CLASHES ERUPT IN EGYPT AS ISLAMISTS STAGE PROTESTS
By TONY G. GABRIEL and ASHRAF SWEILAM A woman showing an open palm with four raised fingers, which has become a symbol of the Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where Morsi supporters…
Terrorism
EGYPT’S MILITARY LAUNCHES NEW OFFENSIVE IN SINAI
By ASHRAF SWEILAM EL-ARISH, Egypt (AP) — Egyptian soldiers backed by attack helicopters swept through several villages in the strategic Sinai peninsula early Friday, part of an offensive aimed at…
AFGHAN TALIBAN ATTACK US CONSULATE, KILL 2 AFGHANS
By AMIR SHAH and NAHAL TOOSI A damaged vehicle sits in front of the U.S. consulate after an attack by a car bomb and a gunfight in Herat Province, west…
REPORTS INDICATE AMERICAN JIHADI KILLED IN SOMALIA
By ABDI GULED and JASON STRAZIUSO FILE – In this Wednesday, May 11, 2011 file photo, American-born Islamist militant Omar Hammami addresses a press conference of the militant group al-Shabab…
9/11 ANNIVERSARY MARKED WITH SOMBER TRIBUTES
By JENNIFER PELTZ New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo rides with firefighters and first responders with the FDNY Motorcycle Club Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, from FDNY Rescue 1 headquarters to the…
SUICIDE BOMBS HIT EGYPT MILITARY IN SINAI, KILL 9
By ASHRAF SWEILAM FILE – In this Tuesday, May 21, 2013, file photo, Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship during a sweep through…
LIBYA: CAR BOMB HITS FOREIGN MINISTRY IN BENGHAZI
By ESAM MOHAMED People gather to look at the site of a car bombing in Benghazi, Libya, Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013. A powerful car bomb exploded Wednesday near Libya’s Foreign…
YEMEN ON ALERT OVER FEAR OF SUICIDE ATTACKS
By AHMED AL-HAJ Forensic experts inspect the site of a damaged bus after a bomb attack in Sanaa, Yemen, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013. Two bombs targeting buses carrying military, exploded,…