Al Shabaab, a Somali-based al-Qaeda organization has threatened to kill Obama’s 88-year-old Kenyan grandmother, Sarah Onyango Obama.
Al-Qaeda, which means the Base in arabic is an international terrorist network founded by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s. It's biggest and most well known attack are the September 11, 2011 attacks in the United States which launched a warn in Afghanistan to destroy its bases and overthrow the Taliban, the ruling government which harbored Bin Laden.
Meet Ayman al-Zawahir, al-Qaeda's newest likely top commander.
Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden was born in March 10 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was the 17th of 52 children Muhammad Awad bin Laden, a wealthy businessman with close ties to the Saudi royal family, had.
President Obama on late Sunday night announced the death of Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9-11 attacks that triggered the U.S. global war on terror.
President Obama on late Sunday night announced the death of Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9-11 attacks that triggered the U.S. global war on terror. Obama declared, Justice has been done.
Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by U.S. authorities, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
The Obama Administration has fired back at comments made over the weekend by Franklin Graham, son of famed evangelist preacher Billy Graham that the President might not have been born in the U.S.
A virtual forest sprouting on Times Square's renowned billboards, 1,000 free rain barrels for gritty city backyards and a parade of clean energy vehicles including hybrid garbage trucks are all helping New Yorkers go green for Earth Day on Friday.
There are some interesting elements from Donald Trump’s own ancestry. For one thing, “Trump” is not his real name.
Photos of the winning moments at the 2011 Boston Marathon.
Comedian Jon Stewart has mocked presidential hopeful Donald Trump’s ongoing “birther” remarks that allege current President Barack Obama may not have been born in the US.
A group of African Union (AU) leaders has arrived in Benghazi, Libya to propose terms of a peace plan to rebels groups battling against Moammar Gaddafi.
Donald Trump is defending his ‘birther’ position from criticisms of New York Times op-ed columnist Gail Collins.
The East African country of Uganda is reportedly willing to allow Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi to live there in exile, according to spokesman for Ugandan president.
Here is the latest update from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the ongoing nuclear crisis at the Fukushima plant in northeastern Japan.
The symbolic action of turning lights out for an hour in an expression of concern for the environment is in the process of being officially observed in thousands of communities across 134 countries and territories on Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe.
Lights being turned off in homes, businesses and public buildings in Fiji and New Zealand at 8:30 PM local time marked the commencement of Earth Hour 2011, with widespread endorsement of the message that the world and its environment need commitments for action going “beyond the hour”.
Electronic health records are often discussed as a solution for developed nations, but a study from the Regenstrief Institute and the schools of medicine at Indiana University and Kenya's Moi University explores the impact of electronic records on medical care in a developing country.
Kenya plans to remove tax incentives in the 2011/12 (July-June) fiscal budget and widen collection to rope in more small businesses to increase revenues, Finance Minister Uhuru Kenyatta said on Monday.
With the Royal Wedding fast approaching, there is much speculation on where Prince William and his bride-to-be will enjoy a romantic honeymoon.
Those who want to keep up with the latest news about next month's royal wedding, polish up their palace protocol or pass on marriage advice to the royal couple can now buy a one-stop wedding shop iPad application.