Jordan charges radical Muslim cleric

A Jordanian military prosecutor says he has charged a radical Muslim preacher with conspiring to carry out al-Qaeda-linked attacks on Americans, Israelis and other Westerners in this key US ally.

Abu Qatada, 53, arrived in Jordan earlier Sunday after being deported from Britain. His extradition had been blocked in British and European courts for more than a decade over human rights concerns. Britain and Jordan ratified a treaty on torture aimed at easing those worries, clearing the way for his deportation. (AP)