Articles

Why Gitmo Will Never Close
President Obama wants to shut down the controversial prison but not the policies it has come to represent.
Police: Kenya Arrested 1 of London Attackers
(NAIROBI, Kenya) — An anti-terrorism police official in Kenya says one of the suspects who killed a British soldier on a London street in a savage attack was...
France’s Latest Terror Suspect: A French Convert Near Retirement Age
French soldiers in Mali arrest a 58-year-old Frenchman who is suspected of being a member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb—and who may prove to be a key source...

Poll: Americans More Concerned About Civil Liberties In Wake Of Boston Bombing
Two weeks after the Boston Marathon terror attacks, the Americans people are far more concerned about new government limits on civil liberties than the need for...

The Reluctant Fundamentalist: How a Nice Islamic Guy Got Mixed Up in Terrorism
In Mira Nair's thoughtful melodrama, an immigrant to the U.S. feels the lure of jihadism
Photo Essays

Behind the Picture: Medgar Evers’ Funeral, June 15, 1963
In 1994, eight black and four white jurors found 74-year-old white supremacist and long-time Klan member Byron De La Beckwith guilty of first-degree murder in...

Billions of Bullets
The war on terrorism has fuelled a dramatic growth in the manufacture of munitions
Time.com Specials


Top 10 Worst Sport Terrorism Attacks
From this week's cricket match attacks to the tragedy at the Munich Games, TIME recalls those instances when terrorism invaded the arena. By Glen Levy
Articles from Around the Web
Cuba still on U. S. list of state sponsors of terrorism
Cuba's inclusion was political, critics say, noting Havana's efforts to distance itself from terrorism ... WASHINGTON -- Cuba further distanced itself from terrorist activities last year but the U.S. government still considers it a state sponsor of terrorism ...
In Britain, terrorism suspected in man's hacking death
Two assailants slashed their victim to death near a military barracks in Woolwich, in southeast London, witnesses say. The suspects are wounded by police. LONDON -- As...
Obama puts restrictions on drone program
Setting a new tone on U.S. counter-terrorism... WASHINGTON -- Reining back the aggressive counter-terrorism strategy he has embraced for five years, President Obama declared clear,...
2 more suspects arrested in London attack
LONDON -- Like the United States only a month ago, Britain on Thursday was once again grappling with an all-too-familiar plague -- homegrown terrorism. The images of two men...


