Pakistani security forces say they have detained a senior al-Qaeda commander in the country, named as Abu Yahya Azam. more …

Philippine troops kill at least seven militants from the Abu Sayyaf group in a raid on their hideout, officials say. more …

Justices throw out a ruling that had set aside the death sentence of the former Black Panther, convicted of killing a police officer in 1981.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out [...]

Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi’s relatives thought he was tending to Palestinians in Gaza, but he was at the center of a deadly espionage operation.

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Citigroup says the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has filed a claim against it to stop a deal to buy $7.5bn of shares. more …

Officials in the Philippines say they have arrested one of the founders of the militant Islamic group Abu Sayyaf. more …

• Watchdog will unveil latest report in Tripoli• Gaddafi’s son and likely successor agreed venue
Libya is marking another step forward in its quest for international respectability by hosting the country’s first press conference by a human rights organisation scrutinising leader Muammar Gaddafi’s record.
Human Rights Watch (HRW), which is based in New York, is to unveil [...]

Twelve journalists were among 24 people murdered yesterday in the Philippines in what is thought to be the greatest loss of life by news media in a single day. Several of the victims were beheaded in the massacre carried out by a huge force of gunmen.
The journalists were among a group of about 50 people [...]

• Italian court convicts Robert Lady and 23 others in absentia• First prosecution for US abduction of suspects to torture states
Twenty-three Americans were tonight convicted of kidnapping by an Italian court at the end of the first trial anywhere in the world involving the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” programme for abducting terrorist suspects.
The former head of [...]

• Italian court convicts Robert Lady and 23 others in absentia• First prosecution for US abduction of suspects to torture states
Twenty-three Americans were tonight convicted of kidnapping by an Italian court at the end of the first trial anywhere in the world involving the CIA’s “extraordinary rendition” programme for abducting terrorist suspects.
The former head of [...]