May 09 Seeking Safety in Sudan By Larisa Epatko Sudanese living in volatile border areas are leaving to find safety and shelter in South Sudan. Continue reading
May 09 Watch Undercover Saudi Agent Reportedly Foiled al-Qaida Airliner Bomb Plot The would-be terrorist targeting a U.S.-bound plane was in fact an undercover agent from Saudi Arabia who had infiltrated al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula. He was supposed to slip past airport security wearing a sophisticated bomb in his underwear, but… Continue watching
May 08 Watch Al-Qaida Bomb Plot: How Alarmed Should U.S. Be? A day after news broke that the CIA foiled a new al-Qaida plot to bomb an airliner, the official responses were low key on Tuesday. Margaret Warner, former National Counterterrorism Center director Michael Leiter and former FBI supervisory special agent… Continue watching
May 08 Latest Bomb Plot Shows al-Qaida Affiliate Making 'Inroads' By Larisa Epatko Although the latest attempt to take down an aircraft using a bomb hidden in underwear failed, the plot still shows al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula is making "big inroads" as the most active affiliate of the terrorist network, said Michael… Continue reading
May 08 Norway's Moms Have It Good Norway is the best country in the world to be a mother, according to a new report from the international nonprofit Save the Children. Niger replaces Afghanistan as the worst country for moms. Afghanistan had been at… Continue reading
May 08 Watch In Light of New Bomb Plot, U.S. Must Be 'Proactive,' Napolitano Says "Our adversaries are very creative, and they are very determined, and they are very persistent," Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday in the wake of the CIA thwarting another al-Qaida plot to attack an airliner. The FBI is now… Continue watching
May 07 Watch Defending the Indefensible: 9/11 Mastermind's Trial Likely Years Away Defending the Indefensible: 9/11 Mastermind's Trial Likely Years Away… Continue watching
May 07 Watch What Hollande's Win, Sarkozy's Defeat Mean for Future of Europe's Economy What Hollande's Win, Sarkozy's Defeat Mean for Future of Europe's Economy… Continue watching
May 07 Watch News Wrap: CIA Reportedly Foils New al-Qaida Underwear Bomb Plot In other news Monday, The Associated Press reported that the CIA disrupted a plot to bomb an airliner -- around the first anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. Also, a key suspect in the 2002 nightclub bombings in Bali apologized… Continue watching
May 04 Watch In Abbottabad, Bin Laden Lived in 'Prison of His Own Making' For a decade after 9/11, Osama bin Laden was the most hunted man in the world. This week, more details emerged about the operation and the relentless, often frustrated intelligence effort that led to his death a year ago. Margaret… Continue watching