Archive for December, 2009
AP sources: CIA base chief killed in attack (AP)
AP – The CIA said Thursday that seven of its employees were killed and six others wounded in a suicide bombing at a base in Afghanistan. The Associated Press has learned that one of them was the chief of the CIA’s post in Afghanistan’s southeastern Khost Province.
Former Gitmo detainees help al-Qaida grow in Yemen (AP)
AP – As a prisoner at Guantanamo, Said Ali al-Shihri said he wanted freedom so he could go home to Saudi Arabia and work at his family’s furniture store.
Stock markets recover in 2009
Stock markets recover in 2009, with Shanghai among the best performers as the index rises 80% over the course of the year.
No CommentsTiger Woods loses AT&T as sponsor
Golf star Tiger Woods’ fall from grace continues as the US phone giant becomes the latest to end its sponsorship.
No CommentsCIA chief confirms Afghan deaths
The CIA chief confirms seven officers – reportedly including a mother-of-three who was station chief – were killed in Afghanistan.
No CommentsFreed UK hostage tells of captivity
Freed Briton Peter Moore says he was roughly treated after being kidnapped in Iraq but conditions improved in the last few months.
No CommentsProtests against blockade of Gaza
Several hundred people join protests in Gaza, Israel and Egypt against the blockade of the Gaza Strip.
No CommentsAttacks on Israelis fall in 2009
The number of attacks on Israelis in 2009 fell sharply to its lowest level since 2000, says the country’s intelligence agency.
No CommentsCIA chief confirms Afghan deaths
The CIA chief confirms seven officers – reportedly including a mother-of-three who was station chief – were killed in Afghanistan.
No CommentsCIA chief confirms Afghan deaths
CIA director Leon Panetta confirms seven CIA officers were killed in a bomb attack in Afghanistan on Wednesday.
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