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Al-Qaeda 'determined to use Afghanistan' to plan major terror attacks against the West
The terror group seized on the withdrawal of Western troops 'to re-establish its headquarters' in the south.
Al-Qaeda wants to execute Microsoft founder Bill Gates to 'damage US economy'
Yemen al-Qaeda arm made threats in Inspire magazine, mocking-up images of the Microsoft founder covered in blood.
Bangladesh: Elderly Buddhist monk hacked to death
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the killing of the 75-year-old monk.
Isis militant suspected of London attack plot released due to lack of evidence
Court ordered to release Hakim Nasiri from detention centre in Bari as two further suspects remain in custody.
Al-Qaeda franchise and other rebels in Syria capture Alawite village
Following IS, rebel groups seize a village previously controlled by the government in Syria.
Three Spanish journalists return home after 10 months captivity in Syria
The freelance reporters are believed to have been held by Al Qaeda's Syria affiliate Al Nusra front.
CIA chief John Brennan dismisses 9/11 'Missing Chapter' claims about Saudi involvement as inaccurate
CIA's John Brennan: No evidence Saudi government or officials provided financial support to Al Qaeda.
Khalid al-Barnawi leader of jihadist Boko Haram splinter group Ansaru arrested in Nigeria
Known to have links with al-Qaeda he was listed by the US as a 'specially designated global terrorist'.
14 suspected al-Qaeda militants killed by US drone attacks in Yemen
Attacks come days ahead of talks between warring Houthis and Saudi-led forces starting 18 April.
US air strike on al-Qaeda camp in Yemen kills dozens
Former military base in the southwest of Yemen taken over by AQAP attacked.
Brussels attack: Republican candidate Ted Cruz calls for patrols of Muslim neighbourhood
The presidential candidate also calls for a ban on new refugees from areas affected by terrorist groups.
Brussels attack: Belgium's capital joins list of European cities attacked by Islamists since 2004
Brussels is the latest European city to be targeted by terrorists.
Video of Japanese Nusra Front hostage Jumpei Yasuda surfaces
Yasuda is reportedly being held by an al Qaeda affiliate in Syria.
Ivory Coast shooting: CCTV video shows actual moment of al-Qaeda attack
Gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch killed 18 people at Grand Bassam.
Ivory Coast shooting: Death toll rises to 16 as Al-Qaeda affiliate claims responsibility
A US delegation which was scheduled to arrive at the hotel was reportedly the target of the attack.
Jordan: Experts aim to identify terrorists from 'V for victory' signs
Using algorithms, Jordanian university experts claim identification technique is 90 per cent accurate.
Pope Francis condemns 'diabolical' attack on care home that left 16 dead, including 4 nuns
Gunmen stormed a Catholic retirement home in Yemen's port city of Aden on 4 March.
Somalia: Al-Shabaab media officer Hassan Hanafi sentenced to death for murder of 6 fellow journalists
Hanafi arranged press conferences when the Islamists were in control of Mogadishu from 2008-2011.
Osama bin Laden fretted about tiny secret tracking devices placed in wife's teeth
In latest declassified documents terrorist also called for new ideas on how to target US.
Somalia plane explosion: Al-Shabab claim responsibility for flawed mid-air bombing
Militant group have increased activity in Somalia with a number of attacks on civilians and AU troops
Only the Dead: How does a war correspondent recover from the horrors of the frontline?
Film documentary is a searing indictment on the futility of war, where nobody wins.
Lucas Kinney: British son of Hollywood film director and 'al-Qaeda poster boy' is trainee suicide bomber
Exclusive: New documentary follows 26-year-old white London-born convert as he prepares for martyrdom.
Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra 'much more dangerous' to United States than Isis
New report condemns United States' single-minded focus on Islamic State, saying policy is misguided.
Germany: Syrian Islamist arrested on suspicion of war crimes relating to attack on UN mission
Suspected member of al-Qaeda's Jabhat al-Nusra Suliman AS, 24, arrested over kidnapping of UN peacekeeper.
Burkina Faso attack: Tributes paid to 'amazing' US missionary Michael Riddering
Michael Riddering was dining in the Cappuccino Café when he was killed by al-Qaeda terrorists.
Indonesia: Jailed radical cleric argues Al-Qaeda-linked terror camp he funded was 'an act of worship'
Abu Bakar Bashir, 77, heads the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network blamed for the Bali bombings.
Isis: Daesh threatens to destroy Saudi prisons after execution of al-Qaeda militants
Islamic State vows revenge attack on Saudi Arabia following executions.
Al-Qaeda militants stone woman to death in Yemen
Witnesses claim victim was placed in a hole and stoned to death in front of a crowd.
Guantanamo inmate, al-Qaeda operative and life coach: Bin Laden's 'father of death' dies
Guantanamo inmate, al-Qaeda operative and life coach: Bin Laden's 'father of death' dies
Pakistan 'was not told' of inclusion in Saudi anti-terror coalition
Foreign minister says he only learnt of his country's inclusion in news reports.