Britons told to avoid Saudi travel - By Audrey Hudson - THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The British government yesterday warned citizens against travel to Saudi Arabia amid disputed reports that two small airplanes loaded with explosives were prevented from crashing into a British Airways jet
Drug money sustains al Qaeda - By Rowan Scarborough - THE WASHINGTON TIMES - Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network has become deeply involved in international drug trafficking, using the money to buy arms and, possibly, radioactive material for use in a so-called "dirty" nuclear bomb, senior U.S. officials say
Morphing of terrorist image -By Abe Novick - "Terrorist" once had a pejorative meaning but has come to symbolize something quite different, depending on who is using it and who is being labeled. From evildoer to freedom fighter.
Muslim Football Tournament Under Fire By CHELSEA J. CARTER Associated Press Writer IRVINE, Calif. (AP) -- The idea was innocent enough: A group of young men organize a holiday football tournament and give their teams such innocuous names as "4th and Goal" and "1988'ers." It was some of the other team names that raised eyebrows: Intifada, Soldiers of Allah and Mujahideen
Virus sickens 200 cruise passengers SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- About 200 passengers aboard an Australian cruise ship had their holidays spoiled by a highly contagious virus. The 1,500 passengers aboard P&O's Pacific Sky arrived back in Sydney Saturday after a 12-day Pacific island cruise and crews immediately began disinfecting the ship, the Sunday Telegraph reported
U.S. sees new security threats in Pakistan - By Anwar Iqbal - UPI South Asian Affairs Analyst WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The United States warned Friday that terrorists posing as beggars and vendors may target Americans living in Pakistan. - The warning, conveyed through a message condemning the second assassination attempt on President Pervez Musharraf, in two weeks, also urging other Western citizens in the country to take precautionary measures. - "We have evidence of a potential threat to American citizens and other Westerners in Pakistan from terrorists posing as street vendors or beggars on busy streets," State Department spokesman Lou Fintor told United Press International.
U.S. military deaths in war on terrorism - WASHINGTON, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- List of U.S. military personnel who have died with serving with units assigned to Operation Enduring Freedom (as of Dec. 26, 2003)