Pakistan votes under the shadow of Taliban threats
May 11, 2013
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Aug 19, 2012
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May 7, 2012
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May 2, 2012
In attacker's argot, Londoners shocked to hear one of their own
Reuters | Friday May 24, 2013
In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent.
Barack Obama says US faces real threat from radicalised individuals
Press Trust of India | Friday May 24, 2013
Citing Wisconsin Gurdwara shootout last year that killed six Sikh worshippers, the US President Barack Obama, has expressed concern over increasing instances of acts of violence inside the country by home-grown terrorists.
Barack Obama plans shift on drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay
Charlie Savage and Peter Baker, The New York Times | Thursday May 23, 2013
President Barack Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away...
Judge warns Osama bin Laden's son-in-law on lawyer choices
Reuters | Wednesday May 22, 2013
The son-in-law of Osama bin Laden and former spokesman for Al Qaeda, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to kill Americans, was warned on Tuesday that his three chosen lawyers may not get clearance to review classified evidence in the...
US appeals court rules Osama bin Laden's death photos can stay secret
Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2013
A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
Barack Obama to take his first major Africa trip in June
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 21, 2013
President Barack Obama will leave on a first African tour next month, visiting Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa, but his itinerary released on Monday bypasses Kenya, an ancestral homeland.
Gunmen kill policeman in Pakistan polio team attack
Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2013
Gunmen attacked a polio vaccination team in part of Pakistan's restive tribal regions on Monday, killing a policeman who was providing security, officials said.
Drone strike kills two 'Al Qaeda militants' in Yemen
Agence France-Presse | Monday May 20, 2013
An apparent US drone strike killed two suspected Al Qaeda militants in central Yemen on Monday, a local official said.
Wave of attacks kills at least 57 in Iraq
Associated Press | Monday May 20, 2013
A string of car bombs and shootings tore through Shiite and Sunni areas of Iraq on Monday, killing at least 57 people and escalating fears of a return to widespread sectarian bloodletting, officials said
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai seeks Indian military aid amid Pakistan row
Associated Press | Monday May 20, 2013
Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek increased military aid from India during a three-day visit starting Monday and will discuss recent cross-border clashes with Pakistan, India's archrival, an aide said.
Danger and separation from families for US diplomats
Reuters | Sunday May 19, 2013
When the Yemen-based branch of al Qaeda placed a bounty on her husband's head, Mary Feierstein learned of it from a friend who called and said, "You must be a mess!"
Suspected US drone in Yemen kills four militants
Associated Press | Sunday May 19, 2013
A suspected US drone strike killed four al Qaida militants on Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials.
Twin blasts kill three in northwestern Pakistan, say officials
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013
Twin bomb blasts killed at least three people Friday in a remote area of northwest Pakistan, close to the restive tribal districts along the Afghan border, officials said.
US preserves diplomatic, military options on Syria, says Barack Obama
Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013
President Barack Obama said on Thursday he reserved the right to resort to both diplomatic and military options to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad but insisted that US action alone would not be enough to resolve the Syrian crisis.
United States adds sanctions on Syria, labels rebel chief a terrorist
Reuters | Friday May 17, 2013
The US government on Thursday blacklisted four Syrian government ministers, an airline and a television station it said helped the Assad government in its two-year crackdown on opposition forces.
