The Qaeda-Dawood nexus of terror in Africa

The arrest of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian national who tried to set off an explosive device on board a Detroit-bound flight, has confirmed the United States administration's fears about......

US may have killed Awlaki, but not his ideas: Al Qaeda

Al Qaeda has confirmed the death of US-born Yemeni militant cleric Anwar al-Awlaki in a CIA drone strike but vowed to avenge his killing, described by President Barack Obama as a "major blow" to......

Top Al Qaeda cleric Awlaki killed in Yemen

Anwar al-Awlaki, the public face of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, has been killed, the Yemeni defence ministry announced on Friday, signalling another major setback to the terror network after......

US plane attack suspect claims Qaeda links

The Nigerian man who allegedly tried to blow up a US plane has told interrogators that the explosive device strapped in his legs was "acquired in Yemen along with instructions for its use". The......