Topic: Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted on Thursday to broaden the armed forces' powers over suspected militants, requiring that foreigners allied with al Qaeda be held in military custody even if they are captured in the United States.The White House has threatened ...
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of an American man in Pakistan and demanded the release of prisoners and an end to air strikes in Muslim countries in exchange for his freedom, according to an Internet statement.Al ...
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of an American man in Pakistan and demanded the release of prisoners and an end to air strikes in Muslim countries in exchange for his freedom, according to the SITE online ...
The US Senate voted to tie strings to military aid to Pakistan and stem the spread of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles from Libya as they advanced a massive annual defense spending bill.The White House has threatened to veto the $662 billion measure over ...
The polarized US Senate on Tuesday beat back an attempt to set aside proposed rules on detention of terrorism suspects, defying a White House veto threat and criticisms from the FBI and the Pentagon.By a 37-61 margin, senators defeated an attempt to ...
The polarized US Senate pressed ahead Monday towards a key mid-week vote on a sweeping military spending bill that has drawn a White House veto threat over new rules on detention of suspected terrorists.Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid set up a ...
Yemen's army shelled suspected Al-Qaeda positions in the capital of the troubled Abyan province, killing nine militants in its battle to win control of the city, a local official told AFP on Monday.An army unit commanded by dissident General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber in a minibus struck a military base in the Iraqi town of Taji on Monday, killing at least 19 people in the latest attack by insurgents trying to undermine the government.It was the third major attack ...
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A suicide bomber struck a military base in the Iraqi town of Taji Monday, killing at least 11 people in the latest attack by insurgents attempting to undermine the government.It was the third major attack in the last five ...
Police sifting through the rubble of a southern Philippine hotel hit by an apparent bomb attack found one more body pinned under the debris on Monday, raising the death toll to three.Police said they had also found traces of chemicals used in ...
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APTOPIX Mideast Egypt Church Attack
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Egypt Al Qaida
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Mideast Egypt Church Attack
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