Sep 11 Trial remains elusive for purported mastermind accused of plotting 9/11 attacks By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A judge recently set a 2028 date for Mohammed to finally be tried before a military tribunal, but some lawyers predict it will never happen — not that year or any other year. Continue reading
Sep 11 Afghan woman whose case was the first for a long-dormant court has been deported, officials say By Eric Tucker, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Nazira Haji Zada, 47, was arrested in July at her Fort Worth, Texas, home and brought before the Alien Terrorist Removal Court on a Justice Department application to deport her from the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 11 Ebola outbreak in Congo spreads to a 7th province By Associated Press According to the governor of the northwestern province of Sud-Ubangi, Congo’s national research institute tested a sample and found traces of the Bundibugyo virus, the rare kind of Ebola that caused the current outbreak. Continue reading
Sep 11 As Trump squeezes the International Criminal Court, more countries are leaving By Molly Quell, Associated Press As the United States ratchets up the pressure on the International Criminal Court, sanctioning two more high-ranking staff members in recent weeks, a small but growing number of the global tribunal’s member states have announced they will quit the institution. Continue reading
Sep 11 The U.S. has made progress in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but the Iran war is far from over By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press In recent weeks, the United States has succeeded in loosening Iran's grip over the Strait of Hormuz while virtually shutting down Iran's own oil exports, accelerating its economic free fall. Continue reading
Sep 11 Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthis seize an island in a key strait, opening a new front in the Iran war By Fatma Khaled, Samy Magdy, Cara Anna, Associated Press Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world’s key… Continue reading
Sep 11 Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison in national security case By Kanis Leung, Associated Press Three Hong Kong activists who organized annual vigils in remembrance of China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown were sentenced Friday to about five to seven years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city’s eroding freedoms… Continue reading
Sep 11 Trump list of U.S.-designated 'foreign terrorist organizations' in Latin America grows to 21 By María Verza, Associated Press The Trump administration has designated 21 Latin American and Caribbean criminal groups as “foreign terrorist organizations,” with the latest an Ecuadorian group added to the list on Wednesday. Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH: Trump says U.S. will 'never, ever forget' at Pentagon's Sept. 11 observance ceremony By Collin Binkley, Aamer Madhani, Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Donald Trump observed Friday’s 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at a ceremony at the Pentagon by commemorating the lives lost when al-Qaida militants hijacked planes and killed nearly 3,000 people in three locations and upended American foreign… Continue reading
Sep 10 Yemen risks return to civil war as Iran-backed Houthis target vital oil shipping route By Cara Anna, Fatma Khaled, Associated Press Yemen is moving closer to a return to civil war as Iran-backed rebels threaten a crucial shipping alternative to the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading