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Pakistan confirms 4 militants behind 2009 cricket attack killed in shootout
Police said a group of up to eight gunmen attacked their convoy, before they killed the militants in a shootout.
SAS snipers and anti-terror police to protect Notting Hill Carnival from Isis threat
Million festival revellers asked to remain alert, although no specific threat identified.
Isis had plans to attack Australian cricketers if they had toured Bangladesh last year – report
The report comes after England's tour to Bangladesh got the green light by English authorities.
Pentagon's aid to Pakistan dwindles as India-US ties grow - Report
The US is reported to be frustrated that Pakistan is not ending its support to Islamic militant groups like Taliban.
Attack on American University of Afghanistan leaves seven dead and more than 30 injured
A security guard was among the dead while 700 students were rescued.
Royal Marine Ciaran Maxwell arrested over Northern Ireland Republican terrorism investigation
Anti-terror police arrested Maxwell in Taunton, Somerset over suspected links to two illegal arms dumps.
France's 'morality police' provoke mockery and shame as beach burkini ban scandal widens
Witness on French Riviera speaks of Muslim woman on beach being told to 'Go home' as her daughter cries.
How Isis used and abused early Islamic history
We must Daesh with ideas as well as bombs.
Thailand: Car bomb explosion outside hotel leaves one dead and 29 injured
The explosion occurred in the province of Pattani, a popular destination for Western tourists.
Hate preachers to be isolated in UK prisons to stop spread of extremism
Move comes after Anjem Choudary was found guilty of supporting Isis.
Fears of Al-Shabaab presence in Rwanda as three terror suspects killed
Rwanda has faced ethnic conflict but escaped terror attacks.
Indian flags set ablaze in Balochistan following Narendra Modi's I-Day diatribe against Pakistan
Balochistan's Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri has accused Modi of inciting terror in the province.
Boko Haram: 8,000 surrendered terrorists 'waiting to be deradicalised in Gombe'
10,000 captives also rescued, Nigerian colonel says, as Boko Haram splits into two factions.
Anjem Choudary sought to divide Muslims from the rest of us – don't let him win
Choudary is a textbook example of a clear dichotomy existing between human rights and national security.
Barack Obama is the most powerful man in the world – so why is Guantanamo Bay still open?
Those who argue that Obama does not have the power to close the prison are simply wrong.
The burkini is sexist - but ban women from wearing it and we're no better than a dictatorship
This decision mirrors the tactic of Islamic theocratic regimes' morality police.
Rudy Giuliani bizarrely forgets 9/11 claiming there were no terrorist attacks in the US before Obama
Giuliani was mayor of New York City in 2001 when the twin towers were attacked.
Indian PM Narendra Modi says country will 'never bend before terrorism' in address to nation
Modi has urged youth of the country to join the mainstream instead of taking up arms.
Libya warns Italy about an Islamic State cell in Milan
Revelation came after Libyan authorities seized documents during Sirte offensive in August.
Woman injured in Swiss train knife attack dies
Police ruled out possibility of terrorism as motive for attack as train approached Salez station.
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra denies Red Shirts had any involvement in bombings
Shinawatra's opposition movement, known 'Red Shirts', has been accused of violence.
Thailand: 2 blasts in popular tourist town of Hua Hin leave 1 dead, 23 injured
Bombs believed to have been planted in plant pots in tourist town popular with Britons.
German ministers consider burqa ban in response to terror threat
Ministers also plan 15,000 more armed police by 2020 and increased surveillance of public transport.
Abubakar Shekau's video evidence of growing tensions between Boko Haram factions
Tensions increase as disputed leader Shekau refuses to acknowledge Barnawi's appointment.
We should beware of British bobbies 'tooling up' to take on terrorists
Jean Charles De Menezes proved that military-style training for police officers can lead to mistakes.
Islamic State's 'Mother of Jihad' released from Belgium prison 4 months into 15 year sentence
Isis recruiter Aberkan took her daughters to Syria and 'has jihad under the skin'.
Belgium machete attack: Two female police officers attacked by man shouting 'Allahu Akbar'
Attacker died in hospital after being shot by a third police officer.
US asks Pakistan to act against militant groups targeting neighbours
The State Department's deputy spokesman urged Pakistan to target all terror groups and not be 'selective'.
France walks tightrope between liberty and security after Isis horrors shake nation to its core
French state fears far right backlash over calls for anti-Muslim measures.
Terrorism is not a symptom of mental illness
Horror and confusion following attacks must not lead us to assume that the perpetrator is mentally ill.