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International concern reaches a new height as more vessels are seized by pirates off the coast of Somalia.
Controversial intelligence team advising Obama raises doubts about radical change in counter-terrorism policies
Sri Lankan government victories could indicate that the world's longest-lasting civil war is drawing to a close.
Arrest of Indian terrorism suspects raises the spectre of Hindu terrorism.
The North Korean government has closed the land border joining them with the South, warning that relations between the two countries stand on the brink of "total severance".
A secret US order issued in 2004 to combat al-Qaeda legitimised military attacks outside officially declared war zones.
State of emergency declared by Peru in response to violent protests.
Israeli troops have raided the West Bank and Gaza Strip, marking the start of renewed violence in the area.

A political crisis in Bangkok is a dangerous distraction from the insurgency in Thailand’s south

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An underfunded and undermanned operation creeps towards disaster on the frontline of the "war on terrorism"
The first of a two-part retrospective: mistakes made, lessons learned and paths not taken
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At the urgings of Sen. Joseph Lieberman and other warriors of the "war on terrorism", internet video sites will have to remove potentially radical material. Should governments wade into cyberspace?
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Profiling people by their ethnic appearance violates human rights without effectively countering terrorism

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The most dangerous Islamist threat to India may be the one from within
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Despite the conviction of three British Muslims for accumulating and gathering terrorist material online, the internet should not become the focus of government regulation
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The serial blasts against Indian cities expose the infirmity of the country’s institutions
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Was Europe's largest Muslim cultural event an extremist rally in disguise or a genuine cultural festival?
US soldiers pull out of remote Afghan outpost, allowing Taliban to capture it.
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2 million

The number of barrels of oil on the Sirius Star, the Saudi super tanker recently seized by Somali pirates

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