Terrorist Attacks

Justice Department Stops Illegal NSA Surveillance of U.S. Citizens
In a vaguely worded announcement, the Justice Department explained that it had recently put a stop to some illegal surveillance being conducted by the National Security Agency.

Dick Cheney Warns Obama Policies May Invite New Terrorist Attacks
In a lengthy interview given recently, former vice president Dick Cheney defended many of the policies of the Bush administration and warned that softening America's position may be dangerous.

Thanksgiving Terror Threat Emerges in NYC
Security was increased on the New York subway and transit systems in response to government warnings that al-Qaida may be planning suicide attacks during the holiday season.

ELF Terrorists Strike Again
Million dollar house fires are being attributed to Earth Liberation Front terrorists.

Professor Who Openly Supports Hezbollah is Denied Tenure
A former DePaul University professor, known for his controversial views on the Holocaust, speaks out in favor of the terrorist organization Hezbollah.

Flight Instructor Gets $5 Million for Tip on Moussaoui
A Minnesota flight instructor who helped the FBI find Zacarias Moussaoui receives $5 million from the feds; the two co-workers who actually called the FBI are miffed.

"General Butt Naked" Seeks Forgiveness for Mass Murders
A Liberian rebel commander, dubbed General Butt Naked, has confessed to his role as terrorist and mass murder, in hopes of gaining forgiveness.

Is Nessie a Terrorist?
Does the Loch Ness Monster have terrorist ties? Or was it just a ruse to hide a jihad training camp?

CIA Investigated for Destruction of Videotaped Interrogations
W.’s press secretary has been ordered to clam up regarding the terrorist interrogation tapes destroyed by the CIA.

U.S. Embassy Attacked in Greece
A 2.36 inch missile hit the U.S. Embassy in Athens, Greece, today. The attack is being called a terrorist attack supposedly by the group, Revolutionary Struggle. There were no injuries and the missile damaged the outside of the building, a third floor bathroom, and shattered glass in nearby buildings.

Pat Robertson Predicts Mass Killings in the United States
Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson said Tuesday that God told him there will be a terrorist attack late this fall that will affect millions of people.

Rudy Giuliani Takes Aim at the White House
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, who became a national hero after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, filed papers Monday to begin testing the waters for a 2008 presidential bid.

U.S. Embassy in India Warns Americans about Imminent Bombings
The U.S. Embassy in New Delhi warned Friday that foreign militants may be targeting two major Indian cities for terrorist attacks in the coming days.

Girl’s Heart Stops Beating While Riding Disney’s Tower of Terror
A 16-year old British girl was riding a popular thrill ride at Disney World in Orlando Tuesday when her heart suddenly stopped beating.

International Insurgency
Insurgency movements have been into continuation right from when civilization began. The design of it has changed from time to time. In antique times, insurgents were people who opposed the village or state hierarchy.

After Five Days of Freedom, 1970s Terrorist is Sent Back to Prison
Sara Jane Olson back in prison after protests by Los Angeles police forced prison department to reverse its decision

Differences between Imus and Rev. Wright
Many of you don’t even know that the CIA trained Bin Laden and his followers how to be terrorists. The camps the media loves showing of Bin Laden solders training the CIA told them how to set them up. Bin Laden and his solders fought against the Russians with America, and once America was done with them they just left them.

Four Bbc Journalists Held in Irish Anti-terror Operation
Arrested reporters and researchers were meeting leading figures connected to the Real IRA

We Talked to the Ira, So Why Can't We Talk to Al-qaida?
Jackie Ashley: A former adviser to Blair says we should keep lines open to terrorists. It was rubbished by No 10, but he's right

Terror Talks: Would Contacting Al-qaida Be a Step Too Far?
Experts sympathize with Powell's view on need for dialog with the enemy

My Silence About the Terrorists Was Only Partly Cowardice
Ian Jack: Twenty years on from the SAS shootings in Gibraltar, memories in Belfast are selective

Judge Baltasar Garzón
Baltasar Garzón is known in Spain as a "superjuez", or super-judge, for his campaigns against Islamist terrorist cells, former dictators and the Basque armed group Eta

Drunk Briton's Terror Rant Forces Flight to Land, Court Hears
Passenger was drunk, abusive, and claimed he was associate of Osama bin Laden, US court told

Briton 'forced Flight to Land By Claiming He Was a Terrorist'
Passenger was drunk, abusive, and claimed he was associate of Osama bin Laden, US court hears

Morocco Says Terror Group Was Plotting to Kill Ministers
Moroccan authorities have rounded up a terrorist group accused of planning al-Qaida-type attacks

Five Freed After Terror Convictions Quashed
Men jailed by judge who said they were 'intoxicated' by extremist propaganda are freed by court of appeal

France's Persistent Pessimist Feels Terror and Triumph
Six Nations: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde describes how the right kind of fear helped the French team to flourish

Kikuyu Flee Rift Valley in Terror As Homes Are Burned to the Ground
Local politicians are accused of condoning violence that forced out 500 villagers

Night Terror
There is only the stench of sweat and the muffled inhalations of tortured lungs. Mine.

Jail for Terror Plan to 'kill Many'
A London dentist detained as he boarded a plane to Pakistan carrying night sights and computer discs full of military information was jailed yesterday for four and a half years

Criminal Investigation of Cia Tapes
The tussle over the CIA's decision to destroy tapes recording interrogation of terrorist suspects was yesterday ratcheted up when attorney general Michael Mukasey appointed an outside prosecutor to lead a criminal investigation

Only Third of Mps Back Tougher Anti-terror Law
Support fading on labor benches, survey suggests · Existing 28-day limit works well, says DPP

Reactors Could Burn Weapons Plutonium
EU scientists look for uses for highly toxic material• Fears huge stockpiles may become terrorist target

Evil Takes a Holiday
A short story about two men in the anti-terrorist field, involved in espionage; a bit of tongue-in-cheek humor...

Treat Flood Risk Like Terror Threat, Says Report Author
Report identifies key failings in response to summer floods in England from ill-prepared local authorities and uninsured householders

Flood Threat on a Par With Terrorism, Says Expert
Panel urges curbs on building and more cash to confront mounting challenge

Top British Terror Suspect Escapes
The alleged British terrorist mastermind behind a plot to simultaneously blow up at least 10 transatlantic airliners in an atrocity that had the potential to dwarf 11 September was on the run last night

Sears Tower Terror Trial Collapses
Miami jury finds one defendant not guilty and fails to reach verdicts on remaining six

No Case for Extending Terror Limit, Mps Say
Government and police yet to make convincing case for extending terror detention limits, says influential group of MPs

This Circus Marks an End to Politics Played Out in the Shadow of Terror
Jonathan Freedland: The noisy, confusing US presidential campaign marks a focus on serious questions and one that transcends partisan lines

New Yard Anti-terror Chief Named
The police officer who ordered the surveillance operation which ended with the death of Jean Charles de Menezes in 2005 has been appointed as head of counter-terrorism at Scotland Yard

Foreign Office Accused of Swap Deal Over Terror Suspects
Two men wanted in Pakistan for alleged terrorist activity have been charged in London under the Terrorism Act as part of what human rights campaigners claim is a secret deal between the two countries

Woman Nicknamed 'lyrical Terrorist' Escapes Jail Sentence
Former airport worker stored military manuals · 23-year-old wrote poems celebrating beheadings

McKay in a Fury About Police Raid
Arrested agent Willie McKay has likened the police raid on his house to a terrorist operation

A Beautiful Brutality: the Secret of Supercat's Reign of Terror
Clive Lloyd was cricket's supreme leader, a man whose team ethics and discipline redefined cricket, writes Mike Selvey.

Court Delivers Guilty Verdict Over Madrid Train Bombings
A Spanish court today found the first of 28 defendants guilty of involvement in the Madrid train bombings that killed more than 190 people in one of Europe's worst terrorist atrocities in recent years.

Claims of Secret Cia Jail for Terror Suspects on British Island to Be Investigated
Legal charity urges action on Diego Garcia claims · Prisoners may have been held in ships off coast

Punjab Cinema Blast Kills Six
An explosion yesterday ripped through a crowded cinema, killing six people and injuring dozens more in the northern Indian state of Punjab in what police described as a terrorist attack.

Brown Putting Eu at Terror Risk - Barroso
The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, has launched a rare attack on Gordon Brown, warning that the Prime Minister is putting the international fight against terrorism at risk.

KATRINA WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK: Remembering New Orleans
It was not the storm that buried New Orleans. It was not the hand of god or the wheel of fortune. It was negligence, human negligence, intentional negligence at the highest levels of government. A Jazzman Chronicle by Jack Random.

Democracy, Not Terror, is the Engine of Political Islam
William Dalrymple: Neocon policies designed to promote liberal opinion in the Middle East have in fact played into the hands of the religious parties.

Al-Qaida Says It Carried Out Algerian Bombings
· Crowds condemn attacks that killed at least 52 · Fears that North Africans now part of terror network

German Police Hunt for Terror Plot 'back-up Team'
German police were today searching for around 10 more members of a terror cell suspected of plotting major bomb attacks, after the arrest of three men and the seizure of explosives materials.

The Lost Tomb Of Satan - The End of Terror - final series
This novel brings the end of the last to series of the hit novel "The Lost Tomb of Satan.

Terror Suspect's Family Claims He Was Tortured By Spanish Police
The family and legal team of a British resident jailed in Spain as a terror suspect claim he is the victim of the Spanish equivalent of Guantánamo Bay.

Terror Law Puts Britons at Risk of Surveillance By Us Agents
A new law swept through Congress by the US government before the summer recess is to give American security agencies unprecedented powers to spy on British citizens without a warrant.

US Citizen Found Guilty of Aiding Terror Groups
· Florida cell sent Padilla to al-Qaida training camp· Attacks planned in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Chechnya

Tyranny Terror and Moral Relativism - O'Reilly Blasts Dem's Chris Dodd
America was founded on the premise that men should live without tyranny from oppressive rulers and laws. It is a battle that never really ends. Tyranny has two equally dangerous and deadly sisters creeping into America’s social fabric and both are endowed with deep skullduggeries.

Transcript Fuels Row Over Doctor Held in Australia on Terror Charge
A transcript of the interrogation of a doctor charged in Australia in connection with the London and Glasgow terror attacks reveals inconsistencies in police statements about the case.

We Should Be Afraid – The UK Terror Attacks
The most chilling aspect of the recent attempted terror bombings in Britain – which, providentially, failed – is that none of the alleged perpetrators fit the stereotypical profile of a terrorist or suicide bomber.

On Terror the Rhetoric is Different, Not the Reasoning
Brown is not about to throw the switch on the inherited essentials of Blair's approach to Washington or Iraq. By Martin Kettle

UK Muslims Join the Backlash Against Extremism
The unsuccessful terror attacks in the UK this month have prompted a number of welcome responses from voices in the British Muslim community. Increasingly moderate Muslim voices in the UK are speaking out against Islamist inspired violence.

Hunt for Fourth Man in Ny Airport 'terror Plot'
Caribbean al-Qaida link alleged by US authorities - Group had been tracked by FBI since January 2006

Hunt for Fourth Man in Ny Airport Terror Plot
Fear of rising al-Qaida link in Caribbean - Fugitive suspect thought to be hiding in Trinidad

The Muslim Threat to Europe : Don't Buy All the Hype
There are many problems with European multiculturalism and with home bred racism, as the recent riots of Muslim youths in France illustrate. But despite terror attacks in Madrid and London, the incendiary speeches of radical imams and high levels of immigrant crime in some areas, Europeans by and large have maintained their cool in the face of intimidation.

Amnesty International Report Attacks Anti-terror Laws
Amnesty International today accused armed groups and the British government, among others, of eroding human rights and creating an increasingly polarized world.

Padilla on Trial, Five Years After Terror Arrest
Five years after he was arrested at Chicago's airport and whisked away to a navy jail to be held in solitary confinement, amid charges that he was trying to detonate a radioactive "dirty" bomb, Jose Padilla had his day in court yesterday.

German Police Claim G8 Terror Attack Foiled
Hundreds of German police combed offices and flats associated with leftwing activists across six northern cities yesterday, saying they had evidence that a terrorist organisation was planning to disrupt next month's G8 summit.

Saudis 'foil Plot to Attack Oilfields'
Saudi authorities announced today the arrest of 172 suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida, some of them said to have been training as pilots and preparing suicide attacks on oil installations, public figures and military bases in the kingdom and abroad.

Saudi Claims 172 Suspects Were Ready for Terror Attacks
Saudi authorities announced yesterday the arrest of 172 suspected terrorists linked to al-Qaida, some of them said to have been training as pilots and preparing suicide attacks on oil installations, public figures and military bases in the kingdom and abroad.

Gas Masks No One Can Survive Without Oxygen
The threat of terrorist attacks and biological warfare are a scary reality of living in today’s world. If the immanent were to happen, how well protected would you and your family be? Often when we think of protecting ourselves in the face of a disaster we gather survival items such as food and bottled water.

Timeline: Terror Attacks in Africa
Details of attacks blamed on Islamist extremists and supporters of al-Qaida in Africa over the last 10 years.

Burmese Army Using Rape to Terrorise Villagers, Says Report
Rape is being used as a 'weapon' to terrorise villagers in Burma leading to a refugee influx in neighbouring India, a new report claims.

Guantanamo Detainee Found Guilty of Terror Charges
Australian David Hicks becomes first detainee convicted since detention centre was set up in late 2001.

Baader Meinhof Prisoner Freed Two Days Early to Dodge Media
A former Baader Meinhof militant, Brigitte Mohnhaupt, was released from prison yesterday after serving 24 years for nine counts of murder during a wave of anti-establishment terrorist attacks that shook Germany in the 1970s and 80s.

Terror Fears As French Men Shot Dead in Saudi Arabia
The spectre of anti-western terrorist attacks returned to haunt Saudi Arabia yesterday when three French nationals were shot dead in a remote desert area in the north of the country.

US Fears New Stage in Insurgency After Chemical Blasts
The US military today expressed fears that Iraqi insurgents had embarked on a new phase of the war by using makeshift chemical weapons.

Madrid on Alert As Bombing Trial Begins
Spain was on terror alert yesterday as 29 men jointly accused of murdering 192 people in the 2004 Madrid train bombings went on trial for the deadliest Islamist attack seen in Europe.

Grief and Anger Reach a Climax As Trial Starts for Europe's Worst Terror Atrocity
The bombings in Madrid that killed 191 and injured 1,800 left a nation polarised, not united.

Camera Bike Takes Italy Back to Future With Arrest of Terror Cell
Police arrest 15 in raids on remnants of Red Brigades - Group planned attacks on leading capitalist targets

US Bids to Give Guns to Pilots on All Flights
The federal body charged with protecting air passengers from terrorist attacks is asking governments around the world for permission to place armed pilots on international flights.

Are You the Terrorist Next Door?
Congress recently passed legislation called the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA), which can be used to prosecute civil disobedience and speech as "domestic terrorism" when an animal-related business loses profits and property. The Act also protects corporations that pollute and destroy the environment.

THE SCENARIO -- Parts 3 and 4
A journalist is offered the story of a lifetime by a rogue CIA agent: An alternative scenario for the 9-11 terrorist attack. From Random Tales -- A Collection of Short Stories by Jack Random (unpublished).

Terror, Bribery and Intrigue: the Bloody Past Fuelling Lima's Literary Renaissance
International acclaim for writers revisiting dark years of Shining Path rebellion.

Inside Story of a Regime of Terror
Foreign inmates face daily fight for survival in one of the world's most brutal jails.

Millions Assigned Terror Risk Score on Trips to the Us
Information gleaned from travellers to build profiles - Rights groups protest over 'decimation' of Privacy Act

Congo: Atomic Watchdog Fears Radiation Leak or Terrorist Attack at Reactor Storing Enriched Uranium
The IAEA fears a radiation leak or terrorist attack at Kinshasa's nuclear reactor, protected by little more than a rickety gate and a single padlock. Chris McGreal reports.

The Root of Terror is Clear
Only a resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict will stop al-Qaida recruitment. By Peter Preston

Tribal Fury As Pakistan Military Kills 80 in Religious School
• Attacked madrasa said to be terrorist training camp • Dead were children and seminaries, say villagers

G6 Leaders to Discuss Anti-terror Measures
The home secretary, John Reid, is to chair a two-day meeting of European interior ministers at which anti-terror measures will top the agenda.

What Western Muhammad–haters ignore!
An increasing number of un(and/or mis)informed Westerners fall into the trap of the Islamic Terrorists, and accept as real the erroneous portrait of Prophet Muhammad that centuries of theological alterations have helped produce; a false portrait that leads to Death.

Hopes for Peace Talks Between the Tamil Tigers and the Sri Lankan Government May Be Another Victim of Today's Bombing
The death of at least 92 people after suspected Tamil Tiger terrorists drove a truck packed with explosives into a naval convoy threatens to derail planned peace talks.

Sri Lanka Bomb Attack Kills 92
The Sri Lankan government today condemned a suicide bomb blast that they say killed at least 92 sailors as a "barbaric terrorist attack on unarmed soldiers".

An Explosion of Delight
Mobile clubbing is more than a fad: it delivers a joyous mirror image of a terrorist attack. By Geoff Dyer

World News in Brief
Ahern ends rift with deputy over cash 'help' | Rio carnival chief found shot dead in boot of car | Bomb kills 12 as terrorists target southern cities

Theatres to Offer Terror Insurance
Theatre audiences in Russia will soon be able to buy insurance against a terrorist attack or some other catastrophe befalling them during the performance.

US Pushed Mi5 Into Airport Terror Swoop
Fight over suspect in Pakistan revealed as Musharraf quashes terror claims.

What the New Us Terror Legislation Means
The Military Commissions Act allows the US president to "interpret the meaning and application" of the Geneva conventions governing the treatment of war prisoners.

Bars, Brothels and a Regime of Terror - Inside the Jail Run By Its Inmates
When the military raided the 'Republic of Pavón' they found a prison turned feudal state.

Terror Suspects Tortured, Claims Amnesty Report
Amnesty International accused Pakistan of widespread human rights violations in support of America's "war on terror" as the Pakistani president, General Pervez Musharraf, visited the UK today.

Belgian Neo-nazis in 'terror Plot'
Belgian police yesterday arrested 17 alleged neo-Nazis, mostly serving soldiers, who were said to be planning to destabilise the country's institutions in a series of terrorist attacks.

Southern Insurgency Death Toll Stands at 1,730
The death toll in the insurgency that flared in southern Thailand in January 2004 stands at least 1,730, with 2,510 people injured, an academic monitoring the conflict said yesterday.

Thai Insurgency Death Toll Put at 1,730
The death toll in the insurgency that flared in southern Thailand in January 2004 is at least 1,730, with 2,510 people injured, an academic monitoring the conflict said today.

Macaca and Terror Politics - America is headed the wrong way!
America is a great nation, a nation that must learn from what it endured in the past. A nation that must review its bloody racial history and not repeat the same mistakes. A nation that must vet incompetence when electing leaders of high office, for you voted in "third world" incompetence in 2000 and again in 2004.

US Stands Firm Over Fox Journalists
The US government said it does 'not make concessions to terrorists' in response to today's demands from the militant group holding two Fox News journalists hostage in Gaza.

Twelve Charged With Trying to Buy Weapons for Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka After Fbi Sting
Twelve men arrested in the US as a result of an FBI sting operation have been charged with attempting to buy arms for the Tamil Tigers and trying to bribe American officials to have the group's name removed from a US government list of terrorist organisations.

Anti-terror Wiretaps Ruled Illegal
The White House's so-called war on terror was dealt a blow yesterday when a federal judge ruled that a controversial wiretapping programme, authorised by President George Bush, was unconstitutional.

Diary
In the Diary's albeit limited experience, nothing quite brings out the best in us like an alleged massive terrorist plot or 70 to commit murder on an unimaginable scale. By Jon Henley

Police Hunt 'two Dozen' Terror Cells in Britain
· Direct link to 7 July atrocity, says Pakistan · BA chief attacks airport chaos

On Tolerance
I challenge Liberals. I challenge Democrats. I challenge unconditional pacifism. Blind Tolerance trumps Reason in an age in which Terrorists have the right to negotiate. Appeasement is the solution of unreason. I claim that Tolerance only holds merit when utilized as a tool...as a measure of rejection!

Manhattan Tunnel Terror Plot Foiled, Say Us Police
US authorities have disrupted a plot by foreign terrorists to attack the tunnel system running under lower Manhattan, it was claimed today.

Afghanis Struggle to Police Gateway to Terror
Tensions are high at Spin Boldak, a crossing point along the 940-mile border between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Long a crossroads for smugglers, traders and tribesmen, it may now be a gateway for Taliban fighters on terrorist missions.

Eta Founder Arrested in Extortion Inquiry
Police in France and Spain arrested a founding member of the armed Basque separatist group Eta on Tuesday in an operation against an alleged extortion racket. The operation followed reports in Spanish newspapers that, despite having declared a "permanent ceasefire" in March, the terrorist group was still extorting money from local businesses in the northern Basque region of Spain.

Terror Group Holding Two Us Soldiers
An al-Qaida-linked terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the kidnap of two US soldiers who have been missing in Iraq since Friday.

How Jordanians Hunted Down Their Hated Son
When US bombers finally caught up with Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to end the life of one of the world's most savage terrorists, they were acting on a remarkable chain of intelligence..

From Logistics to Turning a Blind Eye: Europe's Role in Terror Abductions
· Damning verdict from human rights body · Evidence points to secret jails in Eastern Europe

Terror Plot Foiled, Say Canadians
Canadian police claimed to have foiled a "home-grown" terror attack yesterday after the arrest of 17 Muslim men and teenage boys, who are alleged to have links with suspected extremists in the US.

Congress Balks at Pentagon 'war on Terror' Missile
· Senators fear using rocket could spark nuclear war · Risk that warhead could be mistaken for nuke

Terror Alert As Caspian Oil Pipeline Opens
Guards in the Borjomi region of Georgia - trained by US army and SAS veterans - are pawns in a new great game gripping Central Asia: their job is to protect the oil pipeline buried 10ft below.

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection
If any thoughts of cancer, terrorist attacks, chemical warfare, and natural disasters ever trouble your mind-this book can be one of the most important books you will ever read!

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection
If any thoughts of cancer, terrorist attacks, chemical warfare, and natural disasters ever trouble your mind-this book can be one of the most important books you will ever read!

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection
If any thoughts of cancer, terrorist attacks, chemical warfare, and natural disasters ever trouble your mind-this book can be one of the most important books you will ever read!

Psalm 91: God's Umbrella of Protection
If any thoughts of cancer, terrorist attacks, chemical warfare, and natural disasters ever trouble your mind-this book can be one of the most important books you will ever read!

Psalm 91: Protection From Your Greatest Fears
If any thoughts of cancer, terrorist attacks, chemical warfare, and natural disasters ever trouble your mind-this book can be one of the most important books you will ever read!

Washington Sniper Planned to Terrorise America, Says Partner
Lee Boyd Malvo, one of a two-man sniper team that shot 10 people dead in 2002, testified yesterday that his former partner and mentor, John Allen Muhammad, had planned to "terrorise" America with a month of shootings followed by bomb attacks on schools and hospitals.

Accomplice Reveals Washington Sniper's Terror Plan
The young accomplice of a sniper who spread panic and fear around the US capital during a three-week killing spree told a court today how his former partner vowed to "terrorise the nation".

Barroso's Blueprint to Revitalise Eu
Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European commission, challenged EU leaders yesterday to give Brussels a greater say in the fight against terrorism or risk a backlash after the next attack.

US Video Shows Fumbling Zarqawi
The US military has released a videotape showing the most wanted terrorist in Iraq wearing American training shoes and apparently struggling to fire a US-made machine gun.

New Frontline in the War on Terror
Experts fear Pakistan is losing fight against an Islamist militant revolt in its tribal belt.

With These Protests, Have America's Hispanics Finally Broken Their Terror?
A migrant community that has always tried to be invisible has become active. And politicians have to take notice. By Gary Younge

Court Indicts 29 Over Madrid Train Blasts
· Six face murder charges over terror attack · Bombs made using information on internet

EU Suspends Aid to Palestinian Authority
The EU yesterday increased the pressure on the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority to recognise Israel and renounce terrorist violence by suspending all direct aid to the new government.

Experts: Iran to respond US strikes by worldwide attack
Iran would mount attacks against US targets inside Iraq, where Iranian intelligence agents are already plentiful, the unnamed "intelligence and terrorism experts" were quoted as saying by 'The Washington Post' today.

Baghdad Bomb Attacks Kill 56
The headquarters of the anti-terrorist unit in Baghdad was today targeted in a wave of bomb attacks that left at least 56 people dead. A suicide car bomber struck at the building in the capital's central Karradah district, killing 10 civilians and 15 policeman. It was the third...

And, Justice for All?
In cities and towns throughout the U.S. citizens' right to own private property is being challenged. The challenge does not come from any terrorist or foreign power, but from their own municipal governments.

Foreign Agents 'free to Hunt' in Europe
Europe has turned into a "happy hunting ground" for foreign security services, its human rights watchdog warned yesterday in a report into allegations about secret CIA "extraordinary renditions" of terrorist suspects.

Worldwide Poll Shows 60% Fear Terror Threat is Worse After War
One of the biggest polling exercises ever conducted has uncovered an overwhelming belief that the Iraq war has increased rather than decreased the chances of terrorist attacks.

Civil Liberties Fear As Us Terror Suspect List Rises to 325,000
Civil liberties organisations expressed outrage yesterday after it was reported that the database of terrorist suspects kept by the US authorities now holds 325,000 names, a fourfold increase in two and a half years.

Munich: Mossad Breaks Cover
Documentaries challenge Hollywood take on the mission to kill Palestinian terrorists.

US Accused of Using Gangster Tactics Over Terror Suspects
· Washington 'outsourced torture', says senator · Critics attack lack of evidence in report

MEPs to Study Cia Jails Claim
Euro MPs are to investigate claims that the CIA detained suspected terrorists at secret prisons in eastern Europe.

US Army in Iraq Institutionally Racist, Claims British Officer
A senior British officer has criticised the US army for its conduct in Iraq, accusing it of institutional racism, moral righteousness, misplaced optimism, and of being ill-suited to engage in counter-insurgency operations.

On the Run From the Truth
Henry McDonald on the background to today's decision to drop the bill proposing an amnesty for fugitive terrorists.

14 Arrested in Spanish Anti-terror Swoops
Police in Spain today arrested 14 people thought to be indoctrinating and recruiting fighters to join the insurgency in Iraq. The arrests were made in the north and south of the country after searches by police explosives experts and an early morning operation invloving 100 officers...

Tortuous Distinctions
The bitter row over secret "renditions" of terrorist suspects has highlighted fundamental differences between Europe and America over law and morality, Ian Black argues.

'Terrorised' Writers Lament State's Assault on Free Speech
Trial of Turkey's greatest living author is focusing attention on attempts to control public opinion.

Australian Terror Suspect Can Become Uk Citizen
An Australian being held as a terror suspect at Guantánamo Bay today won the right to be registered as a British citizen.

EU Anti-terror Chief Sounds Warning
Europe's counter-terrorism tsar has called on the West to 'practise what it preaches' on human rights, arguing that only an emphasis on common values will defeat terrorism.

Rice Admits Us Mistakes in War on Terror After Wave of Criticism Across Europe
· New claims that CIA shut down secret prisons · Germany to investigate kidnap scandal

Rice Rejects Eu Protests Over Secret Terror Prisons
America does not break international law, Secretary of State insists.

Europe's Woman Suicide Bomber
Police in Belgium and France launched a series of raids yesterday against a suspected terrorist network after a Belgian-born convert to Islam blew herself up in Baghdad, becoming Europe's first woman suicide bomber.

Twist to Terror Suspects Row As Logs Show 80 Cia Planes Visited Uk
The transatlantic row over the secret transfer of terror suspects by the Bush administration took a new twist yesterday when it emerged that more than 300 flights operated by the CIA had landed at European airports.

EU and Arab Leaders Agree Anti-terror Compromise
European Union and Mediterranean leaders today agreed on an anti-terrorism code of conduct, but were unable to settle on a definition of what constitutes terrorism at a difficult summit in Barcelona.

EU and Arab Leaders in Anti-terror Agreement
European Union and Mediterranean leaders today agreed on an anti-terrorism code of conduct after all-night talks failed to bring consensus at a summit in Barcelona.

Torture Claims 'forced Us to Cut Terror Charges'
· Dirty bomb evidence came from al-Qaida leaders · CIA worried case would expose prison network

US Citizen Faces Terrorism Trial After 3â½ Years in Custody
Jose Padilla, a US citizen held without charge for more than three years after being accused of planning to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb" in a large American city, was yesterday indicted on the lesser charges of conspiring to "murder, kidnap and maim persons" overseas.

Madrid Bristles at Reports of Cia Activity in Mallorca
Spain reacted angrily yesterday to reports that an airport on the island of Mallorca was being used as a hub for a secret CIA operation to transport suspected Islamist terrorists around the world.

King Vows to Track Down Jordan Bombers
Jordan's King Abdullah said his government would hunt down the people responsible for the suicide attacks in the capital Amman which killed at least 57 people last night. The remarks came after the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist organisation today claimed responsibility for the attacks...

Chinese Hotels Warned of Terror Attacks
Chinese police have warned luxury hotels that they could be attacked by Islamic extremists, the US embassy in Beijing said yesterday, 10 days ahead of a scheduled visit by President George Bush.

Terror Group Leader One of 17 Arrested in Raids
The accused leader of a militant group planning a terror attack in Australia wanted to sacrifice himself as a martyr in a holy war, a court has heard.

Australia Foils 'catastrophic' Terrorist Chemical Attack
· 17 arrested in raids in Sydney and Melbourne · Railway stations thought to be likely target

Australia Foils Alleged Terrorist Chemical Attack
Australia claims to have foiled a large terrorist attack after arresting 17 people in overnight raids on homes in...

Fight Fear With Freedom on Campus
A Brunel academic recommends tough measures to tackle the terrorist threat in universities. But dialogue goes further than draconianism, says NUS president Kat Fletcher

Last Secrets of Nazi Terror - an Underground Labour Camp
Trawl through Stasi archives stumbles across records of hidden horrors and hidden treasures.

UK and Libya Sign Agreement on Terror Suspects
Britain has signed a deal with Libya to allow the deportation of terror suspects in line with its international human rights commitments, the Foreign Office announced today.

The Police Abuse Terror Laws to Penalise Dissent
The police abuse terror and harassment laws to penalise dissent while we insist civil liberties are our gift to the world. George Monbiot

'Chatter' Indicated Likelihood of Imminent Attack
British and Australian intelligence had been working on the basis that further terrorist attacks on western targets in Indonesia were likely.

Bomb Suspect Charged With Attempted Murder
Hussain Osman was tonight charged with a series of terrorist-related offences in connection with the failed July 21 London attacks after being extradited from Italy. The 27-year-old arrived in a private charter jet which touched down at RAF Northolt, north-west London, at 1.39pm....

High Stakes
The novel Animal Lovers everywhere are talking about. Racing against Animal Rights terrorists -- and winning!

There's No Such Thing As Total Security
A third terrorist attack on London may be 'inevitable' but draconian new laws will do little to solve the problem. Richard Norton-Taylor

US Terror Prisoners to Be Sent Home
The United States is negotiating the transfer of nearly 70% of the prisoners held at Guantánamo Bay back to their home countries in an attempt to dramatically reduce the number of "enemy combatants" in US custody, it emerged yesterday.

Zambia to Deport Terror Suspect
A British terrorism suspect arrested in Zambia is to be deported to the UK, the Zambian president said today.

Briton on Terror Charge
A British Muslim man being held by police in Zambia has been charged by the American authorities with being an al-Qaida terrorist, it emerged yesterday.

War on Terror Demands Everyone Be Prepared
The war on terror demands that everyone be prepared. AL Kennedy

In Fight Against Terror, Britain Pays Price for Foreign Policy
Britain may be beginning to pay the price for a range of overseas policies that extend beyond Baghdad to Palestine, Afghanistan, Kashmir and Chechnya and back to Bosnia. Simon Tisdall

Terror Attacks: Holidays to Go Ahead After Foreign Office Advice
Several British travel firms offering holidays in Sharm el-Sheikh are planning business as usual, despite the bombings.

Police Step Up Hunt for Terror Network
Egyptian police made a series of arrests yesterday as they stepped up the hunt for the network behind three deadly bombings, but officials admitted they had no clear leads over who was behind the country's worst terrorist attack, and many of the suspects were later released.

Egypt Holds 70 After Red Sea Bombings
Egyptian police have detained scores of suspects following the terrorist attack at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheik that killed almost 90 people.

Car Bombs Kill 36, Injure 120 at Egyptian Resort
A succession of car bombs rocked the resort of Sharm el-Sheik early this morning, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 120, many of them critically, in the latest terrorist episode to strike at the heart of the Egyptian tourism industry.

Myth of the "Stretched Thin" Military
The War on Terror is not about numbers, but technology and staying power.

British Tourists Hit in Suicide Blast
Fresh terrorist horror was brought home to the UK yesterday as one Briton was killed and five seriously injured when a suspected woman suicide bomber detonated her explosives on a minibus packed with young holidaymakers in a popular Turkish seaside resort.

Terror Suspects Escape Us Afghan Base
US forces today launched a manhunt after four prisoners escaped from Bagram, the main US base in Afghanistan. The men, described as "dangerous enemy combatants", got away from the sprawling Bagram Air Base to the north of Kabul at about 5am local time (0130 BST), US officials said...

London 2012: Nowhere Will Be Safer Than London Says Livingstone
The mayor has insisted that the Olympics will be secure despite Thursday's terrorist attacks.

LONDON & MADRID: Days of Sorrow & Reflection
On the occasion of this horrific tragedy, our hearts go out to the people of London. These are the days of sorrow and mourning. As the rage born of grief gradually subsides, they will yield to days of reflection which, in turn, will bring deeper understanding.

Iraq Insurgency Forces Pentagon Rethink on Ability to Fight Two Wars at Once
Heavy costs, China and 9/11 influence military review.

Iraq Insurgency Could Last a Decade, Admits Rumsfeld
The US defence secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, yesterday warned that the insurgency in Iraq could go on for at least a decade and confirmed that the army had been in contact with some of its leaders in an attempt to quell the violence.

16 Arrested in Spanish Terror Raids
Spanish police said today they had arrested 11 people linked to an Islamist terror network connected with the Jordanian militant Abu-Musab al-Zarqawi, and another five suspected of involvement in last year's Madrid train bombings.

British Aid for Serb on Us Terror List
Commander who led Sarajevo shelling was paid £300,000 for clearing mines.

Iraq Insurgency Gathers Pace
The Pentagon has said that Iraq's insurgents have lost none of their ability to inflict devastating attacks over the past year, further deflating hopes for a post-election respite.

Deported Terror Suspects Tortured
Western governments are increasingly sending terrorist suspects to other countries on the basis of flimsy "diplomatic assurances" which expose the detainees to serious risk of torture and ill treatment, a leading human rights group says today.

Terror Alert Over Briton's Flying Lessons
The FBI has issued a terrorism alert over a Briton who took flying lessons at the American school where two of the 9/11 pilots trained.

Bombings Recall Beirut's Years of Terror
President urges unity after third blast rocks Christian area. Lebanon's Syrian-backed president, Emile Lahoud, pledged yesterday to do his utmost to end the current spate of bomb attacks, which are being seen as an attempt to revive the sectarian conflict which plunged the country into 15 years of civil war.

Terror-threat Scaremongering
Richard Norton-taylor: Ministers talk about hundreds of would-be bombers.

Professor Faces Jail in Bio-terror Scare
On 10 May last year, Steven Kurtz woke to find that his wife, Hope, had suffered a heart attack in the night and was lying lifeless next to him.

Mixed Message As Sunnis Go to Polls
Higher than expected numbers of Sunni Muslim voters appear to have turned out at the polls yesterday in the regions of Iraq that have been worst affected by the insurgency.

Zimbabwe: the Terror and Abuse Goes on
Guardian given file of new allegations of violence against opposition in run-up to parliamentary elections.

UN Alerts Staff of Aceh Terror Threat
·Sri Lanka death toll rises sharply
· Overall toll passes 175,000
· US marines to leave Sri Lanka soon

US Ready to Free British Terror Suspects
Anti-terrorism police are drawing up plans for the return to the United Kingdom of the remaining four Britons held as terrorist suspects in Guantánamo Bay.

Clinging to Hope in Iraq's Sea of Violence
Arguments about the war and the occupation are played out every day in homes across Iraq. But as the insurgency intensifies Iraqi life is seen and explained increasingly through the prism of the US military while the voices and experiences of ordinary people grow fainter.

Careless French Bomb Squad Causes Terror Alert
A moment of carelessness had humiliating consequences for French bomb squad officers, when they accidentally mislaid an explosive device, hidden for training purposes in an unknown passenger's suitcase, triggering a global terror alert.

ETA Terror Returns As Five Bombs Cause Chaos in Madrid Rush Hour
The Basque separatist group Eta provided Spaniards with a sharp reminder that it was still in business last night as five simultaneous bomb blasts at petrol stations produced chaos on roads leading out of Madrid.

Insurgency threatens Iraq election
Sunnis, Shias and Kurds divided over whether to delay poll. Iraq's fragile political settlement appeared to be on the brink of collapse last night, with Sunnis, Shias and Kurds divided over whether elections can take place in January as planned.

Gangland Shooting Terrorises Dublin Suburb
When a local criminal was found dead, residents in Blanchardstown thought it would end the fear on their streets ... but they were wrong.

Rockets From Over the River Make Terror Just Part of Army Routine
Jamie Wilson, who was caught in latest Camp Dogwood attack, reports on everyday life with the Black Watch.

New Insurgency Confronts Us Forces
Kurds come under attack as rebels run rampage.

Police Hurt in Dutch Terror Raid
Airspace over The Hague was closed today as police carried out an armed raid on a suspected terror cell. The city's chief prosecutor, Han Moraal, said the raid - in which three officers were injured by a grenade thrown by the suspects - was part of a "continuing investigation into...

Old Guard Urges End to Eta Terror
Six senior members of the Basque separatist group Eta, who represent the old guard, have called on the organisation from their prison cells to lay down its arms.

11 Terror Suspects 'disappear' in Us Custody
At least 11 al-Qaida suspects have "disappeared" in US custody, and some may have been tortured, according to a report out today from Human Rights Watch. The prisoners are being held without access to their families, lawyers or even the Red Cross. They are probably being held outside the...

Guantanamo Has 'failed to Prevent Terror Attacks'
Prisoner interrogations at Guantánamo Bay, the controversial US military detention centre where guards have been accused of brutality and torture, have not prevented a single terrorist attack, according to a senior Pentagon intelligence officer who worked at the heart of the US war on terror...

Pentagon May Shorten Tours of Duty in Iraq
The US army is considering shortening tours of duty for its soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq as a way of persuading them to re-enlist, it was reported yesterday. As the insurgency in Iraq intensifies, military authorities are finding it difficult to recruit troops or to persuade soldiers...

Moscow Seeks Un Resolution to Speed Extradition in Terror Cases
Russia will this week push for a UN resolution calling for the easier extradition of people associated with terrorists.

Islamic Fighters Tighten Control of Rebel City
Four months after the US failed to pacify Falluja, religious laws rule the stronghold of Iraq's insurgency.

Life After Terror: Part One
Tomorrow is the third anniversary of the epoch-shaping onslaught on New York and Washington but a string of other al-Qaida attacks since 1998 has left little mark on our consciousness. What has terrorism done to the lives of ordinary people from Casablanca to Karachi? Our team of reporters asked nine people living in the shadow of the bombers.

The War on Terror is Being Lost
The greatest obstacle to reducing the threat is the US administration. Forget all the arguments about Iraq, we are told. We have had Hutton and Butler, Tony Blair won't apologise for misleading the public and parliament, and it is time to move on.

Writing the Script for Terror
Media-makers must defuse these weapons of mass hysteria. Did you buy a paper? I asked my daughter. No, she said with a grimace and shudder. "I couldn't face it, I didn't want to read about it".

President Admits War on Terror Cannot Be Won
George Bush admitted yesterday the war on terror could not be won, as the Republican party convention, designed to showcase the president as a resolute leader at a time of national peril, was launched in New York. The White House rushed to limit the potential damage as Democrats seized on...

Bush admits mistake over Iraq
President Bush yesterday conceded for the first time that he had "miscalculated" the post-war situation in Iraq, but insisted US strategy was flexible enough to deal with the insurgency.

Hamza Held on Uk Terror Charges
The radical cleric Abu Hamza was yesterday arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences by British police, while in a London jail awaiting extradition to the United States. Mr Hamza, 46, has been held since May in the top security Belmarsh prison after the US asked for his arrest on...

Anger at Kremlin Refusal to Blame Air Crashes on Terror
Official line scorned as press accuses Chechens.

Terror Mystery Haunts Jet Disasters
Russian authorities struggled last night to explain how two passenger aircraft had apparently blown up simultaneously in midair on Tuesday night, killing all 89 people on board. The owners of the two aircraft, aviation experts and relatives of the dead said the coincidence was too great...

Mountain Terror Summit 'planned Attack on Us'
The suspected masterminds of a plot to attack America's financial institutions attended a secret meeting last March in the remote and lawless mountains of Pakistan, it was reported yesterday. The mountain-top conclave of senior al-Qaida leaders allegedly included Abu Musa al-Hindi,...

What the Terror Alerts Really Tell Us
There is a vacuum at the heart of Bush's second-term programme. The fog of war has descended over the campaign. Within 72 hours of the end of the Democratic convention, the department of homeland security declared a new terror alert, and the colour-coded level was jacked up to orange, verging on red.

Terror Intelligence Was Years Old
· Ridge denies warnings were political
· Terrorist surveillance 'updated in January'
· More suspects held in Pakistan
· Statue of Liberty reopens

Terror Threat Intelligence 'years Old'
· Threat still serious, officials say
· More suspects held in Pakistan
· Ridge and Bloomberg to meet financial bosses

A Threat to Democracy From Anti-terror Legislation
Basic freedoms to protest are being systematically undermined by anti-terror legislation.

Terror Attack 'could Delay Us Election'
Officials are discussing the possibility of postponing November's presidential election for the first time in US history in the event of a devastating terrorist attack, it emerged yesterday. A spokesman for the administration confirmed that the justice department's office of legal counsel...

Sharon: Right to Fight Terror Overrides Court
Israel's prime minister, Ariel Sharon, yesterday said the world court's ruling against his country's vast barrier through the West Bank encouraged terrorists, shortly after a bomb at a Tel Aviv bus stop killed a young woman. Mr Sharon said his government "totally rejects" Friday's...

Terror War Fears Foil Us Bid
July 6: The fallout from 9/11 means that the likes of St Kitts and Nevis have outbid the United States to host the 2007 World Cup.

The Political Fantasy That Drives the War on Terror
The TV show 24 is isolationist, fear-stoking drama - and utterly gripping. If you want to understand the psychology of the times, go to popular culture. There have been few television hits in recent years quite like the US action drama 24, which, with its trail of violence and terror, has gripped audiences in Britain and America.

Anti-terror War 'pretext for Abuses'
The US-led "war on terror" is having a profound effect on human rights in the Arabian peninsula, Amnesty International said in a report published yesterday. Coming at a time when Arab states are beginning to respond to demands for human rights improvements, the "war on terror" has revived...

Challenge Suspends Turkish Terror Trial
The trial of 69 people accused of involvement in last November's Istanbul suicide bombings ground to a halt on the opening day yesterday when the court was deemed ineligible to hear the case. Prosecutors alleged that the 12 defendants on trial had been ordered by Osama bin Laden to attack...

EU Faces Nuclear Terror Threat
Osama bin Laden or like-minded terrorists could kill thousands of people and wreak global havoc by detonating a crude nuclear device in the heart of Europe, security experts warned yesterday. "We are in a race between cooperation and catastrophe," said the former US senator Sam Nunn, who...

Edgy City Prefers Its Terror on Four Wheels
There can be no clearer sign of the entrepreneurial charm of modern Russia than Moscow's makeshift taxi system. Everything is available, a little decadent, cheaper if you are local, often welcoming, but always totally unregulated. The Moscow taxi is now in the ascendant. The...

Bacardi's smooth image soured by charges of death plots and terror
For decades young drinkers have been seduced by Bacardi's promise of Latin hedonism. Its carefully cultivated image, synonymous with glamorous nightclubs and slinky dancers, has ensured that the drink remains the world's most popular spirit. Even the dismissal of Vinnie Jones as the brand's face failed to dent its appeal.

Spanish policeman killed in gunfight with terror suspect
At least one person, reported to be a senior Spanish police officer, died following an explosion and a shoot-out between police and suspected Islamist terrorists on the outskirts of Madrid last night.

41 Held Over Turkish Terror Links
Police arrested 41 people suspected of links to a Turkish terrorist group in raids across Europe yesterday. The group, the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) is not thought to be connected to the recent bombings in Spain or any Islamic organisation...

Turkish Terror Group Suspects Arrested
Police arrested 41 people suspected of links to a Turkish terrorist group in raids across Europe yesterday. The group, the Marxist Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front (DHKP/C) is not thought to be connected to the recent bombings in Spain or any Islamic organisation...

Five Held in Italian Anti-terror Raids
Italian police investigating an alleged cell of a far-left Turkish terror group have arrested at least five people, according to reports. Around 100 police and carabinieri paramilitary forces took part in raids in Perugia, about 80 miles north of Rome. The town has a university for...

Olympic Games: Madrid Use Terror Attacks to Try and Promote the City
March 27: Organisers of Madrid's 2012 Olympic bid have tried to use the terrorist attack on the city to promote their campaign.

Terror Suspect Claims He Has Been Smeared
Accused of involvement in bombings, a London trader says his only crime was to criticise the Moroccan authorities.

EU Set to Agree Sweeping Counter-terror Policies
Police, security and intelligence agencies across Europe will have authority to hold and exchange data on individuals - and detain them - under a draft declaration on combating terrorism to be agreed by EU leaders meeting in Brussels today. Under the plans, which will be approved by the...

CIA Chief in Clash Over Terror Threat
Ex-Bush aide says White House did not take al-Qaida seriously.

EU to Appoint Anti-terror 'tsar'
Europe is to get its own counter-terrorism 'tsar', EU ministers agreed this afternoon - although disagreements over what constitutes terrorism still divide some member nations.

Nato Acts on Kosovo Terror
Nato rushed 1,000 extra peacekeepers, including 600 British troops, to Kosovo yesterday amid fears that the worst day of ethnic violence between Albanians and Serbs since the 1999 war might lead to an explosion of pogroms and fighting in the region. Ethnic Albanian rioters maintained the...

US Frees 26 More From Terror Camp
The United States last night said it had freed another 26 prisoners held at the US naval base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in one of the largest single releases yet undertaken. A US defence spokesman said the men, 23 from Afghanistan and three from Pakistan, had been flown out of the...

Saudis Accused British Diplomats of Terror
Compensation claim by tortured Britons exposes allegations of MI6 plot against kingdom's royal family.

Terror Plot Cancels Ba Flights
British Airways was dramatically ordered to cancel three key flights yesterday following a specific intelligence warning of a fresh plot to hijack one of its airliners. Three almost fully-booked jumbo jet flights due to fly to the United States today and tomorrow were abruptly grounded on...

Victims Urge International Trials for Terror Suspects
Victims of terrorism in many parts of the world gathered in Madrid yesterday for a congress at which they demanded that suspects should be tried by international tribunals. The 150 delegates from as far afield as Northern Ireland, the Basque country, Algeria, Colombia and Israel told of...

US Opens New Front in War on Terror
The US is sending troops and defence contractors to the Sahara desert of west Africa to open what it calls a new front in the war on terror. A small vanguard force arrived this week in Mauritania to pave the way for a $100m (£54m) plan to bolster the security forces and border...

Terror Cells Regroup and Target Europe
Secret intelligence papers from across the continent reveal a growing danger from a widening network of fanatics - and this is a struggle the West cannot lose.

Idyllic Hub of War on Terror
The presence of US forces in Lamu demonstrates east Africa's strategic importance to George Bush's fight against terror, says Jeevan Vasagar

Hunt for Uk Terror Cell
Hijack gang 'have British passports'.

Italy's Pm in Vatican Air Terror Mystery
Terrorists planned to use a hijacked jet for a Christmas Day attack on the Vatican, Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, was quoted as saying in an interview published yesterday. 'We had precise information about an attack from the sky on Rome with the Vatican as the objective,'...

the K Chronicles: "Terror Rising"
Keef's neighbor is profoundly affected by the rise in terror warnings..

US Moves to High Terror Alert
Credible evidence of attack to rival 9/11.

French Anti-terror Squad Arrests Key Eta Leaders
French anti-terrorist police arrested four key members of the Basque separatist group Eta yesterday, including its alleged military leader and chief of logistics. Gorka Palacios Alday, 29, and Juan Luis Rubenach, 41, were captured in a pre-dawn raid in the village of Lons, near the...

Greek Trial Ends November 17's Reign of Terror
Killers of British diplomat among 15 convicted.

Turkish Man 'admits' Terror Blast
A Turkish man was yesterday charged with treason for allegedly masterminding the first of four terrorist attacks on Jewish and British targets in Istanbul last month. In the police's first breakthrough in the hunt for the perpetrators of Turkey's worst week of bloodshed in peacetime,...

Terror Camp Britons to Be Sent Home
Guantanamo Bay deal 'before Xmas'.

Terror Plot Fear As Man Held By Police
The arrest of a 24-year-old man by anti-terrorist branch officers in Gloucester yesterday raised fears of an imminent al-Qaida-inspired plot to carry out suicide bombings in Britain. Security sources claimed the man had links to the convicted al-Qaida shoe bomber, Richard Reid, who...

World Alert on 'cars of Death' Terror Attacks
Al-Qaida-linked group claims it killed British consul.

Gun Lobby Hinders Fbi Terror Hunt
The FBI now has the power to conduct extensive surveillance of suspected terrorists except if the suspect successfully buys a gun, because of a loophole backed by the gun lobby, the Washington Post has reported.

Future's Bright for Terror Betting
A futures market first proposed by the Pentagon that allows speculators to bet on assassinations, coups and acts of terrorism is to be set up without government involvement, it emerged yesterday. The project, abandoned in August after political criticism, will be launched next month by...

New Wave of Terror Attacks Feared
Fears were growing last night that a bombing which killed at least 17 people in Saudi Arabia could herald a new wave of attacks by al-Qaida sympathisers throughout the Middle East. Anonymous postings on Arabic websites over the last three to four weeks have hinted at "a wave of violence...

US War on Terror Wins Support at Pacific Conference
The 21 leaders of the Pacific rim nations closed their annual trade summit yesterday with a declaration to support the US war on terror and "eliminate the severe danger posed by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction". Members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in...

War on Terror Fuels Small Arms Trade
Charities say 500,000 people are killed each year by the real weapons of mass destruction.

Pentagon offers 'bioterror kit' online
The Pentagon has been selling surplus laboratory equipment that could be used to make biological or chemical weapons, according to a congressional investigation released yesterday.

UK troops in Iraq warned of 'inevitable' terror attack
A major terrorist strike against British forces in Iraq is 'inevitable', according to senior government sources in Iraq and intelligence officers in Britain and the Middle East. Any such attack would cause massive casualties and further destabilise the current US-led occupation government.

Terror as usual
Political killings have doubled and drug cartels control much of the land, but British cash still flows to Colombia. When eight foreign tourists - including two Britons - were kidnapped earlier this month, the first reports attributed the crime to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - the Farc.

UN Envoy Berates West for Funding War on Terror But Ignoring Aids Pandemic
WHO plans to quadruple drug supply in Africa.

Algerian Pilot Sues Us Over Terror Charges
September 11 'suspect' seeks $20m and apology.

Terror Experts Fear Athens Games Are 'peach of a Target'
Greece has not grasped scale of possible threat, they say.

Indonesia to Tighten Terror Law
Indonesia to strengthen its draconian anti-terrorism laws after last week's bombing of a Jakarta hotel.

Be prepared for terror attacks, says Bremer
US officials say they are braced for further large-scale terrorist attacks in Iraq, after reports from intelligence sources that hundreds of Islamic militants who escaped across the border to Iran during the war may have slipped back into the country.

Jakarta Bomber 'in Terror Network'
The suspected bomber of Jakarta's Marriott hotel, who died in the attack this week, had been recruited into the south-east Asian Islamist terror network Jemaah Islamiyah (JI), Indonesian police detectives said yesterday. They said that alleged members of the organisation who were in...

Fear of more bombings after 13 die as terror returns to Indonesia
Fears of a fresh wave of Islamist bombings swept Indonesia yesterday, after a powerful car bomb exploded outside a luxury hotel in central Jakarta during the lunchtime rush, killing at least 13 people and injuring about 150.

13 Die As Terror Returns to Indonesia
John Aglionby in Jakarta on the car bomb carnage at the Marriott hotel, just days before terror trial verdict.

Admiral Cast Out for Terror Bet Plan
Poindexter forced to resign from Pentagon after backing scheme for futures market in world chaos. One of the most politically accident-prone officials in recent American history has been forced to resign over his scheme to establish a futures market to allow speculators to bet on assassinations, coups and acts of terrorism, it emerged yesterday.

All Bets Are Off on Terror, Rules Pentagon
The Pentagon yesterday dropped its plan to allow speculators to make bets on future terrorist attacks in the hope that it would help the US military predict future threats. The $8m scheme, which would have allowed punters to speculate on the likelihood of assassinations, coups and the...

The Fresh Face Behind the New Wave of Basque Terror
Eta recruits get younger as police pull in activists.

16 Held As Saudis Foil Terror Plot
The Saudi government said yesterday it had captured a terrorist cell of 16 people and uncovered a cache of weapons and explosives, foiling a series of attacks on installations around the country. The government has been engaged in operations against Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network...

MPs' Fury at Secret Us Trials of 'terror' Britons
Geneva convention breached, claims minister.

US and Uk to Test Anti-terror Plan
Britain and the US are to stage a simultaneous counter-terrorism exercise on both sides of the Atlantic, the home secretary, David Blunkett, announced yesterday. The response to simulated terrorist attacks on both countries is expected to involve thousands of members of the public as part...

Jordanian accused of terror plot
A Jordanian suspected of being a bodyguard to Osama bin Laden went on trial in Germany yesterday accused of helping to plot terrorist attacks in Germany.

Suspicions Grow of Paris-tehran Deal on Terror
Iran may have struck a more cooperative tone over the al-Qaida suspects in its custody in return for France cracking down on exiled opposition groups, Tehran newspapers reported yesterday. Political analysts speculated that it was more than a coincidence that Iranian authorities were...

Liberia lives in terror as tyrant defies West
A roaring storm of grim outriders, armoured Jeeps and sleek black saloons pours through Monrovia's rotting streets. To the tattered war orphans and refugees gawping in the gutter of one of the world's poorest countries, such opulence must seem unreal.

'The real obstacle to peace is not terror, but sabotage by Sharon-backed army'
The Israeli fighter jets began their dance above Gaza City just as President George Bush's special envoy and his CIA team drew up at Mohammed Dahlan's office this week.

Intense Security After 'terror' Gunfight in Mecca
Saudi troops threw up unprecedentedly tight security checkpoints throughout Mecca, Islam's holiest city, yesterday, after a fierce gun battle with a suspected terrorist group left two police officers and five militants dead. The clash between the Saudi authorities and Islamic militants in...

Abbas accuses Israel of 'terrorist' attack
Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian prime minister, today accused Israel of trying to destroy the US-backed road map with what he described as a "terrorist" attack on a Hamas leader.

Palestinian terror groups will consider ceasefire
Two of the main Palestinian militant groups yesterday said they would consider a total ceasefire when they meet Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian prime minister, in the coming weeks.

War on terror is 'making world more dangerous'
The US-led "war on terror", far from making the world a safer place, has made it more dangerous by curtailing human rights, undermining the rule of international law and shielding governments from scrutiny, Amnesty International warned yesterday in a fierce attack on American and British foreign policies.

Terror cell's UK poison plot
Chilling details about the existence of a group of extremist Islamic militants, set on executing attacks on civilians in Britain, are revealed in intelligence documents obtained by The Observer.

West Goes on High Terror Alert
The US declared a high terror alert in the run-up to one of its biggest holiday weekends, after intelligence reports suggested there could be another attack on American soil. For the fourth time since the colour-coded alert system was introduced just over a year ago, President George Bush...

Ambassador warns of big terror attack in Saudi or US
Saudi and US officials last night issued stark warnings that further potentially devastating terrorist attacks on American soil and against western interests in the Middle East were likely.

Davis Cup Terror Fear
May 20: The bomb blast in Casablanca that killed more than 40 people may lead to September's Davis Cup tie between Morocco and Britain being switched to a neutral country.

Terror's Myriad Faces
Jason Burke, a world expert on international terrorism, says those leading the war against the bombers misunderstand the true nature of al-Qaeda.

Thousands Flee Tribal Terror in Congo Town
Occasional gunshots, groaning wounded and the shrieks of hungry children seeking safety in a besieged UN compound expressed the horror of Bunia yesterday. Around 12,000 terrified civilians were huddling against the wire perimeters of the two UN barracks in the town in eastern Congo,...

UK Warns of Increased Terror Threat in Six More African Countries
A specific al-Qaida terrorist threat against British planes to Nairobi led to the suspension of flights between the UK and Kenya, the east African country's national security minister said yesterday. The Department for Transport in London took the unprecedented step of stopping all...

Republicans 'used anti-terror agency' to find political foes
Fifty-one Texan Democrats who skipped town in the dead of night to defeat a controversial piece of legislation were tracked down after Republicans reportedly used a federal anti-terrorism agency, it emerged yesterday.

Bush Ally Set to Profit From the War on Terror
James Woolsey, former CIA boss and influential adviser to President George Bush, is a director of a US firm aiming to make millions of dollars from the 'war on terror', The Observer can reveal. Woolsey, one of the most high-profile hawks in the war against Iraq and a key member of the...

Polite and caring sons who turned to terror
They were model sons, according to friends and family, who turned into men capable of inflicting murder and carnage. Yesterday, as the wounded from the Tel Aviv bar attack recovered in hospital, families in Derby and west London were coming to terms with their loved one's journey from anonymity to notoriety.

Pearl Killed 'for Finding Terror Links'
The American journalist Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan because he uncovered links between the British terrorist Richard Reid and the Pakistani secret service, according to an investigation by the French philosopher and author Bernard-Henri Lévy. Lévy's book...

Terror Fear After Ricin is Found in Paris
Fears of a potential bio-terror attack in continental Europe were heightened last night after the discovery of two flasks containing a lethal ricin compound in a railway station in Paris. The French interior ministry said last night that traces of ricin, a weapon suspected to be in the...

Britons abroad warned of terror attacks
The Foreign Office warned Britons around the world last night that they face an "especially high" risk of terrorist attacks during the war with Iraq.

US moves on to high terror alert
The United States was shifting on to high terrorism alert yesterday as the government announced a wartime homeland security plan, Operation Liberty Shield, that will see hundreds of asylum seekers rounded up and detained, and 11,000 Iraqis living in America invited to interviews by the FBI.

Western Deaths Spark Middle East Terror Alert
Saudis suggest link to al-Qaida after arms find.

'Terror Gang' on Trial in Athens
November 17 faces murder, bombing and robbery charges in an event many Greeks thought they'd never see.

The terror of duct tape
The moment has come. Life as we know it has indeed ceased. I am writing this column in a room that is as sealed as I can make it, while wishing I had stuck some tape round that dodgy window. Outside, there is silence, and we cannot leave: the state governor has ordered all traffic off the road. The administration was right: we should have panicked.

UK on missile terror alert
Heathrow was last night being patrolled by 1,500 anti-terrorist police and troops after intelligence warnings identified it as a likely target for an imminent attack by al-Qaida-linked militants armed with anti-aircraft missiles.

Hewitt Links World Poverty With Terror
Poverty in the developing world is directly linked with increasing terrorism, the trade secretary, Patricia Hewitt, has warned.

All eyes on Britain as terror war accelerates
Mohammed was surfing the internet when he heard the shouting. He ran down the stairs from his cheap flat overlooking north London's Seven Sisters Road and out into the street. It was bitterly cold. Two friends were outside. 'The police are in the mosque,' they told him.

Terror Arrests Sweep Europe
Explosives found as forces across continent claim success against groups with alleged links to al-Qaida.

Italy Terror Suspects Had Maps of London
Italian police were questioning five Moroccan men today about a possible terrorist plot to attack London and Nato bases in Italy, after a routine immigration sweep uncovered explosives.

Mugabe steps up terror ahead of World Cup
State torture and unwarranted arrests have increased dramatically in Zimbabwe in the past week, highlighting a drastic decline in the country's security that should force the International Cricket Council to re-think the six World Cup matches planned for next month, opposition leaders claimed last night.

Terror Thrives in Algeria's Climate of Bloody Conflict
Country is third-largest provider of al-Qaida manpower.

4x4s Oil Wheels of Terror, Us Told
The millions of people in the United States who own a sports utility vehicle (SUV) are helping terrorists intent on attacking their country, according to a television commercial by a new lobby group broadcast nationally this week, although one network refused to carry it. It is a...

Frankfurt terrorised by threat to crash light aircraft into European central bank
A man who stole a plane and threatened to crash it into the headquarters of the European central bank yesterday terrorised the inhabitants of Frankfurt for more than two hours before giving himself up to police.

Assad Told to Cut Links With Terror
Israeli fury at Syrian leader's visit.

US Arms Algeria for Fight Against Islamic Terror
The US has agreed to sell arms to Algeria to help it put down the Islamic rebellion which has cost more than 100,000 lives in the past 10 years. In its wish to win the support of Muslim states for its war on terrorism, Washington appears to have replaced its previous reluctance to arm...

Terror alert row after threat to Nairobi high commission
The British high commission in Kenya was closed yesterday for an indefinite period after receiving a "specific threat" only two weeks after the Mombasa attacks blamed on Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.

Terror that haunts africa
Until last week's attacks in Mombasa, Osama bin Laden had ignored pleas by Islamic militants to target Israelis. He has changed his tactics - and in the process exposed the West's folly in ignoring Africa in its war on terror.

Sharon demands world war on terror
Ariel Sharon last night made a rambling denunciation of yesterday's bombings and shootings in Kenya and Israel which left at least 20 people dead and Israelis feeling as vulnerable abroad as they are at home.

Terror's new soft target: tourists
Experts are warning that Osama bin Laden's network has "rebranded" itself as the scourge of unprotected targets like the tourists killed yesterday in Kenya.

British anti-terror units to train Georgian army
British anti-terrorism experts from the secret service and Scotland Yard will train Georgian elite troops in sophisticated anti-terrorism techniques under a radical plan to expand the UK's contribution to the war on terror overseas.

Terror suspects remanded as media accused
Three men linked to an alleged plot to attack the London Underground with poison gas have not been questioned about the allegations, their lawyers told a court today.

Nato Grapples With New Role in Terror War
Opening the door to new members will be the easy bit this week.

Britain 'next in Line' for Terror Attack
Britain is likely to be the next target of al-Qaeda terrorists plotting further attacks in the run-up to any conflict with Iraq, police and Islamist sources have warned. They believe the attack could be aimed at British targets overseas or be carried out by sleeper cells either based in...

Tale of Terror in Brighton Scoops French Prize
French writer's story based on memories of cruelty and torment in seaside asylum. At five years of age, the turbulent son of a French diplomat in London was sent to an old people's home in Brighton as a punishment for being a naughty boy.

Army Braced for Massacre of Civilians in Terror Attack
Emergency security measures, including a rapid reaction force of Army reservists and a squadron of fighter jets on permanent stand-by, have been set up to cope with a terrorist strike in Britain, The Observer can reveal. Amid warnings that an attack by al-Qaeda is imminent, plans have...

FBI Warns on Railway Terror Attacks
The FBI today issued a terrorism warning to US law enforcement agencies about a possible bid to attack railways. Based on information obtained from al-Qaida prisoners, officials suggested that terrorists may try to take out bridges, key sections of tracks or train engines in an effort to cause derailments and widespread damage.

Writing on the Wall for Indonesian 'terror School'
John Aglionby tours the Koranic academy of accused cleric Abu Bakar Ba'aysir in Java.

Writing on the wall for 'terror school'
The long, thin placard above the entrance to the Arabic lesson classroom at the Al Mukmin Koranic boarding school in the royal city of Solo leaves little to the imagination. On the left is a picture of an ornately decorated mosque. Then comes the slogan, in Indonesian: "We enter the cottage to study.

Safer way, the store fighting terror
The hazardous-materials suit comes in a fetching grey, with bright purple valves to allow easy breathing in the event of a chemical or biological attack. The executive parachute - designed for jumping more safely out of high-rise buildings - is in an attractive fluorescent pink. But wardrobe essentials have not been forgotten: the traditional little black gas mask is priced around $190 (£125).

Timothy Garton Ash: In the terror trap
So now we all live in Washington DC. A lone terrorist can pick you off outside Safeway, or as you wait for the bus. And if he doesn't get you at Safeway, he'll kill your daughter at a nightclub in Bali.

President urged to tackle terror groups
Indonesia's beleaguered president, Megawati Sukarnoputri, yesterday came under increasing pressure to resolve the nation's growing terrorism crisis following Saturday's devastating bomb in Bali.

Calls grow for concerted fight against terror
Governments around the world yesterday condemned the bombing in Bali. Some said it highlighted the need for a concerted fight against terrorism while others offered help in tracking down the perpetrators.

Terror's Bloody Return
· More than 187 killed and 300 hurt in Bali blast
· At least five Britons feared dead

'Terror cell' broken up by Italians
Italian police have broken up an alleged al-Qaida cell which was in contact with a terrorist suspect arrested in Britain in May and was being controlled from Iran by one of the sons of Osama bin Laden, the Italian media reported yesterday.

Debris Points to Terrorist Attack on Tanker
Initial results of the investigation into the blast on the French supertanker Limburg off the coast of Yemen suggest the explosion may have been caused by a deliberate attack, the French foreign ministry said yesterday. The statement followed the French accident inspector revealing that...

Indonesia Comes Onside in Us Anti-terror Drive
Government officials in the world's most populous Muslim nation are beginning to address the problem of terrorism, says John Aglionby.

Indonesia Joins Fight Against Terror
Government officials in the world's most populous Muslim nation are beginning to address the problem of terrorism, says John Aglionby.

Georgian villagers caught up in the war on terror
Mekha Hangushvili is petrified that the Russian bombers will return. Her parents live in Duisi, the village at the heart of the Pankisi gorge, a mountainous region on the border between Georgia and the war-torn Russian republic of Chechnya.

Astrid Proll's journey to Terror Chic
Thirty years ago she was one of the most feared terrorists in Europe, joining her Red Army Faction (RAF) comrades in bombing raids and murderous attacks on establishment figures, terrorising Germany throughout the Seventies.

US Hails Terror Arrests
US officials in Karachi were last night leading the interrogation of the suspected al-Qaida member, Ramzi Binalshibh, as they claimed major successes in the war on terrorism, including the alleged break-up of a terrorist cell in upstate New York. Pakistan said it had captured another...

Terror hoax sparks panic in US
"Careless talk costs lives" was the British wartime slogan aimed at civilians but in a United States that is on high alert for fresh terrorist attacks, careless talk can apparently lead to panic.

US Police Detain '9/13' Terror Suspects
Police in Florida closed a 20-mile stretch of highway early this morning as part of terrorism investigation, detaining three men who a witness said had promised to make Americans "cry on 9/13". Bomb squads in protective clothing isolated two cars belonging to the men on interstate highway...

Europe-US Terror Treaty Plan Raises Rights Fears
European Union governments are secretly drawing up a treaty with the US on issues ranging from extradition to undercover police operations in a move which has huge implications for individual rights and liberties. Shortly after the September 11 attacks on the US last year, the EU...

Attempt to sack 'terror link' professor reaches court
A Florida university's long-running attempt to sack an Arab academic accused of having links with terrorist groups has finally reached court.

UK targets at risk of cyber terror
Britain faces a growing threat of an electronic attack by terrorists linked to al-Qaida that could paralyse key public services, including electricity and water supplies, the government's adviser on computer security has told the Guardian.

Lawyers accused on terror cash
The hunt for terrorist and criminal money launderers is being undermined by the continuing refusal of some lawyers and accountants to report potentially suspicious transactions by their clients, the country's leading economic crime investigator warned yesterday.

Egypt terror leaders renounce violence
After more than 20 years preaching violence as the only way to achieve their goal of establishing a strict Islamic state, the jailed leaders of Egypt's biggest militant organisation say they were wrong, and are even ready to offer an apology.

Terror Suspects 'have No Right to Us Trial'
A US federal judge yesterday ruled that two British citizens and an Australian captured in Afghanistan and held at Guantanamo Bay have no right to trial before American courts. Shafiq Rasul and Asif Iqbal, both from Tipton in the West Midlands, and David Hicks, from Adelaide, have been...

Nine alleged terror suspects win appeal
Nine alleged international terrorists held without trial under emergency powers imposed after the September 11 attacks are being detained unlawfully, a court ruled today.

Doctors attack Blunkett over dying terror suspect
Psychiatrists at have protested against the Home Secretary's treatment of a dying Palestinian being held without trial under new anti-terror laws.

Terror, security and the media
The Observer's Home Affairs editor Martin Bright gave evidence last week to hearing of the nine men who have been interned without trail for over seven months. His evidence casts a rare light on how the security services seek to influence the media.

Underworld where terror and security meet
Case closed? The Pearl murder trial is over but the jury is still out on Pakistan intelligence's links to militants. It was dusk on a damp January evening in Karachi when Daniel Pearl walked from his taxi outside the shabby Metropole Hotel and climbed into the back of a white Toyota Corolla car.

Banks Run Id Checks on 40m People in Terror War
High street banks are to check the identities of every account holder in the country in a new initiative to root out money launderers, financial criminals and terrorist financiers.

Icon Painter Blows Apart 17 November Terror Group
After 27 years of eluding detection, the inner workings of one of the world's most secretive terrorist groups, 17 November, have been revealed from the hospital bed of a Greek icon painter.

Raids Have Wiped Out Terror Group, Greece Says
The Greek authorities say that the notorious November 17 terrorist group has in effect been disarmed.

Terror-free July 4 Perks Up the Markets
Stock markets on both sides of the Atlantic shrugged off their recent gloom yesterday as bargain-hunting investors snapped up cheap shares following a relatively trouble-free July 4 holiday in the United States.

Greek police find terror group's hideout
Breakthrough in hunt for British attache's murderers. After 27 years of failure and frustration, the Greek police have finally uncovered the lair of western Europe's most elusive and resilient leftwing terrorist group, November 17, in a basement flat in central Athens.

Saudi Car Bomb Find Fuels Fears of Terror Campaign
American pair narrowly escape death in new attack.

Terror fear over lost nuclear parts
Hundreds of deadly nuclear batteries are missing across the former Soviet Union and could be used to create a lethal 'dirty bomb'.

Tomato terror for Sven as midnight coach trip threatened by ketchup
Screen Break: Now the debate begins about how best to honour our returning heroes. On behalf of the fruit-growers of Great Britain, I say let them have it.

Arms Deals Hinder War on Terror, Says Amnesty
G8 governments are undermining their "war on terror" and their claims to want to end armed conflict by supplying massive numbers of weapons to developing countries, an Amnesty International report will warn today. The human rights organisation points out that international terrorism and...

MI6 hunts terror plot network
British and other western intelligence agencies were last night engaged in an international operation to uncover the full network behind the first targeting of British military forces by al-Qaida terrorists.

Terror fears prompt armed Jewish patrols in Brooklyn
Vigilante groups armed with shotguns and baseball bats are to patrol Jewish districts of New York after a terrorist suspect said he had once planned attacks there.

Anti-terror office will start turf war
President Bush yesterday acknowledged he faced a "tough battle" in Congress to win support for the creation of a new $37bn counter-terrorist department, which he predicted would threaten vested interests in government.

Rumsfeld Tells Nato to Face Up to Terror Danger
Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, warned Nato allies last night to face up to the dangers of weapons of mass destruction - especially biological ones - in the hands of terrorists.

Jewish Woman Falsely Accused of Terror
Israel's Shin Bet security service was forced to admit an embarrassing case of mistaken identity yesterday, after it wrongly accused a Jewish woman of complicity in a Palestinian suicide bombing. The security service said yesterday it had erred in naming Marina Pinsky, 26, as part of a...

FBI Changes Its Mission to War on Terror
The Federal Bureau of Investigation embarked on the most fundamental transformation of its 94-year history yesterday, switching its focus from traditional law enforcement to the prevention of terrorism after coming under intense fire for failing to stop the September 11 attacks.

Dangerous game of state-sponsored terror that threatens nuclear conflict
Pakistani leader's attempt to rein in militants is met with defiance.

US Raises Terror Weapon Fears
The US administration said last night that terrorists would "inevitably" acquire weapons of mass destruction.

Indonesia Uses War on Terror to Win Us Arms
On the eve of independence in East Timor - won only after an orgy of killing - Amnesty is leading protests over Bush's plans for aid to Jakarta's bloodstained security forces.

Shelling provokes terror in Liberia's capital
Shelling near the Liberian capital Monrovia yesterday provoked panic among residents, who feared that rebels were about to storm the city.

Arafat's terror statement
Yasser Arafat condemned terrorism yesterday in a statement put out by the Palestinian news agency, WAFA. This is an extract:

Thailand's twin terrors size up a takeover
David Davies meets the teenage prodigies in thrall to big people and small scores.

Italians nonplussed by US Easter terror alert
Italy has tightened security in four northern cities where Washington has warned that there may be terrorist attacks on American citizens.

Zimbabwe Struck By New Reign of Terror
The latest wave of terror by Mr Mugabe's forces resembles the abuses of a conquering army against a much hated foe. In parts of northern and central Zimbabwe, soldiers of various stripes are sweeping through isolated villages, taking whatever it is they want, including women.

Britain Accused on Terror Lab Claim
Story of weapons lab find in Afghan cave 'was made up' to justify sending marines

More Help Essential to Combat Terror
World leaders welcomed the promises of the EU and US yesterday to spend billions of dollars more on tackling global poverty.

Georgia: US opens new front in war on terror
Bush sends in 200 crack troops at a cost of $64m to tackle a few dozen militants. In the isolated highland village of Duisi, the young Muslim men dress in camouflage fatigues and carry guns.

Zimbabwe Farmer Falls Victim to Terror
Latest death increases fears in countryside as Mugabe vows to speed up land redistribution.

America's Bioterror
George Monbiot: Bush has pledged to eliminate weapons of mass destruction. He should start at home.

Pentagon Outlines Plans to Take War on Terror to Georgia
The Pentagon yesterday revealed details of plans to expand the war on terrorism to Georgia, including the proposed deployment of up to 200 military advisers to help combat suspected terrorists hiding with Chechen guerrillas in the Pankisi Gorge region. US officials stressed that no final...

Possible Terrorist Attack Averted in Rome
Four Moroccans in possession of marked maps of Rome's water supply and US embassy, and what appears to be 4kg of cyanide, are currently being held following days of surveillance, writes Rory Carroll.

US on Alert for Terror Attack 'within Hours'
The US is on high alert today after the FBI warned that a Yemeni man was planning to attack US interests at home or abroad, possibly within the next few hours. The alert asked 18,000 law enforcement agencies across the country and the US public to look out for Fawaz Yahya al-Rabeei, a...

Zimbabwe Mps Tortured in New Wave of Terror
Three Zimbabwean opposition MPs campaigning for next month's elections have been abducted, beaten and tortured for two days by supporters of President Robert Mugabe in a remote town, according to the Movement for Democratic Change. The three were paraded, injured and bleeding, wearing...

EU Parliament Backs Anti-terror Warrant
The European Parliament yesterday overwhelmingly backed the controversial new anti-terrorism measures agreed after September 11 and defeated a call for a key civil liberties safeguard. Euro-MPs voted to support the EU-wide arrest warrant, which will replace the cumbersome extradition...

The war against terror is making villains of us all
The pictures of prisoners at the US military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, facetiously called Camp X-Ray by their guards, and dismissive remarks about their status and their rights uttered by Donald Rumsfeld, the US defence secretary, show the complete disregard, not to say contempt, the Bush...

War on terror loses its way
One hundred days after the US began its military campaign against al-Qaida and Taliban targets in Afghanistan, George Bush's "war on terrorism" is in danger of losing direction. In the principal theatre of operations, the Pentagon is doing its best to keep up the pressure. Various...

Terror crackdown 'encourages repression'
America's response to the September 11 attacks is encouraging its allies to pursue repressive policies which will fuel terrorism rather than defeat it, a leading human rights group warned yesterday. Dictators "need do nothing more than photocopy" measures introduced by the Bush...

A plane, a tower, a military base: For a moment, US relives the terror
The 15-year-old who flew his plane into the Bank of America tower in Tampa, Florida, at the weekend had a suicide note in his pocket expressing sympathy for Osama bin Laden and support for the September 11 attacks. Police discounted any links with terrorist groups and described the pilot...

Terror tribunals could order death
Military tribunals planned by the US to try suspected terrorists will be able to impose death penalties by unanimous vote and hand down guilty verdicts by a two-thirds majority, according to Pentagon draft rules disclosed yesterday. In apparent concessions to human rights lawyers, the...

US says air strikes killed terror chiefs
US officials claimed yesterday that a number of Taliban or al-Qaida leaders were killed when American warplanes attacked a convoy in Afghanistan. "The vehicles were destroyed, the people were killed and the compound from which they left was destroyed," said marine corps General Peter...

Lots of wars on terror
President George Bush has cemented unlikely friendships over the last months. Not even war crimes during Ramadan could shake his partnership with Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf. Nor could his insistence on pursuing military supremacy in space disrupt his chemistry with the Russian premier,...