After nearly 20 years, US forces leave Afghanistan – With insights from The Wall Street Journal
US troops withdraw from Afghanistan, leaving behind more than 100 American citizens and tens of thousands of Afghan allies.
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Govt downplays US terror alert. TRAC says SA becoming more vulnerable.
State Security Minister David Mahlobo has downplayed the US terror alert, saying his department was doing all it could to keep South Africa safe against attacks.
Bloomberg View: Shades of 9/11 after Paris murders as Hollande follows Bush
When French President Francois Hollande said Friday’s attacks on Paris were an “act of war,” he was following a script set by George W. Bush in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
New heir to Saudi throne in reshuffleÂ
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman named his powerful interior minister as heir on Wednesday in a generational shift that also saw one of his sons promoted to second in line to the throne.
Hey, relax, South Africa isn’t THAT bad
So, South Africa has a few problems. No argument there. Imagine though, that you’re a fund manager in New York looking for global investment opportunities.
Fake facebook account is window on Belgian jihadis
Within weeks of setting up a Facebook Inc. account and posing as a would-be Belgian jihadi, Pieter Van Ostaeyen amassed more than 1,000 “friends.”
September 11 conspirator says Saudi royals backed al Qaeda
A former al Qaeda operative imprisoned for life for his role in the September 11 attacks has revealed that members of the Saudi royal family gave support.
Long queues for copies as Parisians, Hollande hail “reborn” Charlie Hebdo
“Today it is reborn,” the president said of the magazine, after many Parisians joined long queues to get their hands on a copy which, true to controversial form, featured a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed on its cover.
UK spy chief: West facing mass casualty attacks
Islamist militants in Syria are planning “mass casualty attacks” on Western targets, the head of British spy agency MI5 has warned, saying the deadly shooting in Paris was only a reminder of an ongoing threat.