France

World leaders condemn Paris killings

World leaders have condemned the killings in Paris and the attack on free speech. President Barack Obama was unequivocal. America will stand behind

8 January 2015

Turkey

World leaders condemn Charlie Hebdo killings

7 January 2015

France

Charlie Hebdo, a satirical rag that has never shied away from controversy

7 January 2015

USA

Why the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is expected to be so difficult

5 January 2015

Greece

Captured Greek terrorist Xiros was plotting an armed assault on a prison in the next few days - police

Greek police say they have foiled an imminent 'terrorist attack' on a prison by capturing November 17 group member Xiros after a year on the run.

5 January 2015

Greece

Greece: Police rearrest fugitive Marxist extremist Christodoulos Xiros

Despite radical changes to his appearance, fugitive Christodoulos Xiros, a member of Marxist guerrilla group November 17, is back under lock and key in Greece.

3 January 2015

Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap 40 men in north-east Nigeria

Suspected Boko Haram militants have kidnapped at least 40 men and boys in a remote village in north-east Nigeria. People who fled from Malari in

3 January 2015

USA

Suspected al Qaeda bomb planner dies days before trial in New York

A Libyan man accused of helping plan al Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa in the late 1990s has died of liver cancer in New York only days

3 January 2015

Greece

Greek fugitive terrorist Christodoulos Xiros arrested after 12 months on the run

Convicted terrorist from the disbanded November 17 group, Christodoulos Xiros has been arrested 12 months after he disappeared. Local media report

3 January 2015

Yemen

Suicide bomb attack at cultural centre in Yemen leaves more than 20 dead

More than 20 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Yemen. It happened at a cultural centre where

31 December 2014

Pakistan

Shopping centre fire kills 13 in Pakistan

At least 13 people were killed after a fire broke out at a shopping centre in Pakistan. It took firefighters several hours to extinguish the blaze in

30 December 2014

World News

Two men arrested by counter-terrorism police in Australia

Australian counter-terrorism police have arrested two men in Sydney in connection with a planned attack.

24 December 2014

Pakistan

Peshawar massacre fresh in memory of Pakistanis

The Pakistani city of Peshawar is still trying to come to terms with the murder of over 140 of its citizens, the majority of them children, at the

23 December 2014

Pakistan

Prayers held across Pakistan as minister warns of further attacks

Christians in Pakistan hold prayers for Peshawar victims as government steps up executions and warns of further attacks.

22 December 2014

Ukraine

Kyiv terror plot foiled, says Ukrainian security service

Ukraine’s security service said it has foiled a terrorist plot to cause mass casualties in its capital Kyiv. The country’s counter intelligence

20 December 2014

Turkey

Turkey issues arrest warrant against US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen

A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. Gulen, a one-time ally of the Turkish President Recep Tayyip

19 December 2014

Turkey

Turkey issues arrest warrant against cleric self-exiled in US

A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for a US-based cleric accused by the Turkish President of trying to overthrow him. Fethullah Gulen has

19 December 2014

World News

Families of Sydney cafe siege victims visit the scene

There have been emotional scenes in Australia, as the families of the hostages killed in the Sydney cafe siege visited the field of flowers laid out

18 December 2014

Europe

Chaos or cohesion: how will Europe respond to a major terror attack?

The spectre of a major terror attack hangs over Europe, with some analysts believing one is almost inevitable. The threat level against Western

17 December 2014

Luxembourg

EU 'may appeal' against court order to remove Hamas from terror list

The Palestinian Islamist movement has welcomed the ruling by the General Court of the European Union, while Israel has criticised it.

17 December 2014