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AFGHANISTAN
Time for 'reconciliation' with Taliban, Karzai says
Afghan President Hamid Karzai (pictured) has called for a "process of reconciliation" with the Taliban, urging those who are not al Qaeda members or terrorists to return to the country and participate in its political life.
USA
Pentagon withdraws charges against USS Cole suspect
A Pentagon judge has withdrawn charges against Guantanamo detainee Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, accused of participating in the deadly October 2000 attack on the USS Cole. He remains in custody and can be charged again.
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia publishes 'wanted' list of terror suspects
The Saudi Interior Ministry compiled a list of 83 Saudis and two Yemenis wanted for terrorist activities, calling for them to turn themselves in. Fifteen suspected militants previously sought by the government have turned themselves in so far.
SPAIN
Police arrest a dozen suspects in terror swoop
According to Spanish media, police have arrested at least 11 people suspected of ties with Islamist terrorist organisations in twin raids in Barcelona and Valencia.
AUSTRALIA - TERRORISM
Terror cell leader arrested for plotting 'jihad'
A Muslim cleric and six of his followers were handed jail terms of between four and 15 years in Australia for forming a terror cell plotting bomb attacks against civilians.
USA - GUANTANAMO
Military judge refuses to suspend terror suspect's trial
A military judge rejected President Obama's request to suspend the trial of a Saudi detained in Guantanamo over the 2000 attack on the USS Cole. The White House said it was looking at options over the ruling.
29/01/2009 - Top Story

Europe splits on Guantanamo

How can Europe help Obama close Guantanamo?
YEMEN
Gunmen arrested after shooting incident near US embassy
Yemeni police arrested three gunmen on Monday after fire broke out at a checkpoint near the country's US embassy. A security official said the US mission had received a warning of a terrorist attack.
IRAN
EU strikes People's Mujahideen from terror list
The EU has agreed to remove the People's Mujahideen of Iran, the country's main opposition group, from its list of terrorist organisations. The group and its allies have long accused the EU of keeping it blacklisted in an effort to appease Tehran.
INDIA
Two suspected militants killed near New Delhi
Two suspected Pakistani militants were killed by Indian police after a car chase near the Indian capital, New Delhi. They recovered AK-47 rifles, grenades and Pakistani documents, according to a senior officer.
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