Skip navigation
U.S. officials say top al-Qaida leader killed
A “high-ranking” al-Qaida figure was killed Thursday in an attack by a U.S. Predator drone aircraft, U.S. officials told NBC News. Full story
  
  


advertisement | your ad here
  World news  
  More
U.S. officials say top al-Qaida leader killed
Al-Qaida claims deadly Baghdad blasts
Egypt taking steps to stem Gaza smuggling
  N. Korea: We understand need for nuclear talks
Pakistani militants rebuffed U.S. volunteers
  Newsweek: World news
Slideshow
Image: Major Shannon Cole
  Saving lives
Photographer Erin Trieb spends six weeks with the U.S. Army's busiest trauma center in Afghanistan.

more photos

South and Central Asia video  
  MORE VIDEO
America's other war
Dec. 10: Noah Shachtman, editor of Wired.com's Danger Room blog talks with Rachel Maddow about U.S. armed drone missions being conducted in Pakistan.
Indonesian school unveils Obama statue
Detained students sought terror contacts via YouTube
advertisement | your ad here
Slideshow
Image:  Pech Valley of Afghanistan's Kunar province
  Front lines
Soldiers are fighting to suppress the Taliban and win over the Afghan people.

more photos

  NBC World Blog

NBC News correspondents and producers around the globe share their insight on news events.

  Interactive: Forgotten conflicts  
  

Sponsored links

Resource guide