Terrorism

LONDON—Part of Glasgow Airport in Scotland was evacuated after a suspicious package was found there, a spokesman said Wednesday. The package was found in the security area where passengers are searched before they board a […] […]

YEMEN, under intense US pressure to crack down on al-Qa’ida, put an American-born radical cleric on trial in absentia yesterday. He was charged with plotting to kill foreigners and being a member of the terrorist […] […]

The parcel-bomb crisis emerging out of Greece has officials there so concerned, they have suspended all international mail out of that country for 48 hours. Suspected Greek terrorists unleashed an unprecedented two-day wave of mail […] […]

THREE California residents were indicted on charges of providing funding and other aid for the Shabab, a Somali-based Islamist group linked to al-Qaeda, US authorities said today. The Justice Department said an indictment named San […] […]

ATHENS, Greece — Suspected Greek terrorists unleashed an unprecedented two-day wave of mail bomb attacks in Athens and abroad, with one package reaching the office of German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday. Greek militant groups […] […]

IRAQI hospital and police officials say 10 blasts ripping through Baghdad’s Shiite neighbourhoods have killed at least 57 people. The blasts took place in at least eight neighbourhoods across the city overnight. Officials said more […] […]

ATHENS—Small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens Tuesday and police destroyed at least three more as they tried to halt a wave of attacks on foreign missions blamed on far-left […] […]

THE United States intercepted parcels from Yemen in September thought to be a dry run for the package bomb plot, it was revealed today as Western governments tightened freight security. Two parcels addressed to Jewish […] […]

TEHRAN, Iran—Iran’s opposition leader said the country’s president would be unable to successfully implement a plan to slash energy and food subsidies, cutbacks that experts have argued will only compound Iran’s economic troubles. Mir Hossein […] […]

Greek police foiled four attempted parcel bomb attacks overnight,one of which allegedly targeted French President Nicolas Sarkozy. The other targets were three foreign embassies in Athens. One of the devices exploded at a delivery service […] […]