Detroit Metropolitan airport police corporal Richard Frederick walks through the airport with 'explosives detection' dog Spence in Romulus, Michigan. REUTERS/Rebecca CookU.S. plane attacker passed Nigeria security checks
A Nigerian man who tried to blow up a U.S. passenger jet went through normal security checks when he began his journey in Lagos and had a multiple-entry U.S. visa issued in London, a senior Nigerian aviation official said.
Pentagon reviewing strategic information operations
Trying to counter information-savvy enemies in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military has rapidly spent nearly $1 billion in the past three years on strategic communications.
Iraq steps up Ashoura security
Tens of thousands of Iraqi security personnel have been deployed in the holy shrine city of Karbala for the climax of the Shia Muslim Ashoura commemorations.
Elite U.S. Force Expanding Hunt in Afghanistan
Secretive branches of the military’s Special Operations forces have increased counterterrorism missions against some of the most lethal groups in Afghanistan and, because of their success, plan an even bigger expansion next year, according to American commanders.
US drone strike 'kills 13' in Pakistan
A US missile attack that demolished a compound in Pakistan's tribal belt used by militants crossing into Afghanistan killed 13 fighters, Pakistani security officials said Sunday.
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