Relative calm returns to contentious Jerusalem holy site
By DANIEL ESTRIN A contentious Jerusalem holy site was calm Wednesday after three days of clashes between Muslims and Israeli forces at the hilltop compound and following a spurt of…
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Suspect in Bangkok bombing tells police he’s ‘guilty’
By NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI A key suspect in last month’s deadly Bangkok bombing was transferred Monday to police custody after a week of military interrogation, and was asked to acknowledge the…
Thai police: Suspect acknowledges being near bomb scene
By NATTASUDA ANUSONADISAI and JOCELYN GECKER Thai police said Wednesday a prime suspect in Bangkok’s deadly bombing has admitted to being near the shrine where the attack took place but…
Thai police award themselves $84K for arrest of bomb suspect
By JOCELYN GECKER Thai police congratulated themselves for making an arrest in Bangkok’s deadly bombing and announced Monday they would give themselves an $84,000 reward, though the man has not…
Police say Bangkok bombing suspect is not cooperating
By NATTASUDA ANUSONDISAI and JOCELYN GECKER Thai police said Sunday the man arrested in connection with Bangkok’s deadly bombing was being uncooperative, possibly not telling the truth to interrogators and…
Police arrest foreigner, find passports in Bangkok bomb case
By NATTASUDA ANUSONDISAI and JOCELYN GECKER Thai authorities arrested a foreign man Saturday they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with bomb-making equipment and stacks of passports,…
Human rights group slams Egypt’s new anti-terrorism law
By BRIAN ROHAN Egypt’s sweeping new counterterrorism law erodes basic rights and defines terrorism so broadly that it could encompass civil disobedience and be used to stifle dissent, Human Rights…
Afghan suicide car bombing targeting NATO convoy kills 12
By RAHIM FAIEZ A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy traveling through a crowded neighborhood in Afghanistan’s capital Saturday, killing at least 12 people, including three civilian contractors for…