Jun 2nd, 2008 · Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged "mastermind" of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, will face a U.S. military tribunal on Thursday. After years as a prisoner, he and four alleged accomplices will be formally arraigned at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
Feb 13th, 2008 · Imad Mughniyeh, believed to have masterminded some of the deadliest attacks on Americans in Lebanon in the 1980s, died Tuesday night in a car bombing in Damascus, Syria. No single figure is believed to be responsible for more American deaths in attacks overseas.
Feb 11th, 2008 · The Pentagon says it has charged six detainees at Guantanamo Bay with murder in connection with the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The men will become the first Guantanamo prisoners to face trial. And if they're convicted, they could receive the death penalty. They are being charged with murder and war crimes in connection with the attacks. The six include Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged mastermind.
Feb 11th, 2008 · The Pentagon said Monday it is charging the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and five other al-Qaida prisoners held at Guantanamo Bay with murder and war crimes, saying prosecutors would seek the death penalty in all the cases.
Jan 24th, 2008 · Over the weekend, officials at the French bank Societe Generale uncovered a massive trading fraud that is one of history's biggest -- more than $7 billion. A 31-year-old trader is the reported mastermind behind the scheme of fictitious transactions.
Jan 21st, 2008 · The Pakistani military launched a series of strikes against a pro-Taliban stronghold in a tribal region on its border with Afghanistan. One of the key targets is a Taliban leader who the Pakistani government says masterminded last month's assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. This weekend, Pakistani authorities made the first significant arrests for the murder of Bhutto.
Oct 31st, 2007 · One of the accused masterminds of the 2004 Madrid terror bombings is found not guilty of Europe's worst Islamic militant terror attack. Four others are found guilty of murder and other charges in the bombing that killed 191.
Aug 27th, 2007 · In Russia, 10 people have been arrested in the death of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Russia's top prosecutor said Monday. But he suggested that someone outside Russia masterminded the killing.