Al Qaeda claims responsibility for CIA attack
Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda's commander of operations in Afghanistan and its No. 3 man, said the attack avenged the death of Baitullah Mehsud, leader of the Taliban in Pakistan who was killed in a missile strike last August, and al Qaeda operatives Saleh al-Somali and Abdullah al-Libi.
CIA attack was 'in revenge for al-Qaeda deaths'
The suicide bombing at a CIA base in Afghanistan was in revenge for the deaths of al-Qaeda militants killed in US drone attacks, the terror organisation claims.
Terror Suspect Indicted
Detroit attack: US border guards knew alleged terrorist was on flight
US border officials were aware that an alleged extremist was on a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day and were ready to question him on landing, according to a report in the the Los Angeles Times.
Yemen: Plane Bomb Suspect Met With Radical Cleric
Yemen's deputy prime minister says the Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a U.S. passenger jet on Christmas met here with a radical American-Yemeni cleric linked to al-Qaida and the alleged Fort Hood shooter.
Pakistan Criticizes U.S. Drone Attacks After Raids Kill 17
Pakistan said it doesn’t support U.S. drone attacks in its territory as they are counterproductive, after reports that raids yesterday killed 17 militants in a northwest region bordering Afghanistan.
Anti-terror chief among 7 killed in Iraq blasts: police
Co-ordinated early-morning bombings on Thursday at the homes of four police officers in the western Iraqi town of Heet killed seven people, including the town's anti-terror chief, police said.
Iraq, Iran start talks on disputed border area
Iran and Iraq have begun talks to try to resolve a dispute over an inactive oil well in a sensitive area along the nearly 1,500-km border between the two countries, their foreign ministers said on Thursday.
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