Al-Qaeda

Theresa May hopeful of conclusion to 10-year saga after discussions with Jordanian counterpart.

Sangeetha Seshagiri Mar 06, 2012

Two former US senators suspect Saudi kingdom linked to Al-Qaida.

Anissa Haddadi Mar 02, 2012

The attack, apparently by a suicide bomber, took place a few hours after Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi took the oath of office as the new president of Yemen.

Geetha Pillai Feb 25, 2012

The FBI on Friday arrested a man who they allege was going to "blow himself up" in a suicide bombing attack at the U.S. Capitol, home to the U.S. Congress.

Staff Reporter Feb 18, 2012

Would-be suicide bomber on Christmas Day mission for al-Qaida boarded Northwest Airlines flight with bomb sewn into underwear.

Geetha Pillai Feb 17, 2012

Syrian conflict lines pockets of arms smugglers in Iraq at a price.

Anissa Haddadi Feb 16, 2012

Osama Bin Laden wanted to marry American pop queen, according to al-Qaida leader's ex-mistress.

Staff Reporter Feb 16, 2012

As violence escalates in Syria, al-Qaida backs uprising, putting further pressure on the Arab League and the West.

Anissa Haddadi Feb 13, 2012

Radical Somali Islamist group combines forces with al-Qaida in sign that jihadist movement is spreading.

Anissa Haddadi Feb 10, 2012

Security threats analysis around games shows heads of state may be targets of 'imported terror'.

Shane Croucher Feb 07, 2012

Focus on Islamic extremism may have left door open for extreme right-wing to slip through security radar, says select committee of MPs.

Shane Croucher Feb 06, 2012

Convicted terrorist due for release from prison just hours before the Olympic Games begin.

Jamie Lewis Feb 06, 2012

At least 30 people were injured in clashes in Tiret, Algeria, after the funeral of a man who set himself on fire, prompting speculation the country could be following in the footstep of Tunisia.

Anissa Haddadi Feb 03, 2012

Four men admitted to plot to blow up London Stock Exchange in the heart of the capital.

Shane Croucher Feb 01, 2012

Obama was on an hour-long video chat on Google’s social networking site Google+ “hangout”.

Geetha Pillai Jan 31, 2012

American Jessica Buchanan and Dane Poul Hagen Thisted, were working for the Danish Deming Group when they were taken hostage by Somali pirates.

Geetha Pillai Jan 26, 2012

The Taliban said the soldiers were killed to avenge the killings of their comrades.

Aparajita Das Jan 23, 2012

Actor Mark Wahlberg has apologised over comments saying he could have prevented the 9/11 attacks.

Ewan Palmer Jan 19, 2012

In view of intelligence inputs which warned that Sami Mohamed Ali al-Fadli, 20, may launch an attack either on a UK location or on an aircraft bound for the country, Home Secretary Theresa May ordered a ban on the terror suspect.

Jan 12, 2012

Suicide bombers kill at least 10 people and wound dozens in attack on police bus in Syrian capital of Damascus.

Anissa Haddadi Jan 06, 2012

Lebanon politicians turn on defence minister Fayez Ghosn over infiltration claims and accuse him of doing Bashar al-Assad's dirty work.

Anissa Haddadi Jan 06, 2012

White House agrees in principle to release Taliban leaders as part of peace negotiations.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Jan 04, 2012

More than 40 people were killed in twin suicide bombings that targeted two government buildings in Damascus, Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Meqdad said.

Anissa Haddadi Dec 23, 2011

Al-Qaida terrorists suspected of targeting security buildings in Damascu, the government days.

Anissa Haddadi Dec 23, 2011

According to Google Zeitegesit's 2011 list of the fastest rising people searches for the year, American singer Rebecca Black leads the way, followed by American television star Ryan Dunn and British socialite Pippa Middleton.

Aditya Rangroo Dec 19, 2011

Florence far-right gunman Gianluca Casseri, who shot dead two Africans Tuesday, and Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik may have more in common than expected, experts on far-right movements point out.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Dec 14, 2011

Two wives of Osama bin Laden, who have been held in Pakistan following the raid in May that killed the former head of al Qaeda, are set to return to their homeland of Saudi Arabia.

Anissa Haddadi Dec 13, 2011

Hezbollah has revealed the names of 10 people who have been working undercover for the Central Intelligence Agency at the American Embassy in Beirut.

Gianluca Mezzofiore Dec 13, 2011

At least 16 prisoners, including members of the Islamic terror group al-Qaeda, have escaped from a jail in southern Yemen.

BS Unnikrishnan Dec 12, 2011

The group in the Islamic Magreb has also released the pictures of the victims who it claims are in their captivity.

BS Unnikrishnan Dec 12, 2011