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A bomb damaged a discotheque in Spain's northern Basque region Sunday in an attack claimed by Basque separatists. Full Story
An explosion has damaged a kiosk near the private residence of Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson, a government spokeswoman said. Full Story
Islamic rebels twice attacked a checkpoint in Kyrgyzstan's southern mountains early Saturday but were repulsed, officials said. Full Story
Nine people including two Indian security men and five guerrillas were killed in separate shootouts over the weekend in Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Full Story
Four Europeans freed by Muslim rebels in the Philippine jungle were on their way to Libya on Monday, and a Libyan negotiator said the rebels were expected to free two Frenchmen within days. Full Story
Britain is reviewing security for its forces in Sierra Leone in case of revenge attacks by rebels after a weekend raid freed six British soldiers held captive by rebels in the jungle of the West African state. Full Story
Three Malaysians have been taken hostage by gunmen who raided a dive resort off eastern Malaysia, the government said on Monday. Full Story
The TRC has archived the final draft of the DoD document entitled “Impoving State and Local Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons” This document is in PDF format. Full Document
India has called on the international community to reject Pakistan's attempts to represemt cross border terrorism as Jihad. Full Story
Spain's Council of Ministers approved Friday proposals to toughen laws against separatist violence and make it easier to arrest supporters of the Basque separatist group ETA. Full Story
Heavily armed police patrolled the crowded and dusty streets of this eastern border city Friday, a day after a bomb explosion in a busy market killed seven people and wounded many more. Full Story
The Council of the CIS interior ministries on Friday met here in its regular session to discuss struggle against international terrorism, Russian Deputy Interior Minister Valery Fyodorov told Itar-Tass. Full Story
President Chandrika Kumaratunga of Sri Lanka has used her executive powers to extend the state of emergency for another month – ahead of general elections in October. Full Story
A man yesterday threatened to hijack a domestic Chinese airliner in mid-flight, aviation sources said. The man, who appeared to be drunk, was overpowered by the crew and detained immediately after the plane landed safely, and on time. Full Story
Muslim rebels in the Philippines reneged on a deal to free seven hostages on Monday and then could not be contacted because of an accident and brawls involving motorcycles bought with ransom, negotiators said. Full Story
South African police stepped up security around courts and court officials involved in urban terror cases on Friday after the assassination of a prominent magistrate in the driveway of his home. Full Story
Four decades ago, a gathering of world leaders here was a security nightmare. Cuban leader Fidel Castro stalked out of the Hotel Shelburne and threatened to sleep outdoors because his entourage couldn't pluck and cook chickens in their rooms. Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev banged his shoe on the table at the United Nations, stirring…
The Russian and Turkish presidents resolutely denounced terrorism in all its manifestations. Vladimir Putin and Ahmet Necdet Sezer held a 30-minute meeting in New York where the Russian head of state briefed his Turkish counterpart on the situation in Chechnya. Sezer spelled out Ankara's position on a Chechen settlement. Full Story
The Spanish government is preparing legislation aimed at cracking down further against the Basque terrorist group ETA. Full Story
A Russian security clampdown sparked by fears of kamikaze attacks on the ninth anniversary of Chechnya's self-proclaimed independence failed to stop rebels killing at least four troops, agencies reported Wednesday. Full Story
It was just before midnight when two armed men robbed Dexter Hunter of his car, his wallet and his will to live in Jamaica. Full Story
Three Italian missionaries have been abducted by Sierra Leone rebels in a Guinean village near the border with the war-stricken West African country, the Misna missionary news service reported Thursday. Full Story
The head of the outlawed right-wing paramilitary forces, who has conceded that most of his financing comes from the drug trade, said today that he also received support from businesses. Full Story
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia on Thursday claimed more gains against opposition forces in the northern province of Takhar as thousands of people fled the region to escape fighting. Full Story
Indonesia's military said on Thursday the slaying of three foreign U.N. workers in West Timor resulted from a local row that got out of hand, but concerns are mounting it was part of a deliberate campaign of terror. Full Story
Sixteen people were injured early on Thursday by a grenade lobbed at a line of prostitutes standing alongside a Moscow street, police said. Full Story
The Saudi terrorist Osama bin Laden has established links with Muslim radicals in Indonesia who are behind attacks on Christians in the Maluku islands, according to Western intelligence sources in Jakarta. Full Story
Joint action to fight extremists, terrorism and organised crime is being discussed by interior ministers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Full Story
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement Wednesday reported the capture of a major northeastern opposition bastion and demand again it be given the war-torn country's seat at the United Nations. Full Story
Rampaging pro-Indonesian militiamen killed at least three U.N. refugee workers in West Timor Wednesday, stabbing the victims and then setting their bodies on fire in the streets, the military said. Full Story
Despite intimations to the contrary by United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Gilbert, there are no indications that international terrorists were involved in several incidents committed in Indonesia in the past few months, said Indonesian Police Chief General Rusdihardjo. Full Story
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said in an interview with the U.S. Associated Press on Monday that he believed it is “going to be a long road” before terrorism in Spain will come to an end. Full Story
Government troops launched an attack on Tamil rebels in the northern Jaffna Peninsula, which left at least 316 combatants dead on both sides, military officials and rebels said Monday. Full Story
Bomb attacks blamed on criminal turf battles hit two Russian cities Monday, killing at least three people in a nation edgy in the wake of a string of deadly, unsolved blasts. Full Story
Hundreds of indigenous demonstrators in Honduras have occupied a Mayan archeological park Copan Ruinas some four-hundred kilometres west of Tegucigalpa. Full Story
A surge of rebel violence left 35 people dead over the weekend following President Clinton's visit to Colombia, including seven police officers slain by guerrillas – some of whom were disguised as police. Full Story
Assailants wielding machine guns burst into the headquarters of a leading Guatemalan human rights group Monday and threatened to kill the organization's leaders before stealing a truck, computers and files. Full Story
Two Canadians and two Britons held in Belgrade on suspicion of “terrorism'' have been moved out of solitary confinement, their lawyers said Tuesday. Full Story
Two people on a motorcycle tossed gasoline bombs at a suburban Greek police station Monday to protest the government”s new anti-terrorism measures – including expanded cooperation with U.S. officials. Full Story
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will meet with her Greek counterpart, Michalis Chrysochoidis, Friday to sign an agreement binding Washington and Athens closer in the fight against international terrorism and organized crime. Full Story
Returning from a summer vacation disrupted by a string of separatist killings, Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar vowed Monday no leeway for the gunmen and predicted a long battle for peace in the Basque region. Full Story
The Sri Lankan military said on Monday it had wound up an offensive to recapture territory lost to Tamil Tiger rebels in the northern Jaffna peninsula after the fiercest fighting in months. Full Story
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban movement launched a major attack on Monday against a key opposition-held town in the north of the country, a Pakistan-based Afghan news service said. Full Story
The U.S. State Department is urging U.S. citizens in Nepal to be cautious over the next few weeks, since rebel Maoist groups traditionally have been more active there in early September. Full Story
The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, has condemned terrorism as a means of settling issues and expressed the hope that the Indo-Pakistan situation would evolve positively for the resumption of talks between the two countries. In a meeting with the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Mr. G.M.C. Balayogi, in New York, Mr. Annan conveyed…
Worried that the Olympic Games this month could become a prime target for terrorists, Australian law enforcement officials plan to deploy a massive security operation in preparation for scores of nightmare scenarios including attacks with biological weapons and a hijacked airliner crashing into the 110,000-seat main stadium. Full Story TRC Threat Analysis – Olympics
The United States has warned it would move for international arms sanctions against the Taliban after the failure of UN economic sanctions to force Kabul to hand over Osama bin Laden for trial in Washington on terrorism charges. Full Story
Attackers tossed gasoline bombs at a suburban police station Monday to protest more aggressive anti-terrorism measures, including expanded cooperation with U.S. officials. Full Story
A bomb exploded Monday in a market in the central Russian city of Ryazan, killing two people and wounding several others, an emergency official said. Full Story
An explosion at a British car dealership here on Sunday caused minor damages and no injuries, police said. Full Story
A grenade exploded in a parking lot next to Caltex Philippines petrol station in a suburb of the capital Manila on Sunday but there were no casualties, police said. Full Story
Colombian troops repelled a rebel attack on a major communications complex in fighting that killed a battalion commander and seven other government soldiers, the army said Saturday. Full Story
An American millionaire who angered Nordic governments by leading divers to the site of the wrecked Baltic Sea ferry Estonia said on Friday that his team had discovered a hole in the sunken craft. Ful Story
Pakistan asked Afghanistan”s ruling Taleban movement on Friday to strengthen security for its diplomatic missions in the neighbouring country hours after a bomb rocked a Pakistani consulate there. Full Story
Concerned about a possible threat from Iraq during the U.S. presidential campaign, the Pentagon yesterday alerted an Army Patriot antimissile battery for possible deployment to Israel, defense officials said. Full Story
An Islamic separatist group holding an American hostage has demanded a $10 million ransom for his release, according to local officials. Full Story
British Home Secretary Jack Straw will seek to deepen cooperation on a slew of issues from counter terrorism to forced marriages during his six-day official visit to India next week. Full Story
It is believed in the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces that international terrorism may attempt intensifying its activities in the Central Asian region if band formations in Chechnya are wiped out. Colonel- General Valery Manilov, first deputy chief of the general staff of the Russian Armed Forces, said this to reporters on Thursday.…