World news about “Terrorism” published by euronews.
Four admit plans to strike terror at the heart of London A plan to strike high profile targets in London in 2010 with improvised explosive devices and nail bombs has been admitted in court by four men. The London… 01/02/2012
Azerbaijan arrests suspect plotters with Iranian link Azerbaijan has arrested two men suspected of plotting to attack prominent foreigners in the former Soviet republic. It is alleged they were aided by a third… 26/01/2012
Germany plans ‘neo-Nazi database’ Germany’s cabinet has adopted plans to establish a national database of active neo-Nazis. The move was prompted by the discovery of 10 killings in the… 18/01/2012
Pakistan bomb may have targeted pro-government militia The death toll has risen to at least 35 after a bombing near a busy market-place in Jamrud in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber region. Seventy more people… 10/01/2012
Should Europe fear Islamic extremists? With EYP – the European Youth Parliament Masha from France: I’d like to know if Muslim extremism is a real issue in Europe. Michaël Privot, Director of… 06/01/2012
Radical Islam in Europe With ISPI – the Institute for International Political Studies ispi Victor, from Fontainebleau in France, asks: I’d like to know if the countries of the… 01/12/2011
Oslo bomb attack: four months after the blast Everyday life in Oslo four months after the bomb blast(Filmed in Oslo (filmed by Naser) 22/11/2011
Protest march against terrorism in Izmir Hundreds protest against extremism in Izmir, western extremity of Anatolia (filmed by Oguz Coskun). 26/10/2011
ETA prisoner questions in Spanish elections ‘Goodbye ETA’ the newspaper headlines read. The days immediately following the decision by the armed separatist band in Spain to stop using violence to push… 24/10/2011
ETA’s end to violence stirs strong feelings in Spain For my family, it is too little, too late. That is the feeling of Cati Romero, who lost her husband in ETA’s reign of terror. News that the group has now… 22/10/2011
ETA finally accepts ‘nunca mas’ “Our democracy will be without terrorism but it will not forget.” This was Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s response to the promise by… 21/10/2011
Madrid boycotts San Sebastian ETA meeting ETA, which stands for “Basque Homeland and Freedom” in the Basque language, last set off a bomb in 2006, killing two people at Madrid’s Barajas airport… 17/10/2011
Amanpour on post-9/11 world Journalist Christiane Amanpour gives her views on some of he effects of 9/11 on the eve of the tenth anniversary. She has covered a great many of the world’s… 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: 10:28 EDT – nocomment The North Tower of the World Trade Center takes nine seconds to collapse to the ground, one hour and 41 minutes after the impact with flight 11. Around 2,600… 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: The aftermath – nocomment Firefighters and police begin the process of clearing 1.5 million tonnes of debris from “Ground Zero”, where the Twin Towers once stood. Eleven people were… 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: 09:02 EDT – nocomment United Airlines flight 175 hits the World Trade Center’s South Tower between floors 77-85 at a speed of around 950 km/h. All 65 passengers and crew were… 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: 09:43 EDT – nocomment The immediate aftermath of American Airlines flight 77 hitting the Pentagon. 64 passengers and crew and 125 Pentagon personnel are killed. 09/09/2011
9/11 Attacks: 09:59 EDT – nocomment The South Tower of the World Trade Centre takes 10 seconds to collapse, 56 minutes after the collision with flight 175. 09/09/2011
Day of Infamy, 9/11 In Manhattan, at just past a quarter to nine on 11 September, 2001, an American Airlines passenger jet hits the North Tower of the World Trade Center, at a… 06/09/2011
New York Muslims recall 9/11 backlash Freedom of religion is a constitutionally guaranteed right in the US, a principle of government for hundreds of years. While this principal has been subjected… 05/09/2011
Counting the cost of 9/11 Ken George, in his house in New York’s Long Island, takes 32 pills a day. He was a 9/11 emergency worker (first responder) and as a result of that, he has… 02/09/2011
Christie Coombs, 9/11 widow Christie Coombs lost her husband Jeff in the 9/11 attacks. He was a passenger on the plane that hit the World Trade Centre’s North Tower. She told euronews’… 02/09/2011
Post 9/11: the cost of the ‘War on Terror’ 225,000 lives and up to four trillion dollars. That is, in its most simplistic terms, the cost so far of the so-called ‘War on Terror’, triggered by the 9/11… 30/08/2011
Turkish PKK attacks ‘just the beginning’After the deaths of nine soldiers near the town of Cukurca in south-east Turkey on Wednesday, Turkish warplanes bombarded PKK bases in Northern Iraq. The… 18/08/2011
Afghanistan: Taliban attacks NATO supply trucks – nocomment Firefighters spray water on fuel tankers which were set ablaze in Logar province, south of Kabul. 04/08/2011
Norway massacre: Oslo flower memorial cleared – nocomment The enormous amount of flowers, cards and other tributes remembering those killed in Norway’s attacks has been cleared from outside Oslo Cathedral. 03/08/2011
Europe Weekly: action against terrorists The tragic events in Norway and the wider risk of far right extremists is this week’s big story on Europe Weekly. In the search for answers the EU Council… 29/07/2011
Norway reviews security after Oslo attacks – nocomment Oslo’s central station was evacuated early after a suspicious suitcase was discovered on a bus, and all train and bus services were halted. 28/07/2011
The Network debates Afghanistan A symbol of Afghanistan’s post-Taliban rebirth in flames and under fire. Insurgents attacked the Intercontinental Hotel in the capital Kabul during a… 21/07/2011
Europol’s Rob Wainwright – how safe are we? In the aftermath of Osama Bin Laden’s death and in the perspective of the on-going crises in Northern Africa, Ali Sheikholeslami of Euronews talked to the… 06/07/2011
EU’s ‘Mr Anti-Terrorism’ on how to keep Europe safe The fight against terrorism is the subject of the latest edition of I talk, presented by Alex Taylor. I-Talk gives you, the viewer, the chance to quiz those… 03/06/2011
Return of the airport body scanners Body scanners could be coming to an airport near you. Rejected three years ago, the EU parliament has now done a U-turn and said the controversial equipment… 24/05/2011
Do we need to adopt a “disaster-readiness attitude”? These are some of the questions you asked Valérie November: 1- Do risk management programmes reduce the impact of disasters? 2- Do we need to adopt a… 09/05/2011
Bin-Laden: signs of a US domestic offensive? Barack Obama launched the operation to eliminate Osama bin Laden by uttering the codeword “Geronimo”. In doing so, he also fired off a salvo in the battle… 03/05/2011
Little sympathy for bin Laden in Yemeni and Afghan capitals In Yemen pro-democracy activists have urged protesters not to display banners of Osama bin Laden, to avoid giving the government an excuse to crack down. It… 03/05/2011
US expects eventual al-Qaeda counter attack American police patrols have increased in major US cities, but on a five-point scale for terrorist threats the military remained hovering around three –… 03/05/2011
Muslims react to al Qaeda leader’s death There has been a mixed reaction among Muslims around the world to the news of the death of Osama bin Laden. They range from deep suspicion to relief. Read… 03/05/2011
Osama death raises Obama’s ratings Barack Obama is riding a wave of support after his decision to order the US military operation against Osama bin Laden. The president said he hoped the sense… 03/05/2011
Operation against bin Laden took just 45 minutes More details have emerged of how al-Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden was found and killed at a fortified compound in north-west Pakistan. One thing which… 03/05/2011
Red faces in Pakistan and fears of reprisals At face value Osama bin Laden’s death looks highly embarrassing for Pakistan. A short distance from a prestigious military academy, in a popular tourist… 03/05/2011
‘Good day for America’ says Obama President Obama praised the American people’s spontaneity at their public expressions of joy in New York and Washington on what was a very good day for him… 02/05/2011
What next for al Qaeda after bin Laden’s death? How will bin Laden’s death affect the al Qaeda movement? We asked Dr Greg Austin, from the EastWest Institute – a global think-and-do tank focused on… 02/05/2011
Stay vigilant says EU anti-terror chief Has Osama bin Laden’s death increased the likelihood of a terrorist attack in Europe? While the EU’s counter terrorism coordinator Gilles de Kerchove… 02/05/2011
America explodes with joy at bin Laden death At Ground Zero in New York people quickly gathered in impromptu celebration as the news of Osama bin Laden’s death broke. Thousands poured onto the streets… 02/05/2011
How the US got its man The US special forces’ hit on Osama bin Laden had been in preparation for over nine months before it was launched. In a mission the CIA said was designed to… 02/05/2011
Pakistani reactions to bin Laden death Reactions by Pakistanis in Islamabad to the reports of American action on their soil have been mixed. The government said it was a breakthrough against… 02/05/2011
Mixed Arab reaction to bin Laden’s death Reaction in the Arab world to the claim Osama bin Laden is dead has run the full range; from despair to disbelief, to calls for revenge, and happiness a… 02/05/2011
Crowds celebrate bin Laden’s death in New YorkAmericans react to the death of Osama bin Laden at the site of the former World Trade Center towers in New York. REUTERS/ERIC THAYER 02/05/2011
World reacts to bin Laden death World leaders have been reacting to the death of Osama bin Laden. In Kabul, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said that the al-Qaeda leader’s killing showed the… 02/05/2011
Bin Laden killed by US troops in Pakistan The United States says it has finally killed Osama bin Laden. US President Barack Obama said this brought a nearly 10-year worldwide effort to a conclusion… 02/05/2011
Osama bin Laden obituary In the space of a decade, this former Saudi businessman went from being a close CIA ally to becoming the United States’ public enemy number one. He… 02/05/2011
Victims’ families relieved at Osama death Families of the victims of 9/11 have been celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden at the hands of American security forces. Al and Maureen Santora lost… 02/05/2011
US press hails bin Laden’s deathAlmost all major newspapers in the United States were celebrating the death of Osama bin Laden on their websites ahead of going to press. In New York, the… 02/05/2011
Bin Laden: timeline of a 10-year manhuntBin Laden’s death at the hands of US special forces comes four months before the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that he is said to have masterminded… 02/05/2011
Obama announces death of bin Laden This is the full statement made by President Barack Obama in his televised address to the American people: “Last August, after years of painstaking work by… 02/05/2011
Osama Bin Laden is killed in Pakistan Osama Bin Laden, the al-Qaeda leader widely thought to be the mastermind behind 9/11 is dead. President Barack Obama broke into Sunday night television… 02/05/2011
New liquid scanner could improve air security It has become a tedious routine for airline passengers around the world. Before going through security, all liquids must be bagged or – if the quantities are… 15/03/2011
Bomb-proof textiles take off Aviation safety is a worldwide concern. European researchers want to prevent further catastrophes with the help of textiles tested in explosive ways. At a… 25/01/2011
US anger at home as Afghan, Iraq wars drag on Nine years after the United States vowed to triumph over terrorism, backed by an international community united after the September 11 attacks on American… 11/11/2010
Algeria between terrorism and reconciliation Has Algeria turned the page on terrorism? Has the national reconciliation plan of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika done what it set out to do? And what do… 14/05/2010
Lost in Guantanamo: euronews investigates Guantanamo is still open. Two and a half months after January the 22nd, 2010, the closure date announced by Obama when he came to power, euronews has been… 07/04/2010
EU delays body scanner decisionThe EU has put off a request from the United States to introduce full body scanners at European airports after the attempted bombing of a US-bound plane on… 21/01/2010
Mauritania’s battle with a new wave of terrorism The terrorism that Tunisia experienced in the 1980s erupted in Algeria in the 1990s. The wave of terrorist activity later spread west to Morroco. Then in 2005… 06/11/2009
Terrorism threat in Mauritania Mauritania, a large country next to the Atlantic Ocean, a vast expanse made up of desert, the sand constantly swirling towards the capital, Nouakchott… 28/10/2009
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Fears of escalating conflict in NigeriaTensions are rising in Nigeria over economic and religious issues. At least one person has been killed in protests over the removal of a government subsidy… 04/01/2012
Imprisonment of Swedish journalists in Ethiopia sparks outrage in EuropeThe detention of two Swedish journalists in Ethiopia has provoked anger by their own government and at by European Union, and both the EU and the Swedish… 27/12/2011
Nigeria vows to bring Christmas bombers to justiceGoodluck Jonathan has paid his respects to the almost 40 victims of Nigeria’s Christmas Day church blasts, vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice. The… 26/12/2011
Leaders condemn Nigeria bomb blastsEuropean leaders have condemned the multiple Christmas day bomb attacks in Nigeria that killed at least 40 people. Germany’s Foreign Minister Guido… 26/12/2011
US reacts to fears of an Iraqi sectarian splitFears that Iraq’s fragile unity government could fall apart after the US military withdrawal from the country have triggered a prompt response from the White… 21/12/2011
Iraqi Vice-President: ‘I’m ready to stand trial’Iraqi Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi, denies any involvement in terrorist-linked activity. He called the allegations which have resulted in an arrest… 20/12/2011
Tensions rise as Iraq seeks Sunni VP arrestIn Iraq, there are fresh fears of a rise in sectarian violence after authorities issued an arrest warrant for the Sunni vice president, Tariq al-Hashemi. He… 20/12/2011
Arrest warrant issued for Iraqi vice-presidentIraq’s vice president is a wanted man. Authorities in Baghdad have issued an arrest warrant for Sunni Muslim Tareq al-Hashemi. He is under investigation… 20/12/2011
Carlos the Jackal’s revolution by terrorismAfter years behind bars, Ilich Ramírez Sánchez is still defiant. The Venezuelan was hauled out of his French prison cell in November to answer for old crimes… 15/12/2011
Carlos the Jackal found guiltyVenezuelan born Ilich Ramírez Sánchez also known as Carlos the Jackal has been found guilty for crimes that claimed the lives of 11 people almost 30 years… 15/12/2011
Bullets sent in post to Italian politiciansIn Italy, police anti-sabotage specialists have uncovered two packages addressed to Italian politicians with bullets inside them. One, containing two… 12/12/2011
Anarchist group responsible for Italian letter bombAn Italian anarchist group calling itself the Informal Ararchist Federation has claimed responsibility for a letter bomb which exploded at a state tax… 09/12/2011
Roadside bomb kills 19 civilians in AfghanistanA day after Afghanistan was rocked by deadly and apparently sectarian attacks 19 people have been killed in a roadside bomb in Helmand province. The local… 07/12/2011
Bomb attack in Iraqi market kills 10There is more carnage on the streets of Iraq, in the week ceremonies are held to mark the end of US military presence there. At least 10 people are dead and… 01/12/2011
One killed and four kidnapped in TimbuktuA group of armed kidnappers has seized three people and killed a fourth in northern Mali. Reports say a German man was shot dead while the hostages are from… 25/11/2011
Turkey investigates Israel links with PKKTurkey is investigating claims made by a member of the PKK Kurdish armed separatist movement that a fellow PKK member involved in a deadly attack on Turkish… 22/11/2011
New York police arrest terror suspectPolice in New York have announced they have successfully foiled a bomb plot and have arrested a man on three terrorist related charges. The suspect… 21/11/2011
New arrest and more rumours in German neo-Nazi caseGerman police have detained another man in a neo-Nazi case that has shocked the nation, while rumours the group may have had secret service links abound. It… 13/11/2011
Kazak rampage leaves trail of bloodAt least seven people are dead after a radical Islamist went on the rampage in the Kazak town of Taraz. The bloodshed culminated in the man blowing himself… 12/11/2011
Breakthrough in Germany’s “Doner murders” caseGerman investigators say they have found evidence of a neo-nazi terrorist cell in a burned out house and caravan. And they believe the group was linked to the… 12/11/2011
ETA said to be willing to discuss disarmamentThe Basque separatist group ETA says it is willing to discuss surrendering its weapons, more than two weeks after it announced a definitive end to its… 11/11/2011
ETA member gets 105 years for political murderA former military commander of the Basque separatist group ETA has been sentenced to 105 years in prison for an assassination. Javier Garcia Gaztelu, known… 07/11/2011
‘Carlos the Jackal’ in Paris courtOne of the world’s most notorious terrorists, Carlos the Jackal, has arrived in court in Paris for the start of his trial. Born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, the… 07/11/2011
Carlos the Jackal faces new terrorist trialConvicted murderer Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, better-known to the world as ‘Carlos the Jackal’, faces a new trial today in France accused of masterminding a… 07/11/2011
Baghdad blasts kill eightAt least eight people are reported dead and dozens injured after three bomb blasts rocked the Iraqi capital. The explosions struck the busy Shurja market in… 06/11/2011
High death toll after Nigerian militant attacksThe death toll continues to rise after a series of deadly militant attacks in Nigeria. Initial reports said about 65 people died in bombings and shootings… 06/11/2011
Death toll rises after Nigerian militant attacksThe death toll continues to rise after a series of deadly militant attacks in Nigeria. Initial reports said about 65 people died in bombings and shootings… 06/11/2011
FARC vows to fight on despite death of leaderThey are saying no surrender, despite the biggest blow yet to their military campaign. Colombia’s FARC rebels are vowing to continue fighting after the… 06/11/2011
Top FARC leader killed in ColombiaThe Colombian government says it has killed the top FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano in combat. The government, backed by the US, has been fighting the… 05/11/2011
FARC rebel leader killed in ColombiaThe Colombian army says it has killed the top FARC rebel leader Alfonso Cano in combat. The government, backed by the US, has been fighting the leftist… 05/11/2011
“Merchant of Death” faces life in jailA Russian arms dealer known as the “Merchant of Death” has been convicted of attempting to sell arms to terrorists. Viktor Bout, who is facing life in… 03/11/2011
Female suicide bomber strikes in TurkeyAt least three people are dead and 12 wounded after a bomb attack in the southeast of the country. Authorities say a suspected female suicide bomber carried… 29/10/2011
Suspected female suicide bomber strikes in TurkeyAt least three people have been killed and 12 wounded in a bomb attack in the southeast of Turkey. Authorities say a suspected female suicide bomber carried… 29/10/2011
Death sentence for Morocco cafe bomberA man found guilty of killing 17 people, including eight from France, has been sentenced to death by a Moroccan judge. Adel Othmani was convicted of… 29/10/2011
