Top Al Qaeda cleric Awlaki killed in Yemen

Anwar al-Awlaki, the public face of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed, the Yemeni defence ministry announced on Friday, signalling another major setback to the terror network after......

US govt addresses concerns about racial profiling

Leaders from South Asian and Arab American communities and from religious groups met recently with Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to discuss joint efforts against domestic......

US: Security checks failed to detect chemicals

Investigators probing into the failed bid by an alleged Al Qaeda operative to blow up a US plane are trying to figure out what type of explosive or chemicals he sneaked inside the aircraft that......

US plane attack suspect claims Qaeda links

The Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up a US plane has told interrogators that the explosive device strapped in his legs was "acquired in Yemen along with instructions for its use". The......