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Yemen violence kills 5 soldiers, 11 tribesmen
Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead two Yemeni army officers in the country's capital Tuesday, and clashes between the military and tribal fighters loyal ...
Yemen: 2 militants killed in US airstrike
A U.S. drone airstrike killed two al-Qaida militants Monday in a southern town, Yemeni security officials said, the latest in a years long U.S.
Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows
A U.S. Army brigade will begin sending small teams into as many as 35 African nations early next year, part of an intensifying Pentagon effort to ...
Syrian Christians fear bleak future after Assad
With Christmas just days away, 40-year-old Mira begged her parents to flee their hometown of Aleppo, which has become a major battleground in Syria's ...
Yemen court sentences 3 militants to up to 6 years
Yemen's state security court has sentenced three al-Qaida militants to up to six years in prison for planning attacks on security forces, foreign ...
Mali militants seek peace after UN backs force
The al-Qaida-linked group that controls much of northern Mali and other rebels agreed Friday to cease hostilities in the areas they control, a day ...
Rallies across Yemen support military shake-up
Hundreds of thousands of Yemenis rallied across the country Friday to support a military shake-up this week that limited the powers held by loyalists ...
Malians express dismay at intervention timeframe
Malians living under the grip of al-Qaida-linked militants expressed dismay Friday that it could be nearly a year before a regional military ...
French leader: Al-Qaida link to Nigeria kidnapping
President Francois Hollande says a French engineer kidnapped in northern Nigeria was "without a doubt" seized by a group linked to al-Qaida's north ...
UN OKs military action to oust al-Qaida in Mali
The U.N. Security Council on Thursday authorized military action to wrest northern Mali from the control of al-Qaida-linked extremists but demanded ...
North Mali Islamist group adds new brigade
An Islamist group behind public executions and amputations in northern Mali is further expanding its reach, taking in a new brigade of members.
French engineer kidnapped in north Nigeria
More than 30 assailants stormed a house in northern Nigeria, killing two people and kidnapping a French engineer, in the latest abduction to hit the ...
Mali leader acknowledges extremists not foreigners
Mali's president acknowledged Wednesday that the Islamist group carrying out public executions and amputations in the country's north is made up ...
McCain rejects torture scene in 'Zero Dark Thirty'
The movie "Zero Dark Thirty" suggests the CIA's harsh interrogation techniques led the U.S. to Osama bin Laden. Sen. John McCain watched the movie ...
Afghanistan: Foreign troops should leave villages
Afghanistan's president said Saturday that the U.S. and NATO troops transferring security to local forces should leave the country's villages as soon ...
Airstrikes in Yemen kill 6 al-Qaida suspects
Yemeni security officials say six al-Qaida suspects have been killed and 12 others wounded in army attacks on militant positions around the country.
As Syrian rebels close in, Assad has cards to play
With rebels trying to penetrate Syria's capital, Damascus, President Bashar Assad may appear to be heading for a last stand as his weakened regime ...
Officials: Libyan government slowing investigation
U.S. counterterrorism officials told lawmakers Thursday that uncooperative or less-than-capable local law enforcement in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia is ...
Karzai says he'll meet with Obama in Washington
President Hamid Karzai said Thursday he will meet President Barack Obama in Washington next month to discuss a postwar U.S. role in his country, whose ...
Blast at Syrian regime building in capital kills 5
Three bombs collapsed walls in the Syrian Interior Ministry building Wednesday in Damascus, killing at least five people, as rebels fighting to ...
Review: 'Zero Dark Thirty' is massive, meticulous
Until the very end, she is described as "The Girl." Even after a relentless, decade-long pursuit that leads to the daring midnight raid of Osama bin ...
Extremists among Syrian rebels who seized base
Syrian rebels including Islamic extremists took full control of a sprawling military base Tuesday after a bloody two-day battle that killed 35 ...
AP Exclusive: ACLU seeks OAS probe of Padilla case
A civil liberties group asked the Organization of American States' human rights commission Tuesday to investigate the U.S. government for what it says ...
Senior Yemeni intelligence officer killed
Yemeni military officials say that a senior intelligence officer in southeastern Hadramawt province has been killed by two unknown assailants on a ...
Syrian rebels capture parts of army base in north
Rebels captured part of a sprawling Syrian army base outside the embattled northern city of Aleppo, tightening the opposition's grip on areas close ...