The US has shut its embassy in Yemen, citing "ongoing threats" by an al-Qaeda. -BBC …
Somali pirates hijack fourth vessel in a week
"Pirates off Somalia have hijacked two more vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the European Union naval force said Saturday -- the third and fourth vessels they have captured this week. The British-flagged …
Continue Reading about Somali pirates hijack fourth vessel in a week
2 killed in Afghanistan bombin…
2 killed in Afghanistan bombing were Xe/Blackwater security contractors. -CNN …
DEA Warns Mexico of Possible Cartel Attacks
"The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned the Mexican government that this country’s powerful drug cartels may launch attacks around the New Year’s holiday, capital daily El Universal said …
Continue Reading about DEA Warns Mexico of Possible Cartel Attacks
India – Security Issues Travel Alert from Travel Alerts
The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. …
Continue Reading about India – Security Issues Travel Alert from Travel Alerts
8 U.S. deaths at military base in Afghanistan
"Eight Americans were killed in a suicide bombing Wednesday at a military base in eastern Afghanistan, according to a U.S. military official and a U.S. Embassy official. A suicide bomber wearing an …
Continue Reading about 8 U.S. deaths at military base in Afghanistan
Detroit terror attack: ‘There are many more like me,’ bomber warns
"Abdulmutallab has given a defiant warning to US investigators, telling them: ‘There are more just like me who will strike soon.’ Dozens of Islamic militants from Britain are thought to have …
Continue Reading about Detroit terror attack: ‘There are many more like me,’ bomber warns
Deaths as police and sect clash in Bauchi, Nigeria
"At least 20 people are thought to have died in clashes between security forces and members of a religious sect in the northern Nigerian state of Bauchi. …
Continue Reading about Deaths as police and sect clash in Bauchi, Nigeria
Al Qaeda claims responsibility for failed terror attack
"Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility for the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack on a plane about to land in the U.S., saying it was in retaliation for alleged U.S. strikes …
Continue Reading about Al Qaeda claims responsibility for failed terror attack
Napolitano Says No Evidence of Wider Terrorist Plot
Janet Napolitano, the Homeland Security secretary, said on Sunday that there was so far no evidence of a wider terrorist plot in what federal authorities said was an attempt by a 23-year-old Nigerian …
Continue Reading about Napolitano Says No Evidence of Wider Terrorist Plot