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Syrian women (unseen) shower army troops with rose petals and rice as youths holding up a national flag in front of a portrait of President Bashar al-Assad ride on an army tank pulling out of the southern protest hub of Daraa on May 5, 2011. (AFP Photo/Louai Beshara) 27.05.2012 13:14 5 comments

Peaceful solution is the only way forward – Syrian deputy FM

Damascus is being provoked by armed groups which need chaos in the country, Syria’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abdulfattah Amura told RT. Amura says the authorities have only acted in self defense.

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US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees work on the Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) operational watch floor where they monitor, track, and investigate cyber incidents (Reuters / Chris Morgan / Idaho National Laboratory) 26.05.2012 20:52 39 comments

Target on your cyber back: DHS has a list of words deemed ‘suspicious’

The Department of Homeland Security has flagged hundreds of words as "suspect" – and while many make sense, like "Al Qaeda," some are just plain odd. For example, the DHS may dig through your cyber life if you write something about snow. Or pork.

Syrian fighters from a group calling themselves "The right bombs squad", many of who left their studies and jobs to join rebels, hold their weapons at a checkpoint controlled by the Free Syrian Army (FSA) at Epin, in the north-western province of Idlib, on April 15, 2012. (AFP PHOTO/STR) 25.05.2012 12:47 16 comments

Rebel face control: US ‘to screen Syrian opposition for arms supply’

Washington is an inch from starting shipping arms to the opposition in Syria, anonymous US officials say. The biggest hitch is that it wants to be sure American guns will be pointed in the right direction and won’t end up in the hands of Al Qaeda.

Syria unrest
 
U.S. Army soldier Naser Jason Abdo, 21, is pictured in this police booking photograph released on July 28, 2011 (Reuters/Killeen Police Department/Handout) 25.05.2012 03:55 6 comments

Former US soldier guilty of plotting attack on Fort Hood staff

A US federal jury has convicted an AWOL army private of attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction to blow up a restaurant full of soldiers from the Fort Hood military base. It could land the former serviceman in prison for life.

The Senate and House Appropriations Committees (Reuters/Joshua Roberts) 24.05.2012 23:54 29 comments

No money for you! US punishes Pakistan for sentencing doctor who helped catch bin Laden

A day after Pakistan sentenced a doctor who helped catch Osama bin Laden to 33 years in prison, the US Senate retaliated – by docking $1 million for every year of the sentence from their Pakistan aid budget.

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A militant suspected of being a member of Al-Qaeda sits at a checkpoint in Azan in the southern Yemeni province of Shabwa on March 31, 2012 (AFP Photo/Str) 24.05.2012 07:41 13 comments

US unveils new tactics to tackle Al Qaeda propaganda

Hacking is a vital tool to fight extremist propaganda, US State Secretary Hillary Clinton has revealed. Washington has replaced Al Qaeda material on Yemeni tribal websites with information on damage the terror group has done to Yemeni civilians.

Osama bin Laden (Reuters / Str Old) 23.05.2012 23:29 11 comments

Access Hollywood: Pentagon, CIA leaked Bin Laden raid info to filmmakers

Classified data about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden may have been leaked to Hollywood. The CIA and Pentagon are accused of dangerously tight involvement with the writers of a movie, denounced as pre-election Obama propaganda.

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Nevsky express bombing (RIA Novosti / Ilya Pitalev) 22.05.2012 21:12

Terrorists behind Nevsky train blast jailed for life

Four men behind the derailment of a high-speed Russian train will spend the rest of their lives in jail.

Reuters/Kevin Lamarque 22.05.2012 21:03 27 comments

NDAA 2013: Congress approves domestic deceptive propaganda

Reauthorizing the indefinite detention of US citizens without charge might be the scariest provision in next year’s defense spending bill, but it certainly isn’t the only one worth worrying about.

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A handout picture from the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian men carrying away a corpse at the site of twin blasts in Damascus on May 10, 2012 (AFP Photo/HO/SANA) 22.05.2012 11:22 11 comments

Deadly blast rocks Syrian capital

An explosion in a restaurant in the Syrian capital has killed five people, Syrian state media report. The blast struck the Qaboun district of Damascus and has been branded a “terrorist” attack.

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Screenshot from The Other Side film by Pakistani director Muhammad Danish Qasim about the US drone attacks on Pakistan 21.05.2012 19:37 9 comments

Touchy subject: Pakistani filmmaker denied US visa

Young Pakistani director Muhammad Danish Qasim cannot accept his film festival award after the US has denied him entry permission. His film, dealing with terrorism and US drone attacks in Pakistan, was awarded in Seattle.

 
A hooded man flashes the V-sign for victory during overnight clashes in Beirut on May 21, 2012 (AFP Photo/Str) 21.05.2012 16:45 18 comments

Beirut clashes draw Lebanon into Syria conflict

Violence spread to Lebanon’s capital after a week of turmoil fueled by clashes between groups at odds over Syria’s regime. The suspected presence of Al-Qaeda and anti-Syrian sentiment has raised fears neutral Lebanon will be dragged into conflict.

Syria unrest
Forensic policemen inspect the site of a suicide bomb attack at a parade square in Sanaa May 21, 2012 (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah) 21.05.2012 12:05 20 comments

Ninety-six soldiers reported killed in Yemen attack

The death toll from a suicide blast in Yemen has risen to 96 soldiers. Over 300 were wounded. The troops were practicing for a national day parade in the capital Sanaa, the latest media reports say.

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AFP Photo / Karim Sahib 20.05.2012 23:53 15 comments

From Libya to the world: Egypt makes its biggest arms bust ever

Egyptian security forces have made their biggest ever smuggled arms bust, intercepting over 120 rockets and other supplies. The seized weapons, presumably on their way to the Gaza Strip, originated in neighboring Libya, smugglers say.

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The Repentant directed by Merzak Allouache 20.05.2012 20:09

‘Repentant’ makes no apologies in Cannes

Terrorism: its crimes and tragedies have been exposed on the French Riviera at the international Cannes Film Festival where the latest drama from Algerian director Merzak Allouache has just had its world premiere.

 
British soldier Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Lock (2L) gathers his soldiers of the 1st Batallion of the Royal Welsh before a patrol in the streets of Showal in Nad-e-Ali district, Southern Afghanistan, in Helmand Province (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex) 20.05.2012 04:05 9 comments

UK troops may stay in Afghanistan beyond 2014 - official

Plans for a compete Western pullout from Afghanistan seem to be drifting with Britain saying a small number of its soldiers may remain in the country beyond the 2014 NATO withdrawal deadline.

Syrian fire fighters work at the site of an explosion in Deir Al-Zour, May 19, 2012 (Reuters / Sana / Handout) 19.05.2012 16:48 9 comments

Suicide bomb blast strikes Syrian military compound (PHOTOS)

A suicide car bomb explosion has ripped through a military compound in the Syrian city of Deir el-Zour, killing nine people and injuring 100. It is the latest in a string of blasts targeting regime military facilities in the embattled country.

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Reuters / Larry Downing 18.05.2012 18:43 7 comments

What’s my bid? One suicide bomber (explosives sold separately)

In these financially tough times, US$400,000 can go a long way. You could buy a house, a luxury sports car, even Ivy League tuition. Or, if you’re a fanatic in Saudi Arabia, you can buy a suicide bomber.

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP) 18.05.2012 07:57 18 comments

UN chief says Al Qaeda behind Syria bombings

The UN General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon believes Al-Qaeda was behind two suicide car-bomb attacks in Syria that claimed 55 lives and injured 372 last week.

Syria unrest
 
This image provided by SITE Intelligence Group shows Ayman al-Zawahiri as he gives a eulogy for fellow al-Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in a video released on jihadist forums on June 8, 2011 (AFP Photo/HO/site Intelligence group) 18.05.2012 05:59 26 comments

Al-Qaeda urges Saudis to topple ruling dynasty

The chief of the Al-Qaeda terrorist network has called on the Saudi people to start an uprising against the ruling Al-Saud family following the ouster of four Arab rulers in the wake of the Arab Spring revolutions.

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