http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/TerrorismFind stories, videos, and photos about Terrorism from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:21:35 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Terrorism14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Terrorism from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/20/florida.terror.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/20/florida.terror.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive Florida men convicted of plotting terrorist acts with al Qaeda were sentenced Friday to long prison terms, the Department of Justice announced.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/pakistan.taliban.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/16/pakistan.taliban.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaliban leaders have claimed responsibility for a wave of suicide bombings that have battered the Pakistani city of Peshawar. The militants also vow to carry out more attacks in the future.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:50:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/16/libya.alqaeda.robertson/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/11/16/libya.alqaeda.robertson/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn what may prove one of the biggest breakthroughs against Islamist terrorism since 9/11, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), a militant Libyan Jihadist group, once allied with Osama bin Laden and with close personal ties to al Qaeda's senior leadership, is publicly repudiating al Qaeda's ideology.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/13/cruickshank.osama.bin.laden.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/11/13/cruickshank.osama.bin.laden.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe announcement that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other men accused of the 9/11 attacks will soon be moved to New York to face trial in a federal court will be welcomed by some Americans as finally starting the process of bringing the perpetrators of these attacks to justice.Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/13/khalid.sheikh.mohammed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/11/13/khalid.sheikh.mohammed/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive Guantanamo Bay detainees with alleged ties to the 9/11 conspiracy, including accused mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, will be transferred to New York to go on trial in civilian court, Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday.Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/10/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomber struck a congested traffic circle outside Peshawar Tuesday, killing at least 26 people -- including several women and children -- and wounding 60 others, police and hospital officials said.Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/09/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber detonated explosives at a police checkpoint in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar on Monday, killing at least three people, police said.Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber killed at least 35 people Monday by detonating explosives outside a bank where people had lined up to pick up their monthly checks, police said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/amanpour.afghanistan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/29/amanpour.afghanistan.pakistan/index.html#cnnSTCTextOctober has been the deadliest month for the US and NATO militaries fighting in Afghanistan as well as UN workers trying to organize an election runoff. Surely the surge in deaths serves to underscore why Afghanistan matters.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA massive car bomb tore through the heart of a bustling marketplace in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, killing at least 100 people -- including many women and children -- and injuring at least 200 others, officials said.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi authorities on Sunday closed all entrances into Ramadi and imposed a curfew after a series of car bombings killed at least 19 people and injured more than 80 others, according to Interior Ministry officials.Sun, 11 Oct 2009 12:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/09/pakistan.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/10/09/pakistan.bomb.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomb in a bustling market in the Pakistani city of Peshawar killed at least 49 people Friday, a government official said.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 12:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/cronin.al.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/cronin.al.qaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama entered office hoping to displace the global war on terrorism with a new age of engagement, thereby replacing fear with hope and relinquishing terrorism as the centerpiece of U.S. foreign policy.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/pakistan.uzbek.commander.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/02/pakistan.uzbek.commander.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextA commander of an al Qaeda-linked terror group was killed in Pakistan by a suspected U.S. drone strike, Pakistani military officials said Friday.Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/22/us.security.bulletins/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/22/us.security.bulletins/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Homeland Security and FBI have issued security bulletins to raise awareness regarding "terrorist interest" in attacking sports and entertainment venues as well as luxury hotels.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/19/pakistan.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attacker blew himself up at an army checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing two security forces and wounding four people, a military source said.Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/indonesia.terror.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/09/17/indonesia.terror.raid/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndonesian forces says they have killed the country's most-wanted terror suspect in an overnight raid, dealing a major blow to an al Qaeda-linked network blamed for some of Southeast Asia's deadliest terror attacks.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/14/binladen.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/09/14/binladen.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has accused President Barack Obama of being unable to fulfil his election pledge to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq.Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/bergen.osama.binladen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/11/bergen.osama.binladen/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight years after September 11, the "war on terror" has gone the way of the dodo. And President Obama talks instead about a war against al Qaeda and its allies.Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/30/pakistan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 18 officers were killed Sunday in a suicide attack at a police training center in Mingora in Pakistan's northwest, officials said.Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/analysis.afghanistan.military/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/29/analysis.afghanistan.military/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S.-led war against the Taliban in Afghanistan has been a tough slog, a nearly eight-year conflict replete with gloom.Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 21 people were killed and 27 wounded in a suicide bombing Thursday in Pakistan, near its border with Afghanistan, officials told CNN.Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/25/chechnya.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/08/25/chechnya.bomb/index.html#cnnSTCTextFour policemen were killed by a suicide bomber Tuesday in southern Chechnya, the office of the Chechen president said.Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/12/georgia.terror.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/08/12/georgia.terror.trial/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jury convicted a 23-year-old Georgia man on terrorism-related charges Wednesday after deliberating for about five hours, prosecutors said.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/indonesia.hotels.explosions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/18/indonesia.hotels.explosions/index.html#cnnSTCTextAuthorities investigating the twin hotel bombings in Jakarta have found the remains of another person and think a notorious Malaysian-born militant fugitive may be behind the assault, police said Saturday.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/iraq.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/11/iraq.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of explosions hit a Shiite neighborhood in southeastern Baghdad Tuesday, killing eight people and wounding dozens of others, just a day after blasts across the country killed more than 50, Iraq's Interior Ministry said.Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/terrorism.assessment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/06/terrorism.assessment/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama's top counterterrorism adviser Thursday vowed the U.S. would defeat al Qaeda and declared the president has urged him to be more aggressive in destroying the terrorist organization.Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/08/03/al.qaeda.video/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda's second-in-command has accused President Obama of supporting a Palestinian state that would do the bidding of Israel.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.europe/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn American who says he went to fight U.S. forces in Afghanistan told interrogators that about the time he became an al Qaeda member he came across several Belgian and French militants.Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.full/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.full/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Bryant Neal Vinas spoke at length with Belgian prosecutors last March, he provided a fascinating and sometimes frightening insight into al Qaeda's training -- and its agenda.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.inside/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/30/robertson.al.qaeda.inside/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen Bryant Neal Vinas spoke at length with Belgian prosecutors last March, he provided a fascinating and sometimes frightening insight into al Qaeda's training -- and its agenda.Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/afghanistan.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least seven Taliban insurgents wearing suicide vests and wielding machine guns struck at government targets Saturday in the eastern city of Khost, authorities in Afghanistan said.Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/afghanistan.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/21/afghanistan.bombings/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven suicide bombers dressed as women targeted Afghan police officers about 60 miles from the capital on Tuesday, a police commander said.Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/pakistan.al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/15/pakistan.al.qaeda.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe people of Pakistan must back Islamic militants to counter the influence of the United States in their country or face punishment from God, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second in command, said in an audio message released early Wednesday.Wed, 15 Jul 2009 10:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/14/yemen.terrorist.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/14/yemen.terrorist.sentencing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA judge in Yemen sentenced six al Qaeda terrorists to death and sent 10 others to prison for up to 15 years, the state-run Saba news agency reported.Tue, 14 Jul 2009 12:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/pakistan.child.bombers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/pakistan.child.bombers/index.html#cnnSTCTextA top Taliban leader in Pakistan is buying and selling children for suicide bombings, Pakistani and U.S. officials said.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/killed.cleric.son/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/killed.cleric.son/index.html#cnnSTCTextI first realized something was wrong when the hand-held metal detector didn't make a sound.Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/afghanistan.suicide.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/13/afghanistan.suicide.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber blew himself up near a gas station in southern Afghanistan, killing 17 people and injuring 20 more, an official said Saturday.Sat, 13 Jun 2009 07:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/pakistan.cleric/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/pakistan.cleric/index.html#cnnSTCTextA moderate Muslim cleric who denounced suicide attacks as forbidden by Islam was killed Friday in a suicide attack on his mosque in Lahore, authorities said.Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/03/bin.laden.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/03/bin.laden.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe emergence of a purported statement from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden about U.S. policy in Pakistan as the U.S. president embarks on a major trip to Muslim countries is no coincidence, the White House spokesman and a counterterrorism official say.Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/italy.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/14/italy.alqaeda/index.html#cnnSTCTextEuropean intelligence agencies are on alert for new al Qaeda terrorist plots following the arrest of two men at an Italian port and investigations into the activities of an alleged al Qaeda network based in Brussels.Fri, 15 May 2009 07:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomber targeted a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants attacked many locations in the city of Khost, U.S. military officials said.Wed, 13 May 2009 06:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/12/liberty.seven/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/12/liberty.seven/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive of six men accused of plotting terrorist acts with al Qaeda were convicted Tuesday by a Miami jury after six days of deliberation, authorities said.Tue, 12 May 2009 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed a strategic city close to the border with Pakistan Tuesday, prompting a fierce six-hour battle with U.S. troops, local officials and the U.S. military said.Tue, 12 May 2009 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/afghan.taliban.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/05/afghan.taliban.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextZabiullah Mujahid, one of two spokesmen for Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, spoke recently with CNN's Nic Robertson about the war in Afghanistan and the Taliban's relationship with al Qaeda.Tue, 05 May 2009 21:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/terrorism.report/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/30/terrorism.report/index.html#cnnSTCTextTerror attacks have spiked dramatically in Afghanistan and Pakistan as extremists in both countries strengthen their power and expand operations, according to a State Department report released Thursday.Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/24/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/24/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuicide bombers killed 60 people near a holy Shiite shrine in Baghdad on Friday and a car bomber left seven people dead in Diyala, according to security and medical officials.Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/10/iraq.soldiers.killed/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive U.S. soldiers were killed Friday in a suicide bombing in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul -- the single deadliest attack on U.S. troops in more than a year, the U.S. military said.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/10/us.alqaeda.terrorism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/10/us.alqaeda.terrorism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe nation's chief counterterrorism official says despite a "seriously diminished" threat to the homeland, the U.S. government is still not properly organized to support the "team" effort needed to defeat al Qaeda.Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/24/britain.terrorism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/24/britain.terrorism/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe threat from terrorists using chemical, biological and even nuclear weapons is growing, Britain said Tuesday, warning advances in technology will enable extremists to conduct more lethal attacks in the future.Tue, 24 Mar 2009 20:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/pakistan.islamabad.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/03/23/pakistan.islamabad.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA police officer was killed Monday in a suicide bombing at the gate of a police station in Islamabad, authorities said.Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/enemy.combatant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/13/enemy.combatant/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a dramatic break with the Bush administration, the Justice Department on Friday announced it is doing away with the designation of "enemy combatant," which allowed the United States to hold suspected terrorists at length without criminal charges.Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe only surviving suspect accused of taking part in the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai, India, was formally charged Wednesday with attempted murder and damage to public property, a prosecutor said.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/india.mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/india.mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe only surviving suspect from November's deadly terror attacks in Mumbai was formally charged Wednesday with attempted murder and damage to public property, a prosecutor said.Wed, 25 Feb 2009 18:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/alqaeda.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/02/23/alqaeda.somalia/index.html#cnnSTCTextIslamist fighters in Somalia have made significant gains in the country, according to the latest statement purportedly from al Qaeda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/crash.eckert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/13/crash.eckert/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama on Friday praised Beverly Eckert, the widow of a September 11 victim and a prominent post-9/11 activist, who was one of the passengers who died in a plane crash outside Buffalo, New York.Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:27:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/10/belgium.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/10/belgium.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTextLast December 11, fourteen individuals were arrested in the early hours of the morning in one of the largest counterterrorism operations in Belgian history. Six were eventually charged with participation in a terrorist group. The others were released.Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/afghanistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/11/afghanistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextEight Taliban suicide attackers struck Afghan government buildings and a prison Wednesday killing 19 people in a coordinated attack that the Taliban said was in retaliation for the mistreatment of prisoners, according to Afghan officials.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/saudi.arabia.terrorists/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/saudi.arabia.terrorists/index.html#cnnSTCTextInterpol has issued a rare global security alert for 85 suspected al Qaeda-linked terrorists wanted by Saudi Arabia.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/iraq.female.militant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/03/iraq.female.militant/index.html#cnnSTCTextShe's been called the "mother of the believers," a middle-aged woman possibly responsible for recruiting more than 80 female suicide bombers in Iraq and involvement in at least 28 terrorist operations.Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/27/iran.eu.terror.group/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/27/iran.eu.terror.group/index.html#cnnSTCTextIran has strongly condemned the decision by the European Union to remove the People's Mujahedeen of Iran from its list of terrorist organizations.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/27/eu.terror.groups.list/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/01/27/eu.terror.groups.list/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe European Union on Monday removed the People's Mujajedeen of Iran from its list of terrorist organizations. Forty-seven groups remain on the EU's list.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/26/moussaoui.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/26/moussaoui.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTextLawyers for convicted September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui urged an appeals court panel Monday to throw out his guilty plea and grant their client a new trial. They argued Moussaoui did not have an adequate defense and lacked key information to defend himself.Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/23/gitmo.detainee/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/23/gitmo.detainee/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Saudi national released from U.S. detention at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in September 2007 is believed to be a key leader in al Qaeda's operations in Yemen, according to a U.S. counterterrorism official.Sat, 24 Jan 2009 07:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/19/gitmo.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/19/gitmo.hearings/index.html#cnnSTCTextHearings were under way Monday for five detainees accused of crimes related to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and a Canadian charged with killing a U.S. soldier.Mon, 19 Jan 2009 18:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/17/afghanistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber driving a van packed with explosives detonated in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, killing at least one civilian and wounding several others, including three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, government spokesman Ahmadzia Abdulzai told CNN.Sun, 18 Jan 2009 03:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/16/bin.laden.son/index.html#cnnSTCTextA son of Osama bin Laden, believed to be an al Qaeda operative, has left Iran and is likely in Pakistan, the chief intelligence officer of the United States said Friday.Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/binladen.message/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/binladen.message/index.html#cnnSTCTextAl Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has apparently released a new audio message calling for a jihad, or holy war, against Israel for its Gaza campaign.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bergen.osama.binladen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/14/bergen.osama.binladen/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe new 22-minute tape posted Wednesday on a radical Islamist Web site is the first one from Osama bin Laden in nine months. On it, the al Qaeda leader urges Muslims to wage jihad against Israel because of its offensive in Gaza.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/bin.laden.bergen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/14/bin.laden.bergen/index.html#cnnSTCTextOsama bin Laden's release of an audio message denouncing Israel's military offensive in Gaza signals the al Qaeda leader's priorities, CNN national security analyst Peter Bergen says.Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/bergen.war.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/01/07/bergen.war.terror/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident-elect Barack Obama and his foreign policy advisers and speechwriters are wrestling with one of the most important speeches of his presidency, his inaugural address.Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/pakistan.bombing.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/pakistan.bombing.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo explosions have struck a small cafe in volatile northwestern Pakistan, killing six people, including two police officers, local police and an official said.Mon, 05 Jan 2009 03:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/afghan.suicide.recruit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/02/afghan.suicide.recruit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 14-year-old who was trained to kill by radicals in the tribal regions of Pakistan now sits in a crowded classroom at a detention facility in Kabul. His only wish is to see his parents again.Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/hamas.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/12/30/hamas.profile/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas is an Islamic fundamentalist organization whose military wing has admitted responsibility for terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians and soldiers.Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:32:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/afghanistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/29/afghanistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextBombings at a governor's compound and a bazaar in Afghanistan on Monday killed four civilians and wounded a few dozen others, the NATO command in the country said.Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:51:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/pakistan.mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/11/pakistan.mumbai.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe founder of the terrorist group India blames for last month's Mumbai attacks has been placed under house arrest, a senior Pakistani government official told CNN.Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:21:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/un.lashkar/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/12/10/un.lashkar/index.html#cnnSTCTextA U.N. committee has designated as terrorists four men believed to be members of the Lashkar e-Tayyiba (LeT) terrorist group suspected of masterminding last month's deadly attacks in Mumbai.Thu, 11 Dec 2008 01:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/05/bergen.wmd/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/05/bergen.wmd/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe congressionally authorized Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism issued a report this week that concluded: "It is more likely than not that a weapon of mass destruction will be used in a terrorist attack somewhere in the world by the end of 2013."Fri, 05 Dec 2008 19:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/05/zakara.mumbai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/12/05/zakara.mumbai/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndia's top law enforcement official has admitted there were government "lapses" during last week's terror attack on Mumbai, amid outrage over security and intelligence failures, according to reports.Fri, 05 Dec 2008 17:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/01/bergen.mumbai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/12/01/bergen.mumbai/index.html#cnnSTCTextA captured suspect in the Mumbai attacks has told police that he is Pakistani, Indian officials say. CNN's sister station, CNN-IBN, reports that the alleged terrorist said he was trained by Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, a Pakistan-based terror group that opposes India over the disputed Kashmir region.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/30/gohel.mumbai/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/30/gohel.mumbai/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Indian media have described the Mumbai terrorist siege as India's 9/11.Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/mumbai.world.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/27/mumbai.world.reaction/index.html#cnnSTCTextWorld leaders have condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, in which more than 100 people died.Fri, 28 Nov 2008 04:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/26/osama.driver.yemen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/26/osama.driver.yemen/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe former driver and bodyguard for Osama bin Laden has been transferred to Yemen, the Pentagon announced Wednesday.Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/bergen.tape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/19/bergen.tape/index.html#cnnSTCTextIf the audio message purportedly from al Qaeda's deputy leader is authentic, we have finally heard from a representative of the terror organization about the American election.Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/pakistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/11/06/pakistan.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuicide bombers struck two targets in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, including a gathering of tribal leaders, leaving at least 24 dead, according to local officials and state-run media.Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/21/saudi.terror.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/21/saudi.terror.trials/index.html#cnnSTCTextSaudi Arabia has announced that nearly 1,000 suspects accused of having ties to al Qaeda will soon be tried for carrying out dozens of "acts of war" against the Arab kingdom, according to Saudi media reports on Tuesday.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/08/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/08/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA female suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a courthouse Wednesday in central Baquba, killing nine people, the Interior Ministry said.Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/07/spain.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/10/07/spain.appeal/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpain's Supreme Court has acquitted 15 men who were convicted earlier this year of membership in an Islamic terrorist group, but upheld the convictions of five others from the same trial, according to a summary of the rulings issued Tuesday and viewed by CNN.Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextCoalition forces in Baghdad have killed the man believed to be the mastermind of recent bombings in the Iraqi capital, the U.S. military said.Sat, 04 Oct 2008 23:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/10/02/iraq.violence/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuicide attacks outside two Shiite mosques killed at least 20 people in Baghdad on Thursday as worshippers left early morning prayers marking the end of Ramadan, the Interior Ministry said.Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/19/alqaeda.sept11.tape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/19/alqaeda.sept11.tape/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn a video marking the seventh anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, al Qaeda's top leader in Afghanistan vows more "large-scale" attacks against the United States and its allies.Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843328,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843328,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe 'poor man's air force' is accessible, devastating and extremely hard to defend againstMon, 22 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/yemen.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/17/yemen.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextSuspected Al Qaeda militants disguised as security forces launched an explosive assault on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, Wednesday killing 10 Yemeni police and civilians, officials said.Thu, 18 Sep 2008 02:05:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842045,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1842045,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsYemeni officials believe Wednesday's shoot-out thwarted a plan to storm the U.S. embassy in Sana'aWed, 17 Sep 2008 22:30:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1841951,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAl-Qaeda is opening new operational fronts, and sensing plenty of opportunity on the tip of the Arabian Peninsula Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/osama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/16/osama.cia/index.html#cnnSTCTextOsama bin Laden is no longer believed to be the head of al Qaeda's day-to-day operations, but the United States' capturing or killing him would still have a powerful effect on the organization, CIA Director Michael Hayden said Tuesday.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/16/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide attack late Tuesday evening in the restive area of Swat killed three soldiers and wounded six others, the Pakistani military told CNN.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 01:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/15/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/15/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA female suicide bomber detonated explosives Monday evening in Balad Ruz, killing at least 20 people and wounding 30, according to the Interior Ministry and Col. Ragheb al-Omairi, a Diyala military spokesman.Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/france.eta.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/26/france.eta.arrest/index.html#cnnSTCTextSpanish police Friday transferred a suspected leader of an al Qaeda-linked group from Belgium to Madrid, where he was indicted last year for alleged Islamic terrorist activities, the Spanish Interior Ministry said.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:59:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840737,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840737,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: A combination of tough policing and soft inducements, as well as revulsion at al-Qaeda's carnage in the Arab world, has curbed extremism in Saudi ArabiaFri, 12 Sep 2008 07:00:00 EDT