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The Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, will discuss arms and energy during his visit to Moscow, his first in more than 20 years. As Libya could buy more than $US 2 billion worth of Russian weapons, Gaddafi's trip is seen as an opportunity to woo him away from Western companies who've been lobbying hard for lucrative contracts since the UN lifted sanctions in 2003.

The Bush Years Part 8

Leading up to the American presidential election, CBC producer Terence McKenna takes a retrospective look at U.S. President George W. Bush, arguably one of the most controversial public figures of recent memory. (Part 8 of 8) http://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/doczo...

The Hunt For Bin Laden

The officer who led the armys Delta Force mission to kill Osama bin Laden after 9/11 reveals what really happened in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, when the al-Qaeda leader narrowly escaped. Scott Pelley reports.

U.S. vs Pakistan... Allies at Odds

While the U.S. steps up attacks against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, those attacks are crossing the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan. The results have left a trail of enraged Pakistanis, innocent casualties, and an inflamed insurgency targeting Pakistans fledgling democratic government. Will the U.S. leave the battle against terrorists in Pakistan to the Pakistanis?

Several bombs rock India's capital

At least 18 people were killed and more than 60 others were injured when five bombs had exploded in rapid succession. Al Jazeera's Matt McClure reports from New Delhi where a radical Muslim group calling itself the Indian Mujahideen has claimed responsibility for the attack.

America after 9/11

Part 1 Part 2 The attacks of September 11 changed the United States and the world. The fingerprints of that day are visible on everything, from law enforcement to air travel, immigration regulations, and money transfers. In short, much of what we do has been impacted by 9/11. Riz speaks with two legal experts on legal and security matters in a time of fear. David Cole is a professor of law at Georgetown University and author of Less Safe, Less Free: Why America Is Losing the War on Terror. And Ruth Wedgwood is a professor of international law and diplomacy at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC.

Seven Years Post 9-11, Are We Safer?

Seven years have passed since 9-11 attacks and the U.S. is still engaged in two wars. Are we safer today? And why so many people are do not believe that al-Qaeda was behind the attacks. Answers to these questions and more on Link TV's Mosaic Intelligence Report. Presented by Jamal Dajani. For more information, visit at http://www.linktv.org/mosaic.

Al-Qaida claims to have killed 130 in Algeria

ALGIERS, Algeria: Al-Qaida's North African branch claimed to have killed at least 130 people in Algeria in a spate of attacks this month — nearly twice the official death toll, said a statement carried on a Web site frequently used by militants. The group described the attacks targeting a police academy, a military barracks and a Canadian engineering company this week as its retaliation against security forces for their recent crackdown on militants.

Al Qaeda at 20

Riz Khan takes a look at the state of al-Qaeda 20 years after it was founded and explores what the future holds for Osama bin Laden's operation. Does al-Qaeda remain the primary terrorist threat to the US and the rest of the world? Part 1 Part 2