NAIROBI -- An Al Qaeda-linked militant group waging war against Somalia's fragile government is becoming an increasing threat to Western ally Kenya and could potentially destabilize the region with dire consequences for global security, officials and analysts warn.
The U.S. military did major damage to the site of one of the wonders of the ancient world while turning it into a base and guarding it, a U.N. report says.
A senior Tory MP has asked the home secretary whether al-Qaeda sympathisers were mistakenly recruited by MI5.
BAGHDAD — Bombs exploded near five Shiite mosques around Baghdad within 45 minutes on Friday as worshipers attended prayer services, killing at least 29 people in what appeared to be a coordinated attack against followers of the anti-American cleric Moktada al-Sadr.
After the foreign minister of Saudi Arabia flatly rejected US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton request that his country make goodwill gestures toward Israel, Bashar Assad, president Syria, another Arab powerhouse,
Saudi Arabia on Friday bluntly rejected US appeals for improved relations with Israel as a way to help restart Middle East peace talks, saying the Jewish state is not interested in a deal.
Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh threatened to boycott unity talks with Fatah unless members of his group currently detained in the West Bank were released, Reuters reported Friday.
The diary of Anne Frank, records of the Ashkenazic Jewish community in Mexico, and the Magna Carta are among the 35 documents of exceptional value that were added to a United Nations register on Friday.