime and the answer is because it doesn't want to commit to disarm its

Police disarm man with knives  -  Jul 27, 2007
Montrose Daily Press,By Staff MONTROSE — Safety was on the line Friday morning, when a knife-wielding man allegedly threatened three officers. Montrose Police Sgt. Dennis Beery,

Disarm Karun group – Douglas Devananda  -  Jul 24, 2007
Asian Tribune,Presidency entered into a Ceasefire Agreement with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, and EPDP was asked to disarm by the then Government.

Dealing with the unexpected: Bourne soldier will disarm bombs in ...  -  Jul 24, 2007
Upper Cape Codder,EODs as a whole are more busy in Iraq; there’s more chances to disarm bombs. That’s pretty much what’s killing the most people there now.

Karuna Group refuses to disarm  -  Jul 26, 2007
Siber News Media,The Karuna group has claimed the LTTE will be back in the east in control if their group is disarmed. The Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) peace

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