Ecuador says it has arrested five alleged members of the Colombian rebel group Farc inside its territory. Defence Minister Gustavo Larrea said the suspected rebels were detained by the army during a search of farms and houses close to the Colombian border. It comes amid a growing crisis over a Colombian raid inside Ecuador in which a senior Farc leader was killed. On Thursday Nicaragua said that like Venezuela and Ecuador it was breaking diplomatic relations with Colombia. Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said "we are breaking off relations because of the political terrorism" carried out by...
Houthi rebels say missing Saudis are dead
BBC News
BBC News
The last two Saudi soldiers thought to have been held by Yemeni rebels are dead, the rebels have said. The soldiers were killed in battle and were not captured, a spokesman for the Houthi rebels claimed. It had been...
Philippine troops kill 6 al-Qaida-linked militants in raid on rebel camp on southern island
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine marines killed six al-Qaida-linked militants early Sunday in an assault on a rebel encampment on a southern island, a senior military commander said. A marine special operations platoon...
Fighting insurgency
The Hindu
The Hindu
The operations carried out in different States against Maoists have not yielded the desired result. The main reason for the failure is, without doubt, the lack of adequate training imparted to police. The Maoists are not...
Chavez Denies Links With Spain's ETA, FARC Rebels
The New York Times
The New York Times
Filed at 7:17 p.m. ET CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- President Hugo Chavez lashed out at Spain's prime minister Wednesday for asking Venezuela to respond to a Spanish judge's accusation that his government collaborated with...


