al-Qaeda Confirms Ayman al-Zawahiri as New Leader

June 17, 2011

Al-Qaeda has confirmed this week that Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahiri, the veteran terrorist leader who was Osama bin Laden's second in command, has been appointed head of the organisation. This comes a few weeks after US Special Forces killed bin ...

Landmark Marconi House Catches Fire

June 15, 2011

The landmark Marconi House at the junction of Aldwych and The Strand in central London caught ablaze around 11:06am on Tuesday. There were over 20 appliances and 75 firefighters sent to battle for control of the fire. Officials ...

Child Escapes as Woman and Toddler are Shot Dead in Braintree

June 7, 2011

The bodies of a 38-year-old mother and her 2-year-old toddler were found in their home after being shot. Police found their bodies around 5am, hours before they were due to appear at a custody hearing with the girl's father ...

Prime Minister Cameron and President Obama get More Aggressive about Libya

May 26, 2011

US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron have joined together in declaring that NATO allies will increase the pressure they have been putting on Libya leader Muammar Gaddafi. The pair issued clear demands for him to ...

US Issues Sanctions Against Syrian Leader and 6 Aides

May 19, 2011

US President Barack Obama issued sanctions on Wednesday against Bashar al-Assad, the president of Syria. The sanctions also affect 6 of his aides - Vice President Faruq al-Shara, Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim al-Shaar, Military Intelligence Chief Abdul Fatah Qudsiya, ...

Police Accused of Beating Terror Suspect Babar Ahmad

May 5, 2011

The Southwark Crown Court jury has heard that 4 specialist Metropolitan police officers violently assaulted British Muslim Babar Ahmad, who is suspected of raising funds for al-Qaeda, during his arrest just after 5am one morning in December 2003. Detective ...

Chris Huhne Blasts David Cameron about AV Referendum

May 4, 2011

According to reports, energy secretary Chris Huhne is said to have attacked Prime Minister David Cameron and chancellor George Osborne during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning. The attack was over claims made by the No campaign, which the ...

US SEALs Team Kills Osama bin Laden

May 3, 2011

A squadron of about 40 US Navy SEALs raided the compound where Osama bin Laden had been hiding with some of his close advisors. The CIA-led group ended up killing the terrorist leader, who has been buried at sea ...

Oscar-nominated British Photographer Dies in Misrata

April 21, 2011

An Oscar-nominated British war photographer has been killed during a mortar attack by Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Misrata. Tim Hetherington, a 41-year-old that had won the world press photographer award 4 times, died with an American agency journalist after ...

Suspects in Minsk Subway Bombing Arrested

April 13, 2011

In the Monday bombing of a metro station in Minsk, 12 people were killed and another 126 were injured. The bomb, which was packed with nails and ball bearings, is believed to have been radio-controlled after being left at ...