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U.S. drone strike kills 2 al-Qaida members in SE Yemen

Two members of the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot were killed Tuesday in a U.S. drone strike in Yemen`s southeastern ...

Islamist extremists cut off thief`s hand in northern Mali

Jihadists occupying northern Mali on Thursday said they had cut off the hand of a thief in accordance with strict ...

Yemen foils Qaeda plot, seizes 40 explosive belts

Yemen has foiled a plot by an al Qaeda-linked cell to carry out attacks inside the capital Sanaa and seized 40 belts ...

Popular Pakistani singer shot dead

Ghazala Javed a popular Pakistani singer who fled the Taliban to pursue her music career away from their repressive ...

Mali Islamist leader rejects independence

The leader of the Anshar Dine Islamic group in northern Mali has rejected any form of independence of the northern ...

Seven killed in militant raid on Yemeni town

At least seven people were killed when fighters linked to al Qaeda attacked Yemeni troops guarding a town briefly ...

At least 22 militants killed in Yemeni fighting

At least 22 Islamist militants were killed in overnight clashes and an air strike in southern Yemen, where government ...

Basarah agrees with police rejection towards Lady Gaga

Ahmad Basarah, a member of the House of Representatives` Commission III has expressed his agreement to the decision of ...

Yemen army kills 8 Qaeda militants: defence ministry

Yemeni soldiers killed eight Al-Qaeda militants as they tried to attack an army post in the southern province of Abyan ...

18 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen fighting

Fierce clashes killed at least 21 people, including 18 Al-Qaeda militants, on Monday near the southern Yemeni town of ...

17 Qaeda militants killed in Yemen air raid: ministry

Seventeen suspected Al-Qaeda militants were killed in an air raid that struck one of their hideouts in the southern ...

Children killed in restive Yemen south

Three children were among four people killed on Sunday in Yemen`s restive east and south by suspected Al-Qaeda ...

Sect says to "devour" Nigeria president - video

Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram intends to bring down the government and "devour" President Goodluck Jonathan within ...

Nigeria violence spreads after deadly sect attacks

Suspected members of Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram have killed four people and a large undetonated bomb was found ...

60 dead in Qaeda assault in Yemen

At least 60 people were killed on Monday when Al-Qaeda militants raided a barracks, the latest in a spate of attacks ...