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Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the US back from some of the most controversial aspects of its global fight against Islamist militants.
Britain's security services have faced questions over whether they could have done more to prevent the murder of a soldier hacked to death in a busy London street.
Obama's rousing defence of his administration's national security policy was punctuated with a piece of significant wisdom, writes Simon Williamson.
Britain is bracing for clashes with right-wing extremists and possible copycat terror attacks after the brutal slaying of a young soldier.
A twin suicide attack that killed at least 21 people in northern Niger was planned by Algerian Islamist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a report says.
Suspects in an alleged plot to derail a Canadian passenger train have made brief court appearances, with one asking for unusual legal aid while the other's lawyer pleaded his innocence.
President Barack Obama says his administration informs Congress about every drone strike the US orders.
An American citizen killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan in 2011 was arrested by Pakistani authorities three years earlier, but escaped after being released on bail, officials say.
The horrific murder of a British soldier, identified as Lee Rigby, has put London on high alert, as fears of attacks by “lone wolf” operators has become a security nightmare.
The brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street has the hallmarks of a militant Islamist attack, but one conducted by “lone wolf” operators - a security nightmare, experts say.
Islamist militants have staged brazen twin car bomb attacks on an army base and a French-run uranium mine in Niger, killing at least 19 people and taking trainee army officers hostage.
PM Ali Larayedh says Tunisia is making progress in its bid to dismantle "terrorist" cells despite the presence in the country of armed groups and recent clashes with Islamists.
President Barack Obama is outlining measures to clarify the deadly use of drones against terror suspects and make good on a pledge to close the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay.
The EU has approved a mission to help Libya improve its border security in response to concerns that Islamist militants and weapons move freely across the North African country’s frontier.
Ansar al-Sharia spokesperson Seifeddine Rais, detained in the Tunisian city of Kairouan at the weekend as police enforced a government ban on its annual congress, has been released on bail.
