Osama bin Laden

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Bin Laden: 'an austere dad who loved nature': wife

AFP Global Edition 35 days ago

Osama bin Laden was an austere father who banned toys and modern appliances at home, but also a flower-growing nature lover who spoke fluent English and adored fast cars, according to his wife and son. In a book to be published at ...

Osama bin Laden, austere father, nature lover: wife

AFP Global Edition 35 days ago

Osama bin Laden was an austere father who banned toys and modern appliances at home, but also a flower-growing nature lover who spoke fluent English and adored fast cars, according to his wife and son. In a book to be published at ...

Spain shortens long arm of justice

AP News 36 days ago

Spain narrows scope of cross-border justice law that had irked allies Spain's Parliament approved a law Thursday narrowing the scope of a cross-border justice doctrine which had allowed judges to indict people like Augusto Pinochet and Osama bin Laden. The existing legislation ...

Little-known Egyptian is key al-Qaida figure

AP News 36 days ago

Little-known Egyptian-born militant is key al-Qaida figure in Afghanistan He's a heavyweight in al-Qaida but little known outside jihadi and intelligence circles even though he runs the terrorist movement's operations in a key front — Afghanistan — and may be linked to ...

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials

AP News 37 days ago

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials in Newspapers in the US and Abroad. Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Oct. 8 The Star-Ledger, Newark, N.J., on credit card fees: When it comes to credit card swipe ...

Man held in France over 'Qaeda links' released: official

AFP Global Edition 41 days ago

The younger of two brothers arrested in France on suspicion of links to the Al-Qaeda militant network was released on Saturday without charge, a judicial official said. The detention of the elder brother, a 32-year-old engineer at the CERN nuclear research lab, ...

France arrests engineer at nuclear lab over 'Qaeda links'

AFP Global Edition 42 days ago

French agents have arrested an engineer working at the CERN nuclear research lab on suspicion of being in contact with the Al-Qaeda militant network and planning attacks, officials said Friday. "Perhaps we have avoided the worst," Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux told journalists, ...

Feds: No death penalty for US embassy bomb suspect

AP News 46 days ago

Feds decide against death penalty for Gitmo inmate accused in US embassy bombings The U.S. government has decided not to seek the death penalty against a Guantanamo detainee charged in the 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in Africa. A letter the ...

Bin Laden sports 'I love Guantanamo' T-shirt in US ad

AFP Global Edition 51 days ago

Travelers on the metro in the US capital risk coming facing to face with Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, smiling and wearing an "I Love Guantanamo" T-shirt. The irreverent billboard image of America's number one enemy, just a short distance from the ...

Taliban threatens Germany ahead of vote: official

AFP Global Edition 56 days ago

German authorities have uncovered a new video threatening attacks against the country over its military engagement in Afghanistan ahead of this weekend's pivotal elections, an official said Friday. The new Internet video threats are believed to come from the Taliban, an interior ...

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