The Government has been forced to update its freedom of information website after a security breach.

Pakistan launched a much-awaited ground offensive in the al-Qaida and Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan early today in the toughest test yet in its struggle against militants aiming to topple the state.

The trial of a former US Navy sailor accused of communicating with suspected terrorists and leaking information to UK supporters will begin today.

A new online magazine purportedly posted by al-Qaida’s affiliate in Iraq has launched an effort to recruit Muslims to rid Iraq of infidels and apostates - its names for Americans and their Iraqi partners.