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A German government official says the nation will send an observer to the upcoming trial in New York of the professed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks and four accused henchmen.  

Italian police on Saturday arrested a Pakistani father and son accused of helping fund and providing logistical support for last year's terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, authorities said.  

Three suspected militants blew themselves up as police gave chase Saturday in the Pakistani part of disputed Kashmir, authorities said.  

The government intercepted at least 18 e-mails between the alleged Fort Hood gunman and a radical Muslim cleric, and a key senator says there could be more communications that might have tipped off law enforcement or military officials.  

Pakistan's interior minister has offered to quit if the presence of US security agency Blackwater in Pakistan is proved -- but he could be treading on thin ice for more than one reason. Talking to reporters here Saturday, Rehman Malik said US logistics company Dyne Corp had a presence in Pakistan since 2003 for providing transit assistance to the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan but it was not associated with Blackwater. He said then president Pervez Musharraf had permitted Dyne Corp to use the Pakis  

President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil on Saturday said that terrorism was a perverse global phenomenon and the struggle against it must be carried to the world stage. Addressing an International Conference of Jurists on Terrorism in New Delhi, the President said that terrorists are messengers of death and destruction and they should not be allowed to succeed in their evil designs. "In the modern world, distance and time do not provide insulation from the reach of terrorism. Terrorism easily transcends b

In the modern world, distance and time do not provide insulation from the reach of terrorism. Terrorism easily transcends borders and thus becomes a transnational crime   -Pratibha Devi Singh Patil

 

Ambulances have been racing toward the scene of a large explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul. The Interior Ministry says a rocket hit outside the luxury Serena Hotel. At least two people have been wounded, but there have been no reports of deaths so far.  

We have a watershed and landmark agreement with the United States on nuclear cooperation. We would like to operationalize it and ensure that the objectives for the nuclear deal are realized in full. My sincere hope is that we can persuade the U.S. administration to be more liberal when it comes to transferring [nuclear] technologies to us.  

The British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have spoken on camera for the first time to warn that their captors are "losing patience" and could kill them within a week. Surrounded by men brandishing machine guns - some pointed directly at them - Paul and Rachel Chandler spoke calmly about their plight. The footage was filmed for Channel 4 News on Wednesday and broadcast on Friday night.