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Idaho Man Charged in Uzbekistan Terrorism Plot
(BOISE, Idaho) — An Uzbekistan national living in Boise said little during his first court appearance Friday on federal charges from Idaho and Utah that he gave...
U.S. Keeps Cuba on State Sponsors of Terrorism List
(HAVANA) — A State Department spokesman said Wednesday that Washington has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism that also includes...
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...
Officials: Dead Bomber Name in Terrorism Database
(WASHINGTON) — The CIA added the name of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect to a U.S. government terrorist database 18 months before the deadly explosions,...
Boston Suspect is Moved; FBI Searches Landfill
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhohkar Tsarnaev was moved from a hospital to a federal prison medical center, while FBI agents searched for evidence Friday in...
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
‘We’re Not Bending’ to Terrorism: Vice President Biden at Emotional TIME 100 Gala
Vice President and TIME 100 honoree Joseph Biden gave a solemn, yet rousing speech about the resilience of Americans in the face of terror at the TIME 100 Gala...
President Obama Embraces The Word “Terrorism” A Day After
"Terrorism" is a politically fraught word. The President’s decision to embrace it has put him on the politically safer side of a linguistic problem that has...
The Boston Blasts and ‘Terrorism’: A Historian’s Take on What It Means
In the aftermath of the deadly explosions in Boston, one word quickly became attached to the tragedy: terrorism. The major media honed in on the presence of the...
Boston Bombing Suspect Visited Radical Mosque in Dagestan, Officials Confirm
Two years ago, while visiting his family in the Russian region of Dagestan, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the prime suspect in last week's Boston Marathon bombings, was...
How Badly Did Friday’s Manhunt Lockdown Hurt Boston’s Economy?
“Almost every business is closed," wrote TIME contributor Eben Harrell as he walked around Boston on Friday afternoon. "The ‘shelter in place’ guidance has...
Obama: FBI Investigating Boston Bombings As An “Act Of Terrorism”
Obama confirms that the Boston marathon bombing was an "act of terrorism."
Iraq Executes 21 Men Convicted of Terrorism
(BAGHDAD) -- Iraq's Justice Ministry says authorities have executed 21 prisoners convicted on terrorism charges and links to al-Qaeda. The ministry said...
Obama Says Boston Bombings an Act of Terrorism
President Barack Obama said Tuesday the deadly Boston Marathon bombings were an act of terrorism but investigators do not know if they were carried out by an...
What the Boston Bombing Means for the Economy and the Stock Market
Unless the Boston Marathon bombings are part of a much larger plot, it seems unlikely that their effects on the stock market will last more than another day.
Man Sentenced for NYC Synagogue Bomb Plot
(NEW YORK) — An Algerian man who pleaded guilty to rare state-level terrorism charges that he plotted to blow up New York City synagogues was sentenced Friday to...
The Danger of the Lone-Wolf Terrorist
Some say that a new era in terrorism is emerging, with the “lone wolf” terrorist front and center. From Anders Breivik in Norway, who murdered scores of young...
The Long War Over the “War on Terror”
Soon after he took office, Obama purposefully stopped using one of his predecessor's favorite catchphrases. His refusal to say "war on terror" became a battering...
Brennan Hearing Shows a Restless Congress on Drones and Terrorism
On drones, Brennan insisted that the president always acts legally—as defined by his own lawyers, that is—when ordering strikes against suspected terrorists.
