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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.
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– MOHAMED ATTA
Mahamed Atta a member of the Hamburg Cell and Commander of the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers in New York in 2001. Born in Egypt 01/09/1968 in al Shaikh village. Probably with family relation to Marwan al Shehi. Mahamed Atta studied architecture in the Technological Institute of Hamburg till 11/1999, using a passport issued by the United Emirates. Continue reading
– DR. ABDULLAH YUSUF AZZAM
Dr’ Abdullah Azzam was born in 1941 in Seilat al Harithia, a small village in Jenin district in Palestine under the British mandate. In his teens Abdullah Azzam learned agriculture in Khadorri, near Tul Karem, and worked afterwards as a teacher in South Jordan (what is now known as “The West Bank” was then a part of Jordanian Kingdom). Continue reading
– KHALID SHEIKH MOHAMMED – KSM
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed born in Kuwait 1965 ( or possibly in Baluchistan 1964). Uncle of Ramzi Yousef. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed joined the Moslim Brothers at the age of 16. In 1983 he arrived to USA to study engineering in Chowan University of North Carolina. Continue reading
– MOHAMMED ATEF – ABU HAFEZ
Mohammed Atef was born in Egypt and was an Egyptian Islamic Jihad activist. After the assassination of the Egyptian President Anwar Saadat, on 10/06/1981, and the crack down on Islamic Jihad activist, he fled Egypt to Somalia sometime in the middle of the ‘80. Continue reading
– AYMAN AL-ZAWAHIRI
In 1979 dr’ Ayman Al Zawahiri became one of the leaders of the extreme Egyptian Islamic Jihad. After the assassination of the Egyptian President Anwar Saadat, on 10/06/1981, Ayman Al Zawahiri, like many other Islamic jihad militants, was arrested and later sentenced to 3 years in jail. Continue reading
– OSAMA BIN LADEN
Osama Bin Laden, who founded in 1989 together with Ayman Al Zawahiri and Dr' Abdullah Azzama a new support group for the Mujahidin in Afghanistan, later known as "Al Qaeda", is, arguably, the most notorious terorist in the history of the world. Continue reading
– ABU ZUBAYDAH
Abu Zubaydah became the chief logistic administrator and recruiter of Al Qaeda when Osama bin Laden arrived to Afghanistan in the end of 1996 and became no’ 3 in al Qaeda. Continue reading
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