Al-Awlaki’s death major blow to Al Qaeda: Obama
October 1st, 2011 - 4:14 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 1 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Friday said the killing of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in Yemen is a major blow to the Al Qaeda in the ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda weakened, but likely to live on: UN official
September 9th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) A decade after it launched the 9/11 attacks in the US, terror outfit Al Qaeda may be weakened, but it is still very much a ... Read more...
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AWOL solider indicted in Fort Hood bomb plot
August 10th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Waco, Texas, Aug 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A soldier has been indicted by a grand jury in connection with the attempted plot to bomb Fort Hood soldiers in Texas. The soldier is said ... Read more...
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US soldier arrested with bomb-making materials
July 29th, 2011 - 3:05 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 29 (IANS) A US soldier has been arrested after police found firearms and bomb-making materials in his motel room, Xinhua reported.Naser Abdo was arrested Wednesday. The 21-year-old American ... Read more...
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AWOL soldier Pvt. Nasser Jason Abdo arrested near Fort Hood
July 28th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fort Hood, July 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According to Fox News reports, AWOL soldier Pvt. Nasser Jason Abdo has been arrested near Fort Hood. It is not clear whether he has been arrested ... Read more...
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Cake recipe on terror magazine
June 3rd, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 3 (IANS) British intelligence agencies hacked an Al Qaeda online magazine and uploaded a cake-making recipe, replacing its original content which enabled browsers to learn how to prepare ... Read more...
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After Osama, beware of ‘lone wolves’: US advisory
May 11th, 2011 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS) Lone individuals are the most likely to launch attacks in the US following the killing of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a US raid ... Read more...
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Melvin Guillard Convincingly Defeats Evan Dunham At ‘UFC: Fight For The Troops 2′
January 23rd, 2011 - 9:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Fort Hood, Jan 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) All the fans of American mixed martial arts fighter Melvin Guillard were in for a huge treat after the much-acclaimed fighter defeated his opponent ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki sentenced to ten years in prison
January 17th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa (Yemen), Jan.17 (ANI): A Yemeni court has sentenced fugitive al-Qaeda propagandist Anwar al-Awlaki to ten years in prison for his role in the murder of a French energy contractor. The ... Read more...
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US legislator plans hearings on Muslim radicalization
December 21st, 2010 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec 21(ANI): Incoming Chairman of the US House Committee on Homeland Security, Peter King, has said that he will call for hearings into the radicalization of Muslim Americans when ... Read more...
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NYPD counter-terrorism department describes Awlaki as ‘most dangerous man in world’
November 11th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov. 11 (ANI): Yemen-based American-born Al-Qaeda suspect Anwar Al Awlaki has been described as "the most dangerous man in the world" by an intelligence research specialist attached with the New York ... Read more...
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Yemeni cleric Alwaqi says killing Americans does not require consultation
November 8th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by BNO News
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BNO NEWS) -- U.S.-born Yemeni radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi in a video message on Monday called for the killing of Americans, while criticizing "corrupt" Arab leaders.A 23-minute video message ... Read more...
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Yemen charges US-born radical cleric Al-Awlaki for first time
November 3rd, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
San'a, Nov 3 (ANI): Facing intense U.S. pressure to crack down on al-Qaida, Yemen has reportedly put an American-born radical cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, on trial in absentia on Tuesday on charges ... Read more...
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‘American Al-Qaeda militants now pose biggest terror threat to US’
October 27th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 27(ANI): American Al-Qaeda militants are even more dangerous than foreign fighters, as they know the United States' psyche and its soft targets, and its local recruits can often move about ... Read more...
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Yemen-based American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki releases West hate video online
October 25th, 2010 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
New York, Oct. 25 (ANI): Yemeni security forces have reportedly launched a manhunt for Al Qaeda operatives in southern Shabwa province after U.S.-born Muslim cleric, who is believed to be hiding in ... Read more...
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Second al-Qaeda magazine edition features ‘proud to be US traitor’s’ testimony
October 12th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Oct 12 (ANI): The Al-Qaeda has released the second edition of their English-language magazine 'Inspire' featuring a North Carolina man who says he is "proud to be a traitor to America.""I ... Read more...
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Mushrooming extremist websites emerging biggest global terror threat: Interpol Chief
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 22 (ANI): Interpol Chief Ronald Noble has warned that the rising number of extremist websites have made the recruitment process much easier for the al-Qaeda, which according to him, is ... Read more...
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US has no strategy to meet home grown terror threat
September 11th, 2010 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept.11 (ANI): Unveiling a new report a day before the United States marks nine years since the 2001 attacks, members of the National Security Preparedness Group said Al Qaeda and other ... Read more...
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US-born ‘Jihadist Next Door” Omar Hammami emerging as “the next” Anwar Awlaki: Experts
August 7th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 7 (ANI): "The Jihadist Next Door" Omar Hammami, the Alabama-born face of an Al Qaeda-linked group in Somalia, could be evolving into "the next" Anwar Awlaki, the Arizona-born cleric living ... Read more...
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US citizen behind Al Qaeda magazine
July 20th, 2010 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 20 (IANS) A Saudi-born American citizen may be behind the new online English magazine published by terror outfit Al Qaeda, US officials claimed.
Samir Khan, who left the US in 2009 ... Read more...
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Effectiveness of US spy agencies questionable: US daily
July 19th, 2010 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, July 19 (IANS) The top secret world the US government created in response to the Sep 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has become so massive that its effectiveness is impossible ... Read more...
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US born cleric al-Awlaki added to terror blacklist
July 17th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 17 (ANI): Radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki has been added to an Obama administration terrorism blacklist that will see him being targeted with sanctions aimed at cutting off his financial ... Read more...
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Islamic cleric puts cartoonist Molly Norris on execution hit list for caricaturing Prophet Muhammed
July 12th, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 12 (ANI): Radical American-Yemeni Islamic cleric Imam Anwar al-Awlaki has singled out 'Everybody Draw Mohammed' cartoonist Molly Norris as a "prime target", by putting him on the execution hit ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda’s first English website suffers technical glitches
July 2nd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 2 (ANI): Al Qaeda's first English website suffered an inauspicious launch with glitches making only the first three of the 67 pages legible yesterday.According to the New York Post, ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda seeks to expand audience with launch of first English website
July 1st, 2010 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 1 (ANI): Al Qaeda is promoting the upcoming online release of its first English magazine called "Inspire," promising Anwar Al Alwaki, the America born cleric linked to several terror attacks ... Read more...
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Terrorist al-Awlaki gains a cult following through mesmerising sermons
June 8th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 8 (ANI): Radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, who was born in New Mexico and lives in Yemen, has gained a cult following for his anti-U.S. rants. The New York Daily ... Read more...
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Fort Hood massacre defendant due in court
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:04 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Fort Hood, Jun 2 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A military judge, Col. James Pohl has granted a four-month delay in the Fort Hood massacre trial. The Texas Fort Hood military base is the most ... Read more...
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Fort Hood Defendant Gets Four Month Grant From The Court
June 2nd, 2010 - 8:03 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 2, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The accused Ford Hood defendant Maj. Nidal Hasan has been granted a four month delay in an evidentiary hearing. Hasan is accused of killing ... Read more...
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Critics of US intelligence failures force National Intelligence chief Blair to resign
May 21st, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 21 (ANI): The exposure of American intelligence failures by critics has forced the Obama administration to accept the resignation of National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair.Blair said on Thursday that he ... Read more...
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U.S. National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair steps down
May 21st, 2010 - 6:50 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair announced his resignation on Thursday afternoon as media reports cited "intelligence failures" involving the Fort Hood shooter incident, the ... Read more...
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Governor Perry releases the Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2010-2015
May 12th, 2010 - 2:13 am ICT by BNO News
AUSTIN, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) – Governor Rick Perry released on Tuesday the Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2010-2015 which will prepare the state for any kind of threats, the Governor’s Press Office ... Read more...
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Shahzad boasts of ties to numerous global terrorists
May 7th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, May 7 (ANI): The Times Square car-bomb suspect, Faisal Shahzad, is boasting of his connections to global terrorists, giving authorities a who's-who list of Islamic mad men he's met ... Read more...
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Obama orders deployment of US drones to target Yemeni terrorist
May 2nd, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Armed US drones have been deployed to target radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki,one of the world's most wanted Islamist terrorists, following reports that he was involved in ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda trained US major, Nigerian bomber
April 27th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Sanaa, April 27 (IANS/AKI) A top Al Qaeda leader in the Arabian peninsula region Tuesday said he trained the US major who killed 13 people at a military base as well as ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda recruiter addressed Sydney mosque youngsters from Yemen in 2009
April 15th, 2010 - 11:14 am ICT by ANI
Sydney, Apr.15 (ANI): An Al Qaeda recruiter, who was earlier described as America's number one terrorist threat, is reported to have been engaged by a Sydney youth group to address hundreds of ... Read more...
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