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  • US President Barack Obama speaks at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, May 23, 2013
    Obama seeks to redefine the US war on … AFP - 5 hours ago

    President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a fresh bid to close Guantanamo, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be s … More »Obama seeks to redefine the US war on …

    US President Barack Obama speaks at the National Defense University in Washington, DC, May 23, 2013

    President Barack Obama laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a fresh bid to close Guantanamo, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self-defeating.

  • An undated grab from a video obtained by ANI Mauritanian news agency reportedly shows Mokhtar Belmokhtar
    Jihadist Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger … AFP - 6 hours ago

    Algerian commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar "supervised" twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 people in Niger, the Mauritanian news agency Al-Akhbar reported. More »Jihadist Belmokhtar 'supervised' Niger …

    An undated grab from a video obtained by ANI Mauritanian news agency reportedly shows Mokhtar Belmokhtar

    Algerian commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar "supervised" twin suicide bombings that killed at least 20 people in Niger, the Mauritanian news agency Al-Akhbar reported.

  • The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay
    Repatriating detainees to Yemen key … Reuters - 6 hours ago

    By Susan Cornwell and Jane Sutton WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison … More »Repatriating detainees to Yemen key …

    The interior of an unoccupied communal cellblock is seen at Camp VI, a prison used to house detainees at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay

    By Susan Cornwell and Jane Sutton WASHINGTON/MIAMI (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's pledge on Thursday to lift a ban on transfers of detainees to Yemen from the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, addresses one of the core obstacles to clearing out the detention camp. Of the 86 detainees who have been cleared for transfer …

  • A police officer guards a block of flats in Greenwich following a raid in connection with the killing of a British soldier in nearby Woolwich
    British police ponder conspiracy after … Reuters - 6 hours ago

    By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday … More »British police ponder conspiracy after …

    A police officer guards a block of flats in Greenwich following a raid in connection with the killing of a British soldier in nearby Woolwich

    By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday into whether the two suspected killers, British men of Nigerian descent, were part of a wider conspiracy. The two suspects, aged 22 and 28, are under guard …

  • Obama: Guantanamo Policies Must Change
    Obama: Guantanamo Policies Must Cha … Sky News - 6 hours ago

    In a wide-ranging, impassioned speech to define US foreign policies on terrorism, President Barack Obama has outlined new policies governing the use of unmanned drones … More »Obama: Guantanamo Policies Must Cha …

    Obama: Guantanamo Policies Must Change

    In a wide-ranging, impassioned speech to define US foreign policies on terrorism, President Barack Obama has outlined new policies governing the use of unmanned drones overseas.

  • Police ponder conspiracy after soldier … Reuters - 7 hours ago

    By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday … More »Police ponder conspiracy after soldier …

    By Guy Faulconbridge and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Police investigating the murder of a soldier hacked to death on a busy London street were looking on Friday into whether the two suspected killers, British men of Nigerian descent, were part of a wider conspiracy. The two suspects, aged 22 and 28, are under guard …

  • Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks … Reuters - 7 hours ago

    By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing … More »Islamists kill 21 in suicide attacks …

    By Abdoulaye Massalatchi NIAMEY (Reuters) - Islamist suicide bombers struck an army barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 21 people and wounding dozens more in attacks that showed militant violence spreading in West Africa. The coordinated dawn assaults on Areva's mine at Arlit …

  • Factbox - Obama outlines steps toward … Reuters - 7 hours ago

    (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama outlined steps on Thursday aimed at the eventual closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Following are some facts about … More »Factbox - Obama outlines steps toward …

    (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama outlined steps on Thursday aimed at the eventual closure of the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Following are some facts about the detention operation at the U.S. Naval base in eastern Cuba: * The United States set up the prison after U.S.-led forces invaded Afghanistan in pursuit …

  • US President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, May 23, 2013
    Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in … AFP - 8 hours ago

    President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror … More »Obama tackles drones, Guantanamo in …

    US President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, May 23, 2013

    President Barack Obama Thursday laid out new guidelines for drone strikes and launched a new bid to close Guantanamo Bay, warning that a "perpetual" US war on terror would be self defeating.

  • Niger army soldiers patrol not far from Agadez, northern Niger, on September 24, 2010
    Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger a … AFP - 9 hours ago

    Islamist militants staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 20 people in retaliation for … More »Islamist bombers kill 20 in Niger a …

    Niger army soldiers patrol not far from Agadez, northern Niger, on September 24, 2010

    Islamist militants staged twin suicide car bombings on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, killing at least 20 people in retaliation for the country's military involvement in neighbouring Mali.

  • Floral tributes are seen placed near the scene of the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich, southeast London
    Insight - In attacker's argot, Londoners … Reuters - 10 hours ago

    By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad … More »Insight - In attacker's argot, Londoners …

    Floral tributes are seen placed near the scene of the killing of a British soldier in Woolwich, southeast London

    By Michael Holden and Peter Graff LONDON (Reuters) - In the lurid scene of the red-handed knifeman describing his motives for hacking to death a British soldier in broad daylight, perhaps the most chilling aspect for many Londoners was the man's unmistakably familiar accent. Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was filmed wielding …

  • Radical Islamic preacher Omar Bakri speaks at his house in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on November 12, 2010
    London attacker frequented banned Islamist … AFP - 13 hours ago

    One of the two suspected Islamists accused of hacking a British soldier to death in London was a convert who regularly attended sermons by banned Islamist preacher Omar … More »London attacker frequented banned Islamist …

    Radical Islamic preacher Omar Bakri speaks at his house in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on November 12, 2010

    One of the two suspected Islamists accused of hacking a British soldier to death in London was a convert who regularly attended sermons by banned Islamist preacher Omar Bakri, an associate of Bakri said on Thursday.

  • Hands soaked in blood, London knifeman … Reuters - 13 hours ago

    By Peter Griffiths and Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A young man with bloodied hands holds a knife and a meat cleaver soaked in blood as he faces the camera to say … More »Hands soaked in blood, London knifeman …

    By Peter Griffiths and Estelle Shirbon LONDON (Reuters) - A young man with bloodied hands holds a knife and a meat cleaver soaked in blood as he faces the camera to say he has just killed a soldier on a London street in retaliation for the deaths of Muslims killed by British troops in faraway lands. As the man speaks, a …

  • A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a young child in Karachi on January 8, 2013
    Second child contracts polio in Pakistan's … AFP - 14 hours ago

    A second child has contracted polio in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border after the Taliban banned vaccinations there nearly a year ago, a UN official … More »Second child contracts polio in Pakistan's …

    A Pakistani health worker administers polio vaccine drops to a young child in Karachi on January 8, 2013

    A second child has contracted polio in a restive Pakistani tribal region near the Afghan border after the Taliban banned vaccinations there nearly a year ago, a UN official said Thursday.

  • 'Al Qaeda' Twin Bomb Attacks In Niger Kill 25
    'Al Qaeda' Twin Bomb Attacks In Niger … Sky News - 14 hours ago

    Up to 25 people have been killed and others taken hostage in twin attacks on a military base and a uranium mine in Niger. More »'Al Qaeda' Twin Bomb Attacks In Niger …

    'Al Qaeda' Twin Bomb Attacks In Niger Kill 25

    Up to 25 people have been killed and others taken hostage in twin attacks on a military base and a uranium mine in Niger.

  • Woolwich Terror: Soldier Killing Long Feared
    Woolwich Terror: Cameron Calls For  … Sky News - 15 hours ago

    David Cameron has insisted the UK will not be divided by the horrific murder of a serving British soldier on the streets of London. More »Woolwich Terror: Cameron Calls For  …

    Woolwich Terror: Soldier Killing Long Feared

    David Cameron has insisted the UK will not be divided by the horrific murder of a serving British soldier on the streets of London.

  • Police officers behind a cordoned off area at a block of flats in Greenwich, southeast London on May 23, 2013
    London soldier murder raises 'lone wolf' … AFP - 15 hours ago

    The brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street has the hallmarks of a militant Islamist attack but one conducted by 'lone wolf' operators -- a security nightmare, … More »London soldier murder raises 'lone wolf' …

    Police officers behind a cordoned off area at a block of flats in Greenwich, southeast London on May 23, 2013

    The brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street has the hallmarks of a militant Islamist attack but one conducted by 'lone wolf' operators -- a security nightmare, experts said on Thursday.

  • Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in worsening … Reuters - 16 hours ago

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into … More »Gunmen kill 7 Iraqi soldiers in worsening …

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Seven Iraqi soldiers were killed in clashes with gunmen on Thursday, police and hospital sources said, as fears mount that Iraq might slide back into bloody sectarian strife. Ten years after the U.S.-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Sunni, Shi'ite and ethnic Kurdish factions have yet to find …

  • Twin Niger car bombings kill 19
    Twin Niger car bombings kill 19 AFP - 16 hours ago

    This picture taken on February 23, 2005 shows installations at Somair mineral treatment plant near the Areva uranium mine in Arlit, Niger. At least 10 people were killed … More »Twin Niger car bombings kill 19

    Twin Niger car bombings kill 19

    This picture taken on February 23, 2005 shows installations at Somair mineral treatment plant near the Areva uranium mine in Arlit, Niger. At least 10 people were killed in twin bombings at a uranium processing ...

  • US Drone Strikes Have Killed Four Americans
    US Drone Strikes Have Killed Four A … Sky News - 17 hours ago

    The US government has admitted publicly for the first time that four American ciitizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen. More »US Drone Strikes Have Killed Four A …

    US Drone Strikes Have Killed Four Americans

    The US government has admitted publicly for the first time that four American ciitizens have been killed in drone strikes since 2009 in Pakistan and Yemen.

  • Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh gives a press conference in Tunis on May 23, 2013
    Tunisia 'making progress' against terror … AFP - 18 hours ago

    Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Thursday that Tunisia is making progress in its bid to dismantle "terrorist" cells despite the presence in the country of armed groups … More »Tunisia 'making progress' against terror …

    Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh gives a press conference in Tunis on May 23, 2013

    Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Thursday that Tunisia is making progress in its bid to dismantle "terrorist" cells despite the presence in the country of armed groups and recent clashes with Islamists.

  • Twin Niger car bombings 'kill 10'
    Twin Niger car bombings 'kill 10' AFP - 18 hours ago

    Niger soldiers patrol near Agadez in 2010. Twin car bombings at an army base and a French-run uranium mine in northern Niger killed at least 10 people Thursday, in unprecedented … More »Twin Niger car bombings 'kill 10'

    Twin Niger car bombings 'kill 10'

    Niger soldiers patrol near Agadez in 2010. Twin car bombings at an army base and a French-run uranium mine in northern Niger killed at least 10 people Thursday, in unprecedented attacks claimed by an Islamist ...

  • The scene in Woolwich, south London, where a man was killed and two others were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds (Yusuf_Kayalar/PA)
    Woolwich attack: Expert warns Britain … Yahoo! News - 20 hours ago

    The brutal murder of a soldier in Woolwich was a "departure" from previous attack and represented a "new round of terror threats in this country" More »Woolwich attack: Expert warns Britain …

    The scene in Woolwich, south London, where a man was killed and two others were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds (Yusuf_Kayalar/PA)

    The brutal murder of a soldier in Woolwich was a "departure" from previous attack and represented a "new round of terror threats in this country"

  • A riot police officer fires teargas during clashes with supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia at Hai al Tadamon in Tunis
    Analysis - Crackdown on radical Islamists … Reuters - Thu, May 23, 2013

    By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist … More »Analysis - Crackdown on radical Islamists …

    A riot police officer fires teargas during clashes with supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia at Hai al Tadamon in Tunis

    By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities. The rupture between the Ennahda party, the Tunisian arm of the …

  • US President Barack Obama arrives to speak at the White House in Washington, DC, May 21, 2013
    Obama to reset US terror war in key … AFP - Thu, May 23, 2013

    Barack Obama will renew his failed vow to close Guantanamo Bay and argue his drone war is legal and just Thursday, in a speech reframing US anti-terror policy that will … More »Obama to reset US terror war in key …

    US President Barack Obama arrives to speak at the White House in Washington, DC, May 21, 2013

    Barack Obama will renew his failed vow to close Guantanamo Bay and argue his drone war is legal and just Thursday, in a speech reframing US anti-terror policy that will shape his presidential legacy.

  • U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Myanmar's President Thein Sein in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington

    By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the U.S. use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ...

  • Activists wearing orange jumpsuits mark the 100th day of prisoners' hunger strike at Guantanamo Bay during a protest in front of the White House in Washington

    By Jane Sutton MIAMI (Reuters) - Military and civilian lawyers for prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base urged U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to improve conditions for detainees, putting more pressure on the Obama administration to make good its promise to close the camp. The plea from 18 lawyers representing "high-value" …

  • West may boost Syria rebels if Assad … Reuters - Thu, May 23, 2013
    A Free Syrian Army fighter carrying his weapon takes position in Deraa

    By Arshad Mohammed and Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Washington threatened on Wednesday to increase support for Syria's rebels if President Bashar al-Assad refuses to discuss a political end to a civil war that is spreading across borders. Rebels called for reinforcements to combat an "invasion" by Hezbollah and …

  • Soldier hacked to death in suspected … Reuters - Thu, May 23, 2013
    A police forensics officer investigates a crime scene where one man was killed in Woolwich, southeast London

    By Maria Golovnina and Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - A British soldier was hacked to death by two men shouting Islamic slogans in a south London street on Wednesday, in what the government said appeared to be a terrorist attack. A dramatic clip filmed by an onlooker just minutes after the killing showed a man with …

  • U.S. probe of Benghazi attack focused … Reuters - Wed, May 22, 2013
    An exterior view of the U.S. consulate, which was attacked and set on fire by gunmen yesterday, in Benghazi

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An investigation of the attacks on the American diplomatic mission and nearby annex in Benghazi, Libya, last year is looking at more than five potential suspects, a U.S. national security source said on Wednesday. The source would not identify the suspects who have come to the attention of the FBI, …

  • Anwar al-Awlaki speaks in this undated still image from video released in October 2010

    The United States formally said for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three other US citizens in anti-terror strikes abroad.

  • BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian rebels killed at least 40 soldiers and other fighters loyal to President Bashar al-Assad as they captured a military base in the north-western province of Idlib on Wednesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The anti-Assad monitoring group said the mainly Islamist rebels, including …

  • Piers writing tell-all book on CNN Press Association - Wed, May 22, 2013
    Piers Morgan is to write a behind-the-scenes account of his time at CNN

    Piers Morgan is planning to write a behind-the-scenes book about CNN giving a "warts and all" account of life at American network.

  • Gunmen kill 12 at Baghdad brothel AFP - Wed, May 22, 2013
    A view of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on May 18, 2009

    Gunmen shot dead at least seven women and five men at a Baghdad brothel on Wednesday, in the same area where alcohol shops were hit by a deadly attack last week, officials said.

  • By Nick Macfie ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - China and Pakistan should make cooperation on power generation a priority, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said, as Islamabad seeks to end an energy crisis that triggers power cuts of up to 20 hours a day, bringing the economy to a near standstill. Li arrived in the Pakistan capital under …