Al-Qaeda

US had offered a $5m bounty on Mehsud after he appeared in a farewell video with the Jordanian suicide bomber who attacked a US base in Afghanistan, killing CIA employees.

Jijo Jacob Nov 02, 2013

At WIEF, Iraq's Dr Rowsch Nuri Shaways points to double-digit economic growth forecast for country.

Shane Croucher Oct 29, 2013

Battling both Assad and al-Qaida, Syrian Kurds may prove to be precious allies for the West, writes Emanuela Pergolizzi

Emanuela Pergolizzi Oct 25, 2013

Military moves in to block resurgence of terrorism in north African country.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Oct 24, 2013

Afghan businessman Haji Khalil Zadran still has contracts with international donors, despite claims of funding rebels.

Dani Patteran Oct 22, 2013

Human Rights Watch says strikes in North Waziristan claimed innocent lives.

Jijo Jacob Oct 22, 2013

British native Samantha Lewthwaite pens poem on former al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

Vasudevan Sridharan Oct 22, 2013

New disclosure details how notorious al-Qaida operative who had unwittingly got away from CIA dragnet was tracked and executed in drone attack in Pakistan.

Jijo Jacob Oct 17, 2013

Ross Ulbricht, the man accused of running billion dollar online drugs empire Silk Road has hired a lawyer who has previously argued high-profile terrorism cases.

David Gilbert Oct 16, 2013

Anas will talk - and the list of mysteries he could solve is endless, says Bob McFadden

Bob McFadden Oct 11, 2013

At least 12 children killed as car bomb is driven into primary school playground.

Hannah Osborne Oct 06, 2013

Africa terrorism expert James Hall examines the causes, context and consequences of the event which captured the world's attention.

James Hall Oct 02, 2013

Sasan Aghlani considers intentions of Iran's new president and explores chance of genuine rapprochement with US.

Sasan Aghlani Sep 30, 2013

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (Isis) fighters believed to have abducted Jesuit priest Paolo Dall'Oglio.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 27, 2013

US president says world more stable than five years ago but dangers remain.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 24, 2013

Israeli commandos airlifted to Nairobi shortly after al-Shabaab fighters attacked Westgate mall.

Julian Kossoff Sep 22, 2013

Al-Qaida-linked group that attacked the Westgate mall has recruited dozens of westerners to its cause.

Umberto Bacchi Sep 22, 2013

Newly crowned Miss America Davuluri said that she was not surprised by racist remarks that followed her win.

Dipty Nair Sep 22, 2013

Suicide bomber rams explosives-laden car into a funeral tent packed with mourners in a Shi'ite part of Baghdad, killing 30 people.

Julian Kossoff Sep 21, 2013

50 Years on from Martin Luther King's speech America has still to fully defeat the scourge of racism, says Jessie Daniels.

Jessie Daniels Sep 20, 2013

Police say 15 people are being held for attacking British teens and Roman Catholic priest.

Hannah Osborne Sep 17, 2013

Dozens of Twitter users cited for racist messages after Davuluri became first woman of Indian descent to win Miss America title.

Staff Reporter Sep 17, 2013

Days after 9/11 anniversary, terrorist leader makes call to arms 'to bleed America economically'.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Sep 13, 2013

Exhibition at National September 11 Memorial & Museum features part of building, dented from plane's impact

Timur Moon Sep 08, 2013

Beijing calls on those behind Ghouta chemical attacks to own up but brands unilateral US action illegal.

Timur Moon Sep 05, 2013

US Marine sends message to President Obama on Syria Gas Attack response.

Dominic Gover Sep 02, 2013

Former White House adviser adds his voice to growing chorus blaming al-Qaida for atrocity.

Timur Moon Sep 01, 2013

Footage shows boys firing pistols at Al-Qaida terror camps in war-torn Afghanistan.

Sanskrity Sinha Aug 27, 2013

Interior Minister Manuel Valls says France on high alert over threat.

Vasudevan Sridharan Aug 20, 2013

Mohammed al-Zawahri was sentenced to death in 2000, but freed during the revolution of 2011

Timur Moon Aug 17, 2013