Al Qaeda

Two convicted in California of conspiring to join al Qaeda

Two men accused of seeking to join al Qaeda and training to carry out attacks on U.S. military bases...

Sep 26, 2014 04:44 AM EDT

Islamic State drags Obama back into Mideast quagmire

American-led and Arab-backed air strikes carrying the fight against Islamic State from Iraq into Syr...

Sep 25, 2014 10:13 PM EDT

Algerian militants behead kidnapped French tourist

Algerian militants have beheaded French tourist Herve Gourdel, who was kidnapped by gunmen on Sunday...

Sep 25, 2014 02:14 AM EDT

Bin Laden son-in-law sentenced to life in U.S. prison

A seemingly unrepentant Suleiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to life ...

Sep 23, 2014 07:37 PM EDT

U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters

A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France ...

Sep 22, 2014 08:21 PM EDT

Ghani named Afghan president-elect after deal to end election dispute

Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named president-elect on Sunday after he signed a de...

Sep 22, 2014 04:53 AM EDT

Houthi rebels sign deal with Yemen parties to form new government

Yemen's Shi'ite Muslim rebels signed an agreement with other political parties on Sunday to form a m...

Sep 21, 2014 09:52 PM EDT

Chad accuses U.N. of neglecting its peacekeepers in Mali

Chad's government accused the United Nations' peacekeeping mission in Mali on Friday of failing to r...

Sep 20, 2014 04:54 AM EDT

Former U.S. Afghanistan commander to lead effort against Islamic State

President Barack Obama has chosen retired Marine Corps General John Allen, who served as the top U.S...

Sep 13, 2014 09:23 PM EDT

Philippines starts inquiry into Filipino militants in Syria

The Philippines is investigating the involvement of Filipino Islamists in the three-year civil war i...

Sep 13, 2014 11:58 AM EDT

Kerry opposes Iran role in anti-Islamic State coalition

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday it was "not appropriate" for Iran to join talks on...

Sep 12, 2014 10:26 PM EDT

With World Trade site largely rebuilt, New York marks September 11

Until a few months ago, the part of New York City where crowds will gather on Thursday morning to ma...

Sep 11, 2014 05:16 AM EDT

U.N.'s Ban urges Assad to seek political solution to Syria crisis

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged President Bashar al-Assad to seek a political solution to S...

Sep 10, 2014 06:51 AM EDT

Five accused of trying to build a bomb in UAE: papers

Four citizens of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and one from the Comoros have gone on trial charged ...

Sep 09, 2014 03:58 AM EDT

U.S. courts skeptical Arab allies in Islamic State fight

After threatening to destroy and degrade Islamic State militants, the United States will court skept...

Sep 09, 2014 12:43 AM EDT

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