A Father's Plea (column) - Op-ed by Stephen Flatow, who testified at Sami Al-Arian's trial about Palestinian Islamic Jihad attack that killed daughter Alisa

Bush turned down chances to kill Zarqawi: ex-CIA spy - Michael Scheuer says Administration had Zarqawi in its sights almost daily and abandoned plans for diplomatic reasons

Sri Lankan Tigers kill 'rebels' - Tamil Tiger terrorists raided three camps run by former Tiger Col. Karuna and killed at least 15 fighters

Canadians kill up to 20 Taliban - Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan fought two battles with Taliban over weekend

Militias steal new recruits with better pay and perks

2 gunmen wanted in Sinai terror blasts killed - Two gunmen killed - wanted for questioning in Dahab blast last week, Sinai bombings afterwards, and 2 major bombings in Egypt in 2005 and 2004

Talabani Hopeful After Meeting Insurgents - Iraqi President met with reps of 7 armed groups and is optimistic they might lay down weapons

Defiant Iran Warns Against U.N. (Nuke) Sanctions - threatens to boost oil prices higher

Pakistani jihadi videos thrive on execution scenes - throngs buy videos praising Mullah Omar, Osama, gruesome executions

Bombs, Drive-By Shootings Kill 9 in Iraq

Pakistan clears remote, scenic valley of militants - Shawal valley in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region haven for Al Qaeda

Israel Security Agency: Hamas funded last week's foiled attack at Karni

U.S., Iraqi Forces Kill, Capture Insurgents in Raids - DOD press release on recent on raids, killing 2, capturing 7 terrorists, and detaining over 50 suspects

U.S., Iraqi forces kill 20 insurgents

Bomb in Baghdad minibus wounds 7

(Afghanistan) Indian hostage's beheaded body found - Taliban militants said they shot hostage dead as he tried to escape

(Israel) W. Bank: Bomb explodes next to bus; no wounded

(Pakistan) Al Qaeda claims Karachi attack - Al-Qaeda has claimed a March suicide bomb attack which killed five, including an American diplomat and a US consulate employee

Al-Qaeda leader plans an Iraq army - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is attempting to set up his own mini-army and move away from individual suicide attacks

Egypt kills gunman wanted for Dahab terror attacks

Split widens between al-Qaida and other radical Muslim groups, - experts say

Iran claims nuclear project breakthrough - Advanced centrifuge would allow acceleration of uranium enrichment

Asharq Al-Awsat: Iran's secret plan if attacked codenamed 'Judgment Day' - Report: 8 Islamist groups funded to strike U.S. military, economic interests

Iran's psychopath in chief, by Israel - Israel PM Olmert denounced the president of Iran as a "psychopath" and likened him to Adolf Hitler

Sri Lanka calls off May Day rallies amid suicide bomb fears

Al Qaeda prisoner escape strains US-Yemen ties

Families of Flight 93 Protest Rep. Charles Taylor for Blocking Memorial Funds

Commentary: Hezbollah, Illegal Immigration, and the Next 9/11

Nigeria Militants Say Explode Car Bomb in Oil Delta

Clashes kill 11 Taliban, 3 Afghan police; Indian hostage under death threat - updated

Israel: Palestinians Smuggling Improved Rockets into Gaza - Katyusha rockets smuggled into Gaza through tunnels in Rafah border area

Terror acts increase in South Asia: US (Pakistan) - New "Country Reports" (see "CT Library" on this site) reports increases in terrorist activity in Afghanistan, Pakistan, India & Bangladesh

Six killed; 12 bodies found tortured in Iraq

Sri Lanka Tigers, army exchange fire amid war fears

(Al Qaeda) Al-Zawahiri praises insurgents in video - Al Qaeda No. 2 also tells Pakistanis to oust their president; U.S. 'broken' in Iraq

Al-Qaida Leader: U.S. 'Broken' in Iraq - AP story with additional details

Prosecutors allege suspects shot "casing video" - Ehsanul Islam Sadequee and Syed Haris Ahmed, shot "casing videos" of U.S. Capitol and other Washington targets & sent footage to "overseas brothers"

(Philippines) Al-Qaeda linked militant captured - Abu Sayyaf member Abdusalih Dimah supported kidnapping of 3 American and 17 Filipinos from resort in May 2001

Indonesia's Top Terror Suspect Evades Capture From Raid on Hideout - Updated: Noordin Top, leader of Jemaah Islamiyah, escaped capture during gunbattle on hideout - two militants dead

(Indonesia) Explosives found in terror raid

Egypt holds two over bomb attack - police have detained two men they say drove people suspected of involvement in bomb attacks in the resort of Dahab and north Sinai

World leaders reluctant to impose sanctions on Iran - France, Germany, Russia, China reluctant

Pakistan tests nuclear-capable long-range missile

Pakistani scientist detained in nuclear black-marketing released

(Pakistan) Talibanism spilling over into settled areas: Musharraf

Maoists slit 13 throats (India) - Maoist terrorists slit the throats of 13 of 40 tribal villagers abducted earlier this week

Canada a 'haven' for terrorists, U.S. says -- Lax immigration laws and weak enforcement allow them to raise money and plan attacks

(Lodi) Prosecutor expects terror conviction to stand despite concerns

(Pakistan) Bus with 26 passengers hijacked - by "tribal militants"

Bahrain's Sunni Muslims show support for Hamas

(Florida) Terror suspect's lawyers seek info - Adham Amin Hassoun charged in same case as alleged dirty bomber Jose Padilla

Another 11 Terror Suspects Hauled In, Total is 18 (Israel)

LeT shadow outfits on US terror list - U.S. declares Jamaat-ud-Dawa and Idara Khidmat-e-Khalq global terrorist organisations - renamed outfits of Lashkar-e-Toiba, banned group active in Jammu, Kashmir, India

Ten suspected Taliban held in Afghanistan

Philippines: Al-Qaeda-Lined Groups Undermining Peace Talks With Rebels

Judge admonishes Moussaoui jurors - Jury member looked up meaning of "aggravating" online while deliberating

Bus blast wounds 13 in northern India

(India) Taliban abduct Indian contractor in southern Afghanistan

(Israel) 2 Kassams fired at Israel in 2nd attack of the day

Al-Qaida weaker, but resilient, U.S. warns

US says Iran top terror sponsor

IAEA: Iran defies U.N. demands

Sri Lanka urges EU to put LTTE on terror list

US says world terrorism attacks kill 14,600 in '05

Insurgent attacks in Iraq's Baquba kill 30 - 21 terrorists, 7 Iraqi soldiers, & 2 civilians killed in separate attacks

Local al-Qaida Leader in Iraq Killed - Iraqi commando forces killed Hamid al-Takhi and 2 others in Samarra - U.S. soldier and Iraqi policeman kiled by bomb elsewhere

(California) Prosecutors allege terror link to Pakistani national - Judge orders Pakistani national jailed after prosecutors claimed ties to leader of Muttahida Quami Movement

(Wisconsin) Man guilty of threat to bomb federal building - Steven Parr who allegedly idolized Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was found guilty Thursday of threatening to blow up a federal building

Iran does not 'give a damn' about UN conclusions - Iran's president has said his country will pay no attention to international calls to halt its nuclear work

Pakistan arrests four Islamic group members for spreading hate - Pakistan arrested four members of Hizb-ut-Tahrir -- an international Islamic group -- for allegedly publishing hate material, police said on Friday

US refuses direct flights from Pak for security reasons

Al Qaeda wields press as terror weapon, report finds

US concerned over possible al-Qaeda-Hamas link

(US) Saudi Detainee Says He's Proud to Fight U.S.

(UK) Five deny July (21 London) bomb plot charges

(UK) Abu Hamza supporters planning pen bomb attacks

(UK) Terror threat to UK remains 'clear and manifest' - police chief

(Sri Lanka) Tamil suicide bomber was pregnant

Report says Iraq becoming terrorist safe haven - State Department cites threat of small groups tied to al Qaeda

(Russia) Foiled Caucasus attacks ordered by Mideast terror groups

Popular Resistance Committees now a sub-contractor for Hamas for attacking Israel without fingerprints (my title) - Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center analysis

(Russia) Thirteen gunmen killed in anti-terror drill in Chechnya

(India) Police kill nine suspected Maoists in gunbattle in southern India

Commentary: Al Qaeda's Sudan misstep

Full bin Laden message posted on Web - Complete version of audio tape on Islamist Web sites, 4 days after excerpts on Al-Jazeera

Al Qaeda suspects held in Turkey - Police detained 6 suspects allegedly planning armed attack in Turkey

Pro-Taliban tribes unite to challenge Pakistan Army in North Waziristan - Up to 5,000 tribesmen launching near-daily attacks on military bases and convoys in tribal belt

Police give anti-terror lessons to Muslims (UK) - Police giving Lancashire Muslims tips on spotting potential terrorists

Claim al-Qaeda trying to kill witnesses - al-Qaeda trying to bribe guards at Saddam Hussein's trial to identify witnesses so they could be killed

Yemen: Eight jail tunnel escapees now in custody - Planner of USS Cole bombing among 15 at large after prison break

Rice: U.N. Credibility at Stake on Iran

1 year after the pull out: Syria, Iran still control Lebanon

Freedom Tower work begins - Trucks rolled onto World Trade Center site Thursday morning to start construction at 9/11's Ground Zero

Yemen to extradite 16 Saudi terror suspects - Update: Yemen to extradite 16 Saudi suspects to Riyadh and try 60 presumed Al-Qaeda

Militants claim Italian deaths - the Islamic Army in Iraq and Imam Hussein Brigades claimed responsibility

Rebels kill 20 as US leaders press for democracy in Iraq - Three Iraqi-manned checkpoints attacked

Bin Laden's Speech…More Danger Ahead - Analysis by Tariq Alhomayed, Editor-in-Chief of influential Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper

Russian Security Forces Thwart Terrorist Attacks - Terrorist attacks planned for celebrations to mark victory over Nazi Germany

Australia, U.S. Warn of Afghan Attacks (updated) - Country holiday mean "extremely dangerous security situation and the very high threat of terrorist attack"

Powerful Iraqi Cleric Call for Disarmament - Ayatollah Sistani wants militias to disarm, saying government should carry weapons, and urged end to terrorism

Lt.-Col. convicted of spying for Lebanon (Israel) - IDF officer spied for Hezbollah since 2002 for cash, heroin, hashish

Gaza: Two killed in IAF missile strike - Islamic Jihad operatives were on way to fire Kassam rockets at Israel

Terror Suspect's 5 Relatives Arrested - Five relatives of Shawqi Omar, U.S. citizen suspected of being senior al-Qaeda operative, arrested in California and Utah on charges of defrauding banks through bad mortgages and car loans

Colombia, U.S. authorities arrest 24 people in money laundering bust - $7.5 million in alleged drug proceeds, 52 pounds of cocaine, 4 pounds of heroin captured in "Operation Rainmaker"

Naxal Maoists blow up rialway tracks and cause havoc in Bihar (India) - Suspected Maoist terrorists disrupted train on busy route.

Cop, SPO among three held for links with militants in J&K (Jammu & Kashmir) - Police officer among 3 arrested for alleged links with terrorists

Cherish the Bomb Makers - James Dunnigan: Suicide attacks down 50% in Iraq in 2006, as scores of bomb makers, financiers, and team leaders captured or killed

South American cocaine trafficking operations shift towards Venezuela -US counternarcotics expert: “Since 2004, the FARC and... the AUC are all over Venezuela.”

Wary of Iran, Gulf will quietly fund Palestinians - "Gulf countries cannot let Iran be the only financier for Hamas. It would be a big mistake."

Basque jailed over terror tribute - Basque leader Arnaldo Otegi sentenced to 15 months in prison for glorifying terrorism

Nasrallah admits to funding terror - First public admission by Hezbollah leader to funding Palestinian terrorist groups

Taliban militants attack police post in S. Afghanistan

Terrorist bases in Bosnia? - Bosnia-Herzegovina Security Agencies investigating individuals and groups who may be plotting terrorist attacks

Iraq: Forces find three weapons caches

Eleven killed in Iraq raids - hundreds of insurgents attacked several police checkpoints in Baquba, 65km north of Baghdad

Sister of Iraq's new Sunni Arab VP killed

Iraq blast kills 3 Italians, Romanian

(Philippines) Cache of explosives seized in alleged Abu Sayyaf safehouse - May 1 terror attack averted - see Zachary Abuza's April 26 post

Egypt Bombings Linked to Earlier Attacks - Steven Emerson: "It's clear these people are from some al Qaeda derivative group...The bombers couldn't operate in the Sinai without the support of the Bedouin." See Andrew Cochran's April 26 post

(India) 14 hurt in grenade attack in Kashmir tourist town - suspected Muslim militants in the northern Indian state of Jammu

Iran Gets First North Korean-Made Missiles - surface-to-surface missiles that put European countries within firing range

(NYC) Pakistan Native Tried in NYC Subway Plot - to bomb the Herald Square subway station by Pakistani Shahawar Matin Siraj

Lodi terror probe continues after verdict, mistrial, prosecutor says

Al Qaeda link in Utah? - Investigation of US connections of a suspected senior al-Qaida operative imprisoned in Iraq

Terrorist attacks on schools in Afghanistan

Hamas gunmen prepare for new police role in Gaza

Al-Qaida blamed for Israel attacks - Palestinians say terrorist group came close to 1st suicide bombing in Jewish state

Yemen to put 60 Al Qaeda suspects on trial soon

(Belgium) Islamist terrorists appeal conviction - Appeal of five convicted GICM terrorists starts in Brussels Court with repeated denials of guilt

Palestinian hospitals providing haven for fugitives

Two blasts hit Bahrain capital, no injuries: TV

Treasury issues 'secret' report on Dubai acquisition - Government-owned Arab firm could take over U.S. defense company

BankAtlantic agrees to $10 million settlement - Fine and agreements with U.S. Justice and Treasury Departments for deficiencies in Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering compliance programs

IRA continues to demilitarize in N.Ireland: report - Independent Monitoring Commission has "absolutely clear view" that IRA leaders committed to non-violent path

Man, 20, charged under terror act (UK) - 20-year-old Atif Siddique charged with violating Terrorism Act

Pakistani tribesmen find headless 'US informer' - Pro-Taliban militants beheaded Waziristan cab driver on suspicion of being informer for U.S.

Coalition Cell Develops 'Actionable Intelligence' - DOD press release on Coalition Intelligence Fusion Cell in Bahrain, which develops intelligence for naval task forces

Six Iraqis, 14 suspected insurgents killed in Iraq - Coalition forces attacked safe house, killing 12 militants - six Iraqis and two insurgents killed elsewhere - bodies of 10 Iraqis found elsewhere

Report: Three Bedouin men from Sinai carried out Dahab terror attacks - Egyptian news source says two were computer engineers who arrived from Cairo the day before

Saudi releases 500 al-Qaida sympathizers - Saudi Arabia released 500 al-Qaida sympathizers after "they underwent religious counseling to bring them back to the moderate path of Islam" (quoting story)

Bomb 'kills four Afghan soldiers' - Four Afghan soldiers killed in eastern Kunar province - biggest loss for Afghan army since start of Operation Mountain Lion

Men released by terrorism police (UK) - Two men arrested in Scotland under Terrorism Act released and police have more time to question third man

Officials: "Global Jihad is closing in" (Israel) - Israeli security officials warn that al-Qaida and Global Jihad closing in on Israel to establish cells in Palestinian territories

Terror on beach rattles Bedouins - "This attack will hurt us very badly...The terrorists are ruining our name"

Exploiting Cell Phones in Iraq - James Dunnigan: "Cell phones are turning out to be a major terrorist vulnerability."

Right vs Right - Indian columnist's analysis of strife within Islamist factions inside Pakistan

Taleban Call the Shots in Ghazni - Local Taleban commander: “We see police in checkpoints along the roads standing idle."

Five killed in bomb blast in Pakistan - Afghan bombmaker's bomb exploded in southwestern Pakistan, killing him and family members

Sri Lanka hits rebel camps from air - Sri Lanka's air force resumed airstrikes against Tamil Tiger camps and boats

2 Bombers Strike Outside Base in Egypt - 2 suicide bombers at base housing peacekeeping force killed themselves but no others

30 Arrests Made in Egypt Resort Attack - Updated: Security officials said remains of 3 men so badly torn apart that they could have been suicide attackers

(Lodi) Son found guilty in California terrorism case - Hamid Hayat guilty of providing material support to terrorists and lying about training camps

Va. Terror Case Sent Back to Lower Court - Case of Ali Al-Timimi, convicted as spiritual leader of "Virginia jihad network," returned to federal district court over eavesdropping issue

(Iraq) US kills 12 suspected militants - Twelve suspected Iraqi militants and a woman were killed in a US raid and air strike south of Baghdad

Iraqis Condemn Al-Zarqawi Video

The Global War on Tourists - The new generation of terrorists is looking for soft targets, and none are softer than vacationers.

Iran Could Respond to U.S. Offensive by Attacking Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline -- Tehran Official

Two top militants captured in Bangladesh - Two remaining JMB terrorist leaders captured - all 7 members of top decision making body, the Majlish-e-Shura, now in custody

Al Qaeda eyes new Darfur battleground with West - Bin Laden might hold grudge against Sudanese President, who kicked him out in 1996

Iran, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Russia and Qatar Seek to Fund Hamas

(Israel) IDF apprehends Islamic Jihad member in Jenin

Turkey's Islamist Dailies Spread Anti-American, Antisemitic Incitement

(UK) Ricin Terror suspect in removal appeal - Algerian terror suspect in ricin plot on UK fights deportation

U.S. is God's foe, Saudi detainee tells tribunal - Al Qaeda suspect refuses to deal with Guantanamo commission

Purported al-Zarqawi video surfaces - Followers told to keep faith; U.S.-led effort in Iraq mocked

Shiite Militias Move Into Oil-Rich Kirkuk, Even as Kurds Dig In

Port Workers to Undergo Background Checks - DHS will issue tamper-free ID cards to roughly workers, including truckers and rail employees, who have unrestricted access to ports

Arabs Question Why Muslims Are Now Targets

Spain's Govt does not believe ETA involved in Navarre attack

Sri Lanka forces bomb rebels - Sri Lanka strikes Tamil Tigers after suicide attack

Insurgents cripple Iraq oil sector-inspector - Oil ministry's inspector general says government ignores corruption and smuggling

The Truth about Hamas--and Its Followers - David Frum on CAIR's ties to Hamas, citing new book by former CT Blog contributor Matthew Levitt

(Thailand) Suicide bombers may hit South, says Sonthi

(UK) Three on trial over "Red Mercury" terrorism plot - radioactive material for terror plots

Hamas says Saudi pledged $90 mln aid to Palestinians

JI's Two-Pronged Strategy in Indonesia - Zachary Abuza on changes in Jemaah Islamiya's strategy

Bank accused of failing to tighten controls against money laundering - Federal Reserve accuses Bank of NY of failing to improve controls as promised in 2000

UK Facing 'Unprecedented' Terror Threat - Sources say greater number of suspects under surveillance and more sophisticated terror plots being uncovered

Militants ambush Pakistan army convoy, 7 killed - Taliban ambush of Pakistani army convoy in Waziristan results in deaths of 4 soldiers and 3 terrorists

Algerian Islamic extremists kill ten in ambush - Ten killed in Algeria in GSPC ambush

Fostoria physician guilty of illegal fund transfers; Doctor sent $4 million to Iran - Ohio doctor also sent money to Dubai, UAE, & Hong Kong

Philippines says arrests al Qaeda-linked militant - Sharie Amiruddin, suspected Abu Sayyaf with links to al Qaeda and suspected of kidnappings and bombings since 2000 that killed Americans and Filipinos, arrested in Mindinao

U.S.-Led Coalition Bombs Taliban Camp - Three insurgents killed when aircraft fired 2 Hellfire missiles and dropped bomb on camp in Helmand province

Detainee said tied to millennium plot - Terrorism experts believe he was involved in Sept. 11 attacks and millennium bombing plot

Jordan: Authorities Accuse Hamas Leaders of Planning Attacks - Weapons smuggled into Jordan by Hamas members for attacks against Jordanian targets including Jordanian officials

(Iraq) Minibus Bomb Kills Two, Wounds Three in Baghdad

Egyptian bomb outrage is linked with al-Qaida network

Egypt bombs that killed 23 probably planted with timers

Pakistan: "No information" on bin Laden - Day after new tape, Sudan and Hamas distance selves from al-Qaida leader

Five Taliban, 1 policeman killed in southern Afghan gunbattle

Israeli army arrests Hamas official in West Bank

Jordan arrests Hamas members on terrorism charges

Woman suicide bomber kills 10, wounds Sri Lanka army chief (Updated) - Tamil Tiger suicide bomber pretending to be pregnant seriously wounded Sri Lanka's army chief, killed 10, over 30 injured

(Sudan) Bin Laden Darfur call dismissed - UN diplomats have brushed aside a call by Osama bin Laden for Muslims to rise up against the West in Sudan

"Secrets of the CIA" - "Newsweek" reports that named CIA official denies she was source of leaks

Arrest of Maldivians trigger Al-Qaeda reports in Sri Lanka - Sri Lankan police arrested 5 Maldivians sparking rumours that suspect are Al-Qaeda

Iraq police find 32 bodies of security forces

Four killed after tribesmen refuse to surrender arms in Waziristan (Pakistan)

Jury Takes Up Moussaoui's Fate

Bombs, Attacks Kill 25; 20 Bodies Found in Iraq

Drug gangs to blame for much of Afghan violence - NATO commander blames new violence on drug gangs resisting cuts in opium, not Taliban

3 Blasts Rock Egypt's Sinai Resort City - Three explosions rocked Dahab - casualties reported

Colombian army discovers underground guerrilla camp - Underground FARC guerrilla camp had "rooms, tunnels and escape exits"

Afghan, Pakistani, U.S. Troops To Hold Joint Exercise

About 40 foreign Islamic militants plotting attacks from Mindanao base, official says (Philippines) - Indonesian JI terrorists there, including 2 suspects in 202 Bali bombings

Bangladesh cooperates with US to tackle terrorism financing - Islamic bank used by JMB bombers fined by central bank

Soldiers Stop Terrorist North of Jerusalem - Israeli forces arrested Arab terrorist who planned Jerusalem attack

Grenade attack in Kashmir polls - Unclear whether militants or supporters of candidates behind attacks

Feds Nix Pol's Arab Tour - State Department blocked NY Congresswoman from traveling to Qatar - she planned to ask about Qatar official's relationship with al Qaeda

Iran's Ahmadinejad says Israel "cannot survive" - "Logically, this fake regime cannot survive"

Manila says Muslim rebels dismantle militant camps (Philippines) - Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has dismantled foreign militant camps since 2004

Six die as Nepal rebels raid town - At least five terrorists and Nepali soldier killed - U.S. embassy families ordered out

Transcript: Bin Laden accuses West - Al Jazeera's transcript - see Walid Phares' April 24 & 23 posts & my April 23 post of Steven Emerson's comments

Taliban Spring Offensive Sputters Forward - James Dunnigan's assessment - see Bill Roggio's April 23 post

Iraqi woman on trial over Jordan bombings - Iraqi woman the only person standing trial for November 9 attacks that killed 60

Terror strike on Karachi beaches feared (Pakistan) - Security increased along beaches and waterfront of Karachi after intel reports of possible strikes

ASIO 'found terror manual' (Australia) - Accused Sydney terrorist wrote explosives manual and inquired about chemicals in home-made bombs

Pakistan takes command of naval 'war on terror' - Pakistan the first Islamic nation & first non-NATO country to command naval task force

Two arrests by anti-terror police (UK) - Relatives of Mohammad Siddique, detained April 13, now detained

Prosecutors accuse Australian terror suspect of plotting jihad bomb attack

Al-Qaida leaders said to be separated - Bin Laden & Zawahiri hiding in separate areas along Pak-Afghan border

7 Car Bombs Explode in Baghdad, Killing 6 - Police discovered 20 bodies - 3 bombs, 5 shootings, and mortar killed 12

Al Qaeda suspects held in Turkey - Six suspected al Qaeda allegedy planning attack in Turkey

Yemeni al-Qaeda convict who broke out of prison surrenders to authorities - Eighth of 23 escapees to surrender

Plot to rescue ranking JI member bared (Philippines) - Jemaah Islamiyah reportedly planning to rescue suspected terrorist from prison

Abu chieftain ordered Jolo co-op bombing (Philippines) - March 27 bombing that killed 9 and wounded over 20 ordered by Abu Sayyaf chieftain Khadaffy Janjalani

A Financial Hit on Iran? - "Time" Magazine: U.S. seeking allies' approval for shutting off Iran from financial markets

Stuck in the Hot Zone - "Newsweek": Pentagon planning to stay in Iraq for at least decade, and Iraqis approve

Hamas Distances Itself From Bin Laden - Hamas spokesman: "the ideology of Hamas is totally different from the ideology of Sheik bin Laden"

U.S. aids Pakistan in heroin hunting - U.S. 50th Aviation Squadron now focusing on counternarcotics mandate

Arab League says to transfer $50 mln to Hamas govt - Arab Bank refused to assist transfers

Homemade Bomb Wounds 3 in Pakistan - Homemade bomb carried by Afghan exploded before he boarded bus in Quetta

Pak military resorts to artillery, choppers to pound Taliban in Waziristan

Border Guard kills 2 terror suspects (Israel) - Two armed Palestinian terror suspects killed, another wounded in Bethlehem during Border Guard operation

Terrorists Detained, Weapons Caches Uncovered - DOD: Coalition forces detained dozen suspected terrorists and uncovered large weapons caches around Baghdad

6 Middle Schoolers Arrested After Planning Massacre (Alaska)