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Yemen opposes any direct US military intervention

Yemen's foreign minister says his country opposes any direct intervention by U.S. or other foreign troops in the fight against al-Qaida....

Obama to announce new airline safety measures

President Obama is announcing new measures Tuesday to beef up airline security after an alleged terrorist attempt to destroy ...

Obama links plane bombing plot to Al Qaeda, defends his anti-terrorism efforts

The president says an affiliate of the group trained and equipped Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. He promises to hold U.S. security officials accountable for breakdowns in terrorism screening.

U.S. to double security assistance to Yemen

A U.S. military commander said on Friday the United States will more than double its nearly $70 million security assistance program for Yemen, where a crackdown is underway on al Qaeda militants believed to be behind a failed plot to blow up a U.S. airliner.

Delta CEO: Flight 253 threat despite all security

Delta Air Lines' chief is upset the 278 passengers and 11 crewmembers aboard Flight 253 were put at risk by a suspected terrorist ...

Missed signals cleared way for suspect

To understand how the suspect in the botched terror attack was able to board a plane, you have to understand how the counterterrorism system that President Obama says failed is supposed to work.

Obama to get report on intelligence breakdown

President Obama will receive a report Thursday detailing how some government agencies failed to share or highlight potentially relevant information about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab before he allegedly tried to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, while others were insufficiently...