Terrorism
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 07:49
Federal criminal charges have been filed against one or more suspects in the lethal attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, last year, two law enforcement sources said Tuesday.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 07:45
American officials said that Mr. Zawahri used the communication to urge the Yemeni leader, Nasir ul-Wuhayshi, to carry out a large terrorist attack, and that separately he had elevated Mr. Wuhayshi to a more important role inside Al Qaeda.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 07:38
Yemen foiled an al Qaeda plot to capture oil and gas facilities and seize two key southern ports early this week, a spokesman for Yemen's prime minister said Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 08:48
The State Department on Tuesday ordered the evacuation of much of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen and urged all Americans to leave the country following an al-Qaeda threat that triggered shutdowns of diplomatic outposts across the Muslim world and Africa.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 08:10
The Army fired Tuesday tear gas in the northern city of Tripoli to disperse angry supporters of a Salafist preacher who was sentenced earlier in the day to 15 years of hard labor over a 2008 attack on the military.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 - 07:57
The U.S. State Department closed its embassies in four sub-Saharan African nations as part of a heightened security alert, days before the 15th anniversary of al-Qaida's bombings of American diplomatic missions in Kenya and Tanzania.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 13:57
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf addresses Secretary Kerry’s travel to Pakistan, people-to-people ties in Cuba, protest in Egypt, support for Syria, Zimbabwe elections, violence in Libya and Nigeria, and sanctions legislation on Iran.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 09:20
U.S. embassies across the Middle East and Morth Africa close as a controversial surveillance program alerted National Security Agency (NSA) authorities to “pre 9-11” levels of alleged “terrorist” chatter on Sunday.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 09:15
The worst violence to hit Iraq in five years is a major challenge, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said in remarks broadcast Friday, as attacks killed eight people.
Monday, August 5, 2013 - 08:29
Yemeni tribesmen blew up the main export pipeline linking eastern oilfields to the Red Sea coast, halting the flow of oil, state media reported on Sunday.