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25 police killed in Iraq shooting spree

By Sameer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

** FILE ** People inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion Feb. 23, 2012, in Karradah in downtown Baghdad. Iraqi officials said a string of attacks across Baghdad killed and injured dozens of people. (Associated Press)

Al Qaeda in Iraq mounts comeback

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

A Yemeni walks past graffiti that reads, "Freedom is made by people," on a street where protesters demanded a trial for former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday, March 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Fighting in Yemen kills 30 troops, 14 militants

By Ahmed Al-Haj - Associated Press

‘High-value’ Guantanamo prisoner from U.S. pleads guilty

By Ben Fox - Associated Press

This image provided by the FBI shows an undated picture of Saif al-Adel, also known as Mohammed Ibrahim Makkawi, who was arrested on Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012, at the Cairo airport but has has denied the link, saying it is a case of mistaken identity. (AP Photo/FBI)

U.S.: Man in Cairo may not be top al Qaeda figure

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

Gilgit-bound passengers wait Feb. 28, 2012, for a bus at a bus terminal in Islamabad, Pakistan, as transporters suspend their service due to firing on their buses. Gunmen wearing military uniforms stopped a convoy of buses on way to Gilgit in northern Pakistan, ordered selected passengers to get off and then killed 16 of them in an apparent sectarian attack, the police and a lawmaker said. (Associated Press)

Gunmen shoot dead 16 Shiites from bus in Pakistan

By Aqeel Ahmed - Associated Press

A crowd of Pakistani Shiite Muslims rally to condemn the killings of bus passengers in northern Pakistan on Tuesday by gunmen wearing military uniforms. The gunmen selected 16 Shiite Muslim passengers to be killed. (Associated Press)

Gunmen wearing military uniforms stop buses, kill 16 Shiites

By Aqeel Ahmed - Associated Press

Kenyan soldiers have turned their image from inexperienced invaders into a pivotal presence in the fight against al-Shabab terrorists in Somalia. The combined forces of Kenyan and African Union troops have taken control of 80 percent of the Gedo region. (Associated Press)

Kenyan airstrikes drive al-Shabab terrorists from Somalia strongholds

By Ioannis Gatsiounis - Special to The Washington Times

** FILE ** Ryan Crocker, the new U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, July 25, 2011. (Associated Press)

U.S. says it’s steadfast in rebuilding Afghanistan

By Anne Flaherty - Associated Press

** FILE ** People inspect the scene of a car bomb explosion Feb. 23, 2012, in Karradah in downtown Baghdad. Iraqi officials said a string of attacks across Baghdad killed and injured dozens of people. (Associated Press)

Rapid-fire attacks across Iraq kill 55 people

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Semeer N. Yacoub - Associated Press

**FILE** A naval officer works Feb. 20, 2012, at the operation room of the EU NAVFOR, the European Union naval force responsible with anti-piracy patrols, at their headquarters in Northwood, England. The force said pirates who target international shipping from the shores in Somalia hijacked six vessels between May and December 2011, compared to 19 between January and April. (Associated Press)

Leaders meet in U.K. over fragile Somalia’s future

By David Stringer - Associated Press

Briefly: Africa

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

A shopkeeper waits for customers in Sanaa on Thursday as campaign posters showing Yemeni Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi hang on the wall. President Obama backed the vice president days before the election. Mr. Hadi is the only candidate. (Associated Press)

Obama endorses vice president before election

By Ahmed al-Haj - Associated Press

Capitol Police officer Trevor O'Neill stands on guard on the west side of the Capitol in Washington Friday, Feb. 17, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Authorities: Terror suspect planned suicide bomb

By Eric Tuckler - Associated Press

Suicide blast kills 23 Shiite Muslims in Pakistan

By Hussain Afzal - Associated Press

World Scene

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

U.S. officials tie al Qaeda to Syrian bombings

By Kimberly Dozier - Associated Press

Briefly: Africa

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Somalis march through the streets of Mogadishu at a government-organized rally against the militant group al-Shabab on Wednesday. Many of the demonstrators were protesting the recent merger between al Qaeda and al-Shabab. (Associated Press)

Al Qaeda embrace of al-Shabab seen as driven by desperation

By Jason Straziuso - Associated Press

** FILE ** This frame-grabbed image from video provided by the SITE Intel Group, an U.S. private terrorist-threat-analysis company, purports to show al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri on a Web posting on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/SITE Intel Group)

Al Qaeda urges Muslims to help Syrian rebels

By Lara Jakes - Associated Press