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U.S. strike in Yemen sharpens covert warSanaa, Yemen (UPI) Feb 1, 2012 U.S. airstrikes in Yemen that reportedly killed four al-Qaida commanders Tuesday came hard on the heels of a U.S. Navy SEAL team's Jan. 25 rescue of two Western hostages in Somalia, across the Gulf of Aden. These U.S. strikes underline how the Americans are escalating covert operations against two Islamist groups in the region - al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia's al-Shabaab, which are deemed serious threats to the United States. Tuesday's attacks in southern Yemen were amon ... read more |
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 Navy SEALs rescue aid workers held in Somalia US commandos swooped into lawless Somalia Wednesday and rescued two Western aid workers held for three months by armed pirates in a daring pre-dawn raid approved by President Barack Obama. ... more | .. |
 Mali blames Qaeda as rebels launch new attacks The Malian government has accused Al-Qaeda of backing Tuareg rebels who fought troops over a town in the northeast Thursday in the latest push in their insurgency. ... more | .. |
 U.S. Somalia raid is shape of war to come The U.S. Navy SEAL raid into violence-wracked Somalia to rescue two Western hostages is widely seen as a harbinger of more wide-ranging covert U.S. operations against terrorists and their allies. ... more | .. |
 Olympics: 25,000 troops and police to protect London Around 25,000 troops and police officers will be deployed in London during the Olympic Games to prevent attacks, a Scotland Yard official told AFP on Thursday. ... more |
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 Balancing scientific freedom and national security The U.S. government's request that the journals Science and Nature withhold scientific information related to the genetically modified H5N1 virus because of biosecurity concerns does not violate the ... more | .. |
 Thai police uncover bomb-making material Thai police in Samut Sakhon charged a Swedish-Lebanese man suspected of having links to the militant Hezbollah with possession of bomb-making material. ... more | .. |
 Khmer Rouge genocide trial continues The judge in the genocide trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders has ordered another examination of one of the defendants to determine her fitness to stand trial. ... more | .. |
Freed from Guantanamo, Uighur makes pizzas in Tirana Abu Bakker Qassim, a Chinese Muslim freed from Guantanamo and granted asylum in Albania, now makes pizzas in Tirana as he looks forward to being a father again, but with no hope of returning to China. ... more |
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 US troops on lockdown after equipment stolen: officer US Army authorities have ordered about 100 troops on lockdown after night vision goggles and other high-tech equipment were stolen from a base in Washington state, officers said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Fiery Muslim leader to leave Norway A Muslim extremist leader facing terrorism charges from his Norwegian hosts said this week he's planning on leaving for his native Kurdistan. ... more | .. |
 US probes claims filmmaker given bin Laden mission info The US military and CIA are probing claims that classified information about the killing of Osama bin Laden was given to Oscar winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow, a Republican lawmaker said Thursday. ... more |
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 Japan police turned away surrendering Aum fugitive: reports Japanese police turned away one of the nation's most wanted fugitives when he tried to surrender at Tokyo police headquarters on New Year's Eve after nearly 17 years on the run, reports said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
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Philippine rebels join hunt for kidnapped Australian Muslim rebels engaged in peace talks with the Philippine government said Monday they had joined the search for an Australian man kidnapped by an armed group in the troubled south of the country. ... more |
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Gunman sought after ranger killed in US park A popular US national park will remain closed Monday as police hunt a gunman who shot and killed a federal ranger before fleeing into the forest, authorities said late Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Argentina's last dictator sentenced again Argentina's last dictator Reynaldo Bignone, already serving a life term, was handed a 15-year prison sentence Thursday for rights violations at a clandestine detention center, sources said. ... more | .. |
 India gets indigenous bomb disposal unit The Indian army's corps of engineers has taken delivery of the first six indigenously made, remotely operated vehicles designed for bomb disposal. ... more | .. |
 'Al-Qaida chiefs quit Pakistan for Africa' Senior British officials say al-Qaida's core leadership in Pakistan has begun moving to North Africa, in part to escape heavy losses caused by U.S. drone attacks that are concentrating on the jihadist high command, a British newspaper says. ... more |
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 US reports progress on bioweapons control Progress has been made in protecting against the threat of biological weapons, the State Department said Friday at the end of global talks which agreed to boost moves to thwart their spread. ... more | .. |
Jewish terrorism threat grows in West Bank The Israeli military, already bracing for what could be the most devastating war in the Middle East, is also girding for a looming confrontation with Jewish extremists, mainly hard-liners from the Jewish settlements in the West Bank. ... more | .. |
New test could help track down and prosecute terrorists who use nerve gas and other agents Scientists are reporting development of a first-of-its-kind technology that could help law enforcement officials trace the residues from terrorist attacks involving nerve gas and other chemical agen ... more |
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