http://www.newser.com/2008 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 28 Aug 2008 7:58:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36003/us-shipping-foreign-fighters-to-home-prisons.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe US has stepped up efforts to return foreign fighters captured in Iraq and Afghanistan to their homelands, the New York Times reports. More than 200 detainees have been turned over to security services in Saudi Arabia, Egypt and other countries as the military works to empty its controversial secret prisons—and dodge continuing problems at Guantanamo Bay.http://www.newser.com/story/36003/us-shipping-foreign-fighters-to-home-prisons.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 27 Aug 2008 22:35:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35968/bbc-denies-spouting-governments-qaeda-line.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSimilarities between a leaked British government document and a recent BBC report on al-Qaeda’s waning support are just that, the broadcaster said today in denying its editorial independence had been dented. A report leaked to the Guardian talked of pushing material through UK media channels to suggest al-Qaeda is weakening; the BBC show suggested the group was losing support, but could still attack the West.http://www.newser.com/story/35968/bbc-denies-spouting-governments-qaeda-line.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 27 Aug 2008 13:44:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35709/journalists-suspected-kidnapper-nabbed-in-iraq.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe suspected mastermind behind the 2006 abduction of US journalist Jill Carroll and a cohort have been captured by US-led military forces, CNN reports. The pair, nabbed in Baghdad, are suspected of planning numerous kidnappings and suicide bombings in the country. Their capture leaves “few remaining experienced leaders” in the Iraq al-Qaeda network, said a military statement. Carroll, a freelance reporter for the Christian Science Monitor , was released unharmed.http://www.newser.com/story/35709/journalists-suspected-kidnapper-nabbed-in-iraq.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 3:41:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35689/cross-honors-heroes-of-flight-93.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA 14-foot-high cross forged from World Trade Center steel was dedicated yesterday in a moving ceremony near the spot where United Airlines Flight 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field. The 2-ton memorial was erected next to the Shanksville firehouse on a base shaped like the Pentagon. Flight 93 went down as passengers rushed the cockpit to prevent hijackers from flying it into its intended target in Washington, D.C.http://www.newser.com/story/35689/cross-honors-heroes-of-flight-93.html?refid=rss_all_defaultMon, 25 Aug 2008 0:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35645/al-qaeda-works-cheap-stays-hidden.html?refid=rss_all_defaultInternational efforts to cut off terrorists from funding have failed because al-Qaeda cells operate cheaply and independently, avoiding official funding channels, experts say. While the US and its allies have focused on freezing bank accounts and monitoring financial transactions, operatives build $15 bombs, drum up hard-to-trace cash through illegal scams, and move money in person, reports the Washington Post .http://www.newser.com/story/35645/al-qaeda-works-cheap-stays-hidden.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSun, 24 Aug 2008 2:55:32 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35393/alleged-lockerbie-bomber-could-be-released.html?refid=rss_all_defaultA convicted terrorist could be released from a Scottish jail soon just because the British government doesn’t want to reveal sensitive evidence against him, Radar reports. Abdel Basset al-Megrahi has been locked up since 1999 for his alleged involvement in the 1988 Pan Am 103 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland—but recent revelations suggest he may not be responsible at all.http://www.newser.com/story/35393/alleged-lockerbie-bomber-could-be-released.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThu, 21 Aug 2008 14:13:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35620/us-weighs-direct-pakistan-strikes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFrustrated with what some see as unproductive new leadership in Pakistan and fearing a strengthening al-Qaeda, Pentagon officials are considering a unilateral mission to root out militants hiding in the country, the Los Angeles Times reports. The CIA has backed such a move for months, but some officials remain concerned that a strike would shake Pakistan’s support for the US.http://www.newser.com/story/35620/us-weighs-direct-pakistan-strikes.html?refid=rss_all_defaultSat, 23 Aug 2008 9:35:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35533/al-qaeda-claims-algeria-bombings.html?refid=rss_all_defaultThe North African branch of al-Qaeda has claimed it was behind a pair of car bombs in Algeria that killed 12 this week, al-Jazeera reports. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb issued an audio recording of an official announcing responsibility for the attacks. The bombings were the latest in a series of attacks by the group, including a car bomb Tuesday that killed 48, Reuters reports. The attacks were retaliation for security forces' crackdown on militants, the tape said.http://www.newser.com/story/35533/al-qaeda-claims-algeria-bombings.html?refid=rss_all_defaultFri, 22 Aug 2008 5:45:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35319/boy-8-makes-terror-watch-list.html?refid=rss_all_defaultJames Robinson, 8, shares more than a name with a pilot and a former assistant attorney general, CNN reports. All three have found themselves on the government's terrorist watch list and must verify they're not James Robinson, suspected terrorist, before they can fly. Little James was first held up at an airport at age 5. Asked if he's a terrorist, James replies "I don't know"—because he doesn't understand what a terrorist is.http://www.newser.com/story/35319/boy-8-makes-terror-watch-list.html?refid=rss_all_defaultWed, 20 Aug 2008 4:08:10 CDT