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Study ties new Al Qaeda chief to murder of journalist pearl

Saif al-Adel, an Egyptian militant recently appointed interim leader of al Qaeda operations, has been linked to the ...

Somali troops, peacekeepers advance on Bakara market

African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces advanced on Mogadishu`s Bakara market, a rebel stronghold, ...

Thousands protest against US drone attacks in Pakistan

Thousands demonstrated in Karachi on Sunday to demand an immediate end to US missile strikes in Pakistan`s lawless ...

Saleh refuses to sign Yemen deal despite pressure

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh refused to sign a transition of power deal on Sunday, saying it would push the ...

36 dead as Taliban attack Afghan road company

Thirty-six people were killed and 20 wounded Thursday when the Taliban stormed an Afghan road construction company, ...

Four killed in Tunisia gunfight with Al-qaida suspects

A shootout erupted Wednesday between suspected Libyan Al-Qaeda militants and troops in Tunisia, leaving the two ...

Egyptian named new Al-Qaeda leader - report

Al-Qaeda has chosen a former Egyptian Special Forces officer as interim leader of the violent extremist group in the ...

US drone attacks kill seven in Pakistan

Two US drone strikes targeting a militant compound and a vehicle in Pakistan`s lawless tribal district of North ...

Two suspected Qaeda affiliates arrested in Tunisia

Two suspected north African Al-Qaeda militants have been arrested in possession of an explosives belt in southern ...

India, Pakistan exchange border fire after soldier killed

Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged sustained cross-border fire on Sunday, security officials said, a day after an ...

Qaeda kidnaps Yemeni officer, two killed: official

Al-Qaeda militants have kidnapped an intelligence officer Sunday in Yemen`s south while unknown gunmen killed a ...

Most people in 23 nations back Nato action in Libya

Sixty percent of people from 23 countries support NATO`s military intervention in Libya, a poll showed on Thursday. ...

Bombing in northwest Pakistan kills five - Police

A suicide bombing killed at least five people outside a paramilitary force academy in northwest Pakistan on Friday, ...

Pakistan to review US anti-teror cooperation

Pakistan said it would review counter-terrorism cooperation with the United States as it came under growing domestic ...

Somalia`s political row heightens insecurity fears

An acrimonious power struggle among Somalia`s leaders is opening the way for Islamist militants to step up their ...