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President Barack Obama was briefed following the meeting

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Interpol issues global terror alert

Interpol issued a global security alert yesterday, warning countries around the world to be on their guard after a series of jail breaks believed to be linked to al-Qa'ida.

Syria: Assad regime forces 'kill dozens of rebels' in Damascus suburb

In the northeastern suburbs of Damascus, regime forces killed scores of rebels in an ambush early Sunday.

Edward Snowden at a meeting with human rights campaigners at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport

NSA to tighten security in wake of Edward Snowden leaks

Defence officials call revelations a 'failure to defend our own networks' and introduce new rules for contractors

Saeed al-Shihri, deputy leader of al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula

Confirmed: US drone strike killed key al-Qa'ida leader Saeed al-Shihri in Yemen

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner was hit last year but Yemen branch has just announced death

Abu Qatada is sharing a cell with 15 inmates

Abu Qatada will be able to preach while incarcerated at Jordanian prison

'He is treated just like any other guest, and has no restrictions imposed on him,' says official at Muwaqqar facility

Osama bin Laden

Five things we learnt from the Osama bin Laden report: From his cowboy hat to his speeding offences

The 336-page report, based on testimony from more than 200 witnesses, official documents and site visits, alleges:

Locals and media gather outside the compound, pictured in May 2011, where Osama Bin Laden was reportedly killed in an operation by US Navy Seals

Osama bin Laden report: Leaked documents criticise Pakistan's security failure - and even reveal how Al-Qa'ida leader was stopped for speeding and let go

Osama Bin Laden was able to hide undetected in Pakistan for years because of a “collective failure” of the country’s “military authorities, the intelligence authorities, the police and the civilian administration,” according to a damning report kept secret by the Pakistani government.

A Boko Haram attack in Nigeria

Two extremist groups including Nigeria-based Boko Haram face UK membership and support ban

UK-based Minbar Ansar Deen and Boko Haram to be proscribed in the UK under terrorism laws

A photograph issued by the Ministry of Defence of Abu Qatada at RAF Northolt in West London boarding a private flight bound for Jordan

'Vindication', says Theresa May as Abu Qatada appears in court in Jordan on terrorism charges

The radical cleric will be moved to a high-security prison near the capital Amman after a court appearance to begin his trial for charges of terrorism 

Jordanian terror suspect Abu Qatada on his release from prison

Abu Qatada deportation: Cleric expected to be flown to Jordan overnight on military plane

Home Office prepares to fly radical preacher out of the country on military flight

The deportation of radical cleric Abu Qatada has moved another step closer, after Jordan's government published details of an extradition treaty with the UK that paves the way for his exit.

Abu Qatada deportation edges closer as Jordanian government publishes details of UK extradition treaty

Agreement aims to allay fears that evidence extracted through torture will be used against the terror suspect

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev indicted on 30 counts

Grand jury charges 19-year-old over twin explosions that killed three and injured more than 260 in US city on April 15

Abu Qatada

Qatada could step closer to extradition with UK days away from ratifying treaty

The treaty is expected to be ratified by Friday, removing the last hurdle in extraditing extremist cleric Abu Qatada

Abu Qatada made his request from Belmarsh prison

King of Jordan removes last hurdle as he approves treaty designed to trigger removal of radical cleric Abu Qatada from UK

Agreement guarantees that torture evidence would not be used against 52-year-old

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