Tunisia

Tunisia: Third attacker involved in Bardo Museum shootings

Tunisia's president says police are hunting for a third aggressor following the deadly shootings in the capital's Bardo Museum.

22 March 2015

Yemen

UN Security Council to discuss Yemen crisis

The UN Security Council will meet on Sunday to discuss the deadly turmoil in Yemen. It comes after the country’s president called for an “urgent

22 March 2015

Tunisia

Islamist extremists ISIL say Tunisia's tourist massacre was their work

Extremist group Islamic State (ISIL) has claimed responsibility for Wednesday’s attack in the Tunisian capital in which 20 tourists and a Tunisian

19 March 2015

Israel

Scramble for votes pits Netanyahu's Likud against rightist allies

Flagging in opinion polls before Tuesday’s Israeli election, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to rally his country’s rightists by casting

14 March 2015

Japan

Anger at huge 'anti-tsunami' sea walls in Japan

Japan is building a series of controversial concrete walls along parts of its northern coastline to protect against tsunamis. Nearly 400 kilometres

13 March 2015

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast's former first lady handed 20-year jail term

Simone Gbagbo given 20-year sentence for her role in the 2010 post-election clashes in Ivory Coast.

10 March 2015

Europe

Keep an eye on you: the EU's controversial plans to track air passengers

Drastic measures in drastic times: a Europe-wide database to track all air passengers flying in and out of the EU is one of the latest

9 March 2015

Europe News

Defence experts cool on Juncker's EU army scheme

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker’s call for an EU army has been widely dismissed by defence experts. At a time, when several

9 March 2015

USA

Food truck fire triggers security lockdown at White House

A food truck fire has triggered a security alert at the White House in Washington. The vehicle, in a nearby street, created a loud bang – just

7 March 2015

Egypt

Nine wounded in bomb attack on Cairo court

WATCH: At least nine people have been wounded in a bomb attack on a court building in Cairo. An explosive device went off under a vehicle. The

2 March 2015

Europe News

British MEP tweaks passenger data bill to win support

After the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officals have revived a proposal to collect air passenger data and share it across Europe. British Conservative

26 February 2015

France

Mystery drones over Paris for second night raises concerns

Drones have been seen flying over tourist hot spots in Paris for the second night in a row. That has raised concerns in a city already on high alert

25 February 2015

France

Drone mystery in Paris sparks security scare

French police are hunting for clues as to who carried out night drone flights over landmarks in Paris. The unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) were

24 February 2015

France

Security concerns as unidentified drones seen in the Paris night sky

24 February 2015

France

France confiscates passports of 6 'Syria-bound' citizens

French authorities have confiscated the passports of six citizens allegedly planning to travel to Syria. It marks the first such travel ban under new

23 February 2015

World

Is the EU's 'big data' effective in fighting terror?

After the recent attacks in Paris and Copenhagen, Europe has become once again a target for terrorism. The big question for European governments is

20 February 2015

USA

Obama calls on Muslims to reject 'twisted interpretations of Islam'

US President Barack Obama has called on Muslim leaders to push back against “twisted interpretations of Islam.” He said the US-led coalition fighting

19 February 2015

Denmark

Denmark steps up 'defence against terror'

Denmark has unveiled a 130 million euro package to step up police and intelligence services. It was announced days after deadly shooting attacks in

19 February 2015

Afghanistan

Taliban suicide bombers strike Afghan and Pakistani police

Up to a dozen policemen have been killed in a series of suicide bomber attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The attack in Logar province outside the

17 February 2015

Denmark

Islamist "lone wolves" plot attacks inside Western societies where they live

The latest radical Islamist terrorist attacks in Denmark fall into the ‘lone wolf’ category. The general profile finds striking similarities between

17 February 2015