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'JihadJane' recruited in US, Europe, Asia: prosecutors
WASHINGTON (AFP) - A US woman operating online under the name "JihadJane" recruited jihadist fighters in the United States, Europe and Asia in a bid to carry out terror plots "or die trying," prosecutors said.
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Gunmen target US charity in Pakistan, five killed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) - Militants stormed a building used by a US-based charity in Pakistan on Wednesday, sparking heavy clashes with police and killing at least five people, police and an aid worker said.
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British ex-spy chief accuses US of hiding torture
LONDON (AFP) - A former head of Britain's domestic spy agency has accused the US of concealing its abuse of terror suspects, stepping up an MI5 fightback over accusations that it colluded in torture.
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'JihadJane' recruited for Europe, SAsia terror attacks: US
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US authorities charged an American woman known as "JihadJane" with recruiting jihadist fighters via the Internet and conspiring to kill an unnamed individual in Sweden.
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Clinton, Preval urge quick Haiti elections
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has joined Haitian President Rene Preval in calling for new elections in quake-hit Haiti as soon as possible.
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US 'JihadJane' recruited for Europe, SAsia attacks: charges
WASHINGTON (AFP) - US authorities charged Tuesday an American woman known as "JihadJane" with recruiting jihadist fighters to plan deadly attacks in Europe and South Asia.
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Haitians wary of US military reduction
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AFP) - A US Navy hospital ship was recalled from Haiti Tuesday as the US military cut its emergency deployment to the quake-hit nation, where aid efforts are now turning to reconstruction.
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In former Afghan 'ghost town,' Gates gauges US war effort
NOW ZAD, Afghanistan (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday said a new strategy in the Afghan war showed promise after he visited a former ghost town where American forces recently cleared out Taliban militants.
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US Defense Secretary visits troops near Kandahar
COMBAT OUTPOST FRONTENAC, Afghanistan (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates told troops in southern Afghanistan on Tuesday to brace for a tough fight as generals laid plans to battle the Taliban in Kandahar.
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Gates confers with commanders in south Afghanistan
KANDAHAR AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFP) - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday held talks with commanders on a major ongoing offensive in southern Afghanistan and plans to move against the Taliban in Kandahar.
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