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Michigan Man Claims He Told US Where bin Laden Was

(AP) Mich. man claims he told US where bin Laden wasBy JEFF KAROUBAssociated PressDETROITA Michigan man claims he tipped federal investigators to the location of Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan eight years before his killing and has hired attorneys

Michigan Man Claims He Told US Where bin Laden Was

Turkey Plays Host to Embattled Muslim Brotherhood Officials

As if further evidence of Turkey’s Islamist agenda is needed, the Global Muslim Brotherhood Daily Watch points to a recent article saying Turkey has become the focal point for Brotherhood deliberations and meetings following Egypt’s crackdown on the movement. Prime Minister Recep

Turkey Plays Host to Embattled Muslim Brotherhood Officials

Despite Billions in Aid, Afghans Can't Find Work

(AP) Despite billions in aid, Afghans can’t find workBy KATHY GANNONAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanHundreds of men, some on crutches, all wearing tattered clothing, gather shortly before dawn at major intersections throughout Kabul and other Afghan cities. Displaying primitive tools such as

Despite Billions in Aid, Afghans Can't Find Work

Pakistan Taliban Issues Fatwa Against Journalists

As the President of the United States suffers the indignity of being lectured to by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif over drone strikes in Pakistan, Reporters Without Borders is reporting that Pakistan has some problems of their own with regard to press

Pakistan Taliban Issues Fatwa Against Journalists

China, India Sign Border Cooperation Agreement

(AP) China, India sign border cooperation agreementBy LOUISE WATTAssociated PressBEIJINGChina and India sounded a new optimistic tone in their relationship Wednesday as they signed an agreement to boost meetings between their militaries to avoid any repeat of a tense standoff

China, India Sign Border Cooperation Agreement

US Quietly Releasing $1.6B in Pakistan Assistance

(AP) US quietly releasing $1.6B in Pakistan assistanceBy BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe U.S. has quietly decided to release more than $1.6 billion in military and economic aid to Pakistan that was suspended when relations between the two countries disintegrated over the

US Quietly Releasing $1.6B in Pakistan Assistance

UN Expert Urges US to Reveal Civilian Drone Deaths

(AP) UN expert urges US to reveal civilian drone deathsBy SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADA U.N. expert on Friday called on the United States to reveal the number of civilians it believes have been killed by American drone strikes targeting Islamic militants.

UN Expert Urges US to Reveal Civilian Drone Deaths

Man Linked to 9/11 Terrorist Cell Extradited to France

Naamen Meziche was extradited from Pakistan on Tuesday to France. It is believed he has links to the German al-Qaeda cell behind the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.  In May 2012, Pakistan arrested Meziche close to the border of Iran. Authorities

Man Linked to 9/11 Terrorist Cell Extradited to France

Long-Sought al-Qaida Figure Extradited to France

PARIS, Oct. 12 (UPI) — French authorities have formally filed terrorism charges against a reputed al-Qaida operative extradited from Pakistan this week. Naamen Meziche, 33, who had been in Pakistani custody for more than a year, was charged after arriving

Long-Sought al-Qaida Figure Extradited to France

Kerry, Karzai Extend Talks over Afghan Security

(AP) Kerry, Karzai extend talks over Afghan securityBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry extended talks Saturday with President Hamid Karzai on a bilateral security agreement with the United States, and while work remains to be

Kerry, Karzai Extend Talks over Afghan Security

Kerry in Afghanistan for Urgent Security Talks

(AP) Kerry in Afghanistan for urgent security talksBy MATTHEW LEEAP Diplomatic WriterKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Afghanistan Friday for urgent talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai as an end of October deadline looms for completing a

Kerry in Afghanistan for Urgent Security Talks

Senior Pakistan Taliban Captured in Afghanistan

(AP) Senior Pakistan Taliban captured in AfghanistanBy PATRICK QUINNAssociated PressKABUL, AfghanistanU.S. troops are holding a senior Pakistani Taliban commander they captured in Afghanistan a week ago, an Afghan provincial official said Friday. The capture could be a significant blow to

Senior Pakistan Taliban Captured in Afghanistan

Pakistani Girls View Malala as a Heroine

Malala Yousafzai was shot by the Taliban in Pakistan in October 2012 on her way to school because of her writings and defying the Taliban’s views on educating women. The Taliban believe women should not receive an education and should live

Pakistani Girls View Malala as a Heroine

Afghan President Karzai: NATO Has Failed Afghanistan

The Telegraph: Hamid Karzai has lashed at Britain and the US for causing “a lot of loss of life” without bringing security in a sign of the deteriorating relationship between the Afghan president and the West. Six months before he

Afghan President Karzai: NATO Has Failed Afghanistan

Canadian Muslims Protest 'Honor Killing' Label as Racist

Are they willfully misleading? Or are Canadian Muslims who are fighting federal funding to investigate honor violence in the Muslim (and other) communities simply naïve victims of the same propaganda used routinely to explain away the religio-culturally-based murders of Muslim

Canadian Muslims Protest 'Honor Killing' Label as Racist

Bomb Kills 2 in Pakistan Anti-Polio Drive

(AP) Bomb kills 2 in Pakistan anti-polio driveBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA bomb exploded next to a van carrying Pakistani security guards tasked with protecting workers involved in an anti-polio drive in the country’s northwest on Monday, killing two people,

Bomb Kills 2 in Pakistan Anti-Polio Drive

Bomb Kills 2 Pakistan Soldiers in Quake-Hit Region

(AP) Bomb kills 2 Pakistan soldiers in quake-hit regionBy ABDUL SATTARAssociated PressQUETTA, PakistanSuspected separatists killed two Pakistani soldiers Wednesday, in a wave of attacks targeting troops doing relief work in a remote region of the country’s southwest where a major

Bomb Kills 2 Pakistan Soldiers in Quake-Hit Region

World View: Violence in Afghanistan Surges in September

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Leaders of Greece’s Golden Dawn ‘criminal organization’ arrested Number of violent incidents in Afghanistan surge in September Leaders of Greece’s Golden Dawn ‘criminal organization’ arrested Pavlos Fyssas, or Killah P, rapped against racism (BBC)

World View: Violence in Afghanistan Surges in September

Radical Jihadists Target Non Muslims for Torture, Death

(AP) Terrorists used new tactic to spare some MuslimsBy RUKMINI CALLIMACHIAssociated PressThe turbaned gunmen who infiltrated Nairobi’s Westgate mall arrived with a set of religious trivia questions: As terrified civilians hid in toilet stalls, behind mannequins, in ventilation shafts and

Radical Jihadists Target Non Muslims for Torture, Death

US, India Seek Closer Ties Amid South Asia Tension

By JOSH LEDERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh renewed their mutual pledge Friday to deepen the relationship between the U.S. and India, declaring a shared interest in reducing tensions in South Asia as the U.S. lightens

US, India Seek Closer Ties Amid South Asia Tension

Christian Persecution Rampant in Muslim Countries

The attack on an Anglican church in Pakistan on September 22 caused Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to speak out on attacks on Christians in the Muslim world. He said Christians are being martyred for their faith in many Muslim countries and

Christian Persecution Rampant in Muslim Countries

Pakistan Sees Deadliest Attack Ever On Christians

Two suicide bombers carried out the deadliest attack on Christians Pakistan has ever seen when they detonated their devices amid hundreds of Christians at Peshawar’s All Saints Church. The death toll from the church bombings currently stands at 81 and

75 Christian Worshipers Killed In Pakistan Church Attack

NBC News: PESHAWAR, Pakistan – A suicide bomb attack on a church killed at least 75 people as parishioners left the building Sunday, officials said, in what is the biggest attack on Pakistan’s Christian community in many years.Women and children

75 Christian Worshipers Killed In Pakistan Church Attack

Attack on Pakistani Church Kills over 60 People

(AP) Attack on Pakistani church kills over 60 peopleBy RIAZ KHANAssociated PressPESHAWAR, PakistanA pair of suicide bombers detonated their explosives outside a historic church in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing over 60 people in the deadliest-ever attack on the country’s

Attack on Pakistani Church Kills over 60 People

Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner

(AP) Pakistan releases top Afghan Taliban prisonerBy KATHY GANNON and SEBASTIAN ABBOTAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan freed the Afghan Taliban’s former deputy leader on Saturday after years of detention in a move that many officials in Islamabad and Kabul hope will aid Afghanistan’s

Pakistan Releases Top Afghan Taliban Prisoner

Pakistan to Release Senior Taliban Commander Saturday

Pakistan will release on Saturday its most senior Afghan Taliban detainee, Abdul Ghani Baradar, a one-time military chief often described as the insurgents’ former second-in-command. The Afghan government has long demanded that Islamabad free Baradar, whose arrest in January 2010

Pakistan to Release Senior Taliban Commander Saturday

Attack Points to al-Qaida Surge in Yemen

By AHMED AL-HAJAssociated PressSANAA, YemenUnder a heavy fog, al-Qaida militants disguised in military uniforms launched car bomb attacks on three different security and military posts in southern Yemen on Friday, killing 38 soldiers in the group’s biggest attack in the

Attack Points to al-Qaida Surge in Yemen