U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has again raised speculation that senior Pakistani government officials were well aware that al-Qaida chieftain Osama bin Laden was residing in the country for years.
Islamist sect Boko Haram, whose attacks have killed hundreds in oil-rich Nigeria, will continue its campaign until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member was quoted as saying on Saturday: We have our sights set on [bringing sharia to] the whole world, not just Nigeria.
Boko Haram threatened Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan this week. Speaking in an audio message that was posted online, rebel leader Imam Abubakar Shekau said that he was willing to martyr himself to make Jonathan see.
A militant who acted as a senior operations organizer for al-Qaida was targeted and killed in one of two U.S. drone strikes launched against targets inside Pakistan last week, a U.S. official said Thursday.
Al-Qaeda has always had a strong presence in Yemen, but with the country currently in the middle of a governmental transition, the terrorist group has launched a violent campaign for land and power.
A prime suspect in the Christmas Day bombings that killed more than 40 Nigerians in attacks aimed at Christian churches has escaped from police custody, officials said.
British government officials are determined to expel Qatada from the country.
Tourist sites, synagogues and the Israeli embassy were possible targets for a terrorist attack in Bangkok. A Lebanese national with suspected links to Hezbollah has been arrested.
The U.S. government has spent hundreds of millions of dollars housing suspected terrorists in the military prison since 2002. So far, only six people have been convicted by a military commission.
As Boko Haram and the unrest in Nigeria intensifies, African newspapers this week have run stories with headlines likes Nigeria: Worse Than We Thought, Boko Haram: Enough is Enough, Nigeria: A ticking time bomb and Nigeria: Armed and dangerous.
The leader of Boko Haram, Nigeria's increasingly deadly Islamic rebel group, said that the recent attacks on Christians was revenge for years of Muslim persecution.
Violence once again rises in troubled Nigeria, where an Islamic insurgency called Boko Haram has turned its ire upon Christian civilians.
The president, a Christian, has vowed to “crush” Boko Haram.
Has a Christian-Muslim war in Nigeria begun? Christian leaders are up in arms over Boko Haram while President Goodluck Jonathan frantically tries to cool boiling blood.
Nearly 100,000 people have fled their homes in one northern Nigerian state, while violence between Muslims and Christians and the government continues.
In a press release, the FBI released its top terrorism cases this year.
A suicide attack in Iraq has killed seven people - including five police officers - and wounded more than 30 others outside Baghdad's interior ministry building.
The U.S. has announced a reward of $10 million for providing information leading the arrest of an accused al-Qaida fundraiser.
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a Turkish national on terrorism-support charges for allegedly wiring money to Pakistan to help fund attacks against American military personnel.
Interestingly, according to British laws, the deputy Prime Minister would not necessarily ascend to the top job in case of a sudden death.
The Ethiopian government considers ONLF a terrorist group.
Congress Thursday approved a defense bill requiring the military to handle suspected foreign militants allied with al-Qaida, sending it to President Barack Obama for his expected signature.
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