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Asharq Al-Awsat Mecca, Asharq Al-Awsat- This year's hajj pilgrimage has been overshadowed by fears over the H1N1 swine flu virus, and in fact four pilgrims have already died as a result of this. Up to three million Muslims from...
He says the ‘men would explain what happened and why they did it’ This combination of undated photos shows, from left: Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali, Waleed bin Attash, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Mustafa Ahmad al-Hawsawi and Ramzi...
Iraqi Prime Minister Steps Up Attacks On Baathists Before Vote, Stoking Tensions With Sunnis (AP) BAGHDAD (AP) - A stepped-up campaign by Iraq's prime minister against Saddam Hussein loyalists is alienating Sunni Muslims and...
By ARYN BAKER / KABUL Aryn Baker / Kabul – 51 mins ago Abdul Jameel was ready for peace. The commander of a small group of Taliban fighters in the province of Wardak, Afghanistan, Jameel was able to persuade his men to...
Richard Colvin’s stunning testimony, if an accurate portrayal of the facts in the Afghan detainee story, should logically carry a significant political price for the Harper government. Let’s assume for the moment that...
President Hugo Chavez is praising Carlos the Jackal, the imprisoned Venezuelan once notorious for a series of Cold War-era bombings, assassinations and hostage dramas, saying he was a "revolutionary fighter" and not a terrorist.
Los Angeles Times Gov. Tom Kean: Trying Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in NY is a mistake The Star-Ledger - NJ.com Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesThomas H. Kean, former New Jersey governor and chairman of the 9/11 Commission, and Co-Chair Lee...
By MAZIN YAHYA Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraqi security officials say four people have been killed in attacks in Baghdad and the northern city of Mosul. They say two police officers were killed late Saturday when a...
Globe and Mail Hamid Karzai ministers face Afghanistan corruption charges Times Online Warrants have been signed for the arrest of two Afghan cabinet ministers on charges of theft and fraud, highlighting the extent of alleged...
BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's state television has shown what it says are confessions of alleged conspirators in October bombings of government offices that killed more than 150 people. Baghdad's military spokesman says the three men...
