Tunisia to take in Guantánamo nationals

Tunisia said on Tuesday the North African country is ready to take back for legal examination all its nationals held at Guantánamo Bay.

Dozens killed as violence spikes in Iraq

Iraq was on Thursday engulfed by a wave of violence, with attacks killing 23 people a day after a massive bomb slaughtered 40 civilians.

Pakistani army relaxes Swat curfew, people flee

Pakistani authorities temporarily lifted a curfew on Friday to enable thousands of people to flee the fighting in the militant bastion of Swat.

Thousands flee Mogadishu as death toll rises above 100

Thousands of residents fled bomb-blasted north Mogadishu on Tuesday where fighting has killed at least 113 civilians.

Pakistan claims 700 Taliban killed in Swat

Warnings of refugee crisis in Pakistan with 1,3-million on the run as minister pledges to continue fight until "the last" militant is killed.

Obama wants alliance with Afghan, Pakistani leader

Barack Obama will urge the leaders of Pakistan and Afghanistan to put aside mistrust and join Washington in an alliance against Islamic extremists.

Pakistan nuclear projects raise US fears

Pakistan is continuing to expand its nuclear bomb-making facilities despite growing international concern, US nuclear experts say.

Taliban terrorise metropolis on edge of tribal badlands

Salar Jadoon was kidnapped on the school run, his sister was shot in the head and his driver was killed in an attack that is common in Peshawar.

Weekend blasts kill 16 children in Pakistan

Four children and their parents were killed in a grenade blast in Pakistan's north-west on Sunday, a day after 12 children were killed by a bomb.

Iraq: Dozens killed following al-Qaeda leader capture

At least 83 people were killed across Iraq on Thursday in four bombings that swiftly followed the apparent arrest of the country's most wanted man.

Violence rocks Pakistan, Obama to set conditions

Violence rocked nuclear-armed Pakistan on Saturday, with a pilotless US drone aircraft killing 13 people including militants in the northwest.

War-scarred Algeria town still waiting for work

Dellys should be a tourist hotspot, yet it is isolated as it tries to recover from a brutal civil conflict that engulfed the country in the 1990s.

Obama's new Afghan plan to target al-Qaeda safe havens

The US president plans to send thousands of troops to train Afghan forces as part of a strategy that will focus efforts on destroying al-Qaeda havens.

Turkey warned of possible al-Qaeda attack

Turkish police have received US intelligence that militants from al-Qaeda could be plotting attacks on foreign targets in Turkey.

Suicide bomber targets South Korean convoy in Yemen

A suicide bomber on Wednesday struck a convoy carrying South Korean officials sent to Yemen to probe an earlier bombing that killed four tourists.

Pakistan extends crackdown against activists

Pakistan extended a crackdown against activists on Friday, banning rallies and arresting scores of people ahead of planned mass protests.

Deadly Iraq bombings set off alarm bells

Two major bombings in two days in Iraq have left scores of people dead and sparked new security concerns as United States forces prepare to pull out.

After flurry of early activity, Obama doctrine takes shape

We're only 50 days in, but it's not too soon to discern a refreshing thread of logic in the president's foreign policy.

Pakistani militants 'most likely behind cricket attack'

A probe into the attack on Sri Lanka's cricket team has found signs that Pakistani militants with possible ties to al-Qaeda were responsible.

Pakistan 'can't rule out foreign hand' in cricket attack

Pakistan's interior ministry chief said on Friday he could not rule out foreign involvement in the Sri Lankan cricket attack.

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