Place: San Bernardino, California

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Presidential candidates towards us 'really demoralising', say US Muslims

Many Muslim Americans cringe at the way they have been portrayed by both candidates during the US presidential campaign - either as potential jihadis or eyes and ears who can help the government's anti-terror efforts.

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Donald Trump to continue demonisation of Islam

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Young Briton in plot to shoot Donald Trump

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US shoots itself in foot with partisan gun politics

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Families bury victims of Orlando massacre

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Massacre in Orlando may prove to be a turning point in US gun control debate

We will beat IS with force, diplomacy, and development

Facing down Islamic terrorism will be no easy task. But if we work together, the spirit of peace will prevail, writes Tony Blair

Sat, 28 May, 2016

FBI unlocks gunman’s phone without Apple’s aid

The legal fight pitting the US administration against tech giant Apple has ended unexpectedly after the FBI said it hacked into a mass shooter’s iPhone without help.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2016

Reverse hacking order, say Apple

In its first salvo in a court fight that pits digital privacy rights against national security, Apple asked a federal magistrate to reverse her order forcing the company to help the FBI hack into a locked iPhone.

Sat, 27 Feb, 2016

Apple boss: US should withdraw demand for help with iPhone hack

Apple chief Tim Cook has said in an email to employees that the US government should withdraw its demand for the company to help the FBI hack a locked iPhone used in last year's deadly shooting in San Bernardino, California.

Mon, 22 Feb, 2016

Facebook and Twitter back Apple versus FBI requests for iPhone backdoor

Facebook and Twitter are siding with Apple in its fight against a court order requiring the company to help investigators break into an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino mass shooters.

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Silicon Valley backs Apple's Tim Cook on court order

Tim Cook has picked a fight with the US government and Silicon Valley is joining his side. 

Fri, 19 Feb, 2016

Barack Obama expected to take few risks in final year

As Barack Obama prepares to deliver his final State of the Union address tomorrow night, the US President and his aides have insisted he will not be content simply to run out the clock on foreign policy and is acting decisively to tackle crises piling up around the globe.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Barack Obama to act on gun violence

US president Barack Obama said yesterday he would meet with US attorney general Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence amid reports he intends to take executive action on the issue.

Sat, 02 Jan, 2016

Saudi Arabia wages a phony war on terror

Behind its strategic manipulations and sham alliance to tackle the likes of IS, a purported ally of the West’s official ideology forms the heart of the terrorist creed, writes Brahma Chellaney

Thu, 31 Dec, 2015

Donald Trump comes out in defence of Vladimir Putin over opposition journalists

Donald Trump has defended Vladimir Putin, saying there is no evidence to support allegations the Russian president has killed opposition journalists.

Tue, 22 Dec, 2015

Donald Trump stands firm on proposed US travel ban for Muslims

Republican front-runner Donald Trump has stood firm over his provocative call for banning Muslims from the United States as his party’s presidential candidates pushed their own plans for fighting Islamic State (IS) militants.

Thu, 17 Dec, 2015

US to include social media monitoring in visa processing of immigrants

US authorities could soon be snooping on social media posts from would-be immigrants in a new effort to close security gaps in the country’s visa system.

Wed, 16 Dec, 2015

US may monitor would-be immigrants' social media

US authorities could soon be snooping on social media posts from would-be immigrants in a new effort to close security gaps in the country's visa system.

Tue, 15 Dec, 2015

Protests after Donald Trump calls for Muslims ban

Hundreds of activists rallied in front of Donald Trump’s hotel in midtown New York City to condemn the Republican 2016 presidential candidate’s call to bar Muslims temporarily from entering the US.

Sat, 12 Dec, 2015

Donald Trump pulls Israel trip and will visit after ‘I’m elected’

Donald Trump called off a planned December trip to Israel, shelving what was shaping up to be an awkward visit by the Republican presidential front-runner following comments that managed to offend Muslims and Jews alike.

Fri, 11 Dec, 2015

Donald Trump: I’m no different to Franklin Roosevelt

Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump likened his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States to World War II policies implemented by US president Franklin Roosevelt against people of Japanese, German and Italian descent.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

What the West should have learned from its ‘war on terror’

What binds two interlocking battles against militancy — to stop attacks in the West and stabilise the conflict areas — is integration, writes Peter Apps

Wed, 09 Dec, 2015

VIDEO: Barack Obama defends strategy to combat Islamic State

US president Barack Obama has laid out the most sweeping defence yet of his strategy to defeat Islamic State (IS), but he offered no US policy shift to confront what he called a “new phase” in the terrorist threat after a mass shooting in California.

Tue, 08 Dec, 2015

Barack Obama: US will defeat new phase of terror

Barack Obama has vowed that the United States will overcome a new phase of the terror trying to “poison the minds” of people around the world, as he sought to reassure Americans rocked by the attacks in Paris and California.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

San Bernardino shooters ‘planned multiple attacks’

US investigators are increasingly convinced the California shooters planned multiple attacks, given their stockpile of weapons, and are looking at whether the Pakistani woman involved radicalised her American husband, officials said.

Mon, 07 Dec, 2015

California massacre couple ‘not part of terror cell’

The husband and wife who carried out the California mass shooting showed signs of radicalisation but were not part of a broader network, the FBI says.

Sat, 05 Dec, 2015

San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik 'had sworn loyalty to so-called IS', officials say

Investigators in the US believe the woman who carried out Wednesday's gun attack in California with her husband had sworn allegiance to the so-called Islamic State.

Fri, 04 Dec, 2015

Ozzy set for world tour

Ozzy Osbourne is to tour the world.

Tue, 22 Jun, 2010

Maiden manager blasts Ozzfest and alleges sabotage

Iron Maiden's manager has blasted Sharon Osbourne and the organisers of the Ozzfest for allegedly sparking the near riot that ruined the British rockers' final night on the tour.

Wed, 24 Aug, 2005

McDonalds celebrates 50 years

Fast-food giant McDonald’s celebrates its 50th birthday today.

Fri, 15 Apr, 2005

Internet adoption husband admits molesting girl

A Californian man who was embroiled in a transatlantic battle to adopt twin girls over the Internet has admitted sexually molesting a female baby sitter.

Tue, 04 Jun, 2002