Tag: Terrorism
Bush Govt 'approved CIA waterboarding'
The administration of US President George W Bush authorised the CIA to waterboard Al Qaeda suspects according to two secret memos issued in 2003 and 2004, The Washington Post has reported.[MORE]
Passengers overcome Turkish plane hijacker
Passengers overpowered an apparently drunken man who tried to hijack a Turkish Airlines flight en route to Russia, claiming to have a bomb, officials and media reports said.[MORE]
Man admits failed suicide attack on restaurant
A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and terrorism offences after a failed suicide bomb attack on a restaurant in Devon in England earlier this year.[MORE]
Rudd again warns of more casualties in Afghanistan
Kevin Rudd says Australian forces will suffer more casualties in Afghanistan but troops will remain in the fight for the "long haul".[MORE]
Thomas tells court bin Laden is polite, shy
A man accused of receiving money from a terrorist organisation describes Osama bin Laden as a polite man.[MORE]
Airport trials 'see-through' scanners
New screening technology capable of seeing through passengers' clothing has been put on display at Melbourne airport. [MORE]
Court told Thomas kept in kennel-sized cell
A journalist has given evidence that Jack Thomas was kept in a dog kennel sized cell after his arrest in Pakistan. His legs were bolted to the floor.[MORE]
The Haneef affair: From arrest to inquiry
Feature
ABC Online looks back at the key events in the Dr Mohamed Haneef affair, starting with the terrorist alert in the United Kingdom that started it all. [MORE]
14 killed in Afghan blasts
Bomb attacks in Afghanistan have killed 14 people, including two children and three NATO soldiers.[MORE]
Woman, children killed by Nepal bomb
A bomb attack in southern Nepal has killed a woman and her two children.[MORE]
Andrews to face Haneef inquiry
Former immigration minister Kevin Andrews will today give evidence at the Haneef inquiry.[MORE]
Indonesia clears up Bali bomber execution confusion
Indonesia's Attorney-General's office says the three Bali bombers on death row will not be shot within the next fortnight.[MORE]
Court hears terror suspect tortured in Pakistan
A court has heard a Melbourne man accused of accepting cash from Al Qaeda was tortured when he was arrested in Pakistan.[MORE]
Thomas in court on terrorism-related charges
Joseph (Jack) Thomas has gone on trial accused of receiving money from a terrorist organisation.[MORE]
House of Lords rejects changes to terrorism laws
Britain's House of Lords has rejected the Government's controversial plan to extend the period that terrorist suspects can be held without charge.[MORE]
Pakistan presses offensive against Taliban
Troops and helicopter gunships have killed about 40 Taliban militants while four people, including a politician, were injured in a roadside bomb in northwest Pakistan, officials said.[MORE]
Authorities gear up for counter-terrorism exercise in Brisbane
A major counter terrorism exercise will be held in Brisbane this morning.[MORE]
Australia urged to list Tamil Tigers as terrorists
Australia is considering formally declaring Sri lanka's separatist Tamil Tigers a terrorist group, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith said, calling for a political solution to the island's civil war.[MORE]
Indonesia to announce Bali bombers' execution date
Indonesia will announce a date next week for the execution of the three Islamists on death row for the Bali bombings, an official said.[MORE]
Lebanon busts 'terrorist network' behind Tripoli attacks
Lebanese authorities have arrested a "terrorist network" behind deadly bomb attacks in the northern city of Tripoli, the army said.[MORE]
Pakistan gunship raid kills 35 Islamic militants: officials
Pakistani helicopter gunships have attacked a meeting of Islamic militants linked to Al Qaeda near the border with Afghanistan, leaving 35 fighters dead, security officials said.[MORE]
Afghan war not lost, more troops needed: US general
NATO is not losing the war against the Taliban in Afghanistan, but there are not enough troops to provide sufficient security for the people, the commander of international troops in Afghanistan said.[MORE]
NKorea to resume disabling nuclear plants
N Korea said it would resume disabling nuclear plants after the US dropped it from a terrorism list. [MORE]
'Troops kill 65 Taliban' in Afghanistan
Afghan and NATO-led forces have killed 65 Taliban militants overnight near the provincial capital of the southern province of Helmand, the provincial governor's spokesman Daud Ahmadi said.[MORE]
N Korea nuclear talks expected to resume soon
South Korea's nuclear envoy said he expected six-party talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear programs would resume soon after the communist state was taken off a US terrorism blacklist.[MORE]
