Exhausted hostages who had been released from a week-long ordeal in a hijacked Indian Airlines jet in Afghanistan began arriving in New Delhi on Friday to emotional reunions with loved ones. The hostages were given their freedom in an exchange in which three Islamic militants held in Indian prisons were turned over to five hijackers.…

Federal agents swept across the nation Thursday to build a broader case against an Algerian caught smuggling explosives into the United States, charging one man in New York with being his accomplice. Full Story

Police arrested a man early Thursday after finding 4,200 blasting caps, gasoline and a cutting torch in his vehicle during a traffic stop. Full Story

The Algerian militant group linked Thursday to an Algerian man and a Canadian woman who were arrested at U.S. border entries is best known for action within the North African nation and has rarely ventured abroad. Full Story

Attacked by Taiwanese hackers and flirting with Internet warfare, China has stepped up efforts to guard against viruses and other assaults on its computer systems while passing into the new millennium. Full Story

An ailing passenger on a hijacked Indian Airlines jet was returned to the plane on Thursday a short while after being removed and taken to a hospital for medical treatment, an official of Afghanistan&#039s ruling Taliban movement said. Full Story Another article on the current status of the hijacking from the Washington Post.

Authorities in New York arrested a man Thursday on charges of providing “material support” to Algerian bomb-smuggling suspect Ahmed Ressam. Full Story

A Canadian woman arrested at a remote border crossing in Vermont and an Algerian man charged with attempting to smuggle bomb-making components into the United States are members of the same cell of an Algerian terrorist organization, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Full Story

Fears of possible terroristic acts are threatening to steal the spotlight from New Year&#039s celebrations in at least two U.S. cities, although the U.S. Justice Department says there has been no specific terrorist threat anywhere in the nation for the weekend. Full Story

Dynamite, gunpowder and the military explosive C4 were stolen from a police bomb-squad bunker, raising fears of New Year&#039s Eve violence. But the blasting caps were left behind, prompting one expert to suggest there wasn&#039t much to worry about. Full Story

The threat of terrorism demands vigilance. But if vigilance tends toward panic or paralyzing fear, terrorists reap a victory of sorts whether or not their bombs go off. A Christian Science Monitor editorial, Full Article

Hijackers of an Indian Airlines jet parked at an airfield in Afghanistan have issued demands for the release of 35 militants and a payment of $200 million in exchange for the hostages. Full Story

Seattle is scaling back its traditional New Year&#039s Eve celebration below its landmark Space Needle where an estimated 50,000 people had been expected to gather. Mayor Paul Schell cited the possibility of terrorist acts, but said he was not acting out of any specific threat. Full Story

Conditions on a hijacked Indian Airlines jetliner continue to deteriorate, according to a spokesman at the Afghanistan airport where the aircraft has remained since early Saturday. None of the 160 people thought to be aboard the aircraft have stepped outside since it was first hijacked on Friday. Full Story

A hijacked Indian Airlines jet is en route to an unknown destination after exchanging hostages for jet fuel, food and water at a military airbase outside the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Full Story

A hijacked Indian Airlines passenger jet landed in Lahore, Pakistan, on Friday after it was diverted during a flight from Nepal to New Delhi. Full Story

Authorities are looking for a blue Mitsubishi van bearing Texas plates XPS47P. The van is thought to be carrying exposives. If you see a van fitting this description, call local law enforcement. The van is believed to be in the Washington, DC area.

The search for suspects in an alleged attempt to smuggle bomb-making material into the United States expanded on Friday after Canada issued a warrant for the arrest of a possible associate of an Algerian-born man arrested in Washington State. Full Story

An Indian Airlines Airbus carrying 189 people landed in the northwest Indian city of Amritsar after being hijacked en route from Katmandu to New Delhi, officials said. Full Story

The FBI warned of a possible mail bomb threat early on Thursday, and urged the U.S. public to be alert for suspicious packages from overseas. Full Story The TRC advises to watch for packages that are heavier at one end than the other, contain any oil or grease-like substances on the outside, have no return…

When Ahmed Ressam arrived at the Montreal airport in 1994, he applied for political asylum, claiming he was in danger in his country because Algerian authorities mistakenly believed him to be a terrorist. Full Story

President Clinton said on Wednesday the United States was taking “extraordinary measures&#039&#039 to thwart any guerrilla attacks around New Year&#039s Eve. Full Story

The man arrested on charges he tried to bring bomb-making materials into the United States from Canada was indicted by a federal grand jury in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday. Full Story

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When United States customs officials arrested Ahmed Ressam near Seattle last week after he came off a ferry from Canada in a car they say was loaded with jars of nitroglycerin, timing devices and other bomb-making materials, American intelligence officials knew little about him. But the arrest set off alarms in France, where antiterrorist officials…

The Terrorism Research Center is urging caution and prudence for U.S. citizens at home and abroad through the Millennial holiday season. Statistically, the direct threat to each individual is extremely low, however, the Terrorism Research Center feels that a Millennium inspired terrorism attack on U.S. soil or against U.S. targets abroad is highly probable. For…

The Federal Aviation Administration has warned airports across the nation to step up security after a man was charged with trying to smuggle explosives into the United States. Full Story

The Taliban today rejected U.S. claims that suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden is planning attacks from Afghanistan and urged the United States to “resolve this issue rationally.” Full Story

Federal agents said on Tuesday explosives may have once been hidden in the car that was carrying an Algerian national and a Canadian woman who were arrested at a small Vermont border crossing. Full Story

The Algerian man arrested last week for allegedly taking a trunk load of explosives into the U.S. told Canadian immigration authorities nearly six years ago he&#039d been accused of links to Islamist terrorism in Algeria. Full Story

More than a year before an Algerian man was charged with bringing explosives into Washington state from British Columbia, Canada&#039s intelligence chief warned that dozens of international terrorist groups were operating in the country. Full Story

The TRC has just received word that a 2nd suspect has been arrested at the Beecher Falls, Vermont POE. This arrest actually occured last night, but was not reported until today. The suspect was an Algerian citizen with falsified Canadien documents and was traveling with a woman of an unknown nationality. Full Story

Russia&#039s maverick politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky, whose ultra-nationalist bloc looks set to do well in a parliamentary election, said Monday he would celebrate by hacking into Western computers. Full Story

Canadian police say an Algerian who tried to sneak into the United States with a trunk full of bomb-making material was wanted on three arrest warrants. Full Story

Pakistani authorities arrested more than 200 people they fear may try to attack U.S. citizens in Pakistan, an intelligence official said Sunday. Full Story

U.S. National Security Adviser Sandy Berger urged Americans Sunday to be wary over the New Year period, saying investigators were trying to establish if an Algerian-born man caught trying to smuggle in bomb components was part of a wider plot. Full Story

Explosions minutes apart on Saturday rocked two credit unions a half-mile away from each other. Full Story

The Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction has released their first report to Congress. The reported is entitled “Assessing the Threat” and has been archived on the TRC server in PDF format. Full Report

At the dawn of the new millennium, Aryan Nations members say they will be hunkered down on their property, prepared to defend their whites-only compound. The leader of the World Church of the Creator says he, too, will be ready. Full Story

The federal government wants to work out a comprehensive plan with the provinces on how to respond to terrorist attacks involving nuclear, biological or chemical weapons. Full Story

The State Department says the U.S. Embassy in Quito and U.S. Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador, were closed indefinitely at noon Friday due to “security threats” to American facilities in Ecuador. Full Story

A man crossing into the United States from Canada was arrested at the border in Washington State after U.S. Customs Service agents found what some federal officials characterize as possible bomb-making materials in his rented car. Full Story

The United States is engaged in what officials have described as a “worldwide shakedown,” urging friendly governments to press harder than usual on people and groups suspected of supporting terrorist activity. Full Story

Terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction pose a “genuine threat” to U.S. security, but there is “too much ambiguity” about who would be in charge if an attack took place, according to the first report of a commission appointed to assess the nation&#039s vulnerability. Full Story

Thirteen people suspected of planning year-end terrorist attacks against Americans have been arrested in Jordan, U.S. officials said today. The group included 11 Jordanian nationals, an Iraqi and an Algerian. Full Story Read the transcript to the U.S. State Department&#039s press briefing concerning the arrests and potential terrorist activities.

In an angry response to the Israeli killing of two Islamic militants, Hamas leaders said today they would keep attacking Israelis. A spokesman for the militant Palestinian group hinted at revenge, but stopped short of openly threatening it. Full Story

The United States has issued a “serious warning” to the Taliban authorities who control most of Afghanistan that it will hold them responsible for any terrorist attacks against Americans linked to Osama bin Laden. Full Story

U.S. officials have revealed that about a dozen suspects were arrested by local authorities in the Middle East and accused of plotting to attack Christian targets in Jerusalem and elsewhere in the region over the Christmas and New Year&#039s period. Full Story It is believed that these arrests are what prompted the State Department from…

Leaders of the effort to legalize mourning dove hunting in Iowa were stunned Wednesday as a letter containing an explicit death threat arrived in the mail. Recipients of the death threat were all members of the Iowa Committee for the Wildlife Legislative Fund of America. The letter warned, “We know where you live. Stop your…

Americans around the world were warned Saturday by the State Department that there is “credible evidence” terrorists could strike at large holiday gatherings. A worldwide caution issued by the department told U.S. citizens abroad to avoid large crowds and gatherings and to keep a low profile. Full Story

Unidentified body parts found in the rubble of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing were finally interred on Saturday in a ceremony on the grounds of the state capitol. Full Story

With the doomsday clock rapidly ticking down toward midnight on New Year&#039s Eve, the nation&#039s angriest government haters say that they are primed and ready for action. Full Story

Bristling at remarks by President Clinton over the war in Chechnya, Russian President Boris Yeltsin today lashed out, and reminded the world that Russia has nuclear weapons. Full Story There is a terrorism related story at the end of the article

Despite numerous well-publicized computer break-ins and crimes, U.S. society remains dangerously vulnerable to hacker attacks on computer and communications networks, experts warn. Full Story

When Chinese strategist Sun Tzu penned his timeless classic on military philosophy more than a millennium ago, there&#039s no way he could have imagined the Internet as battlefield. Now, hundreds of generations later, a new corps of his compatriots has seen the future of war – and it&#039s online. Full Story

In their ancient incarnation, Olympic games were supposed to be a time of peace on an otherwise battle-torn Grecian peninsula. Even Athens and Sparta would put down their weapons during the sacred Olympia and compete by running and wrestling, rather than by siege and slaughter. Full Story

A man hoped his bombing of several California targets would prompt a declaration of martial law, then civic unrest and, ultimately, a militia takeover of the federal government, court documents say. Full Story

When the Israeli Supreme Court ruled three months ago against the use of excessive force by state security agents against suspects–what many would call torture–praise was heard worldwide. Inside Israel, however, a new debate was only beginning. Full Story

Thousands of Spaniards took to the streets Friday in an emotional plea for armed Basque separatists not to end a 14-month-old truce, while a new agreement among nationalist parties fueled hope that the gunmen may actually hold off. Full Story.

Federal agents have arrested two anti-government militia members in connection with an alleged plan to blow up a huge propane storage facility, federal officials said Saturday. The arrests on Friday came after a nearly yearlong investigation by the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force into a potential threat against the Suburban Propane facility in Elk Grove…