Musharraf distances his government from rumours of an imminent state of emergency in Pakistan

Yemeni militants clash with security forces, Musharraf considers state of emergency, Abu Sayyaf “reinforcements” support Moros…

A Baldwin joins the "military crusade in Iraq", Democrats war over the war on terrorism, police rap Channel 4

Violent protests erupt in East Timor, Russian “act of aggression” against Georgia, No.10 accepts Guantánamo detainee obligation…

In toD's daily "security brief", India forgets its Muslims, Kurds play tug-of-war, and Congress spies on foreigners

NATO bombing kills scores of civilians, Glasgow bomber succumbs to burns, trilateral committee talks on Iraq

Political carnage in Baghdad, elusive compromise in Turkey, and much more in toD's daily "security briefing"

In the wake of the bitter siege of the Lal Masjid, Islamist militants have rallied around a shrine in Pakistan's northwest

Mismanagement in Iraq: “a second insurgency”, NATO re-tune tactics to reduce civilian deaths, second Korean hostage found dead

With its footballers triumphant at the Asian Cup, Iraqis look to their sporting heroes as a vision of a successful, united Iraq

Ready to hand over Basra by years out, Lal Masjid protests erupt into violence, charges dropped against Haneef…

Police in Karachi defused a car bomb outside a shopping centre hours before the latest Harry Potter book was to be launched there

After its football team won a place in the final of the Asian Cup, Iraq saw its celebrations marred by twin suicide bombings in Baghdad

Refugee headache for Somalia; pro-Taliban forces clash with Pakistani army; Australian police under fire for Haneef case

A new Arab Israeli textbook splits left and right in Israel over history; Niger calls Algiers for help with its rebels; Kurds enter Turkey's parliament

Fourth suspect charged over failed UK plot, para-trafficker hybrids emergent in Colombia, asylum offered to Danes’ Iraqi aides…

Sunni insurgents form political alliance, suicide attacks grip Pakistan, Mujahideen veteran calls ceasefire...

Violence spreads in Pakistan, Pyongyang on track with disarmament, al-Qaida resurgence threatens US...

American officials warn Libya that it faces a growing Islamist threat; over 50% of UK terrorism suspects have been released without charge; Thai civil society protests the internal security act