‘We are the soldiers of Allah,’ German militant tells countrymen in Pakistan al-Qaida hub

German militants training in Pakistani border area

Yemen arrests 7 suspects in connection with attack on British diplomat’s convoy

Yemen arrests 7 suspects in attack on UK diplomat

No. 2 British diplomat unharmed in Yemen attack; security guard kills Frenchman at oil firm

Britain No. 2 diplomat unharmed in Yemen attack

UN: Fellow rebels handed over commander accused of leading mass gang rapes in eastern Congo

UN: Rebels turn in comrade accused in Congo rapes

Gunman kills French manager of Austrian oil firm in Yemen, says security official

Gunman shoots dead Frenchman in Yemen

SAN’A, Yemen — A Yemeni security official says that a gunman shot and killed the French manager of Austrian oil and gas company OMV outside the capital.

Gunmen fire rocket against British Embassy convoy in Yemen, wounding 4 people

Yemen explosion targets British diplomats

SAN’A, Yemen — Gunmen fired a rocket at a convoy carrying Britain’s No. 2 diplomat in Yemen on Wednesday, damaging a car and wounding four people amid heightened fears about growing al-Qaida influence in the impoverished Arab nation.

Euro terror alert puts spotlight on ‘voiceprint’ technology that helped uncover plot

Euro terror alert spotlights voiceprint technology

Pakistan officials: 8 German militants killed in US strike; No comment from Germans

Pakistan officials: 8 German militants killed

5 German militants killed by US strike in Pakistan amid terror alert for Europe

US strike kills 5 German militants in Pakistan

Pakistan intelligence: Dozens of Europeans in tribal region training for terror missions

Pakistan: Dozens of Europeans in terror training

Officials: Suspected US missile strikes kill 16 in Pakistan amid tension over NATO incursions

Pakistani officials: Suspected US missiles kill 16

Intelligence officials: 2 US missile strikes kill 12 in NW Pakistan amid tension over border

Intel: Strikes continue amid border tension

Intel officials say 2nd suspected US missile strike kills 4 in northwest Pakistani tribal area

Intel: 2nd alleged US missile strike hits Pakistan

Intel officials: US missiles kill 8 people in northwest Pakistan amid high border tensions

Intel: US missiles kill 8 militants in NW Pakistan

Shining Path militants, out of prison, running for office in Peru on pro-amnesty slate

Ex-Peru rebels, out prison, run for elected office

Intel official: Germans, Britons hiding in Pakistan at heart of recent Europe terror threat

Official: Germans, Brits behind Europe terror plot

Europe terror threat still active, officials scouring Pakistan sites for al-Qaida operatives

Europe terror threat still active

LONDON — European security officials said Wednesday a terror plot to wage Mumbai-style shooting sprees in Britain, France and Germany is still active and that sites in Pakistan — where the threat was intercepted two weeks ago — are being scoured for al-Qaida operatives.

Hundreds protest FBI searches of anti-war activists in Minneapolis, Chicago

Hundreds protest FBI raids on anti-war activists

Leftist Colombian senator removed from office over allegations she collaborated with rebels

Colombian Sen. Cordoba kicked out of Congress

Suffering in captivity, then suffering to tell the tale: Betancourt details horror in new book

In harrowing book, freed hostage details horror

Pirates attack French marine oil ship off Nigeria, 3 French employees taken hostage

3 French employees kidnapped from ship off Nigeria

US official: CIA runs Afghan counterterrorism team to hunt Taliban and al-Qaida targets

US official: CIA runs elite Afghan fighting force

Hamas campaign to catch Gazans spying for Israel sparks opposition, underscores fears

Hamas action to catch spies spreads panic in Gaza

Thousands of Yemenis flee southern village as government forces shell al-Qaida hide-outs

Thousands of Yemenis flee battle with al-Qaida

Greed over Congo’s mineral wealth results in horrific gang rapes by rebel fighters

Violence spirals out of control in east Congo

Colombian reporter denies links to rebels, says contacts purely for journalistic work

Colombian reporter denies links to leftist rebels

US expands military training in Yemen, reflecting a broader counterterror program

US terror training in Yemen reflects wider program

Colombia orders arrest of reporter for alleged leftist rebel ties

Colombia orders arrest of reporter in rebel case

Somali-born Norwegian man pleads not guilty to funding Somali terrorists

Norway man pleads not guilty to terror financing

Iranian opposition leader’s home attacked in apparent attempt to keep him from key rally

Iranian opposition leader’s home attacked

TEHRAN, Iran — Pro-government militiamen attacked the home of an Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs and beat one of his bodyguards unconscious, an opposition website reported, in an apparent attempt to keep him from attending a key rally on Friday.

Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader with homemade bombs, wound bodyguard

Crowds attack home of Iranian opposition leader

Medical agency: Gunmen fire on plane with international aid workers landing in east Congo

Gunmen fire on plane carrying aid workers in Congo

Hamas says 150 members arrested in Palestinian crackdown in wake of West Bank shooting

Hamas: 150 members arrested in wake of shooting

Islamic militant Hamas claims responsibility for shooting that killed 4 Israelis in West Bank

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12 suspected insurgents, 5 civilians and 2 security officers killed in Chechnya shootout

19 dead in shootout in Russia’s Caucasus

TSENTOROI, Russia — A shootout between the Chechen president’s personal protection detail and suspected separatist insurgents left 19 people dead early Sunday, including five civilians, officials and media reports said.

US officials: White House may add CIA drones to the fight against al-Qaida in Yemen

Officials: CIA drones may target Yemen terrorists

Feared gang leader in Nigeria’s oil-rich and restive delta, who rigged ‘07 vote, believed dead

Nigeria: Feared gang leader believed dead, again

Al-Shabab attacks hotel in Somalia; 32 killed, including 6 lawmakers

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Suicide bomber attacks hotel in Somali capital; 32 killed, including 6 members of parliament

Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 32

Suicide bomber attacks hotel in Somali capital; 31 killed, including 6 members of parliament

Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 31

Suicide bomber attacks hotel in Somalia’s capital; 15 killed, including members of parliament

Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 15

Suicide bomber attacks hotel in Somalia’s capital; 8 reported dead, officials say

Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel, killing 8

25 Islamic militants escape from prison in Tajikistan after killing 5 guards

25 Islamic militants escape from Tajik prison

Ruling renews tug-of-war between US, Russia on fate of reputed ‘Merchant of Death’

Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama

‘Merchant of Death’ _ Reputed Russian arms dealer may be headed to US for long-sought trial

U.S. President Barack Obama joins Martha Coakley

Thai appeals court rules to extradite alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout to US

Thais rule to extradite Russian arms suspect to US

Thai appeals court to rule on US extradition bid for alleged top arms dealer Viktor Bout

Thais to rule on US bid to extradite arms dealer

US-Russia await Thai court ruling Friday on extradition of alleged top arms dealer Viktor Bout

Thais to rule on suspected arms dealer extradition

Tamil migrant ship docks off Canada’s West coast

Tamil migrant ship docks in Canada

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — A small ramshackle cargo ship crammed with hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka docked at a Canadian navy base on Friday after a grueling three-month journey.

Canadian navy boards Tamil migrant ship off Western coast

Canadian navy boards migrant ship

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian security officials boarded a cargo ship Thursday carrying hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers from Sri Lanka, including some people Canada has said may be terrorists.