ARTICLES RELATING TO US TERROR THREAT

4 700 people killed in US drone strikes

2013-02-21 07:53

A US senator has said an estimated 4 700 people, including some civilians, have been killed in bombing raids conducted under America's secretive drone war, local media reports.

No sign US eavesdropped on Cole suspect

2013-02-04 22:05

A judge at Guantanamo Bay has refused to suspend a pre-trial hearing for the prisoner accused of orchestrating the attack on the USS Cole.

US court ups 'Millennium Bomber' sentence

2012-10-24 23:23

"Millennium bomber" Ahmed Ressam, whose original 22-year prison term was deemed too lenient by a US appeals court, has been re-sentenced to 37 years behind bars.

Al-Qaeda plans comeback

2012-10-21 12:04

A diminished but resilient al-Qaeda, whose terrorist attacks drew America into its longest war, is attempting a comeback in Afghanistan.

NY terror suspect arrived on student visa

2012-10-18 08:31

New York City's police commissioner says the 21-year-old arrested for plotting to blow up the Federal Reserve building came to the US from Bangladesh on a student visa.

Man arrested in New York bomb plot

2012-10-17 21:56

A Bangladeshi man with alleged al-Qaeda links has been arrested in New York for allegedly plotting to destroy the city's Federal Reserve building with a 1 000-pound (453kg) bomb.

Al-Qaeda calls for more attacks

2012-09-16 14:30

Al-Qaeda has called for more attacks on US targets in continued Muslim fury over an anti-Islamic film made in the USA.

'Human bomb' Frenchwoman a guinea pig

2012-05-23 20:15

A French radio station has interviewed a woman who forced a transatlantic flight to be diverted after saying she had a "surgically implanted device", shortly before the incident.

Security supervisor used dead man's ID

2012-05-14 22:29

A security supervisor at New Jersey's Newark Airport has been arrested on a charge he was using the identity of a man murdered 20 years ago.

New underwear bomb made to foil security

2012-05-09 22:19

US officials say al-Qaeda built a bomb in form-fitting underwear to try to get past airport security.

US thwarts new al-Qaeda plane bomb plot

2012-05-07 23:34

The CIA has thwarted an ambitious plot by al-Qaeda's affiliate in Yemen to destroy a US-bound airliner.

Underpants bomber - Anwar is alive

2011-10-04 22:12

The airline attack suspect known as the underpants bomber has told a court the radical Islamic cleric killed by a US drone strike is alive.

Jittery US unites in grief

2011-09-11 10:12

A jittery, embattled United States has come together in grief on the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

9/11 remembered worldwide

2011-09-11 07:29
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Ten years on from the day the 9/11 terrorist attacks changed the world, leaders from around the planet and millions of citizens have remembered the 3 000 who died from more than 90 countries.

FBI warns of terror threats

2011-09-04 14:34

The FBI and the Homeland Security Department are warning about small airplane terror threats just days before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks, but authorities say there is no credible or specific information about a plot.

US proposes ammonium nitrate regulations

2011-08-02 20:35

The United States is proposing to regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate, often used to make bombs.

3 men in NYC temple plot get 25 years

2011-06-29 21:38

The three men found guilty of plotting to blow up NYC temples and shoot down military planes have been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

US terror threat highest since 9/11

2011-02-09 21:35

US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is warning that the threat of terrorism against the United States is "at its most heightened state" since the September 11 2001 attacks.

US recruiting centre bomb plot arrest

2010-12-08 19:18

A person has been arrested in the Baltimore area for plotting to blow up a military recruitment centre.

WikiLeaks reveals US terror woes

2010-12-06 09:01

The WikiLeaks leaked diplomatic cables reveal a stark picture of Washington's challenges in convincing key allies of the need to clamp down on terror funding.

Boston airport suspect bags all clear

2010-11-23 23:24

Suspect bags that prompted evacuation of a cargo hangar at Boston airport have been declared safe after a check by the bomb squad.

Germany ups security over terror fears

2010-11-17 13:42

Germany's interior minister says he is ordering increased security in the country in light of what he says is a heightened threat from terrorism.

CIA renditions unlawful: Amnesty

2010-11-15 23:17

European governments should not follow the United States' reluctance to shed light on operations carried out against suspected Islamist terrorists, Amnesty International says.

Top Qaeda leaders move to Yemen

2010-11-11 12:04

A number of leading al-Qaeda members have moved from Iran to Yemen, says a Kuwaiti daily, citing an intelligence report.

US airport turban searches anger Sikhs

2010-11-09 13:05

Sikh Americans are protesting at what they say is a new policy at US airports to screen their turbans systematically, voicing fear the move would further stigmatise their faith.

 

US memo justifies drone killings

2013-02-05 22:26

The US has authorised the killing of US citizens as part of its controversial drone campaign against al-Qaeda.

US bomb suspect was on a suicide mission

2013-01-16 15:25

A Somali-born man charged in a Christmas-season bomb plot in the US was eager to "martyr" himself in a suicide mission.

USS Cole suspect defiant

2012-10-23 22:42

The main suspect in the USS Cole bombing has refused to attend a court hearing at the US naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba to protest having to wear chains.

NY bomb plot: Obama was a possible target

2012-10-18 18:04

The Bangladeshi man snared in an FBI terror sting considered targeting President Barack Obama before settling on a car bomb attack on The Federal Reserve in New York City.

Bomb plot: Man on WMD charge

2012-10-17 23:04

A man who'd planned to blow up the US Federal Reserve building with a 453kg "bomb" has been charged with attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction.

US agents stop car bomber

2012-09-16 14:37

An 18-year-old man who tried to set off what he thought was a car bomb outside a downtown Chicago bar has been arrested and charged in a federal undercover sting.

Frenchwoman needed tougher screening

2012-05-23 22:08

A French woman whose bizarre behaviour triggered a major security alert on a US-bound transatlantic flight should have undergone tighter screening.

'Device' diverts Paris-US flight

2012-05-22 20:14

A US Airways flight from Paris has been diverted to Maine because of a "security issue".

US wants Qaeda bomb maker dead

2012-05-13 22:42

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the top security threat to the US and the bomb maker thought to have created at least two non-metallic explosive devices must be killed, a top senator says.

FBI: Plot shows need for surveillance

2012-05-09 22:19

The FBI chief has urged the US Congress to renew wide-ranging surveillance power in counter-terror probes.

FBI declined to pursue NYC bomb plot

2011-11-21 21:14

US federal authorities declined to pursue a man accused of plotting to bomb police stations and post offices because they believed he was mentally unstable and incapable of pulling it off.

Pakistan army brass meets amid tensions

2011-09-25 22:33

Pakistan's powerful army chief General Ashfaq Kayani has met with his top commanders in a special meeting to discuss the security situation.

Security alert ends at US airport

2011-09-11 08:56

State police explosives experts have given an all-clear after investigating a "suspicious item" that forced gate evacuations at Dulles airport near Washington on the eve of 9/11 anniversary events.

US worries about 9/11 bomb threat

2011-09-09 08:20

American officials are investigating a credible but unconfirmed threat that al-Qaeda is planning to use a car bomb to target bridges or tunnels in New York City or Washington to coincide with the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks.

'Unpredictable' US agents fight terror

2011-08-11 08:47

Teams of uniformed law enforcement officers, called Vipers, who patrol mass transit systems at random have helped deter attacks, says a US official.

Somali's secret detention legal: US

2011-07-06 20:26

The White House has defended the treatment of an alleged leader of Somalia's Shabaab Islamist insurgency who was interrogated for two months on a US warship, saying his detention was lawful.

WikiLeaks: original sin of Guantanamo

2011-04-26 22:37

WikiLeaks has poured light on the 'original sin' of Guantanamo, activists and experts say.

Worldwide terrorist warning for US citizens

2011-02-01 12:00

The US State Department has issued an updated warning on the "continuing threat of terrorist actions" for US citizens worldwide, and a second advisory cautioning travel to Britain.

UPS to require photo IDs

2010-12-07 21:27

UPS is now requiring photo identification from customers shipping packages at retail locations around the world.

Colour-coded US terror alerts may end

2010-11-24 19:39

US Homeland Security is proposing to discontinue the colour-coded terror alert system that became a symbol of the country's jitters after the 7/11 attacks.

Dog sniffs out bags at Boston airport

2010-11-23 22:20

A cargo hangar at Boston's Logan International Airport has been evacuated after a sniffer dog detected two suspicious duffel bags mailed from Nigeria.

More complaints over US airport security

2010-11-17 13:13

An airport traveller who famously resisted a full-body scan and groin check with the words "If you touch my junk, I'll have you arrested" has tapped into rising frustration.

Germany gives cargo checks all clear

2010-11-11 17:06

Germany has given its cargo security checks the all clear despite a parcel bomb from Yemen passing through Cologne and another from Greece arriving at Angela Merkel's chancellery.

Terrorists 'planned' second Lockerbie

2010-11-10 20:00

British police say a mail bomb intercepted last month at an English airport could have exploded in the air over the East Coast of the United States.

Bomb plot shows Qaeda skill: analysts

2010-11-09 12:05

In sending parcel bombs from Yemen to the United States, Al-Qaeda's Yemen-based branch has demonstrated an extraordinary sense of innovation and adaptation, experts say.

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