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Bin Laden raid: CIA releases 470,000 files

TheCIAhasreleasednearly470,000filesseizedduringthe2011killingofformeral-QaedaleaderOsamaBinLaden.Thenewmaterialincludeshispersonaldiary,documentsandaudioandvide

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Yemen suicide car bomb kills 5 soldiers: residents, official

TwoattackersdetonatedacarbombinsouthernYemenonWednesday,killingthemselvesandfivesoldiersandinjuringseveralothers,residentsandalocalsecurityofficialsaid.Thebombi

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Police to probe Al-Qaeda presence in Indian-controlled Kashmir

A day after Al-Qaeda announced it has a group in Indian-controlled Kashmir to fight New Delhi's rule, the region's police chief Friday said it would investigative the presence of the global terror network.

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Group affiliated to Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for killing of gay activist in Bangladesh

A group affiliated to Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday (April 26) for killing a Bangladeshi gay rights activist and his friend, the latest in a string of murders of liberal activists and other minorities in the South Asian nation.

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Bin Laden son-in-law convicted at NYC terror trial

Osama bin Laden's son-in-law Abu Ghaith has been convicted in New York of conspiring to kill Americans by serving as al Qaeda's spokesman after the Sept. 11 attacks, a spokesperson of the federal court told Xinhua on Wednesday.

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White House defends Obama's anti-terror record

White House spokesman Jay Carney on Monday defended President Barack Obama's record of fighting terrorism, as the United States extended its closure of 19 overseas diplomatic missions.

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US embassy closures extend amid "most serious threat"

The US says its embassies in north Africa and the Middle East will remain closed until Saturday, due to a possible militant threat.

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U.S. imposes sanctions on key al-Qaeda bomb maker

The Department of Treasury on Thursday imposed sanctions on Abd al-Hamid al-Masli, an alleged key bomb maker for al-Qaeda.