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French Islamist group Forsane Alizza 'planned to kidnap Jewish judge'

Prosecutors told a press conference this morning that people who had made anti-Muslim statements in public or online were also named as targets.

Germany: Who should feed the neo-Nazi cats?

When a far-right cat-owner is arrested, who's left holding the kitties?
Beate Zschaepe neo-Nazi cats Germany 17 02 2012Enlarge
The cat is not a neo-Nazi, nor has it ever belonged to one. (Mimi Hanaoka/GlobalPost)

BERLIN, Germany — The discovery of a neo-Nazi terror cell, suspected of committing racist murders over a span of 10 years, shocked and outraged Germany.

It also left behind two very hungry cats.

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Iran 'more willing' to attack on US soil, American intelligence chief says

Senior Iranian officials are "now more willing to conduct an attack in the United States in response to real or perceived US actions that threaten the regime," according to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper.

Iraq: Suicide bomb hits funeral procession in Baghdad

The blast reportedly came as relatives were carrying the bodies of a family killed the day before from a local hospital.

Afghanistan: Kandahar Air Field suicide bomb kills at least 6 civilians

The blast was apparently supposed to target foreign troops at the airport, where thousands of US and NATO soldiers are based. However, officials said that all six confirmed fatalities were civilians.

Islamist Abu Qatada cannot be deported from UK, rules human rights court

The European Court of Human Rights ruled that deporting Abu Qatada to Jordan would put him at risk of facing an unfair trial, based on evidence obtained through torture.

Insurgents storm Iraqi police compound

As many as eight insurgents attacked a compound in an area once considered an Al Qaeda stronghold.

Lebanese man held in Bangkok over terror threat

The deputy prime minister said everything is under control as the government ramped up surveillance of tourists sites and airports.

Philippines: Black Nazarene procession faces threat from terrorists, warns president

"The sad reality of the world today is that terrorists want to disrupt the ability of people to live their lives in the ways they want to," said President Benigno Aquino.

Lori Berenson, once again in the spotlight

LIMA — Lori Berenson, the New Yorker convicted of terrorism in Peru, has once again found herself unwittingly in the eye of a political storm in the South American country.  
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