A blonde American who dubbed herself "JihadJane" pleaded not guilty Thursday to recruiting Islamist militants in the latest home-grown terrorism case. Pennsylvania resident Colleen LaRose, 46, smiled and appeared relaxed as she denied charges of conspiracy to support terrorists, recruiting militants, and agreeing to murder a Swedish cartoonist who had offended some Muslims. The federal court judge in Philadelphia ordered ...

Nigeria on Thursday recalled its ambassador to Tripoli after Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi's "irresponsible" suggestion that the country be partitioned between Muslims and Christians. Abuja said it had recalled the ambassador over Kadhafi's "irresponsible utterances" which had made a mockery of his calls for African integration and unity. "Our ambassador in Tripoli has been recalled for urgent consultations ...

A Franco-British staffer of the international Red Cross kidnapped in Darfur last October was freed on Thursday, the last captive aid worker in the war-torn Sudanese region to be released. "I am extremely relieved to be freed. I want to thank everyone involved. I know many people worked for my release," Gauthier Lefevre said after arriving at Khartoum airport. "It ...