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Lockerbie bomber al Megrahi dies at 60 in Libya

in International - Mon May 21, 2012

Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, convicted in the 1988 bombing of an American airliner over Lockerbie, Scotland, died at home in Tripoli on Sunday nearly three years after passi

US bomb plot double agent had UK passport

in International - Fri May 11, 2012

WASHINGTON: The double agent who infiltrated Al-Qaeda and helped foil a plot to blow up a US-bound airliner held a British passport in addition to being a Saudi national,

U S drone attacks in Yemen cause political strain

in International - Thu May 10, 2012

SANAA (Reuters) - As Yemen struggles to shake off ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh\'s legacy, the United States has intensified drone strikes on al Qaeda-linked militants,

Airline plotter a double agent U S officials say

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

WASHINGTON -- The suicide bomber dispatched by the Yemen branch of al-Qaida last month to blow up a U.S.-bound airliner was actually an intelligence agent for Saudi Arabi

Yemen says unaware of alleged plane bomb plot

in International - Wed May 09, 2012

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen had no knowledge of what the United States said was a plot by a Yemen-based wing of al Qaeda to put a bomb on an airliner bound for a Western country

Court tells Bhoja Air Surrender to be heard

in National - Tue May 08, 2012

ISLAMABAD, May 7: Bhoja Air and its owner have been told to surrender themselves to the Islamabad High Court before the court could consider their petition to quash the F

US foils new underwear plane bomb plot

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

The United States has foiled a plot by al-Qaeda\'s branch in Yemen to blow up a US-bound passenger jet with a new take on the "underwear bomb" near the first anniv

FBI experts examine al Qaeda\'s latest bomb

in International - Tue May 08, 2012

FBI experts are studying an unexploded bomb created by al Qaeda which was intended to blow up an U.S. airliner bound for the States around the anniversary of Osama bin Laden

Al Qaida man killed by US drone

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

An airstrike has killed a top al Qaida leader on the FBI\'s most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The drone at

Al-Qaida surprise attack kills 20 Yemeni soldiers

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

SANAA, Yemen (AP) Al-Qaida militants staged a surprise attack Monday on a Yemeni army base in the south, killing 20 soldiers and capturing 25 just hours after a U.S. drone

At least 32 Yemeni troops killed in militant attack

in International - Mon May 07, 2012

ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Islamist gunmen killed at least 32 Yemeni soldiers on Monday when they stormed a military position in southern Yemen where militants control broad sw

PIA flight returns to Karachi amidst hijack fears

in National - Fri April 27, 2012

Karachi: A Pakistan International Airlines flight on Friday made an emergency landing at the Karachi airport after a passenger allegedly threatened to hijack the aircraft.

Israeli leaders mixed on Iran sanctions

in International - Thu April 26, 2012

Israel\'s military chief said in an interview published Wednesday that Iran will ultimately decide against building a nuclear weapon -- putting him at odds with Israel\'s

Bhoja aircraft banned for general flights

in National - Wed April 25, 2012

IslamabadThe Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday banned Bhoja Air Lines planes for general flights after finding some of the planes unfit to fly.

CAA had

Nigerian bomber gets life in prison in US

in International - Sat February 18, 2012

DETROIT: Unrepentant to the last, the Nigerian bomber who tried to blow up a packed airliner in a botched Al-Qaeda plot on Christmas Day 2009 was handed multiple life senten

Yemen journalist close to Awlaqi on hunger strike: RSF

in International - Thu February 16, 2012

SANAA: A Yemeni journalist who is close to slain US-born radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi and was jailed for five years last year for promoting Al-Qaeda is on hunger st

NY man sues airlines in 2009 plane attack

in International - Thu December 22, 2011

He says he incurred when he jumped on a Nigerian man who tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner with a bomb in his underwear.

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Al Qaeda strong at the fringes weak in the center

in International - Thu December 15, 2011

WASHINGTON: With Al Qaeda"s core leadership ravaged and its remaining commanders struggling to survive, militants in Africa, Yemen and elsewhere are taking over the anti-Wes

Niger obliged to cooperate with ICC in bringing

in International - Thu October 27, 2011

Online: Niger has an obligation to co-operate in bringing to justice Libyan fugitives Saif al-Islam and Abdullah al-Senussi, wanted by the International Criminal Co

Underwear bomber pleads guilty

in International - Thu October 13, 2011

A Nigerian man dubbed the "underwear bomber" has pleaded guilty to trying to blow up a US-bound airliner on Christmas Day 2009, saying he had sought to a

Bomber wants justice by Quran

in International - Sat August 27, 2011

DETROIT (Reuters) - A Nigerian man accused of trying to blow up an airliner near Detroit with an explosive hidden in his underwear has asked to be judged by the Holy Quran r

DR Congo plane crashes; 127 dead

in International - Sat July 09, 2011

KINSHASA (Reuters) - An airliner ploughed into dense forest as it tried to land during a rainstorm in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, killing 127 people on board

Man with suspicious pack held

in International - Sat June 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Police blocked off roads around the Pentagon on Friday and searched the surrounding area after arresting a man with a suspicious backpack in nearby

Nuclear hellstorm if Osama caught: Khalid Sheikh

in International - Tue April 26, 2011

LONDON  : The mastermind of the 9/11 attacks warned that al Qaeda has hidden a nuclear bomb in Europe which will unleash a nuclear hellstorm if Osama bin Laden is captu

US aircraft carrier heads for Korean waters

in International - Thu November 25, 2010

WASHINGTON   : The United States said on Wednesday it believed North Korea s shelling of a South Korean island this week was an isolated act tied to leadership cha