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• Hostage drama ends with desert drive to safety
Five Germans, five Italians, a Romanian and their Egyptian guides were seized Sept. 19 while on a safari to the Gilf al-Kebir, a desert plateau in southwestern Egypt famed for prehistoric cave paintings. Heavily armed gunmen roared up in SUVs ...
• Sudan: Safari hostages taken to Libya
The group included five Germans, five Italians and a Romanian — and two of the Italians are in their 70s. Borders in the harsh desert region — days away from any inhabited settlements — are largely unguarded, with only a wooden sign marking the ...
• Sex, drugs and guns in the Balkans
It says one initiative involving Italian, Moldovan and Romanian police led to the arrest of a dangerous mob leader, and another involving Romanian, Greek and Bulgarian authorities ended in the dismantling of a network that had trafficked 1,000 sex ...
• Was Romanian base a CIA prisoner site? - Terrorism- msnbc.com
It always happened at 1 a.m. In a secluded corner of this heavily guarded airfield, two snipers would creep across a rooftop and take their positions. Moments later, just below, a ...
• Romanian oil rig comes under Iranian fire - Europe- msnbc.com
Romania said Iranian troops opened fire from a warship and seized a Romanian oil rig Tuesday off the coast of Iran, holding its workers after a commercial dispute.