Lawyer: Trump comments could bias jurors in terror case
NEW YORK - The lawyer for a man accused in a terrorism case in New York is arguing presidential candidate Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslim immigration into the United States will make it hard to...
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Somali extremists use Donald Trump clip to recruit followers
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Qaida's East African affiliate has released a recruitment video targeting American blacks and Muslims that includes a clip of presidential candidate Donald Trump calling for...
View ArticleEmbassy official: US shuts down drone operation in Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - The U.S. government has shut down its drone operation base in southern Ethiopia, an embassy official announced.
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The Latest: Insider says Saudis decided 'enough was enough'
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - The latest developments after Saudi Arabia executes a prominent opposition Shiite cleric convicted of terrorism charges, sparking anger in Iran and among Shiites across the...
View ArticleWoman gets 3-year sentence for giving money to terror groups
ST. LOUIS - A Bosnian immigrant formerly from Illinois was sentenced Tuesday to three years in prison for giving money in support of the Islamic State and al-Qaida, despite her attorney's plea that she...
View ArticleVietnamese man pleads guilty in NYC to terrorism charges
NEW YORK - A Vietnamese man pleaded guilty to terrorism charges Friday, just weeks before a scheduled trial, agreeing not to challenge any prison sentence between 30 and 50 years.
View ArticleMaryland man charged with supporting African terror group
NEW YORK - A Maryland man has been indicted on federal charges he provided material support to an al-Qaida offshoot that has claimed responsibility for a series of deadly attacks in East Africa.
View ArticleEx-Guantanamo detainees thank Ghana for taking them in
ACCRA, Ghana - Two former Guantanamo prisoners thanked Ghana for allowing them to settle in the country following their release, as the president of the West African nation sought to quell fears that...
View ArticleMaryland man pleads not guilty to terrorism-support charges
NEW YORK - A Maryland man arrested on charges he fought on behalf of an al-Qaida-affiliated terror group in Somalia pleaded not guilty Wednesday and his lawyer said he will fight the charges.
View ArticleAl-Qaida leader threatens Saudi Arabia over mass execution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The leader of al-Qaida has called for attacks on Saudi Arabia after the kingdom's mass execution of 47 people in January, many of whom were tied to the terror group.
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The Latest: Italian bishop says Burkina Faso is worried
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso - The latest developments in the assault of a hotel by al-Qaida-linked gunmen in Burkina Faso's capital. All times are local:
View ArticleDutch volunteer among the dead in Burkina Faso hotel attack
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch foreign minister says a 67-year-old Dutch man is among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou.
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4 members of Ukrainian family among dead in Burkina Faso
MOSCOW - Four members of a Ukrainian family, including a 9-year-old child, were among those killed when al-Qaida fighters attacked a popular cafe and hotel in Burkina Faso's capital of Ouagadougou,...
View ArticleSingapore deports 26 Bangladeshis as suspected militants
SINGAPORE - Singapore on Wednesday said it had arrested and deported 26 Bangladeshi construction workers for forming a religious study group that spread the ideology of al-Qaeda and the Islamic State...
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West Africa braces for more attacks after Burkina Faso siege
DAKAR, Senegal - At the entrance to the King Fahd Palace hotel in Dakar, security guards inspect the trunks of every taxi at the gate, long before the vehicles get anywhere near the building itself.
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Pakistan university latest target of militant attacks
ISLAMABAD - The attack on the Bacha Khan University in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, which killed 20 people and was claimed by a breakaway Taliban faction, is the latest in a series of attacks...
View ArticlePrisoner refuses to leave Guantanamo as 2 depart for Balkans
MIAMI - A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who protested his indefinite confinement with a lengthy hunger strike has taken the unusual step of turning down a chance to finally leave the U.S. base in Cuba,...
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AP EXPLAINS: Islamic extremists step up attacks in Africa
KAMPALA, Uganda - The number of deadly attacks by Islamic extremists is mounting across Africa, raising questions about the resurgence of armed groups once seen to be in decline. Here is a brief...
View ArticleNorth Africa al-Qaida group posts video of kidnapped Swiss
DAKAR, Senegal - An organization that monitors jihadi sites says al-Qaida's North Africa branch has released video of Swiss woman abducted recently in Timbuktu.
View ArticleBomb strikes near Yemeni presidential palace in Aden
SANAA, Yemen - Witnesses and officials say a strong explosion has rocked the southern city of Aden, close to the presidential palace housing the internationally-recognized president and his cabinet.
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