Bomb suspect came from elite family, best schools
LAGOS, Nigeria - As a member of an uppercrust Nigerian family, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab received the best schooling, from the elite British International School in West Africa to the vaunted University College London.
Nations:Yemen Nigeria Afghanistan Activities:2009 Flight 253 Terrorism Plot Source:(AP)
2009-12-27
Charges dropped vs. suspect in 2000 USS Cole blast
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon's senior judge overseeing terror trials at Guantanamo Bay dropped charges Thursday against an al-Qaida suspect in the 2000 USS Cole bombing, upholding President Barack Obama's order to freeze military tribunals there. The charges against suspected al-Qaida bomber Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri marked the last active Guantanamo war crimes case.
People:Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:USS Cole Bombing Source:(AP)
2009-02-05
Thousands in Lebanon, Turkey protest Israel attack
BEIRUT, Lebanon - Thousands protesting Israel's ground offensive on Gaza converged Sunday in Beirut and the Turkish capital, as the leaders of the only two Mideast Arab nations to sign peace treaties with Israel demanded an end to the attack.
Nations:Lebanon Turkey Syria Iran Yemen Egypt People:Mahmoud Abbas Ehud Olmert George W. Bush Activities:2009 Gaza War Hamas Gaza Conflict Source:(AP)
2009-01-04
Somali pirates seize Egyptian ship; Tanker saved
CAIRO, Egypt - Somali pirates seized an Egyptian cargo ship and its 28 crewmembers on Thursday while a Malaysian military helicopter saved an Indian tanker from being hijacked in the new year's first attacks by pirates in the dangerous Gulf of Aden. Fifteen armed pirates snatched the Egyptian vessel, called Blue Star, after the ship exited the Red Sea and entered the gulf, carrying a cargo of 6,000 tons of fertilizer, according to Egyptian Deputy Foreign minister, Ahmed Rizq.
Nations:Egypt Malaysia Bahrain Yemen India Iran Activities:Somalia Piracy Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-01-01
25 in Yemen arrested in attack on US embassy
SAN'A, Yemen - At least 25 militants with suspected links to al-Qaida have been arrested in connection with the deadly attack on the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital, a senior security official said Thursday.
Nations:Yemen People:Osama bin Laden Source:(AP)
2008-09-18
Bush: 'We are at war with extremists'
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Wednesday that the attack on the U.S. embassy in the capital of Yemen was a reminder that the United States remains "at war" with ideological extremists.
Nations:Yemen U.S. Afghanistan Pakistan People:David Petraeus Osama bin Laden Activities:Bush Admin. Source:(AP)
2008-09-17
Tainted milk sickens 6,000 babies in China
BEIJING (AFP) - China said Wednesday more than 6,000 babies had fallen ill and three died after drinking milk powder contaminated with a toxic chemical, as it vowed massive efforts to contain a widening food scandal.
Nations:China Gabon Yemen Burundi Myanmar New Zealand People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-17
16 dead in car bomb, ambush at US Embassy in Yemen
SAN'A, Yemen - Suspected militants armed with automatic weapons, rocket-propelled grenades and at least one suicide car bomb assaulted the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital on Wednesday. The coordinated attack killed 16 people, including six assailaints, officials said.
Nations:Yemen Egypt People:Dick Cheney Activities:Islamic Terrorists Source:(AP)
2008-09-17
Pentagon announces charges in USS Cole bombing
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole -- and will seek the death penalty.
People:Michael Hayden Activities:USS Cole Bombing Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
Detainee claims USS Cole attack planning
A suspected al Qaeda member said he planned the 2000 attack on the USS Cole and was the link between Osama bin Laden and a group that bombed the U.S. Embassy in Kenya in 1998, according to a transcript released on Monday of a hearing at Guantanamo Bay.
Nations:Tanzania Pakistan Activities:USS Cole Bombing
2007-03-19
At least 112 drown off Yemeni coast
A boat loaded with more than 200 Somali and Ethiopian migrants capsized in the Gulf of Aden during a treacherous night crossing and at least 112 people drowned, a Yemeni official said Friday.
Nations:Yemen Somalia Ethiopia
2007-02-16
30 more countries could have nukes soon
The head of the U.N. nuclear agency warned Monday that as many as 30 countries could soon have technology that would let them produce atomic weapons "in a very short time," joining the nine states known or suspected to have such arms.
Nations:Namibia Yemen North Korea Bangladesh Moldova Czech Republic Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis
2006-10-16
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