Relentless attacks against al-Qaida in the Pakistan tribal region appear to have driven Osama bin Laden and other top leaders deeper into hiding, CIA Director Leon Panetta says.
Yemen's president said he is ready to open a dialogue with al-Qaida fighters who lay down their weapons and renounce violence, despite U.S. pressure to crack down on the terror group.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula has rapidly evolved into an ambitious regional terrorist network thanks in part to a weakened and distracted Yemeni government.
U.S. agencies are looking into whether al-Qaida directed Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab in the failed bombing of Northwest Flight 253, senior administration officials tell NBC News.
