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The Virginian-Pilot - 20 minutes ago
WASHINGTON Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday.
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New York Daily News - Thu Dec 10, 2:43 am ET
Al-Qaida 's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government.
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The Champaign News-Gazette - 3 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AP) – Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday. Regional police chief Javed Islam said the men wanted to join militants in Pakistan's tribal area before crossing into ...
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The Champaign News-Gazette - 5 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (AP) – Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government. The group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted on the Internet that the attacks in the Iraqi capital targeted the "bastions of evil and ...
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Courier-Post - 40 minutes ago
Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday.
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WJXT Jacksonville - Thu Dec 10, 4:52 am ET
BAGHDAD -- Al-Qaida's umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility Thursday for coordinated Baghdad bombings this week that killed 127 people and wounded more than 500, warning of more strikes to come against the Iraqi government.
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WTOP Radio Washington, DC - Thu Dec 10, 6:11 am ET
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday.
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Washington Post - Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET
SANAA, YEMEN -- The Yemeni American cleric at the center of investigations into last month's massacre of 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., became more openly radical in Yemen, following a path taken by other extremists in this failing Middle East nation with a growing al-Qaeda presence, according to ...
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NPR - Thu Dec 10, 6:18 am ET
Authorities in Pakistan say they are interrogating five young American Muslim men wanted in the United States for alleged contacts with a Pakistani militant organization with links to al-Qaida. A team from the FBI arrived Thursday to question the men, ages 18 to 25.
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Sun-Sentinel - Wed Dec 9, 9:04 am ET
CAIRO (AP) — An al-Qaida offshoot that has claimed responsibility for kidnapping three Spaniards and a Frenchman in West Africa last month said Wednesday the four Europeans were in good health and treated according to Islamic laws.
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AP via Yahoo! News - Thu Dec 10, 3:24 am ET
Iraq's border with Syria runs for hundreds of miles through barren land patrolled by a relative scattering of security forces. But despite claims about exiled Saddam Hussein loyalists sneaking across to disrupt Iraq's upcoming elections, the only evidence around one key outpost is faded slogans of Saddam's banned Baath Party painted on the wall of a decaying grain elevator.
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Washington Post - Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET
The United States will step up its counterterrorism activities in Afghanistan as part of President Obama's new strategy as it seeks to "kill or capture" insurgents outside densely populated areas and those deemed unlikely to change sides, Gen. David H. Petraeus said Wednesday.
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Washington Post - Thu Dec 10, 12:00 am ET
The United States will step up its counterterrorism activities in Afghanistan as part of President Obama's new strategy as it seeks to "kill or capture" insurgents outside densely populated areas and those deemed unlikely to change sides, Gen. David H. Petraeus said Wednesday.
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Bloomberg - 2 minutes ago
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he was humbled to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and used his acceptance speech to defend the concept of a “just war” that is necessary to further the cause of freedom and human rights.
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Bloomberg - 8 minutes ago
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he was humbled to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and used his acceptance speech to defend the concept of a “just war” that is necessary to further the cause of freedom and human rights.
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Bloomberg - 11 minutes ago
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he was humbled to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and used his acceptance speech to defend the concept of a “just war” that is necessary to further the cause of freedom and human rights.
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Bloomberg - 13 minutes ago
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama said he was humbled to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and used his acceptance speech to defend the concept of a “just war” that is necessary to further the cause of freedom and human rights.
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The Morning Call - Wed Dec 9, 9:13 am ET
CAIRO (AP) — An al-Qaida offshoot that has claimed responsibility for kidnapping three Spaniards and a Frenchman in West Africa last month said Wednesday the four Europeans were in good health and treated according to Islamic laws.
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Washington Post - Wed Dec 9, 12:07 pm ET
SANAA, Yemen -- The Yemeni-American cleric at the center of the investigations into last month's massacre of 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex., became more openly radical in Yemen, following a path taken by other extremists in this failing Middle East nation with a growing al-Qaeda presence, according...
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Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Thu Dec 10, 7:51 am ET
WASHINGTON - Five young American Muslims arrested in Pakistan met with representatives of an al-Qaida linked group and asked for training but were turned down because they lacked references from trusted militants, a Pakistani law enforcement official said Thursday.