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Briefly: U.N. counts 5,000 displaced in Congo fighting

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

An Afghan police special force member mans the scene of a Taliban attack on a compound housing hundreds of foreigners in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)

Taliban kill 7 in Afghan capital after Obama visit

By Amir Shah and Chris Blake - Associated Press

Inside the Beltway: Enough already

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

At the Presidential Palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, President Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai prepare to sign a 10-page strategic partnership agreement that will govern the U.S. support role in the Southwest Asian nation after 2014. (Associated Press)

Obama in Kabul: Afghan war near an end

By Susan Crabtree and Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

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Jury convicts Taliban ally in subway plot

By Tom Hays ASSOCIATED PRESS - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is shown in a video released by the Department of Defense on Saturday, May 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Department of Defense)

Seized data portray bin Laden as ‘delusional,’ book author says

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** John Brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism, speaks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance conference in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

White House official acknowledges drone strikes

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

Pigeons fly near burning parts of the Taj Hotel in Mumbai, India, on Nov. 27, 2008. Aggressive counterterrorism efforts - such as drone strikes and economic sanctions - have crippled al Qaeda's ability to replace leaders. (Associated Press)

No safety in weaker al Qaeda

By Kristina Wong - The Washington Times

**FILE** Abu Qatada is driven away April 17, 2012, after being refused bail at a hearing at London's Special Immigration Appeals Commission, which handles deportation and security cases, in London. Al Qaeda's North African affiliate offered to free a British hostage if London allowed radical cleric Qatada to leave Britain for another country. (Associated Press)

Al Qaeda offers to trade U.K. hostage for cleric

By Maamoun Youssef - Associated Press

** FILE ** In this undated image from video seized from the walled compound of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and released on Saturday, May 7, 2011, by the U.S. Department of Defense, a man whom the American government identified as Osama bin Laden watches television with an image of President Obama on the screen. Bin Laden was killed by U.S. troops. (AP Photo/U.S. Department of Defense)

Weaker al Qaeda still plots payback for bin Laden death

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

** FILE ** Then-Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks to state media reporters at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Office of the Yemeni Presidency)

Al Qaeda in Yemen says it has freed captured soldiers

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Pakistani police officers cover a vehicle to hide the family of Osama bin Laden from the media in Islamabad on Thursday, April 26, 2012. (AP Photo/M. Yasir)

Saudis: Bin Laden’s wives not tied to terror

Associated Press

Official: Expanded U.S. drone strikes approved for Yemen

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

Illustration: Obama and Islam

EDITORIAL: Obama embraces Islam

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

Official: FBI Director Mueller in Yemen for talks

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Yemeni army defectors march in Sanaa, Yemen, on Monday, April 23, 2012, to support protesters' demands for independence of the judicial system from government control. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Yemeni army recaptures center of al-Qaeda-held city

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

Afghan security forces rush to a battle in Kabul on Sunday, when militants launched a series of coordinated attacks across the city. The militant group Hizb-i-Islami, which walked out of peace talks last month, returned after their attack was foiled. (Associated Press)

Afghan militants return to peace talks

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Police commandos stand guard on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, outside a house in Islamabad, Pakistan, where family members of the late al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden are believed to be held. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Bin Laden family’s deportation from Pakistan hits snag

Associated Press

** FILE ** Najibullah Zazi arrives at the offices of the FBI in Denver for questioning on Sept. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski, File)

Bomb maker in NYC subway plot testifies

By Tom Hays - Associated Press

World Briefs: Strong earthquck shakes central Chile

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES