Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 9: Defence secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday the “heart” of Al Qaeda remained in the Afghan-Pakistan border area even as it spread its influence to the Arabian peninsula and no

London: Security around France's First Lady Carla Bruni Sarkozy has been tightened up amid fears that she may be the 'priority target' of a terrorist assassination plot.

Security services believe Pr

London: Al Qaeda's chief bomb maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri is reportedly planting bombs in gift toys, which would be timed to explode once the toys are in stores for the Christmas.

According to the

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has claimed responsibility for the recently uncovered attempt to destroy cargo planes with parcel bombs, according to a private terrorism watchdog.

Al Qaeda may be planning to conduct new "Lockerbie-style" atrocities, and Britain could be among the frontline targets, experts have said.

London: The Al Qaeda may be planning to conduct new 'Lockerbie-style' atrocities, and Britain could be among the frontline targets, experts have said.

Fears of a new Lockerbie-style bombing have inc

Airports across the United States were put on high alert on Saturday after suspicious packages originating from Yemen were found, on a plane in UK, even as FBI is investigating whether it is a part of

Dubai: A probe into the suspicious package found onboard a US-bound cargo flight here indicates the involvement of terrorist organisations like Al Qaeda, the police said on Saturday.

The package foun

The United States has warned Pakistani leaders that continued inaction against the Taliban and Al Qaeda havens bordering Afghanistan could jeopardise some large US cash payouts to Islamabad, the Wall

To step up pace of reconciliation talks, the Afghan government has opened direct contacts with Al Qaeda-linked Haqqani faction of the Taliban, which is believed to have close ties to Pakistan's milita