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CNN Top Stories, 24.04.13 00:57 UTC

Alleged Iran link in Canada plot puzzles

(CNN) -- Is al Qaeda looking to ground transportation as a promising target after the introduction of intense security measures for air travel? And are its supporters able to operate out of Iran ...


BBC World News, 23.04.13 23:01 UTC

Afghan talks: Nato urges Pakistan to fight militants

Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has called on Pakistan to combat militants who use the country as a launch-pad for attacks on neighbouring Afghanistan.


Village Voice, 23.04.13 21:59 UTC

The Reluctant Fundamentalist Follows A Bright Young Man from Princeton to Pakistan

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Seattle Times, 23.04.13 18:56 UTC

Car bomb kills 4 in Pakistan, another defused

A car bomb aimed at a Pakistani Shiite politician missed him but killed four other people Tuesday, hours after police defused an explosives-laden vehicle near the house where ex-leader Pervez Musharraf is being held, in the latest signs of simmering unrest in the country.


Wired, 23.04.13 17:20 UTC

After U.S. Troops Leave, Armed Drones Will Patrol Afghanistan's Skies

Armed MQ-9 Reaper drones, like this one in Afghanistan, will remain in Afghanistan’s skies even after the U.S.’ longest war formally ends in 2014. Photo: U.S. Air Force One of the major elements ...


Seattle Times, 23.04.13 17:08 UTC

Complex history between Iran and al-Qaida

Canadian authorities claim al-Qaida operatives in Iran directed a failed plot to attack a passenger train. Iran denies it has any links to the two suspects. What falls in between is Iran's complicated history with the terror group that has included outright hostility, alliances of convenience and even overtures by Tehran to assist Washington after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.


Telegraph, 23.04.13 15:27 UTC

Canada terror plot: Iran's complex al-Qaeda connection

When Canada accused "al-Qaeda elements in Iran" of guiding the alleged plot to derail a train, the veil was briefly lifted on a tangled yet crucial relationship between Osama bin Laden's followers and Tehran.


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