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Awlaqi may have bought hijackers pre-9/11 tickets: report
The FBI suspected that US-born Al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi, killed in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen, could have bought air tickets for three of the 9/11 hijackers before the attacks.
04 January 2013
US fears more victims from dead 'serial killer'
The FBI is appealing for information about the travels of a suspected serial killer believed to have murdered up to 15 people over more than a decade, after his suicide in jail last weekend.
07 December 2012
Obama backs Allen over Petraeus sex scandal
President Barack Obama backed the commander of US forces in Afghanistan on Tuesday after the top general was dragged into the sex scandal that brought down CIA director David Petraeus.
15 November 2012
FBI agents search home of Petraeus's lover
FBI agents searched the home of the woman at the center of a sex scandal behind David Petraeus's decision to step down as head of the Central Intelligence Agency.
13 November 2012
Lover's jealous emails led to CIA chief's downfall
The FBI uncovered the affair that led to the resignation of CIA chief David Petraeus while investigating threatening emails sent by his lover to a second woman.
12 November 2012
Pop Art painting, missing for 42 years, returns to owner
A $4 million painting by Pop Art legend Roy Lichtenstein was returned Tuesday to its rightful owner, 42 years after it went missing.
18 October 2012
FBI probes Republicans' drunken Israel trip
The FBI has investigated an incident that saw at least one Republican congressman swim naked at a drinking party in Israel last year attended by top leadership staff, Politico reported Sunday.
21 August 2012
Police struggle to identify Bulgaria suicide bomber
Bulgarian police, the FBI and Interpol are struggling to identify a suicide bomber who killed six people, including five Israelis, as the US said the attack bore the "hallmarks" of Hezbollah.
21 July 2012
FBI agents recover stolen Matisse after art heist
FBI agents have recovered what is believed to be a Matisse painting valued at $3 million that was stolen from a Venezuelan museum 10 years ago, and arrested two suspects.
19 July 2012
Penn State ignored child sex allegations: probe
Top officials at Penn State University showed "total and consistent disregard" for the well-being of the young victims of a pedophilia scandal.
14 July 2012
FBI experts train Kazakhstan financial police to detect money laundering
FBI experts trained personnel of Kazakhstan financial police on detection of money laundering schemes and financial terrorism.
30 March 2012
FBI could not join investigation of Zhanaozen clashes
FBI expert could not take part in the investigation of Zhanaozen clashes.
08 February 2012
FBI might join investigation of Zhanaozen clashes
Kazakhstan Ambassador to the U.S. does not preclude that experts from the FBI might take part in the investigation of Zhanaozen events.
28 December 2011