Once considered naïve on foreign policy, Barack Obama has been flaunting his national security credentials on the campaign trail – and daring Republicans to challenge him. France24.com takes a look at an unusual political reversal.
Documents seized in the May 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden reveal his struggle to regain the trust of his followers and his preoccupation with mistakes made by al Qaeda and its allies. Selected documents were released by the US Army Thursday.
A Taliban suicide attack on foreign targets in Kabul killed at least six people on Wednesday, shortly after US President Barack Obama spoke of an end to the country's long war during a surprise visit on the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death.
One year after al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a US raid, analysts say the global terror threat is far from eradicated. FRANCE 24 spoke with Anne Giudicelli, an expert in international terrorism, for further insight.
Olympics security organisers defended plans to place missile batteries atop London rooftops Monday following public outcry and concerns from tower block residents. The missiles would be used to foil a large-scale terrorist attack, the army said.
After weeks of closed-door talks, the US and Afghanistan finalised a partnership agreement Sunday detailing the scope of US involvement in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of its troops in 2014. The deal must be signed by both countries’ presidents.
Five insurgents who were planning “large-scale bloodshed” in Kabul with the use of 10,000 kilograms of explosives have been arrested, an intelligence spokesperson said Saturday. Three of the men were Pakistani, while two were Afghan.
US and Afghan officials agreed on Sunday to put Afghan security in charge of night raids by special forces on insurgent hideouts. The raids have triggered anger among locals and been a source of rising tensions between Kabul and Washington.
Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign spokeswoman is subjected to a protest by women wearing fake beards at an Elle magazine presidential election debate. And a data journalists' website reckons there's a bug in his planned crusade against cyberjihad terrorists. That's the focus for MediaWatch this Friday, 6th April 2012.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy's opponents suggested Wednesday he had been "stage-managing" the televised arrests of suspected Islamist extremists in order to give himself a boost in the upcoming presidential poll.
