VIDEO: 'Lone-wolf terrorist' arrested in plot to bomb New York City
Story from The Takeaway. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.New York City Police officers have arrested a man described as a 'lone-wolf terrorist' who was trying to build a bomb and attack...
View ArticleBiden visits Iraq as country prepares for final U.S. pullout
In Iraq, Vice President Joe Biden is trying to strengthen ties in advance of the last U.S. troops leaving that country later the month.Meanwhile, many around the world are looking on, trying to...
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Taliban agrees to open liaison office in Gulf state of Qatar
The Taliban have reached a deal with the Persian Gulf state of Qatar, which will allow them to open a political office there.The move would seem to indicate that the Taliban have agreed to enter into...
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Obama makes headlines by admitting, justifying drone campaign
The unmanned aerial vehicle program that the U.S. military uses in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and had previously used in Iraq, among other countries, is one of the most well-known,...
View ArticleUncovered memos reveal Israeli spies posed as CIA agents
The United States and Israel share a military alliance, but according to a recent Foreign Policy article, there may be dissention between the two nations in matters of foreign policy.According to the...
View ArticleNYPD monitored American Muslim student activities across Northeast
News of New York City Police surveillance of American Muslim students struck a blow to Jawad Rasul, one of the students who was named in the leaked report.“It’s really heartbreaking because ... these...
View ArticleAttorneys critical of AG Holder's justification for targeted killings of...
In April 2010, Anwar al-Awlaki was put on the American kill or capture list.His certainly wasn't the first name to go on the list, but it is believed to be the first time an American was targeted for...
View ArticleIsrael, Gaza rebels trade fire, accusations as Egypt works for cease fire
Business was slow at the outdoor market in Ashkelon Monday.Usually, the lunch hour is pretty busy, said a Russian-born Israeli woman who gave her name as Ella. She runs a little fast food place. Ella...
View ArticleTaliban call off talks with U.S. as tensions mount in Afghanistan
The murder of 16 Afghan civilians, coupled with the burning of Korans, all by U.S. military forces, may have caused a rupture in what were once viewed as promising peace talks between the United States...
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France reeling after four killed in attack on Jewish school
A Jewish school in France was the site of a deadly shooting Monday, taking the lives of three students and a teacher. A fourth student was seriously wounded.The shooter opened fire in front of and...
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French police find suspect in deadly Jewish school shooting
French police were locked in a standoff for more tha eight hours with the man suspected of launching an attack on a Jewish school that killed four people on Monday and two attacks that killed three...
View ArticleVictims in Toulouse shooting laid to rest in Jerusalem
The victims of the deadly attack in Toulouse, France, on Monday were buried Wednesday in Jerusalem.Simultaneously, French police engaged in an hours-long standoff with the man suspected of killing...
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Suspect in French shootings dies after police raid
The man suspected in the killing of seven people in Toulouse, France, including three children and a rabbi outside a Jewish school, is dead after a 32-hour standoff between him and police.Police forces...
View ArticleAfghan officials disrupt imminent, potentially deadly terrorist attack on...
Security officials seized 11 suicide bomb jackets and made at least 18 arrests — foiling a planned attack at the Ministry of Defense in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, the BBC reported.The arrests were...
View ArticleBritish officials pushing for power to do basic monitoring of all U.K....
The British government is moving forward with a proposal to allow its intelligence agency, GCHQ, to monitor calls, emails, texts and online searches of everyone inside the U.K.'s borders — without...
View ArticleEuropean court OKs extradition of terror suspects to the United States
Five men suspected of terror-related offenses are one step closer to being sent from Britain to the United States.Europe’s top human rights court ruled on Tuesday that the extraditions can go ahead.The...
View ArticlePakistan building its own fleet of military drones
Pakistanis have routinely complained about American drone strikes inside their country’s borders.Pakistan says it has asked the U.S. more than once to equip it with Predator drones, arguing it can do a...
View ArticleTrial begins in Norway for Anders Breivik, accused of attack killing 77 people
The trial began Monday morning for Anders Breivik, the man accused of terrorist attacks in Norway that killed 77 people last July.The proceedings began with Breivik asserting his controversial...
View ArticleBritish politician makes waves, is accused of offering bounty for capture of...
U.S. officials recently announced they were offering a reward of $10 million for information that would lead to the arrest of Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder of the Lashkar-e-Taiba group that is widely...
View ArticleKarzai praises Afghan forces, blames NATO for weekend's attacks in Kabul
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his Afghan security forces proved themselves during a series of militant attacks across Afghanistan this weekend.And he blamed U.S. and NATO intelligence failures for...
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