brussels bureau Belgium to repatriate children of jihadists held in Syria refugee camp Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said 30 to 50 children located in a refugee camp in northeastern Syria would be brought to Belgium. 05/03/2021
Nigeria Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed The girls were abducted from their boarding school by gunmen last Friday. 02/03/2021
France France rules out counter-terrorism troops withdrawal from Sahel "We are there because we have a shared destiny with the Sahel. If the Sahel falls into the hands of terrorism, Africa will gradually fall into the hands of Islamic terrorists and Europe will live the consequences," said Macron. 16/02/2021
USA FBI vetting troops amid fears of insider attack at Biden inauguration The move comes following the events at the Capitol, after which several on and off-duty police officers and active military personnel were arrested for participating in the siege. 18/01/2021
Republic of Northern Macedonia North Macedonian police arrest 8 for creating 'terrorist organisation' 28/12/2020
USA Lockerbie: US plans new charges in 1988 airline bombing The 1988 bombing of a New-York-bound Pan Am jet that exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie killed 270 people. 17/12/2020
France Charlie Hebdo trial: Fugitive widow of attacker among 14 found guilty The terrorism trial of 14 people connected to the January 2015 Islamist attacks in Paris ended with one life sentence, two 30-year jail terms, and all convicted of involvement. 16/12/2020
brussels bureau Brussels wants to give Europol more powers in bid to tackle terrorism A spate of recent terrorist attacks prompted the European Commission (EC) to publish the measures earlier than initially planned. 09/12/2020
New Zealand New Zealand mosque shootings report says far-right threat overlooked Intelligence agencies were too focused on the threat posed by Islamist extremism at the expense of other dangers including white supremacism, the report says. 08/12/2020
France Man charged with deadly 1982 attack on kosher restaurant in Paris Walid Abdulrahman Abou Zayed was extradited to France on Friday by Norway, where he had settled in 1991. 05/12/2020
Good Morning Europe Lockerbie: Appeal to clear man convicted for 1988 bombing underway Libyan intelligence officer Abdel Basset al-Megrahi was jailed for life in 2001 for the 1988 murder of the 270 passengers and crew of Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockervie. He died in 2012. 24/11/2020
France France train attack: American who helped tackle gunman won't testify Spencer Stone arrived in Paris, France, on Wednesday but was hospitalised upon arrival. He has now returned to the US, his lawyer confirmed on Sunday. 23/11/2020
