Afghan Officials: Al Qaeda Coming from Iraq to Fight

INVESTIGATIONS

Afghanistan

Al-Qaeda Sneaking in Afghanistan To Fight

Officials Says al-Qaida Militants Are Coming to Afghanistan From Iraq; Five Killed in Suicide Attack (AP)

U.S.

New Team Plans to Identify Nuclear Attackers

The team would be responsible for determining quickly who exploded a nuclear device on American soil and where it came from, officials said. (NY Times)

U.S. Intel Chief Issues Warning Over Iran

National Intelligence Director John Negroponte told Congress on Thursday that Iran probably does not yet have nuclear weapons, nor has it obtained the material central to producing them. (AP)

Europe

Anger Grows over Muhammad Cartoon

Protests have spread across the Muslim world over the publication in Europe of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. (BBC)

Russia

Russia Officer Fined for Slavery

A military court in Russia has sentenced a senior officer serving in the country's elite missile forces for hiring out his troops as slave labour. (BBC)

Sudan

Sudan Rebels Expelled from Darfur Talks After Assault

Three members of a Sudanese rebel delegation to the Darfur peace talks in Abuja, brokered by the African Union (AU), have been expelled for assaulting two colleagues, the AU said yesterday. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia

Saudis Reject Bush 'Reform'

Members of Saudi Arabia's Shura (consultative) Council said yesterday the kingdom was initiating reforms of its own volition and US President George W Bush should stop acting as if he were the "sole agent for reform" in the world. (AFP)

South Asia Earthquake

Quake's Homeless Battle Winter

Workers are still finding villages in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir in need of aid to survive the winter. (NY Times)

Algeria

Report: Salafist Leader Killed in Algeria

An Algerian newspaper has reported quoting a Muslim group linked to al-Qaida that the Algerian army has killed its spiritual leader. (AP)

Lebanon

Bomb Targets Beirut Army Barracks

A bomb placed at the wall of a military barracks in Beirut exploded early on Thursday, shattering windows of several apartments and cars, police and witnesses said. (AP)

IRAQ NEWS

Two Car Bomb Attacks Hit Baghdad

At least nine people have been killed and 52 injured in two car bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. Police sources said the bombs went off at a petrol station and a market in the al-Amin district of the city. (BBC)

Saddam Trial Postponed Again

The trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants on charges of crimes against humanity has been postponed until 13 February. (Reuters)

New Details About Attack That Injured Woodruff, Vogt

Soldiers who were on patrol with ABC News co-anchor Bob Woodruff and cameraman Doug Vogt said the journalists had transferred to an Iraqi military vehicle just 10 minutes before they were seriously injured by a roadside bomb. (ABC News)

Two Journalists Kidnapped in Iraq

Two Iraqi correspondents working for a satellite television channel have been kidnapped in Baghdad. (Reuters)

Decapitated Bodies Found in Iraq

The bodies of 14 people, all showing signs of torture and several of them beheaded, have been discovered in Baghdad. (Al Jazeera)

ANALYSIS & OPINION

Iran Between Oil and Atom

The Iranian Oil Minister statement in Vienna stressing that his country will not decrease its oil exports didn't come as surprise. (Al Hayat)

Syrian President Holds onto Power

Waving the Syrian flag, the actors trot onto the stage singing the national anthem as ushers encourage the audience to stand up to attention. (BBC)

Bergen: War On Terror Has Shifted To Europe

Peter Bergen, author of the book The Osama bin Laden I Know, tells Aljazeera.net that Osama bin Laden's tapes are a sure way of tracking down the location of the elusive al-Qaida leader. (Al Jazeera)

The Insider Daily Investigative Report (DIR) is a summary of major news articles and broadcasts relating to investigative news, including international terrorism and developments in Iraq. The DIR is edited daily from foreign and U.S. sources by Chris Isham, Hoda Osman and Ellen Gustafson of the ABC News Investigative Unit. The views expressed here do not necessarily reflect those of ABCNEWS.