April 27, 2007

News Roundup

Terrorism. Saudi police broke up a major terror plot today, arresting 172 Islamic militants and seizing large quantities of weapons, explosives and more than $32.4 million. The Saudi Interior Ministry issued a statement saying the detainees were plotting to carry out suicide attacks against "public figures, oil facilities, refineries ... and military zones." The group the militants allegedly belonged to has not yet been released.

North Korea. President Bush and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, meeting at Camp David this morning, reiterated that North Korea must abandon its nuclear weapons program, threatening new sanctions if Pyongyang doesn't comply.

Cuba. Dictator Fidel Castro appears to have recovered from a bout with poor health, and may even be resuming some of his political duties, AP reports.

Al-Qaida. The U.S. took custody of one of al-Qaida's "highest-ranking and experienced senior operatives,'' a DOD spokesman said today. Abd al-Hadi al-Iraqi, accused of commanding al-Qaida's paramilitary operations in Afghanistan and planning assassination plots against Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, was transferred to the prison at Guantanamo Bay this week.

Economy. The housing slump is dragging down the nation's economic growth to its lowest levels in four years.

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