Waleed

The man accused of plotting the attacks of Sept. 11 and two of his accomplices have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges in exchange for a life sentence rather than a death-penalty trial at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prosecutors said Wednesday.

By the time Walid al-Hajjar stormed his bank armed with a jug of gasoline, four lighters and a willingness to set himself on fire, his wife's bone cancer was too far gone for him to save her.

Saudi Ambassador Walid bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji

Saudi billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal was released on Jan. 27 after nearly three months in detention following a “settlement” with authorities, as a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting the kingdom’s elite winds down.

Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem said on Monday his country would reject any United Nations role in monitoring the implementation of four "de-escalation" zones, AFP reported.

"We do not accept a role for the United Nations or international forces to monitor the agreement," Muallem told reporters in Damascus.