#counterterrorism

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US drone strike kills 2 suspected Al-Qaida leaders in Yemen

A U.S. drone strike killed two suspected al-Qaida local leaders in Yemens central province of Marib on Monday night, a ...

Obama meets with Russian security official

President Barack Obama dropped in Wednesday on a White House meeting with the secretary of Russia`s Security Council ...

Guantanamo hunger strike is growing, US military says

More prisoners at Guantanamo Bay have joined a growing hunger strike that their lawyers say reflects hopelessness ...

U.S. seeking "productive" relationship with Venezuela

The White House said on Tuesday that the United States continues to seek a "productive" relationship with Venezuela, ...

Obama to nominate John Brennan as CIA director

US President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as CIA director, ...

SEAL commander`s death an apparent suicide

The US Navy is investigating the death of a top SEAL officer in Afghanistan as an apparent suicide, CNN reported ...

Govt preparing blueprint for improved de-radicalisation programmes

On Tuesday, thousands of US citizens commemorated the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks that killed ...

Police declare Toriq terrorist

Jakarta Metropolitan Police (Polda Metro Jaya) have confirmed that Muhammad Toriq, a 30-year-old man who has been ...

Aceh sets up counter terrorism unit

The Aceh province has become a strategic hideout for a terrorist group, Governor Zaini Abdullah said in a statement on ...

Pakistan should "bite the bullet" in NATO routes row: U.S. official

Pakistan`s civilian government should "bite the bullet" and re-open supply routes to NATO forces in Afghanistan in ...

Global cooperation crucial to tackle terrorism: FM

Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty M Natalegawa said international cooperation was a must to address the threat of ...

Al-Qaeda still a threat, spreading geographically

Al-Qaeda is still a serious and imminent threat as it is spreading geographically, US Secretary of State Hillary ...

Turkey condemns U.S. candidate Perry`s criticism

Turkey condemned as "unfounded and inappropriate" on Tuesday comments by U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Rick ...

Pakistan to draw lines in US cooperation

Pakistan is reviewing future cooperation with the US as relations flounder between the shaky allies in the wake of a ...

Al-Qaeda still a "threat" after Awlaqi death: FBI

The killing of US-born Islamic cleric Anwar al-Awlaqi has weakened Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, but the group ...