"Osama bin Laden, the al-Qaeda chief, has in a new audio recording threatened to have American soldiers killed if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, considered as one of the masterminds behind the September 11 …
Bomb Kills at Least 6 in Port City in Colombia
"A car bomb exploded in the Colombian port city of Buenaventura on Wednesday, killing at least six people and wounding more than 30 in an attack the military said it suspected was carried out by FARC …
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Saudi Arabia Busts ‘Terror Cells’ Plotting Oil Attack
"Saudi forces detained more than 100 terror suspects, including some who officials say were plotting attacks on energy installations and military sites in the eastern oil-producing hub of the …
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Security Experts say Indonesian Terrorism Threat Growing
"Since a deadly bombing attack on hotels in Jakarta last year, Indonesian security forces have tracked down the militants responsible and prevented other attacks. They also killed Noordin Top, the …
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‘Pirate’ dies as ship’s guards repel attack off Somalia
"A suspected pirate has been shot dead as private guards repelled an attack on a cargo ship off Somalia, in what may have been the first such incident. The EU naval force (Navfor) says the suspect …
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U.S. warns ships off Yemen of possible al Qaeda attack
"The U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence said on its website that ships in the Red Sea, the strategic Bab al-Mandab strait between Yemen and Djibouti, and the Gulf of Aden along Yemen's coast were at …
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Yemen ups oil security amid Qaeda attack fears
"Yemen has beefed up security around oil and maritime installations for fear of retaliation by Al-Qaeda after several strikes against the jihadist network, the interior ministry said on …
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Mexico gunmen kill American consulate staff
"Gunmen in the drug war-plagued Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez killed two Americans and a Mexican linked to the local U.S. consulate, an attack U.S. President Barack Obama said 'outraged' him. An …
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In Mexico, 13 killed in Acapulco area, 11 others elsewhere in Guerrero
"At least 13 people were killed Saturday, some of them beheaded, around the popular beach resort of Acapulco, just as foreign visitors have begun arriving for spring break. Elsewhere in the Guerrero …
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Israel seals off West Bank
"Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has ordered the army to seal off the West Bank for 48 hours and tightened security around the old city of Jerusalem, Israeli officials said Friday. One …