The National Security Council has confirmed to Al Jazeera that the US has thwarted an airline bombing attempt by Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. There has been a mass defection of Sudanese troops to South Sudan in the clash between the two nations. In other al-Qaeda news, an American aid worker, based in Lahore, has made a video pleading … Continue reading Weekday News Wrap: Tuesday, May 8, 2012