Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah buried in France
Algeria refused to allow burial of Frenchman of Algerian origin who had filmed himself killing victims including schoolchildrenThe body of a gunman who claimed responsibility for France's worst terror...
View ArticleFormer Cern scientist faces terror trial in France
French-Algerian Adlene Hicheur accused of conspiring to organise attacks with north African wing of al-QaidaA former nuclear scientist at Switzerland's Cern laboratory, famous for its Hadron collider...
View ArticleUS anti-terrorism law curbs free speech and activist work, court told
Controversy over NDAA centres on loose definition of key words, such as who are 'associated forces' of named terrorist groupsA group political activists and journalists has launched a legal challenge...
View ArticleFrance anti-terrorism raids net 19 suspects, say police
Toulouse, scene of shootings by Mohamed Merah, among cities in dawn commando swoops on suspected Islamist militantsFrench police commandos have arrested 19 people in dawn raids across France as part of...
View ArticleToulouse gunman Mohamed Merah is buried – video
Mohamed Merah, who killed seven people before dying in a gunfight with police, is buried in a Toulouse suburb
View ArticleBomb blasts kill 11 in southern Thailand
Muslim separatists blamed for three explosions that have killed at least 11 people and wounded a further 110 in YalaAt least 11 people have been killed and 110 wounded in co-ordinated bomb attacks by...
View ArticleThailand attack cause death and carnage – video
At least 11 people have been killed in three co-ordinated bomb blasts in Yala, southern Thailand. The bombs went off in a busy shopping street within minutes of each other.
View ArticleGovernment plans increased email and social network surveillance
Proposal echoes Labour scheme that was scrapped in 2009 over concerns it would breach civil libertiesMinisters are to introduce a new law allowing police and security services to extend their...
View ArticleOsama bin Laden's wives and daughters jailed in Pakistan
Family will serve sentence for illegally remaining in the country following al-Qaida leader's death before being deportedA Pakistani court has jailed the three former wives and two daughters of Osama...
View ArticlePlans for greater email and web monitoring powers spark privacy fears
Tory MP David Davis leads criticism of coalition's bid to extend police access to individuals' email and social media exchangesDavid Davis, the former Conservative shadow home secretary, has warned...
View ArticleUS offers $10m reward for Mumbai terror suspect
Move against Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, described by supporters as 'a mainstream political and religious leader' in Pakistan, is likely to strain already-fraught relations with IslamabadThe US has offered a...
View ArticleFarc release hostages in Colombia - in pictures
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, Farc, free 10 police officers and soldiers they have held hostage for more than 12 years
View ArticleIslamists face charges over alleged plan to kidnap French judge
Thirteen accused of links with terror organisation after banning of group Forsane Alizza and discovery of weapons in police raidsA group of suspected Islamist radicals face charges in France over...
View ArticleMali's coup matters in London, too | Simon Tisdall
Policymakers fear the latest disaster in the Sahel may expose Europe to attack as al-Qaida seeks to extend its operationsNot so long ago, the chaotic army coup that overthrew Mali's elected president...
View ArticleLetters: Liberal Democrat MPs stand up for data privacy
Liberal Democrats have a proud history of defending civil liberties, both in opposition and more recently in a coalition government. We successfully opposed the Labour government's undermining of data...
View ArticlePrivacy from state snooping defines a true democracy | Henry Porter
Government plans to allow email surveillance are among the most serious threats to freedom in the democratic worldAs we welcome the glimmers of democracy in Burma and applaud the heroic struggle for...
View ArticleJihadists in Africa could pose terror threat to UK, warns thinktank
Al-Qaida affiliates in north and east Africa could radicalise new subset of British youths, says reportJihadists exploiting ungoverned spaces across large stretches of north and east Africa present a...
View ArticleMan in London charged with terrorism offences over al-Qaida document
Mohammed Shabir Ali, 24, is alleged to have possessed copy of 44 Ways to Support Jihad by Anwar al-Awlaki for over two yearsA man has been charged with terrorism offences over the alleged possession of...
View ArticleFrench police target Islamist militants in anti-terror raids
Police and commandos arrest 10 suspected militants in pre-dawn raids across France as Sarkozy orders clampdownFrench police arrested 10 suspected Islamist militants in early-morning raids on Wednesday...
View ArticleSomalia theatre suicide bombing kills top sports officials
At least 10 dead and dozens wounded, including government minister, as al-Shabaab targets newly reopened national theatreThe presidents of Somalia's Olympic committee and football federation are among...
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