Al Qaeda’s Yemen affiliate said in a video that Luke Somers would meet his "inevitable fate" if their demands were not met by U.S. authorities.
Pakistan's military claims that it has killed nearly 1,200 militants since its new offensive began in June.
American forces' involvement in the rescue mission was initially kept quiet.
Al Qaeda is "fighting for what's left in Syria" to establish its own Islamic Emirate, experts say.
The latest split in extremist ranks comes after a decade-long rocky relationship.
In Iraq, the strikes against Islamic State were concentrated on the oil-producing north.
A report from the United Nations estimates that the Islamic State earns up to $1.7 million a day from oil revenues.
An Al Qaeda branch and the Islamic State group have teamed up against rebels in Syria backed by the U.S. and are wiping them out.
Young recruits need to know their weapons, cut the carbs and do Pilates, according to the manual, now available online.
Abdeladim El-K, who was sentenced to nine years in jail, is the highest ranking member of al Qaeda to be tried in a German court.
The lawsuit accuses the banks of violating sanctions imposed on Iran by disguising financial transactions to facilitate fund transfers.
Two SEALS, who were part of the team that killed Osama Bin Laden, have provided competing narratives about the identity of Bin Laden's killer.
He is the second prisoner transferred to Kuwait since a released detainee carried out a suicide bombing in 2008.
The airstrikes were carried out overnight on Tuesday near the town of Rada, about 100 miles southeast of the capital city of Sanaa.
Lebanon is becoming more and more embroiled in Syria's civil war.
The Houthis, with Yemeni army backing, earlier battled their way to al-Manasseh, a small town regarded as the main Ansar al-Sharia stronghold in the area.
Jihadist organizations like al Qaeda and ISIS have been pushing to recruit the Muslim minority in China — but Uighur leaders say no.
Al Qaeda has yet to confirm the death of Abu Bara al-Kuwaiti.
The two German nationals were kidnapped in April after their yacht broke down near the Filipino province of Palawan.
Researchers found only 111 of 2,379 drone victims killed in Pakistan since 2004 were "senior commander[s] of any armed group."
At least 10 people were killed in central Yemen when Houthi rebels clashed with members of al Qaeda.
The statement by the head of India's counterterrorism force comes just over a month after al Qaeda announced the creation of a South Asia wing.