A desperate broadcast from Bin Laden's second in command tries to spin the the election of Barack Obama favourably for al-Qaeda. A Texas court indicts Dick Cheney and Alberto Gonzales. Bankgok explosion targets anti-government protesters. Britain establishes high-level intelligence relationship with Syria. And much more in today's update.

A number of websites used by al-Qaeda-linked operatives and supporters have shut down in recent months, suggesting that the group is struggling in cyberspace. Tensions in South Ossetia threaten to boil over. Pakistani school hit in missile attack. And much more in today's update.

The attackers that killed 28 people at an army recruitment centre in Iraq are testament to the continued scale of task ahead. Video footage of a Guantanamo interrogation has been released for the first time. The prisoner exchange is set to go ahead between Israel and Hezbollah. And much more in today's security briefing.

Baitullah Mahsud nixes a fledgling ceasefire in northwest Pakistan. MI5 outsources torture. Militant groups operating in Kashmir safely rebrand in Karachi and Rawalpindi. Tunisia is warned of "spectacular attacks" by al-Qaida. And much more in today's update.