One of the two men involved in the Woolwich terror attack was known to a banned Islamist organisation and went by the name of Mujahid,The Independent has learned.
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One of the two men involved in the Woolwich terror attack was known to a banned Islamist organisation and went by the name of Mujahid,The Independent has learned.
Friday 10 May 2013
AQ Khan, the mastermind of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme, has denied any involvement in similar programmes in North Korea and Iran, insisting that the two states have acquired any knowledge in the field from Western sources.
Thursday 09 May 2013
Retired army officer was forced out for awarding Royal Armouries workers thousands of pounds
Wednesday 08 May 2013
They can write about what they want from wherever they want, not needing to know much about their chosen topic so long as they write well - this time it's Syria
Monday 06 May 2013
Once a fine leader of men with a reputation for steamrolling opponents, he’s now reduced to occasional punditry appearances commenting on his successor’s flaws and weaknesses. But that’s enough about Graeme Souness, the former Liverpool and Rangers player and manager (b. 6/5/1953).
Sunday 05 May 2013
Five people were killed Sunday morning when a suicide bomber attempted to ram a car laden with explosives into a military convoy escorting a four-member Qatari delegation, an official said.
Friday 03 May 2013
Steven Spielberg has his sights set on his next project, a movie about former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, who is considered to be the deadliest sniper in US military history.
Friday 03 May 2013
Nigeria has been added to the Committee for the Protection of Journalists' annual list of most dangerous countries
Friday 03 May 2013
Afghan interpreters who have aided British forces in their country have issued a plea to the UK Government to grant them asylum to save them from the “danger” of Taliban vengeance attacks.
Thursday 02 May 2013
Nigeria today joined the list of countries where journalists are routinely murdered and assaulted without any convictions for their attackers.
Thursday 02 May 2013
The deaths of three soldiers who were killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan are a “hammer blow”, a spokesman for their battalion has said.
Thursday 02 May 2013
Judge who told him that he had blood of the innocent on his hands
Wednesday 01 May 2013
The new presidential Library in Dallas offers an interactive experience of life in the Oval Office. David Usborne takes the hotseat
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Experts warn attack on EDL could spark war on the streets of Britain
Tuesday 30 April 2013
Ali Kafi, who died on 16 April at the age of 84, led Algeria for two years after the 1992 military coup that aimed to stop Islamists from winning a national election. Kafi led the High Committee of State from 1992-94 during the opening years of Algeria's bloody civil war with Islamic extremists. His rule followed the assassination of Mohammed Boudiaf, who was briefly president after generals forced Chadli Benjedid to resign. The civil war lasted more than a decade and cost 200,000 lives.
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