Afghan Led Force Captures Taliban Leader
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29, 2011 – An Afghan-led, coalition-supported security force captured a Taliban leader in the Ghorak district of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province today, military officials reported.
NSF Awards Logistical Support Contract for U.S. Antarctic Program
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a multi-year contract to Lockheed Martin for logistical support for the U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). NSF provides funding for scientific research as well as for the necessary associated infrastructure and logistics, which includes three year-round research stations in Antarctica and two science vessels in the Southern Ocean. Lockheed […]
Nicaragua Files Suit Against Costa Rica at UN World Court Over Border Violations
Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of a new road along the banks of the San Juan River.
Former Navajo Police Department Officer Indicted in New Mexico on Civil Rights Charges
WASHINGTON – A federal grand jury in Albuquerque, N.M., yesterday indicted a former police officer with the Navajo Police Department on charges related to the sexual abuse of a woman who was in his custody on Jan. 25, 2009, announced the Department of Justice.