Yemen, the new crucible of global terrorism
The axis of terror got bigger yesterday. After the presence of explosives in two packages bound for the US was confirmed – and a suspected 24 more discovered – their place of origin entered the big league as a crucible of deadly and disruptive terrorism. As Magnus Ranstorp, one of the world’s leading experts on the issue, told The Independent on Sunday : “Yemen has become the new Afghanistan.”
Tigers report: Roster
There’s a lot of flexibility in reshaping Detroit’s roster, what with departing free agents and expiring contracts. The big need is for a No. 5 hitter to help protect cleanup man Miguel Cabrera.
Tigers report: Inside pitch
It isn’t the name that’s important. It’s the numbers. Speculation has been plentiful in Detroit over which player the Tigers are seeking. But the club isn’t looking for a specific player. It seeks good stats.
Yemen hunts parcel bombers, al Qaeda suspected
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni forces searched on Saturday for suspected al Qaeda militants behind a plot to bomb Jewish targets in Chicago, uncovered by the interception in Britain and Dubai of parcels with explosives sent from Yemen.
Yemen packages: Is Al Qaeda focusing on small-scale attacks?
This week’s package bomb attempt, if it was hatched by Al Qaeda, lends support to the notion that the terrorist group is focusing on relatively simple and even small-scale attacks in its efforts to fight America and the West.
Scarred by Sri Lanka’s war with Tamil Tigers, female ex-fighters build new lives
Pathma, Rasathy, and Jano aren’t your average group of friends. These three young Sri Lankan women, veterans of Sri Lanka’s bloody civil war, represent a hopeful sign for thousands of the country’s ex-combatants.
Yemen parcel bombmaker believed to be al Qaeda terrorist Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri
The man believed to have made the parcel bombs is Ibrahim Hassan Al Asiri, a Yemen-based terrorist described as one of the most ruthless and fanatical of all al Qaeda’s followers.
US terror scare not to affect Obama’s India visit
A new terror scare arising from the interception on Friday of two letter bombs mailed to the US from Yemen will not affect President Obama’s visit to India starting November 5.
