U.N. states 7 peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN/UNITED NATIONS – Seven United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in Ivory Coast on Friday while on patrol near the border with neighboring Liberia, the world body ...
Senior al-Qaida leader targeted in US drone strike that killed 15 in Pakistan
Al-Qaida official Abu Yahya al-Libi, who escaped from U.S. custody in Afghanistan in 2005, is shown in a screen grab from an al-Qaida propaganda video tape released in July 2008. ...
At least 14 killed in Polish head-on train collision
Rescuers work at the site of a deadly train collision in Szczekociny, southern Poland. SZCZECHOCINY, Poland — At least 14 people were killed when two passenger trains collided head-on in ...
Police think poisoned cat meat killed China tycoon
BEIJING — The sudden death of a billionaire in southern China is causing police to ask: Was it murder by cat meat? Only on msnbc.com Updated 109 minutes ...
Colombian officials state top FARC leader killed
BOGOTA, Colombia — The top leader of Colombia’s main rebel group, the bookish ideologue Alfonso Cano, was killed Friday in a military raid in the country’s southwest, authorities said. The ...
U.N. workers killed in Afghan attack
From Ruhullah Khapalwak, For CNN November 1, 2011 — Updated 0351 GMT (1151 HKT) An Afghanistan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officer guards a building used by the UNHCR in ...
Officials: U.S.-born Muslim cleric killed
Anwar al-Awlaki was believed to be hiding in Yemen (file photo). NEW: Al-Awlaki had been under surveillance for two weeks, official saysObama calls al-Awlaki’s death a “major blow” to al ...
2 killed in shooting at U.S. Embassy in Kabul
Fatal shooting at U.S. Embassy in Kabul A source states the Afghan attacker was part of a local guard forceA U.S. official states the American killed was a CIA employeeThe ...
Bomber targets top Pakistani policeman; 8 killed
KARACHI, Pakistan — A Taliban suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives Monday outside the home of a senior police officer tasked with cracking down on militants in Pakistan’s ...
US officials: Al-Qaida’s No. 2 killed in Pakistan
Al-Rahman was killed Monday in the lawless Pakistani tribal region of Waziristan, according to a senior administration official who insisted on anonymity to discuss intelligence issues. A Pakistani intelligence official ...
