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German court nixes case against 2 men who smuggled drugs at behest of undercover police
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Stunned by the secular Arab rebellions that have toppled some of the Middle East’s most enduring dictators, Al Qaeda and…
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Several of the more than 100 terror suspects accused of plotting to attack key oil and security facilities in Saudi…
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PRETORIA, South Africa – A woman screamed and then there was silence, according to South African prosecutors pressing a premeditated…
Read MoreISIS as a common enemy not enough to make US, Iran allies, say critics
The U.S. effort to stem Islamic State’s reign of terror in Syria and Iraq has America and one of its…
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