Terrorism

Sri Lankan security personnel inspect the debris of a van after it explodes on Monday near St. Anthony's Shrine in Colombo. Nearly 300 people died and more than 500 others were wounded after Sunday's attacks on churches and hotels.

After Sri Lanka Attacks, Islamist Group Blamed And Victims Named

4:05pm April 22, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Sri Lankans mourned the deaths of nearly 300 people who were caught in Easter Sunday's coordinated church and hotel bombings. Officials blamed the National Thowfeek Jamaath, a local militant group.

In 2021, U.S. travelers heading to European Union countries will have to apply for authorization online, as part of a security procedure for visa-free travelers.

EU Officials Move To Clarify Rules For U.S. Travelers After Erroneous 'Visa' Reports

6:46pm March 09, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

Meant to increase security in Europe, the decision to implement a screening process was announced in 2018. But confusion arose after several media outlets labeled it a "visa."

A frame grab from a police video shows Netherlands officers arresting suspects in a car park in Weert in the southern Netherlands, Thursday.

World News

Police In Netherlands Arrest 7 Suspected In Terrorist Plot To Attack 'Large Event'

6:22am September 28, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Dutch police executed a raid in two cities, Arnhem and Weert, arresting the suspects who they said were looking for bomb-making supplies and Kalashnikov rifles to use in the attack.

Two of the victims in Sunday's attack reportedly were British tourists who had stab wounds in the chest and stomach.

World News

7 People Injured In Paris Knife Attack

3:59pm September 10, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

A man reportedly charged pedestrians walking along a street late Sunday. A witness told the BBC that a group of people playing pétanque chased the man but wasn't able to stop him.

Newly installed panels of bulletproof glass surround two sides of the Eiffel Tower site in Paris. Construction is scheduled to be complete in July.

World News

Eiffel Tower Now Has Bulletproof Glass Walls To Protect Against Terror Attacks

2:25pm June 15, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

The panels are nearly 10 feet high and more than 2 inches thick. Tourists will still be able to enter the gardens underneath the tower after passing through security fences.

Survivors of and relatives of those killed in attacks in the West Bank and Gaza wanted to hold Arab Bank accountable in U.S. courts.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court Holds Foreign Corporations Cannot Be Held Liable For Terrorism Claims

2:08pm April 24, 2018

In a 5-4 decision, the court's conservatives effectively ended all human rights lawsuits against overseas corporations tied to terrorism and the United States.

Sometimes it can feel like there is a terrorist attack on the news every other week. But how much attention an attack receives has a lot to do with one factor: the religion of the perpetrator. David McNew /AFP/Getty Images

The Weight of Our Words

7:24am April 13, 2018

Violent crimes committed by Muslims are much more likely to be reported as "terrorism." And that has disturbing consequences for the way Muslims are perceived.

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Pakistan's Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov in Moscow Tuesday.

World News

Pakistan Says It Dodged U.S. Efforts To Put It On A Terror-Finance List

10:35pm February 21, 2018

"Our efforts paid" off, says Pakistan's foreign minister, claiming a global task force failed to reach consensus on punishing the country.

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows, from left, Alek Skarlatos, Anthony Sadler and Spencer Stone in a scene from The 15:17 to Paris.

World News

Lawyer Says Film '15:17 To Paris' Would Prejudice Train Attack Jury

7:56am February 09, 2018

by Scott Neuman

The Clint Eastwood film depicts three American tourists, played by themselves, who in 2015 subdued a Kalashnikov-wielding attacker aboard a high-speed train from Amsterdam to Paris.

A journalist looks at the remains of motorcycles at a bomb blast site outside a hospital in Ahmedabad on July 27, 2008. The bombing is one of several attributed to Abdul Subhan Qureshi, known as "India's Bin Laden."

World News

Delhi Police Say They've Captured Most-Wanted Terrorist Known As 'India's Bin Laden'

9:51am January 22, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Abdul Subhan Qureshi, 46, was apprehended after a brief exchange of gunfire in the Indian capital on Monday, authorities say. He has been linked to several bombings across India over the last decade.