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Ban Ki-moon Fast Facts
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoHere’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations. Personal Birth date: June 13,1944 Birth place: Chunchongbuk-do...
United Nations report identifies new al Qaeda leader with $10 million bounty
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCorrection: The State Department is offering a $10 million bounty for Saif al-Adel. A previous...
Al-Shabab claims attack in Somali capital that kills 4 Emirati troops and 1 Bahraini officer
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThe al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab claimed an attack that killed four Emirati troops and a...
China set to stay on neutral ground as a Red Sea storm brews over Ethiopia's port deal with...
South China Morning Post via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoChina is unlikely to take sides in the diplomatic storm that is brewing between Ethiopia and Somalia...
Al Qaeda's new leader Adel has $10 million bounty on his head
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDUBAI (Reuters) -Seif al-Adel, a former Egyptian special forces officer who is a high-ranking member...
3 dead and dozens injured in hotel attack close to Somalia’s presidential palace
CNN via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThree people were killed and 27 people injured in a “terrorist attack” at a hotel near Somalia’s...
On This Day, Dec. 9: Senate report on CIA calls torture tactics 'deeply flawed'
United Press International via Yahoo News· 5 months agoOn Dec. 9, 2014, a Senate Intelligence Committee report said the CIA's interrogation of terror...
Russia imposes Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats in Moscow
Reuters via Yahoo News· 9 months agoMOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia on Thursday imposed Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats,...
Today in History: October 18, U.S. gets Alaska
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOn Oct. 18, 1867, the United States took formal possession of Alaska from Russia. In 1892, the first long-distance telephone line between New York and Chicago was officially opened (it could ...
UN report: Sayf al-’Adl widely seen as new al-Qaida leader
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoU.N. experts say the predominant view among member nations is that the leadership of al-Qaida has passed to Sayf al-’Adl, who was responsible for Osama bin Laden's security and trained some ...
