Terrorism

BAGHDAD—A bomb detonated near the house of a policeman in Saddam Hussein’s hometown on Tuesday, killing six people, including the officer’s 6-month-old nephew and the baby’s parents, officials said. The blast in Tikrit, located some […] […]

BERLIN—German prosecutors say they have charged eight people with supporting al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations by allegedly spreading propaganda on the Internet. Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that the group, made up of German and Turkish […] […]

NEW DELHI—Pakistan’s intelligence agency was deeply involved in planning the 2008 terror attack on Mumbai, going so far as to fund reconnaissance missions to the Indian city, according to a report on the interrogation of […] […]

PARIS—Saudi intelligence services have warned of a new terror threat from al Qaeda against Europe, particularly in France, Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said Sunday. He said the warning of a potential attack by al Qaeda […] […]

A BOMB attack at rush hour today killed at least three civilians and wounded eight other people in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, an official said. An improvised explosive device (IED), the weapon of choice […] […]

SAN’A, Yemen—For nearly a year, the United States has waged a war against al-Qaida in Yemen, largely in deep secrecy. But the militants appear unfazed, and the fragile government of this poor Arab nation is […] […]

Britain’s new National Security Strategy is expected to name terrorism and cyber-attacks on vital computer networks as the biggest threats to the UK in the immediate future. The strategy, to be announced by David Cameron […] […]

TWO wives of a businessman convicted in the Mumbai terrorist attacks in India spoke to US authorities about their husband before the violent assaults in 2008. But two government officials say the wives of David […] […]

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—A plea deal that would reportedly keep a Guantanamo prisoner in custody for eight more years isn’t sitting well with a key witness against him: a former Army sergeant who was partially […] […]

Negotiations in the Omar Khadr case involve senior members of the Obama administration, as the White House continues to push for a plea deal and avoid a trial of Guantanamo’s youngest detainee, U.S. and Canadian […] […]