Month: January 2011

SANAA, Yemen—Suspected al-Qaida fighters killed at least 17 Yemeni soldiers in a pair of ambushes in the country’s restive south on Friday, officials said. Both attacks took place near the town of Lawder in Abyan […] […]

LONDON—Britain’s Scotland Yard has written to the country’s top-selling Sunday tabloid to ask if it has any evidence to support claims that the paper spied on celebrities, politicians and other high-profile figures. But the police […] […]

The American Ambassador to Tripoli has been recalled for consultations at the United States State Department and might not be allowed to return to his post because of comments about Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that […] […]

WASHINGTON – A package an official said was addressed to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano ignited today at a Washington postal facility, a day after fiery packages sent to Maryland’s governor and transportation secretary burned […] […]

LONDON – British transport authorities have warned aviation officials that al-Qaida is considering an attack against a UK airport or other airline industry target in a threat described as credible, the BBC reported yesterday. The […] […]

THE US is to send a “mini-surge” of 1400 additional marines to Afghanistan to help preserve gains made against the Taliban . The extra troops will keep up the momentum once the fighting season resumes […] […]

A FORMER British politician has been jailed for 18 months for making false expenses claims while he was an MP. David Chaytor, 61, is the first UK politician to be convicted and sentenced over a […] […]