A ship from Cuba to North Korea, detained by Panama after it was found to hold undeclared military cargo, contained the fuselages of two Soviet-era fighter planes. The planes and other military items were hidden under bags of sugar and were being sent to North Korea for repairs.
A Virginia grand jury indicted six Colombians for the kidnapping and murder of a Drug Enforcement agent in Colombia during an attempted robbery in June, federal authorities. Special Agent James "Terry" Watson died after being stabbed in a taxi in the country's capital Bogota
The military judge Colonel Denise Lind who is overseeing the court-martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning denied defense motions seeking to throw out two charges against him, including the most serious one of aiding the enemy. That charge would carry a maximum penalty of life in prison. Colonel Lind said the government had met the burden to present evidence that the crimes had been committed.
Panama detained a North a North Korean-flagged ship headed to the Panama Canal from Cuba and said Tuesday it was carrying suspected missile equipment hidden under tons of brown sugar, in which the ship's captain tried to commit suicide.
