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AP - The american Civil Liberties Union is criticizing a decision by the U.S. military to assign a new judge to handle the cases against the alleged Sept. 11 conspirators held at Guantanamo Bay.

Reuters - The U.S. military judge in the case of the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks has decided to retire rather than continue to oversee the complex proceedings, defense officials said on Monday.

AFP - A new military judge has been named to the trial of accused September 11 mastermined Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other defendants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a Pentagon official said Monday.

Afghan president says those who disagree with his offer of safety for the Taliban to attend talks can unseat him or leave the country.

Saturday's attack highlights the difficulty international forces face in patrolling the waters off Africa's coast.

Coordinated efforts between Spanish and French police have resulted in the second arrest of an ETA leader since May.

Following the announcement of the death of a patient from inhalation anthrax the health Protection Agency have been carrying out testing at the patient's workshop in Hackney, where animal skin drums were made. Testing was carried out to see whether there were traces of anthrax at the property and if any specialist cleaning was needed before it could be used again.

Turkey's relationship with terrorism is complex, to say the least. The state has long considered itself a victim of terrorism at the hands of the Kurdistan Workers Party (the PKK)....

India's increased presence in the Gulf of Aden may serve to demonstrate its military reach.

If you have done any plane travel lately, you've probably noticed that TSA practices have gotten considerably more elaborate than they were just after the September 11, 2001 attacks. I...