Mauritanian military reports intense troop movements against terror (People’s Daily)
There were intense movements of the anti-terrorism troops in the past 48 hours in the north of Mauritania, especially in the interior of Tourine-Lamgheitty-Ghallawiya triangle, the military said on Monday. The latest movements came as an escalation of action by the country’s special units, which have been deployed for more than a year in the northern parts of the country to fight the combatants …
Gaddafi names son second-in-command
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has presented his son Seif al-Islam as head of state with powers second only to those of the long-ruling colonel.
Physicist exchanged e-mails with al-Qaida contact (AP via Yahoo! News)
A French physicist arrested last week while working at the world’s largest atom smasher has acknowledged to investigators that he corresponded over the Internet with a contact in North Africa’s al-Qaida branch, a judicial official said Sunday.
Nuclear physicist arrested for possible al-Qaida connection (Pioneer Press)
PARIS The French authorities have arrested a physicist who worked for years at CERN, the huge nuclear research center in Switzerland, on suspicion of links to al-Qaida’s affiliate in North Africa, the center said Friday.
Libyan hurt after throwing bomb at Milan barracks (Reuters)
MILAN (Reuters) – A Libyan man threw a bomb at an Italian army barracks in Milan early on Monday and was injured in the explosion, losing a hand, police said, but there was no immediate explanation of the motive for the attack.
Moroccan king’s brother falls ill
Prince Moulay Rachid, younger brother of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, has been admitted to hospital in Paris after taking ill on a flight.
Atom Smasher Physicist Had Al Qaeda Contact (WCBS-TV New York)
A French physicist arrested last week while working at the world’s largest atom smasher has acknowledged to investigators that he corresponded over the Internet with a contact in North Africa’s al Qaeda branch, a judicial official said Sunday.
