David Cameron
abandons Brits hurt abroad in terrorist atrocities - mirror.co.uk: "THE abandonment of victims of terrorism abroad is a cruel betrayal which stains David Cameron’s good name.Tourists maimed and murdered on foreign travels by gunmen and suicide bombers will get no help from this Con-servative regime.
I understand Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has dropped Labour plans to compensate those targeted because they carry a British passport.
Insurance companies refuse to cough-up for acts of terrorism overseas which saves them money but leaves the wounded and families of the dead struggling to cope.
People such as film-maker Will Pike, destined to spend his years in a wheelchair as a paraplegic after the 2008 Mumbai atrocity.
His spine was irredeemably damaged when sheets, curtains and towels knotted together to escape the Taj Mahal Hotel gave way, sending him plummeting to the ground.
Had it happened in the UK he might be entitled to as much as £5million to rebuild his life and pay for care."
. With capital punishment becoming largely unpopular around the world, the punishment prescribed for the crime is likely to generate a lot of controversy, analysts say. President Goodluck Jonathan had on Wednesday sent a letter to the leadership of the National Assembly urging members to pass both the anti-terrorism and money laundering bills. It was the third time the president was writing the assembly over the bills. The version passed by the Senate will be harmonised with that being debated in the House of Representatives and will only become an act of the National Assembly after it has been signed by the president.
ose jail battle: "The segregation of two high-profile Islamic terrorist prisoners accused of intimidating and bullying other prisoners over matters of faith has been upheld as lawful by the High Court.
, suggesting that even discussing the subject could undermine peace efforts and anger Afghanistan's neighbors.
who helped run an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan will serve less than three years in prison under a plea deal that requires him to testify against other suspected terrorists, the U.S. military said Friday.
and 10 civilians, signaling the tenaciousness of the insurgency even through the winter.
nvolving Canadian troops has yielded the seizure of massive weapons caches hidden in fields around a tactically crucial region in Kandahar province.
The 39 year-old photographer, who was born in London, was travelling with US soldiers in the Kandahar
region of Afghanistan on Monday when the bomb blast struck. He was later taken to a UN hospital where he underwent several amputations. He has since been flown to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital to undergo another surgery.
tactics - Telegraph: "Rather than removing bombs from the ground without blowing them up, so that they can be forensically analysed, more devices will now be simply destroyed in situ. Senior officers believe the new tactic will be quicker and safer.
: 740 trainers still needed for Afghan forces: "More nations are pledging support, yet NATO still faces a shortage of 740 trainers needed to get Afghan soldiers and policemen ready to take the lead in securing their nation, the coalition's top training official says.
warns: "MI6 has warned that Britain faces a 'unique' threat from a generation of homegrown terrorists who are not on the intelligence services' 'radar,' secret documents have disclosed.
with contacts in Bulgaria is planning an attack in Europe - FOCUS Information Agency: "According to the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera Galeb Taleb, a member of the Lebanese terrorist organization Fatah al-Islam, close to al-Qaeda, is in Greece for several months now with a mission to organize an attack on Greek territory or in another European state. According to the newspaper Taleb is a leader of a group of extremists whose members are located in Northern Europe, Germany, France and Bulgaria. Taleb has helped for the arrival of Lebanese extremists in Europe, as providing them money and documents.
enemy over Afghanistan minefield - Liverpool News - News - Liverpool Daily Post: "soldier ran across an unchecked minefield to catch a Taliban insurgent who was caught red-handed laying improvised explosive devices, the Ministry of Defence said.
and I am not alone.
n prosecutors plan to charge radical cleric Abu Bakar Bashir with seven offences, including a terrorism charge which could see him face the death penalty.
To Get Rid Of Her | Reuters: "If you thought breaking up with someone via text message was harsh, wait until you hear about this.
bombs to blow up planes' - Telegraph: "Airport security staff are being urged to examine “children’s articles” after US intelligence concluded that terrorists were plotting to fill them with explosive chemicals.
responsible for the terrorist attack, in which bombs were detonated on three London Underground trains and one bus in central London, killing 52 people and injuring over 700.
'nearly as unpopular as Taliban in south' | World news | The Guardian: "Afghanistan's police force is only slightly more popular than the Taliban in the insurgent heartlands of the south, according to a survey commissioned by the UN.
