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Bin Laden’s life on the run revealed by Pakistani inquiry

YoopyaJul 9, 2013July 4, 20240

(Reuters) – Osama bin Laden lived in plain sight for almost a decade and was once even pulled over for speeding but not apprehended, thanks

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada rejects terrorism charges, his lawyer says

YoopyaJul 7, 2013July 4, 20240

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Radical Muslim preacher Abu Qatada pleaded innocent to terrorism charges in Jordan on Sunday, his lawyer said, hours after a decade-long

Panda from China delivers first cub in Taiwan

YoopyaJul 7, 2013July 4, 20240

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A giant panda, one of a pair presented by China four years ago to mark warming ties with Taiwan, has given

Taliban hit NATO supply compound in Kabul, kill 6

YoopyaJul 2, 2013August 4, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Taliban suicide attackers blew up a truck bomb early Tuesday at the gates of a NATO supplier’s compound in Kabul and

Kerry: Will look into claims US bugged EU

YoopyaJul 1, 2013August 10, 20240

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he doesn’t know all the particulars about allegations that the U.S. bugged

20 bodies found in India rescue helicopter crash

YoopyaJun 26, 2013August 11, 20240

GAUCHAR, India (AP) — Paramilitary soldiers on Wednesday recovered 20 bodies from a steep hillside in northern India where a helicopter crashed while on a

Officials: 3 dead in Afghanistan palace assault

YoopyaJun 25, 2013August 11, 20240

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan officials say a brazen Taliban assault on the presidential palace in Kabul has left three guards dead. The militant group

Key points in the leadership switch in Qatar

YoopyaJun 25, 2013August 16, 20240

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Background on Tuesday’s leadership transition in Qatar from the 61-year-old emir to his 33-year-old son, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Analysis: Palestinian leader faces stark choices

YoopyaJun 21, 2013August 16, 20240

RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is being propelled toward a stark choice that could come as soon as next week, define

In northern Iraqi city, al-Qaida gathers strength

YoopyaJun 20, 2013August 16, 20240

BAGHDAD (AP) — Al-Qaida’s Iraq arm is gathering strength in the restive northern city of Mosul, ramping up its fundraising through gangland-style shakedowns and feeding