According to Yemeni military officials, suspected al-Qaida militants launched a surprise attack on an army checkpoint that killed 15 soldiers and wounded five others. The attack happened on
A U.S. citizen kidnapped in Pakistan last year has made an emotional plea to President Barack Obama to negotiate with al Qaeda in order to spare his life,
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in Saudi Arabia Wednesday with plans to sign a deal that could end his 33-year rule. The agreement would end the nine-month
Three women were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their similar contributions to the equal rights of women, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee and
American-born Anwar al-Awlaki, a prominent cleric in al Qaeda’s active branch, was killed Friday in Yemen. The Yemeni government and Defense ministers announced him killed following an airstrike
// July 1, 2011 Leon Panetta sworn in as secretary of defense Leon Panetta was sworn in as secretary of defense a day after stepping down
