Yemeni officials say a sucide bomber outside a military base in the country's restive south has killed nine soldiers and wounded more than 20 others.

Officials are blaming al-Qaida militants for Sunday's attack in the city of Aden. They say the bomber exploded his vehicle

Officials say the blast occurred as troops were preparing to leave for Abyan province to assist in fighting al-Qaida-linked militants.

No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but officials suspect the militants may be behind the attack.

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Iraq Veterans for Congress founder Kieran Michael Lalor will appear on the Fox News Channel’s talk show, Fox & Friends, tomorrow morning. The appearance is scheduled for 7:15 am.

Lalor has been called on to discuss the Obama administration’s plan to transfer to Iraqi custody, Ali Mousa Daqduq, a high level Hezbollah commander with Iranian ties who killed five American soldiers in Iraq in 2007. Lalor believes the decision is reckless because of Iraq’s poor record of detainee security and Iraq's growing diplomatic ties with Iran.

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A large explosion in Norway's capital, Oslo, rocked government headquarters on Friday, killing at least two people and injuring 15 others.

The powerful blast also set the nearby oil ministry building on fire. Hundreds of windows in the 17-story government headquarters were shattered, as were others in buildings as far as 400 meters away. Thick, black smoke billowed from some of the offices, and streets in the normally quiet neighborhood were littered with debris from the explosion.

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Somalia's militant group al-Shabab says it will not allow aid groups it has banned from operating in famine-stricken areas of the country.

The al-Qaida-linked group has called the United Nations declaration of a famine in two areas under its control "propaganda."

This week the U.N. declared a famine in southern Somalia's Bakool and Lower Shabelle regions and said nearly half of Somalia's population needs urgent aid. On Friday the World Health Organization said five more regions in southern Somalia are on the brink of famine.

Fresh violence has erupted in Pakistan's largest city, with at least 11 people killed Friday.

More than 18 others were wounded in clashes between rival groups in Karachi.

Authorities would not say whether the killings were politically motivated.

Political and ethnic violence has killed at least 100 people in Karachi so far this month. The unrest has escalated since the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) party pulled out of Sindh province's ruling coalition in June.

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A U.S. government bulletin is warning that violent extremists could try to use insider access to sabotage public utility facilities — including chemical plants, oil refineries and nuclear power plants.

This week's bulletin from the Department of Homeland Security notes that extremists have obtained insider positions and attempted to solicit employees at public utilities.

One the eve of his federal terrorism trial, 26-year-old Somali-American Omer Abdi Mohamed pleaded guilty Monday to conspiring to murder, kidnap and maim to overthrow Somalia's government. Mohamed admitted he attended secret meetings and helped arrange transportation for other young men of Somali origin living in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota to join the terrorist group al-Shabab. Mohamed is one of six people of Somali descent to plead guilty in Minnesota as part of a wide federal investigation.