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Questions and answers on third presidential debate

Libya. Israel. The Palestinians. Iran. Afghanistan. Pakistan. China. Terrorism. Think world hotspots. Think hot rhetoric. Watch the third presidential debate

Al-Qaida in Afghanistan is attempting a comeback

A diminished but resilient al-Qaida is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan's mountainous east even as U.S. and allied forces wind down their combat mission

Candidates seek foreign policy edge in 3rd debate

Still neck-and-neck after all these months, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney head into their third and final debate with each man eager to project an aura of

Court throws out conviction of bin Laden driver

A federal appeals court on Tuesday threw out the conviction of Salim Ahmed Hamdan, a former driver for Osama bin Laden who served a prison term for material

Fewer 9/11 families on hand for 11th anniversary

Americans paused again Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with familiar ceremony, but also a sense that it's time to

Pentagon says ex-SEAL book contains secrets

A Pentagon official says a former Navy SEAL's insider account of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contains classified information.

Pentagon weighing options against ex-SEAL author

The Pentagon is considering legal action against a former Navy SEAL whose book describes insider details of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, but it has

Book on bin Laden raid coming out Sept. 11

A first-hand account of the Navy SEAL mission that killed Osama bin Laden is coming out Sept. 11.

Romney accuses Obama of classified material leaks

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney on Tuesday accused President Barack Obama of trying to gain a political edge in their close campaign by leaking

Al-Qaida No. 2 dies in US drone strike in Pakistan

A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan has killed al-Qaida's second-in-command, officials from both countries confirmed Tuesday, the most significant

Rep. King: CIA, Pentagon, too close to filmmakers

A House committee chairman charged Wednesday that the CIA and Defense Department jeopardized national security by cooperating too closely with filmmakers

Pakistan convicts doctor who helped find bin Laden

A government official says a Pakistani doctor who helped the U.S. track down Osama bin Laden has been convicted of high treason and sentenced to 33 years in

Officials: Bomber was CIA informant

U.S. and Yemeni officials say the supposed would-be bomber at the heart of an al-Qaida airliner plot was actually an informant working for the CIA.

US sends airport security guide to other countries

In the wake of a terrorist bomb plot disrupted by the CIA, the U.S. advised some international airports and air carriers Tuesday about security measures for

US: CIA thwarts new al-Qaida bomb plot

The CIA thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaida's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a U.S.-bound airliner around the one-year anniversary of the killing of Osama

Sept. 11 case returns to Guantanamo tribunal

Five men accused of orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks, including the self-proclaimed mastermind, are headed back to a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay on

Bin Laden documents at a glance

Bin Laden wanted al-Qaida to focus on the U.S. and not waste time and resources attacking other enemies such as Britain or trying to overthrow governments in

Bin Laden's last words go online

Letters from Osama bin Laden's last hideaway, released by U.S. officials intent on discrediting his terror organization, portray a network weak, inept and

Photos: President Obama visits Afghanistan

A swift, secretive trip to the war zone.

Keeping Navy SEAL missions a secret

A former SEAL says current SEALs have become too well known in the year since Osama bin Laden was killed.

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After hearing the news, crowds formed outside the White House to celebrate.

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U.S. Forces kill Osama bin Laden

Complete coverage on the death of Osama bin Laden.