Philippine army pushes for tougher security laws
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The Philippine army is pushing for tougher laws to help crush nearly 40 years of communist rebellion, favoring legislation similar to the internal security acts enforced elsewhere in Southeast Asia, the military chief said on Friday.
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The Philippine government Monday promised a strong leadership in the regional anti-terror campaign after the country was unanimously elected as new chairman of the Counter-Terrorism
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Saturday urged Asian nations to do more to defeat a global terrorist threat and to ensure that Afghanistan not be allowed to slip back into chaos.
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The Philippines vowed Thursday to take action against rogue elements in the military involved in extrajudicial killings, as the government released an internal inquiry into the murders.
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The Bush administration wants to overhaul the troubled agency in charge of security at most federal buildings, cutting personnel and giving a bigger role to local police. Lawmakers are fighting the plan, saying that it could leave government employees more vulnerable to crime or attacks by...
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New documents released Tuesday regarding crimes committed by U.S. soldiers against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan detail a troubling pattern of troops failing to understand and follow the rules that govern interrogations and deadly actions.
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Thousands of Philippine farmers and   left-wing activists marched in Manila on Thursday on the 34th   anniversary of martial law imposed by dictator Ferdinand   Marcos, warning the current administration to stop political   killings.
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President Hamid Karzai told House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that his security forces need to be stronger as the two discussed possible U.S. troop increases
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Security is tight as protesters gather in the Philippine capital for the president's annual state of the nation speech.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo said  on Friday the Philippines&#39; new security pact with Australia  would make the Southeast Asian region safer and more secure  from Islamic militants.
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COTABATO CITY, Philippines  - Twenty Muslim guerrilla leaders faced two dozen Philippine field commanders in a rare battle of ideas on Saturday, part of efforts to strengthen the ceasefire mechanism.
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The Australian government's national security committee has met to consider beefing up the army, which is stretched by deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Pacific.
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The Philippine government Saturday denied reports of some local newspapers that the military is showing signs of &quot;restiveness&quot; after the opening of investigation against a former army general for corruption this month.
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South Korea&#39;s military and police have tightened security since an audio tape attributed to a top al- Qaeda leader Friday urged Muslims to resist the US and its allies, including Korea, for their roles in Iraq.
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Three U.S. warships carrying about 1,400 sailors and marines were due in the southern Philippines next week for a 12-day drill to help root out Muslim militants on the archipelago's remote isles.
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The Army, strained by unrelenting violence in Iraq and operations in Afghanistan and elsewhere, is considering ways it can speed up the creation of two combat brigades while shifting personnel and equipment from other military units.
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THE PHILIPPINES on Wednesday ordered all its embassies abroad to be on heightened alert after its mission in Sweden was threatened with a terrorist attack, the foreign office said.