Day: April 5, 2012

On a dusty day in the northern-most Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah, 40-year-old Jasim Ali wrestles playfully with his four-legged friend Teymour over a chew toy. But Teymour is not a dog — he’s a fully-grown African lion.

Osama bin Laden spent years on the run in various parts of Pakistan after the 2001 terrorist attacks, moving from one safe house to another and fathering four children, and at least one was born in a government hospital, his youngest widow has told Pak…

Swat Valley residents hope a former Taliban stronghold-turned-ski resort brings back tourists. CNN’s Reza Sayah reports.

Swat Valley residents hope a former Taliban stronghold-turned-ski resort brings back tourists. CNN’s Reza Sayah reports.

Manchester United went five points clear at the top of the English Premier League on Monday night after a 2-0 win against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park.

Afghanistan and the United States may soon reach a deal over night raids by U.S. and Afghan special forces on local dwellings that would increase Afghan control over and participation in the controversial operations.

Sudan is denying that the South Sudanese military shot down a Sudanese fighter jet.

Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, wanted by Iraqi authorities on terrorism charges, was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, holding talks with the kingdom’s foreign minister, a Saudi government spokesman said.

Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, wanted by Iraqi authorities on terrorism charges, was in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, holding talks with the kingdom’s foreign minister, a Saudi government spokesman said.

In a dangerous escalation of border violence, South Sudan accused rival Sudan of war mongering Wednesday and said it had shot down a fighter jet sent to bomb the oil-rich Pan Akuac region.