BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Jordan
– HOSAM MAHER SMADI ARRESTED FOR BOMB PLOT
The FBI arrested, on Thursday 09/24/2009, Hosam Maher Husein Smadi, 19, a Jordanian citizen who was plotting to bomb downtown Dallas, and 29-year-old Michael Finton after attempting to blow up a car bomb outside a courthouse in Springfield, Illinois. Continue reading
– SHAWQI AHMAD OMAR
Shawqi Ahmad Omar is a USA citizen from Jordanian descent. He was born in Kuwait in 1962. Shawqi Ahmad Omar came to the USA on a student visa in 1979. Continue reading
– AHMED MUSTAFA IBRAHIM ALI
On 04/17/2004, when Ahmed Ibrahim Ali was undergoing police training along with UN colleagues in a group of 21 Americans, 2 Turks, and an Austrian, he opened fire on fellow Americans. Continue reading
– RAED MANSOUR AL-BANNA
Raed Mansour al-Banna was born in Salt, Jordan, in 1973 and grew up in a religious, economically prosperous merchant family. Continue reading
– ABDEL-SATTAR JAD
Abdel-Sattar Jad, also known as Farouq al-Masri or Abu Muhammad al-Masri was born in 1964. Continue reading
– AMMAN : AL TAIFA AL MANSOURA
The Jordanian authorities arrested, in 08/2004, a network of 11 suspects related to the Saudi branch of Al Qaeda - Al Haramain Brigades. A military court in Jordan has found, on10/18/2006, 8 Islamist militants guilty of plotting to kill USA troops in Iraq. Continue reading
– RED SEA & JORDAN VALLEY CELLS
Two men, Yousef Al Jaghameen and Sufian Al Samamrah, were convicted in a Jordanian military court, on Tuesday 10/11/2005. The public prosecutor of Jordan’s State Security Court has charged, on Tuesday 02/21/2006, five suspects. Continue reading
– ABU AWDA CELL
The Jordanian authorities revealed, on 08/04/2005, the arrest, few weeks earlier, in 07/2005, of an Al Qaeda affiliate network of 6 suspects in Jordan. Continue reading
– QTEISHAT CELL
A military court in Jordan has convicted, on 03/12/2006, five militants accused of plotting terror attacks in Jordan. Continue reading
– MIQDAD AL-DABBAS
Miqdad Mohammad al-Dabbas was born in 1981 in Jordan. He became a close trustee of Abu Musab al Zarqawi in Iraq in 1998. Continue reading