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Osama Bin Laden's Body Not Buried at Sea But Flown to Dover: Leaked Emails Reveal

Adding fuel to speculations that Al-Qaeda Chief Osama Bin Laden's body has not been buried at sea (as claimed by the Obama administration), there are now leaked secret emails released by Wikileaks that suggest that the world's most wanted terrorist's body was shifted to the military mortuary in Dover. Osama-Bin Laden was killed by U.S. Navy seals in a Special Forces Operation on May 2nd at his Abbottabad compound in Pakistan. Post his death, first of all, there were no pictures released...
Turkish Airlines

Turkey Begins Historic Flights to Somalia

Turkish Airlines landed the first commercial flight to Mogadishu in more than 20 years on Tuesday. The airline will make regular twice-weekly flights to the previously war-torn city from Istanbul's Ataturk airport.

US to Lay Out Case for Killing Citizens Suspected of Terrorism

Attorney General Eric Holder will give a speech Monday outlining the legal justification for use of deadly force in the assassination of U.S.-born al Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, according to an official in President Barack Obama's administration.
Homs

Syria Seen Facing Bosnia-style War; Rebels to Seek Heavy Weapons

Few close observers of the Syrian conflict believe the uprising that began nearly a year ago is anything like over, and nor do they believe that President Bashar al-Assad can use the siege of Homs as a springboard to regain full control of the country. Yet some experts believe the authorities' brutality will lead to a drawn-out Bosnia-style war.
Rupert Murdoch

3 People Said to Mull US Suits Against Murdoch's News Corp

A top British lawyer will visit the U.S. next month to explore the possibility of suing News Corp., the American arm of Rupert Murdoch's global media empire, on behalf of three people who believe a Murdoch detective may have hacked their voice mail while they were in the United States, according to reports.
Syrian Rebels

Syrian Rebels Leave Their Stronghold Homs

Defeated Syrian rebels left their shattered stronghold in Homs on Thursday after a bloody 26-day army siege aimed at crushing a symbol of the year-long revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
Still image taken from a video shows a Pakistani Taliban fighter firing a weapon as he receives training in Ladda, South Waziristan tribal region

Slaughter of Shiites on the Rise in Pakistan

The sectarian underpinning of the Pakistani society has been clear from the time of the country's origin in 1947, but the conflict worsened during the reign of military strongman General Zia-ul-Haque in the eighties -- a time when the radical islamization of the society took place.
drone

White House to Fortify Yemen Al Qaeda Push

The Obama administration is preparing to bolster Yemen's abilities to take on the country's increasingly bold and assertive Al Qaeda franchise, the New York Times reported.
Vladimir Putin

Putin Warns West Against Action in Syria

The Russian prime minister's admonition comes despite reassurances from U.S. Secretary of State Hilary Clinton, who said any foreign intervention could lead to a civil war in Syria.
Jalalabad bombing

Afghan Airport Bomb Kills 9; NATO Base Attacked

A suicide car bomber killed at least nine people in an attack on a military airport in Jalalabad, eastern Afghanistan on Monday in the latest act of violence and protests since copies of the Quran were burned at a NATO base last week. While there was no official indication Monday's bombing was linked to the protests and riots, the Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack as revenge for the Quran-burning.
Afghan protesters Kunduz

7 Americans Wounded amid Afghan Rage over Koran Burning

Seven U.S. military trainers were wounded Sunday when a grenade was thrown at their base in northern Afghanistan, police said, underscoring the depth of anti-Western fury over the burning of copies of the Koran at a NATO base.

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