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Terrorism and Insurgency – Malaysia stays as 3rd party facilitator of GRP-MILF talks

Malaysia stays as 3rd party facilitator of GRP-MILF talks
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday said the government of Malaysia will remain the third party facilitator of peace negotiations between the Philippine government the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).

China beefs up school security as classes resume
Chinese schools opened nationwide for a new term Wednesday with thousands of police and safety officers deployed to ensure security following a string of deadly attacks on young students.

Four Israelis killed in West Bank shooting, Hamas rejoices
The Islamist Hamas movement claimed responsibility and rejoiced for the killing of four Israelis on Tuesday, as Israeli Prime Minister flew to Washington for renewed peace talks with the Palestinians.

Rebels kill detachment chief: Army
An Army detachment commander was killed after rebels who posed as policemen attacked his Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Units Active Auxiliary station in Sitio Polopangyan, Brgy. Bug-ang, Toboso, Negros Occidental Saturday afternoon.

Today in History
Today is Wednesday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2010. There are 121 days left in the year.

Jewish settler killings blight new Mideast talks
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas claimed responsibility for killing four Jewish settlers in the West Bank in an attack that blighted a Middle East peace summit before it even began in Washington on Wednesday.

Army: Rebels not interested in peace negotiations
The atrocities perpetrated by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People s Army against the military forces, particularly in Western Visayas, show that they are not interested in pursuing peace talks with the government, Philippine Army officials said.

Malaysia stays as facilitator in RP gov t talks with MILF — Palace
Malaysia will remain as the facilitator of peace talks between the Philippine government and the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front, according to a Palace official.

Rebels open season with 54-52 win
QUEEN CITY Rivercrest head coach Allen Cross described his first game as Rebel head coach as a shoot-out. It s just a good thing they ran out of bullets before we did, he added.

Ugandan Guerrillas in the Lord’s Resistance Army Fight in Sudan
Uganda’s Lord’s Resistance Army is supposed to be on the run and desperate. Why, then, has it spread its terror to even more countries?

Four Israelis killed on eve of Mideast summit
Four Israeli settlers were shot dead in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday in an attack that Islamist Palestinian group Hamas said was its first assault on Middle East peace talks due to start on Wednesday in Washington.