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Officials said the intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida was expanding its presence in northeastern Syria. They said an increasing number of Al Qaida agents and recruits were operating near the Iraqi border.
US prosecutors on Tuesday accused 10 people of having supported the Shiite militant group Hezbollah with weapons, fake passports, counterfeit money, stolen laptops and game consoles.
WASHINGTON — In a preview of his speech next week announcing his plan to send more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops to Afghanistan, President Barack Obama Tuesday vowed that he'll "finish the job" of stabilizing the country and destroying the al Qaida terror network.
A grand jury in Philadelphia indicted four men Tuesday for an alleged plot to support the Lebanon-based terror group Hezbollah through illegal schemes, including buying the group more than a thousand machine guns.
In another terrorism case today, the FBI says it has charged five Lebanese over an attempt to buy 100 shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and 10,000 machine gun destined for Syria or Iran.
PHILADELPHIA — Federal investigators in Philadelphia say they have arrested a man who wanted to obtain weapons to ship to Syria, including anti-aircraft missiles. An affidavit released Monday says Dani Nemr Tarraf, who has residences in Lebanon and Slovakia, wanted weapons to "take down an F-16." The affidavit says Tarraf paid a $20,000 deposit for the missiles and machine guns and traveled ...
The U.S. State Department announced Tuesday that it is now offering a reward of up to $5 million for a Palestinian bomb-maker suspected of once targeting commercial airliners and of aiding the Iraq insurgency.
Vienna (AFP) Nov 25, 2009 - The UN atomic watchdog begins a two-day meeting Thursday, the last to be chaired by Egyptian diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei, who steps down on November 30 after 12 years at the helm of the IAEA.
London (AFP) Nov 25, 2009 - Britain was told days before invading Iraq that its weapons of mass destruction may have been unusable, a top official told a public inquiry Wednesday, adding the overall intelligence picture was patchy.
US Internet giant Google will soon begin digitising artefacts and documents at Iraq's National Museum, its chief executive said in Baghdad on Tuesday.
(Re: “Medical association: Reconsider pot," In Case You Missed It, Nov. 19.) While I’m thrilled that the American Medical Association has finally urged the federal government to rethink its prohibitionist stance on medical marijuana, I can’t help but wonder about their disclaimer, i.e., that this should not be not be viewed as an endorsement of marijuana legalization.
Turkey and Israel Tuesday pledged commitment to improve ties as an Israeli minister held talks in Ankara, the first since the Jewish state's war in Gaza poisoned ties between the two regional allies.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Tuesday that efforts to bring about peace in the Middle East must go on, despite the lack so far of tangible progress.
An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that an agreement with Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close," despite earlier efforts to rein in speculation.
Building a Strong Afghan National Army Could Be America's Best Exit Strategy, But Finding Candidates Is Difficult
The Middle Eastern political conflict has thwarted any progress in keeping the Dead Sea from being reduced to a mere pond, according to a recent AFP report.
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