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David Petraeus and Paula Broadwell.

US Afghanistan general linked to Petraeus sex scandal

A US commander in Afghanistan apparently sent "inappropriate" emails to a woman linked to the sex scandal involving ex-CIA director David Petraeus.

David Petraeus’s affair with his biographer was deemed a security matter.

Mystery second woman tied to CIA chief’s downfall

The plot surrounding the shock resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus thickened on Sunday.

Yemeni al-Qaeda leader Fahd al-Quso standing behind the bars at a court in Sanaa during the trial for six militants charged over the USS Cole bombing in Yemen’s Aden port.

Bomber in thwarted al-Qaeda attack was US spy

The man ordered by al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch to blow up an airplane was apparently a US agent who infiltrated the group and volunteered for the attacks.

Death of Bin Laden was the end of al-Qaeda – officials

Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" say US intelligence officials.

Israel ‘ready to act with great force’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel is ready to act with "great force" in response to a spate of rocket fire by Gaza militants.

Gates: China’s military advances challenge US power

US, China play down military rivalry

The defence chiefs of the United States and China on Monday sought to play down a growing military rivalry between the two countries.

Taliban violence spreads in Afghanistan, says report

The Pentagon, in a report to Congress, said insurgent violence was on the rise across Afghanistan.

US spies create own wiki intelligence

United States officials say they have created their own version of the Wikipedia online encyclopedia for intelligence agents, in a bid to encourage US spy agencies to share…

Ayatollahs don’t dance

Playing heavy metal in Iran has its complications. The bassist for Kahtmayan says he has to plead with the audience not to dance when his band performs. The ayatollahs do allow…

Canadian plans boycott of Guantánamo trial

A Canadian teenager accused of killing a United States soldier in Afghanistan said on Wednesday he would boycott his ”war on terror” trial before a US military tribunal after he…

US judge breaks ranks on first day on the job

Newly appointed United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito broke ranks with fellow conservative jurists on his first day on the job, backing a ruling by the court to stay…

Iran’s youth face growing disillusionment

They slice through traffic on their motorbikes, racing each other at breakneck speed with one hand holding a cellphone. They listen to heavy metal, read Günter Grass and admire…

Iran train: More blasts possible

Fears of further explosions on the Iranian runaway train wagons carrying fuel, sulphur and fertilizers that caught fire and exploded on Wednesday, killing close to 300 people,…

Iran’s big nuclear climbdown

Iran this week bowed to international pressure over its nuclear programme and agreed to suspend uranium enrichment activities, in a painful compromise deal negotiated with…