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In an alliance defying recent cultural tensions, Sunni and Shi'ite forces joined together in opposition to al-Qaeda insurgents, fighting over control of the Iraqi city of Ramadi.

The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has appealed to the government of Yemen to bring the the people responsible for the death of 52 people including seven overseas Filipino workers (OFW) to justice.

The head of the Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has apologized to the victims of the suicide attack on the hospital inside the Yemeni Ministry of Defense complex in the capital city Sanaa, Yemen.

Sanaa - In a video message on Sunday, Qassim al-Raimi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, issued a rare apology for an attack on a hospital in Yemen earlier this month that left 52 dead.

London - Monday, the Old Bailey trial of the two men accused of killing soldier Lee Rigby on the streets of Woolwich, continued with testimony by one of the accused. The defence case for Adebolajo began in the morning.

At least 52 people have been killed in a suicide bombing attack Thursday at a hospital in the Defense Ministry compound in the capital city of Sanaa, Yemen.

In a disturbing report released this week by the Henry Jackson Society, a direct line is drawn between the instability of the Assad regime in Syria and the ability of the Al Qaeda terrorist network to acquire biological weapons.

Tripoli - Following the United States’ capture of alleged Al-Qaeda operative Abu Anas al Libi in a surprise Tripoli raid, Libya is seeking his handover, saying that he be tried on Libyan soil.

Tripoli - United States operatives have reportedly captured a leading al-Qaeda militant in Libya and imprisoned him on a Navy vessel, prompting Tripoli to demand an explanation for the "kidnapping of a Libyan citizen."

Syria's Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem has said Turkey, along with Qatar and Saudi Arabia, constitute an obstacle to peace given their support for the Syrian opposition.