Sept. 11's '20th hijacker' makes stunning claim

Sept. 11's '20th hijacker' makes stunning claim
Islamic State seeks to up 'terror' ante
At least 26 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river
Investigators examine burned-wreckage in deadly train crash
Jordan hangs 2 Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death
Commuter train smashes into SUV on tracks, killing 6
Investigators seek clues at deadly New York train crash site
New Jersey Governor Christie ducks media after vaccination comments
September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda
Drone targets senior Shebab militant in Somalia: US
‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ sequel met with joy, humor and worry

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 06:38 AM PST

Zacarias Moussaoui made a statement sharply refuted by the Saudi royal family.

Islamic State seeks to up 'terror' ante

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 06:36 AM PST

Burning a Jordanian pilot alive was the group's most savage execution video yet.

At least 26 dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:20 AM PST

A TransAsia flight with 53 passengers aboard clips a bridge shortly after takeoff.

Investigators examine burned-wreckage in deadly train crash

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 11:00 AM PST

VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — Federal investigators began examining the burned-out wreckage at the site of a deadly commuter train crash Wednesday, looking for clues that might explain the baffling behavior of a woman whose SUV was stopped between the descending crossing gates.

Jordan hangs 2 Iraqi militants in response to pilot's death

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:09 AM PST

Jordan hangs two jihadists after the apparent execution of one of its own fighter pilots.

Commuter train smashes into SUV on tracks, killing 6

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 09:50 PM PST

The packed train slammed into the SUV at a crossing and erupted into flames.

Investigators seek clues at deadly New York train crash site

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:22 AM PST

By David Gaffen and Sebastien Malo MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. (Reuters) - Investigators examining the circumstances of a New York commuter train accident that killed six people said on Wednesday they were collecting recording devices from the site where the train hit a vehicle stalled on the tracks in the railroad's worst-ever accident. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said five passengers died in the Metro-North train crash near the suburb of White Plains on Tuesday evening, not six, as he had previously announced. An earlier traffic accident in the area had diverted a number of vehicles toward the crossing where the accident happened, according to Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive. Two large red lights at the crossing flashed intermittently alongside a sign stating: "Do not stop on tracks." The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, the state-controlled agency that runs the railroad, said the crash was the deadliest accident for Metro-North, the second-largest commuter railroad in the United States.

New Jersey Governor Christie ducks media after vaccination comments

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 09:12 AM PST

By Sam Wilkin LONDON (Reuters) - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a possible 2016 presidential contender, canceled three scheduled media appearances in the UK on Tuesday, amid a controversy over his comments on measles vaccinations. His comments came a few hours after President Barack Obama said parents should have their children vaccinated, saying the science was "pretty indisputable." Christie canceled two question-and-answer sessions and a press statement he was due to make after meeting UK finance minister George Osborne. "We just decided we're not going to have availability today," said Maria Comella, Christie's head of communications, after the last scheduled appearance was canceled.

September 11 conspirator Moussaoui says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda

Posted: 04 Feb 2015 08:20 AM PST

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former al Qaeda operative imprisoned for life for his role in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has told lawyers for victims of the attacks that members of the Saudi royal family supported the Islamic militant group. Zacarias Moussaoui made the statements in testimony filed in Manhattan federal court on Tuesday by lawyers for attack victims who accuse Saudi Arabia in a suit of providing material support to al Qaeda. He said a list of donors from the late 1990s that he drafted during al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's tenure included some "extremely famous" Saudi officials, including Prince Turki al-Faisal Al Saud, a former Saudi intelligence chief.

Drone targets senior Shebab militant in Somalia: US

Posted: 03 Feb 2015 01:28 PM PST

US drone aircraft targeted a senior figure in Somalia's Shebab militia, the Pentagon said Tuesday, in the latest bid to take out leaders of the Al-Qaeda-linked group. US special operations forces "using unmanned aircraft and several Hellfire missiles" carried out the strike on Saturday against Shebab's chief of external operations and planning, spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby told reporters. The Pentagon identified the Shebab senior figure as Yusuf Dheeq.