ETA for Southwest narrowed a little bit
Southwest Airlines and the Charleston Area Convention and Visitors Bureau threw us this: The Dallas-based discount airline plans to start service at Charleston International Airport some time in the spring.
Suspected Basque militant requests asylum
BRUSSELS — A suspected member of the banned Basque separatist group ETA has requested political asylum in Spain, the Belgian news agency Belga reported on Thursday.
30-plus insurgents killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan, Aug. 29 (UPI) — Afghan and coalition forces battled back attacking militant fighters, killing more than 30 of the insurgents in weekend fighting, officials said Sunday. Afghanistan – Kabul – Asia – Coalition – International Security Assistance Force
Insurgents in U.S. uniforms stage dual attacks
KABUL, Afghanistan Insurgents disguised as American soldiers attacked two U.S. bases in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday morning and managed to breach the perimeter of one site before being repelled, according to NATO and Afghan officials.
Twelve rebels killed raiding Chechen leader’s village
Chechen police killed 12 rebels as they repulsed a raid on the Moscow-backed president’s home village on Sunday, authorities said, in an attack that broke a period of relative calm in the Russian republic.
Suspected Basque militant requests political asylum in Belgium
A man arrested on suspicion of belonging to the Basque militant separatist group ETA is applying for political asylum in Belgium. Lawyers say that extradition to Spain would violate their client s human rights.
Iraq Attacks: Insurgency Rises As U.S. Troops Pull Out
Will the Iraqi insurgency’s return force U.S. non-combat forces to take up arms?
The Basque team goes to Spain
This is a Vuelta a Espa a for climbers, at least that is theory entering the first test, Monday s Stage 3 from Marbella to Malaga. This may be the earliest a Cat 1 climb has shown up in a major stage race.
Coalition: Attacks in Afghanistan leave more than 30 insurgents dead
Afghan and coalition soldiers killed more than 30 insurgents, including 13 would-be suicide bombers, as they fought off assaults on two military bases and government buildings in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said on Sunday.
