By Jim Randle Taji, Iraq 09 November 2007 U.S. military officers and local sheiks say an area north and west of Baghdad is turning away from the al-Qaida terror group and offering more support to the Iraqi government. The change follows a series of b...
By Margaret Besheer Washington 08 November 2007 Experts say that the weapons of terrorism today are not limited to bombs and guns, but include all the components of technology, and in particular, the Worldwide Web. They warn that extremists are using...
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 24 October 2007 A new report to the U.S. Congress has found problems with the government's terrorist watch list, prompting concerns that terrorists could potentially enter the United States undetected. VOA's Deborah Tate...
By Trish Anderton Jakarta 12 October 2007 Five years ago, explosions tore through two nightclubs in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people. The blasts put a terrorist group called Jemaah Islamiyah on the map. But they also put it squarely in the sights...
By Jim Randle Irbil, Iraq 06 October 2007 The U.S. military says coalition forces have killed six more terrorists in Iraq. They also deny that an air attack on Friday hit innocent civilians. VOA's Jim Randle reports from northern Iraq. In an e-mailed...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 07 September 2007 U.S. military officials are conducting an anti-terrorism training exercise called Flintlock in the Saharan desert with hundreds of military officers from mostly Africa. Some analysts say the U.S. Trans-Saharan C...
By Paula Wolfson Washington 01 August 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to move quickly to rewrite rules for terrorist surveillance. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the White House wants to see action before lawmakers adjourn later this wee...
By Anita Elash Paris 21 May 2007 A film about American journalist Daniel Pearl, who was kidnapped and murdered by Islamic militants in Pakistan in 2002, has opened at the Cannes Film Festival. Pearl The film, A Mighty Heart , is based on a book writt...
By Meredith Buel Washington 15 May 2007 A Pakistani terrorism suspect being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba has denied any connection to al-Qaida and says he was tortured while in prison. The comments from Majid Khan were contained in a transcript relea...
By Gary Thomas Washington 15 March 2007 According to a just-released U.S. transcript, accused al-Qaida operative Khalid Sheikh Mohammad has confessed to a leading role in at least 31 alleged terrorist plots, including the attacks of September 11, 200...