SANAA, Yemen — The leader of Yemen’s branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details. Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, long considered the most-dangerous branch of the extremist group still operating … Read more
By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Five Israeli hostages killed in Hamas captivity were recovered from an underground tunnel network in the northern Gaza Strip, the military said on Sunday, showing footage of a white-tiled bathroom and work room linked by dark concrete-lined passages. The publication left open the question of how they had died, … Read more
Flight attendants turned up at American Airlines HQ with a letter of no confidence in a senior executive. They called out Brady Byrne for what they described as his “appalling lack of flight attendant support.” Union members are angry they’ve not been relocated from a hotel in Philadelphia where a colleague died. American Airlines flight attendants … Read more