International Business News - DJI http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif As of Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, at least 556 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EST. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081203/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-556.htm Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:20:51 EST As of Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, at least 556 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EST. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081128/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-556.htm Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:55:41 EST Somalia's weak transitional government has agreed to share power with a faction of the country's opposition, the United Nations said Wednesday. The agreement was unlikely to change the political chaos in Somalia, however, as the extremist group at the center of a deadly insurgency did not participate. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/somali-goverment-opposition-faction-share-power.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:28:47 EST As of Friday, Nov. 21, 2008, at least 556 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-556.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:57:59 EST Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women--even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177918-piracy-tanker-hijacked.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/somali-pirates-transform-villages-into-boomtowns.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/somali-pirates-transform-villages-into-boomtowns.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:33:10 EST It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177844-greece-saudi-somalia-piracy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/tanker-capture-raises-alarm-over-somali-piracy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081119/tanker-capture-raises-alarm-over-somali-piracy.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:17 EST It seems inconceivable: Somali pirates in speedboats foil warships from the world's most powerful navies to prey on shipping lanes crucial to the oil supply. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/177520-greece-saudi-somalia-piracy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/tanker-capture-raises-alarm-over-somali-piracy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081118/tanker-capture-raises-alarm-over-somali-piracy.htm Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:47:44 EST As of Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at least 555 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081115/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-555.htm Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:30:20 EST As of Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at least 555 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-555.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:50:16 EST Arab leaders, including the Saudi king, and Israel's president will attend the same dinner Tuesday night, a rare encounter that the head of the United Nations hopes will promote understanding and talks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/arab-israeli-leaders-to-attend-rare-dinner.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:44:32 EST A multinational force of warships has carved out a narrow shipping corridor off the coast of Somalia that is helping protect merchant vessels from pirate attacks, the force's commander said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/172253-somalia-piracy.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/guarded-shipping-corridor-limiting-somali-piracy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/guarded-shipping-corridor-limiting-somali-piracy.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:31:57 EST As of Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, at least 555 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Thursday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-555.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:29:10 EST As of Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at least 554 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081103/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-554.htm Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:42:35 EST As of Friday, Oct. 31, 2008, at least 554 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081031/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-554.htm Fri, 31 Oct 2008 19:49:45 EDT Somali authorities have arrested an elderly Islamic cleric suspected of involvement in a wave of suicide attacks that killed more than 20 people, an official said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/somali-cleric-arrested-after-suicide-blasts.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:46:52 EDT As of Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2008, at least 553 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Wednesday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-553.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:38:33 EDT A wave of suicide bombings killed more than 20 people Wednesday in northern Somalia, striking just as international leaders held talks on ending decades of deadly turmoil in this chaotic African nation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/suicide-bombs-hit-somalia-intelligence-facilities.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:57:19 EDT As of Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008, at least 551 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Monday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081028/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-551.htm Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:16:56 EDT As of Friday, Oct. 24, 2008, at least 549 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its figures Friday at 10 a.m. EDT. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081024/us-military-deaths-in-afghanistan-region-at-549.htm Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:37:21 EDT Djibouti, a key U.S. ally in the Horn of Africa, warned the U.N. Thursday that Eritrea's occupation of Djibouti territory on their border overlooking critical Red Sea shipping lanes could lead to war if the dispute isn't quickly resolved. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081023/djibouti-warns-un-over-eritreas-occupation.htm Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:25:02 EDT