Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s condition was unclear Sunday, following an attack on his palace, with Western diplomatic sources saying Saleh is undergoing neurosurgery while a spokesman for his party said he was undergoing “simple check-ups.”
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Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh suffered shrapnel wounds and burns in Friday’s attack on his compound in Sanaa, sources tell the BBC.
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The man described by counterterrorism officials as al Qaeda’s “military brain,” Ilyas Kashmiri, was killed in a drone strike Friday night in Pakistan, a spokesman for his group, the jihadist Harakat-ul-Jihad-Islami, said.
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh urges troops to confront his tribal opponents, in an audio message hours following he is injured in an attack.
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The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political and administrative powers, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political and administrative powers, a spokesman said Tuesday.
The Dalai Lama has formally relinquished his political and administrative powers, a spokesman said Tuesday.
Eight generals from embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s army have defected and are now in Italy, the Italian Foreign Ministry told CNN on Monday.
The powerful leader of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah weighed in on the conflict in Syria on Wednesday and defended the country’s embattled president.
Developing countries express concern over the selection process for the next chief of the International Monetary Fund.
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