Two of the seven CIA officers killed in an attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan were contractors for Xe, a private security firm, a former intelligence official says. A U.S. intelligence official vows the attack will be avenged. [...more]
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Two French journalists and an Afghan translator have been kidnapped by “enemies of the government” in Afghanistan, a military official said Thursday. [...more]
A missile strike targeted a house in northwest Pakistan believed to be housing Islamic militants late Thursday, the latest in a string of suspected U.S. drone attacks on the region, Pakistani intelligence officials said. [...more]
Five people were killed overnight when Pakistani security forces hunting for militants involved in a deadly attack earlier this week raided a hospital in the country’s volatile tribal region and battled militants there, two Pakistani intelligence officials said Thursday. [...more]
The U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, warned Thursday of a possible attack in Bali on New Year’s Eve. [...more]
A man suspected of killing five people at a shopping mall near Helskink has been found dead, Finnish police say. [...more]
The failed attempt to blow up a U.S.-bound passenger airplane on December 25 has raised questions about the need for the introduction of full-body scanners at all major airports. [...more]
Umar Farouq AbdulMutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian national who attempted to bomb a U.S. airliner over Michigan Christmas day, became more devout about his Muslim faith while attending university in London, according to a former friend. [...more]
British hostage Peter Moore has been freed after being held captive in Iraq since May 2007, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband announced Wednesday. [...more]
A Spanish aid worker kidnapped by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) last November in Mauritania has been freed unharmed, but the group continues to hold two other Spanish aid workers.
South Africa has a rich musical heritage, but Johannesburg-based indie rockers BLK JKS are creating a new sound all of their own.
Norbert Denef speaks to CNN about the sexual crimes committed against him during his childhood in Germany.
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster in London, his spokeswoman told CNN on Wednesday.
