Al-Qaeda

Home Secretary Theresa May declares victory in 10-year battle to have hate preacher sent home.

After a 10-year legal battle, radical cleric will be taken from Belmarsh to RAF Northolt and flown to airstrip in Jordanian desert.

Coup leaders apologizing for the consequences of their actions is not something that happens very often. In Bamako, the capital of Mali however, a rare example of it took place on 26 June 2013 when Captain Amadou Aya Sanogo did just that in front of an audience which included Interim President Dioncounda Traoré, recently reconciled factions of the Mali Army, religious and tribal leaders and the media.

Gaza Strip border closed after soldier killed in Rafah while grenade attack is launched against el-Arish airport.

Footage appears to show Franciscan father Francois Murad murdered in grounds of monastery where he had sought sanctuary.

Disclosures about US intelligence agencies give terrorist outfits new knowledge, say officials.

Every year, usually in late autumn, The Economist publishes its "The World in____" for the following year. The issue for 2012 has an article by Oliver August on the effects of the North African uprisings of 2011 spreading south and in particular, foresees trouble brewing for the Sahel states because of the fall of Muammar Gaddafi:

President Hamid Karzai hopes to transfer talks from Qatar to Afghanistan after peace talks launched.

Syria is likely to be the focus of talks between the UK prime minister and Russian president.

Patriot anti-aircraft missile system also moved to area, north of Al-Mafraq in northern Jordan.

On 26 January 2013, French forces liberated the city of Gao in Mali after it had endured a 10-month-long occupation by Islamic extremists calling themselves the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and its close ally, Ansar Dine. MUJAO was established as recently as mid-2011 as a Black African offshoot of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) because its fighters thought the parent organisation "too Algeria" focused. In Mali, where the population for the most part pract...

Minh Quang Pham faces extradition to the US on charges of providing material support to the terrorist network.

A whistleblower to some and a traitor to others, Private Manning will go on military trial.

Former Afghan chief warns on terror threat as Actis research finds 82% of UK business unprepared for attack.

Bollywood's most influential couple, Abhishekk Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will join Beyoncé Knowles, Madonna and Salma Hayek for fundraising in London

Ex-Hell's Angel Morten Storm recruited as spy after rising up terror group's ranks.

Decapitation of enemies reveals a fundamentalist mentality that is stuck in the past.

US President to announce moves to restrict strikes and make their use more transparent.

Detectives warn of new type of terror threat after slaughter on south London street.

The landing gear believed to belong to one of the hijacked planes that was flown into the World Trade Centre on 9/11 was found in an 18-inch space between buildings.

Militants planned to plant rucksack bombs around Birmingham as part of Britain's deadliest terror attack.

Spanish ministry says al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb suspects have similar profile to Boston bombers.

Two arrested suspects received 'direction and guidance' from al-Qaida militants, say Canadian police.

Taliban of Syria vows to decapitate anyone who cooperates with Assad.

Saudi Arabian government announces luxurious rehabilitation centre for captured al-Qaida soldiers.

From a childhood of drugs, boxing and bodybuilding, 'Sheikh Feiz' has become one of the world's most controversial preachers.

Essam el-Erian says Boston attack linked with French interventions against al-Qaida

'Remote craft are a dream for terrorists and neighbours at war', says Google boss.

Riyadh moves to stem flow of Yemeni smugglers and illegal immigrants.

Hungry villagers can't resist animal gifted to French president for defeating Islamists