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Suspected al-Qaida attack kills 3 in south Yemen
Yemeni security officials say a suspected al-Qaida suicide bomber attacked a checkpoint manned by pro-government tribesmen in the country's south, ...
France urges Mali to step up talks with rebels
France's president called Thursday for stepped-up talks between Mali's government and any leaders from its breakaway north "who reject terrorism," ...
Mali militants say they will not give up Shariah
One of the three al-Qaida-linked groups currently controlling northern Mali said Wednesday it would not give up its harsh form of Islamic law, ...
US: Al-Qaida link to consulate attackers in Libya
Some of the culprits in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, had links to al-Qaida's North Africa arm, a top U.S. military official ...
African Union asks UN to authorize Mali deployment
The African Union is asking the United Nations Security Council to endorse a military intervention to free northern Mali from Islamist extremists ...
France rules out any use of air power in Mali
Neither France nor Europe will intervene militarily to oust al-Qaida and its allies from northern Mali — not even with air strikes, the French defense ...
Radical cleric Abu Qatada released from jail
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe was jeered by protesters Tuesday after he was freed from ...
Israel reports 'direct hits' on Syrian target
Israeli tanks struck a Syrian artillery launcher Monday after a stray mortar shell flew into Israel-held territory, the first direct clash between the ...
Look at how Syria neighbors are drawn into its war
Syria's neighbors are increasingly being drawn into the country's civil war in a variety of ways, whether militarily or due to an exodus of Syrians ...
Radical cleric Abu Qatada wins deportation appeal
A radical Islamist cleric described by prosecutors as a key al-Qaida operative in Europe cannot be deported from Britain to Jordan to face terrorism ...
Al-Qaida leader urges Muslims to fight in Somalia
Al-Qaida's leader is urging Muslims to join militants in Somalia in the battle against African Union troops, which he says have been boosted by U.S.
Syria envoy warns country could turn into Somalia
The U.N.-Arab League envoy for Syria warned Tuesday that the country could become another Somalia — where al-Qaida-linked militants and warlords ...
North Mali Islamist group says it rejects violence
An Islamist group carrying out public executions and amputations in northern Mali said Tuesday that it rejects "all forms of extremism and terrorism" ...
UN imposes sanctions on Haqqani Network
The U.N. committee that oversees sanctions against the Taliban imposed global sanctions Monday on the Pakistan-based Haqqani network, a fierce ...
Saudi: al-Qaida shoots 2 guards on Yemen border
Saudi Arabia's Interior Ministry says a group of 11 al-Qaida fighters has killed two border guards while trying to cross into Yemen before they ...
Al-Qaida-linked group in Burkina Faso for talks
Representatives of an al-Qaida-linked group that controls northern Mali arrived on Saturday in Burkina Faso for talks with President Blaise Compaore, ...
Correction: Algeria-Terror Turnaround story
In a story Nov. 2 about Algeria's battle against al-Qaida fighters in the Kabylie region, The Associated Press incorrectly spelled the last name of ...
Benghazi questions fuel fierce partisan debate
The deadly military-style assault on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, has raised numerous foreign policy and national security questions and ...
Ethiopia Muslims rally on Fridays as tension rises
As midday prayers came to an end at the Grand Anwar mosque in Ethiopia's capital, worshippers continued on to what has become a regular second act on ...
US seeks Algeria's support in possible Mali move
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought Algeria's assistance on Monday for any future military intervention in Mali, pressing the North ...
Al-Qaida claims deadly holiday attacks in Iraq
An al-Qaida affiliated group in Iraq has claimed responsibility for wave of attacks that killed dozens of people in the past two days during a major ...
Syria truce collapse shows limits of diplomacy
Syria's air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting ...
Officials say 3 killed in airstrike in north Yemen
Yemeni officials and local tribesmen say an airstrike has targeted al-Qaida militants in a house in northern Yemen, killing three people, two of them ...
Satellite images suggest airstrike on Sudan site
Satellite images of the aftermath of an explosion at a Sudanese weapons factory this past week suggest the site was hit in an airstrike, a U.S.