Terrorism

CAIRO – The man who pleaded guilty to carrying out the attempted Times Square car bombing appeared in a video recorded before the failed attack that shows him meeting with senior Pakistani Taleban leaders and […] […]

BOGOTA—After he was captured by leftist rebels, Luis Mendieta’s status in Colombia’s police force suddenly became his curse. The rebels’ military chief told the lieutenant colonel — his highest-ranking hostage — that he would be […] […]

The SAS was said today to be closing in on the Afghan soldier who killed three British troops in their Helmand base. Defence Secretary Liam Fox confirmed that Allied soldiers are on the trail of […] […]

ISLAMABAD—Pakistan has banned an Indian-made comedy film about Osama bin Laden for fear it could spark terrorist attacks, officials said Wednesday. The film, “Tere Bin Laden,” is about a Pakistani journalist desperate to get a […] […]

WASHINGTON – If the Somali terror group al-Shabab is responsible for the deadly attacks in Uganda, it could mean the group is capable of carrying out successful attacks in Africa and beyond, according to an […] […]

KAMPALA, Uganda—Investigators found an unexploded suicide vest with ball bearings in a disco hall in Uganda’s capital, suggesting that militants had planned a third bombing during the World Cup final, officials said Tuesday. Four foreign […] […]

EVER wondered how to make a bomb at home, what to pack for a jihad or how to communicate in encrypted messages? A new English-language al-Qa’ida magazine has the answers. The first edition of Inspire […] […]

THREE men from London have been jailed for life for plotting mass murder in a conspiracy to blow up transatlantic flights using liquid bombs. Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zaman will serve at […] […]

POLICE in Northern Ireland are braced for further rioting in Belfast, amid warnings that republicans plan to disrupt Orange Order parades. Three officers were shot and a further 24 injured during two clashes in the […] […]