Government soldiers ride in the back of a pick-up track as they patrol Hammer Wayne market in Mogadishu, Somalia. A top Al-Qaeda operative who figures high on an FBI list of wanted terror suspects was killed in a US commando attack on a village in southern Somalia Monday, US media reported. (AFP/Mohamed Dahir)Al-Qaeda Target Killed In US Somali Strike: Official -- Yahoo News/AFP
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A top Al-Qaeda operative who figures high on an FBI list of wanted terror suspects was killed in a US military raid in southern Somalia Monday, a US official told AFP.
The official, who asked to remain anonymous, named the dead man as Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a Kenyan wanted for questioning for 2002 attacks in Mombasa on a hotel and an Israeli airliner.
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MIDDLE EAST
Prosecutors charges Hezbollah's financier.
Mitchell in Israel to jumpstart talks. U.S. envoy says hopes to finalize settlement deal.
Israel: Differences with US over peace talks.
Iranian nuclear talks next month.
Iraq's Kurds 'caught in sectarian warfare'.
Iraqi shoe thrower's release from jail delayed.
Son of late Israeli astronaut dies in plane crash.
ASIA
Four killed in U.S. missile strike in Pakistan.
Seoul mum on reported plans for 3rd NKorea nuke test.
Suspected insurgents kill 5 in Thailand's south.
Web censoring widens across Southeast Asia.
Dalai Lama hopes to meet Obama in Nov: statement.
China starts building new space launch centre.
AFRICA
Aid will not come before reforms, EU tells Mugabe. Zimbabwean minister denounces EU.
Doctors: Uganda riots death toll rises to 21. Uganda charges dozens over riots.
Gabon call for strike falls flat.
AU soldiers mistake camels for Somali rebel attack.
Number of flood victims rises dramatically in West Africa.
EUROPE
Eastern Europe not feeling the love from Obama.
Eurozone is 'exiting recession'.
Norway government 'wins' election.
German challenger gains an edge after TV debate.
Kremlin intensifies pressure as Ukraine prepares for vote.
AMERICAS
Venezuela to develop nuclear energy with Russian help.
Venezuela gets $2.2B in credit for Russian arms.
Canada's NDP leader says election is not inevitable.
Argentina accuses Uruguay of int'l law breach.
Three killed in violence on anniversary of Chile coup.
Swine flu shots to start in three weeks as U.S. cases spread.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in Somalia.
Three Britons sentenced in plot to blow up airliners. Transatlantic plane bomb plotters jailed for life.
Bin Laden addresses Americans in tape. In audio message, bin Laden calls Obama 'powerless'.
Evolution of US global confrontation with the Jihadists since 9/11.
Terror group builds big base under Pakistani officials' noses.
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
US-China tire spat unlikely to trigger trade war.
Obama warns Wall Street not to block tighter regs.
World stocks shaken by US-China trade dispute.
Lehman collapse: President Barack Obama to push banking overhaul.
US tyre duties spark clash with China.
Stiglitz says banking problems are now bigger than Pre-Lehman.
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