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Yemeni security officer for US Embassy killed
A drive-by shooting Thursday that killed a top Yemeni security official who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa has raised concern that al-Qaida ...
US missiles kill 16 militants in NW Pakistan
U.S. drones fired four missiles at a compound of a Pakistani militant commander in a northwestern tribal region on Thursday, killing 16 militants, ...
Report: Safety systems for Afghan IEDs inadequate
The watchdog for spending in Afghanistan is warning commanders that a safety system to protect U.S. troops from roadside bombs is incomplete or ...
Prosecutor: French terror cell planned Syria trip
A network of French Islamists behind a grenade attack on a kosher market also planned to join jihadists fighting in Syria, a state prosecutor said ...
Indian police say 3 Muslims were planning attacks
Indian police have arrested three Muslim militants suspected of planning terror attacks in New Delhi during a major Hindu festival season that starts ...
Rights group: Both Nigeria, sect killed civilians
Nigerian security forces and the radical Islamist Boko Haram sect likely committed crimes against humanity in their fighting across the country's ...
School helps traumatized Syrian kids heal
For many Syrian children traumatized and driven from their homes by their country's civil war, the opportunity to head back to school — even if it's ...
Mexico says drug lord taken down by accident
Mexico's navy said Wednesday that its personnel had no idea they had killed the leader of the country's most-feared drug cartel until after his body ...
Republicans hammer State witnesses on Libya attack
Four weeks before the election, Republicans used a politically charged House hearing to confront State Department officials about security at the U.S.
Report challenges beliefs on sexual attacks in war
A new report by Canadian researchers challenges the widespread belief that rape is increasingly being used as a "weapon of war." The report released ...
Soldiers claim illness after guarding KBR in Iraq
A war contractor knew a critical southern Iraq oilfield plant was riddled with a well-known toxin but ignored the risk to soldiers while hurrying the ...
Turkey intercepts Syrian plane as tensions mount
Turkish jets on Wednesday forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara airport on suspicion that it might be carrying weapons or other military ...
Mubarak loyalists acquitted in attack on protest
An Egyptian court on Wednesday acquitted 24 loyalists of ousted President Hosni Mubarak who had been accused of organizing one of the most dramatic ...
US sends forces to Jordan as check on Syria
The United States has sent troops to Jordan to bolster its military capabilities in the event Syria's civil war escalates, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon ...
Shooting of Pakistan girl activist sparks outrage
Schools shut their doors in protest and Pakistanis across the country held vigils Wednesday to pray for a 14-year-old girl who was shot by a Taliban ...
Obama and Romney: Where they stand on the issues
A look at where Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican presidential rival Mitt Romney stand on a selection of issues, in brief: ABORTION and ...
US counterterrorism chief in Libya to probe attack
President Barack Obama's counterterrorism chief has discussed last month's killing of the U.S. ambassador to Libya with the country's leaders.
Police investigate 2 in journalist kidnapping
British police are investigating Wednesday whether a British man and woman arrested on suspicion of supporting terrorism offenses in Syria were part ...
US official meets with Libyan president on attack
The White House says the president's chief counterterrorism adviser has met with Libya's president and discussed ways that Libya can better help the ...
French police find bomb material in terror probe
French police discovered bomb-making materials in an underground parking lot near Paris as part of a probe of an "extremely dangerous terrorist cell" ...
Jordan's king appoints new PM ahead of elections
Jordan's King Abdullah II appointed a veteran independent politician on Wednesday as his new caretaker prime minister ahead of parliamentary elections ...
Money shortage impedes investigation for funds
Stephen Rapp, United States Ambassador for War Crimes, said a lack of resources impedes the tracing of millions of dollars allegedly stolen by former ...
China auto sales fall as Japanese brands shunned
China's auto sales shrank in September as a territorial dispute with Tokyo prompted buyers to avoid Japanese brands, hurting already weakening demand.
China finance officials to skip Tokyo IMF meeting
China's central bank governor and finance minister won't be attending IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Tokyo this week in an apparent snub to ...
Indonesia warns of threat before Bali anniversary
Indonesian police on Wednesday warned of a possible terrorist threat targeting dignitaries planning to commemorate Friday's 10th anniversary of the ...