al-qaeda

September 11 widow sues Saudi Arabia under new US terrorism law
World

September 11 widow sues Saudi Arabia under new US terrorism law

A woman widowed when her husband was killed at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 has sued the Kingdom of…
ICC to rule on damage of Timbuktu shrines by Islamist rebel
World

ICC to rule on damage of Timbuktu shrines by Islamist rebel

International war crimes judges are to rule on Tuesday in the case of a former Islamist rebel who pleaded guilty…
Robed women petrol-bomb police station in Kenya’s Mombasa
World

Robed women petrol-bomb police station in Kenya’s Mombasa

Three robed women tricked their way into a Mombasa police station where they stabbed one officer and set fire to…
9/11 pilot’s mother believes he is alive in Guantanamo
World

9/11 pilot’s mother believes he is alive in Guantanamo

The mother of Mohamed Atta, one of the alleged kamikaze hijackers who destroyed the World Trade Center, says she believes…
Death toll in Somalia beach restaurant attack rises to 10
World

Death toll in Somalia beach restaurant attack rises to 10

The death toll from an attack late on Thursday by Islamic militants on a seaside restaurant in the Somali capital…
Syria’s Nusra Front says ending al-Qaeda ties, reveals new name and flag
Middle East

Syria’s Nusra Front says ending al-Qaeda ties, reveals new name and flag

Al-Qaeda's powerful Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday it was ending its relationship with the global jihadist network…
Kerry meets with Putin about cooperating against Islamic State in Syria
Middle East

Kerry meets with Putin about cooperating against Islamic State in Syria

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Russian President Vladimir Putin about boosting military and intelligence cooperation against Islamic…
Philippine general urges martial law to rein in southern militants
World

Philippine general urges martial law to rein in southern militants

A senior Philippine army general on Wednesday resumed a push for martial law to be imposed on a troubled southern…
Al-Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses
Middle East

Al-Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses

Al-Qaeda may have been pushed out of the enclave it carved out in Yemen as the country descended into civil…
Trump: Muslim ban ‘just a suggestion’
World

Trump: Muslim ban ‘just a suggestion’

Donald Trump, who issued a December press release "calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United…
Back to top button