The Washington Post
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 07:35
The bloody siege of an upscale mall by Islamist militants ended Tuesday with five of the attackers dead and 11 taken into custody, amid fears that the death toll of more than 60 civilians could substantially rise when authorities begin searching through the wreckage.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 07:07
The U.S. military has been forced to relocate a large fleet of drones from a key counterterrorism base on the Horn of Africa after a string of crashes fanned local fears that the unmanned aircraft were at risk of colliding with passenger planes, according to documents and interviews.
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - 07:01
A map of the United States' military drone network in the Middle East and North Africa.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:08
Legal experts said the contradictory decisions reflect division within the government over how to deal with the 85-year-old Islamist organization, even as a brutal crackdown against it continues.
Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - 09:02
Leaving the U.N. General Assembly and boycotting is irrelevant in current diplomacy, and is reminiscent of the way Arab countries have acted toward Israel.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 13:04
A carefully choreographed assault on Kenya’s most upscale shopping mall was described by U.S. counterterrorism officials Monday as evidence that the militant group al-Shabab has turned its energies toward regional attacks after losing power and territory in its home base of Somalia.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 12:18
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday night declared that the four-day-long siege of an upscale mall in the capital by Islamist militants has ended with the deaths of five militants and 11 in custody. He announced three days of mourning for the more than 60 people killed in the attack, a death toll that is expected to rise with the recovery of more bodies from the mall, he said.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 12:13
One of the Islamist militants who stormed an upscale shopping mall here on Saturday wore a white turban, witnesses said, while others wore black head scarves. Most were in civilian clothes, but a few donned camouflage fatigues. Some carried sophisticated machine guns, and others wielded the AK-47 rifles widely used by African insurgents. Most of the extremists who seized the mall were young and barked orders in English.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 09:18
But it says Iran’s recent actions show no sign of willingness to make meaningful cuts in its nuclear program.
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 08:59
The meeting between Kerry and Zarif will be the first between a secretary of state and Iran’s foreign minister during the Obama administration.