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Australia develops new terror alert system to deal with "probable" threat of attack

Australia develops new terror alert system to deal with "probable" threat of attack

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Harvard University evacuates four buildings after "unconfirmed" bomb threat

​Harvard University said on Monday it had received "unconfirmed" bomb threat which prompted the university to evacuate four buildings on its campus.

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IS poses bigger threat than al-Qaida: FBI chief

​The terror group Islamic State (IS) is a bigger security threat to the U.S. than the al-Qaida after the head of an al-Qaida affiliate group was killed, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) chief was quoted as saying Thursday.

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Russian nuclear bombers intercepted flying close to U.S. coast on Independence Day: military

​"Good morning, American pilots. We are here to greet you on your Fourth of July Independence Day" - - this was the awe-inspiring message delivered by Russian nuclear bomber pilots to U.S. fighter pilots sent to intercept them off the U.S. Pacific coast earlier the month, the U.S. military was quoted as saying Thursday.

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ISIS more dangerous to U.S. than Iran, Russia: Poll

​The American people see ISIS ( Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) as a bigger threat to the U.S. than Iran, Russia or other countries, a new CNN/ORC poll showed Wednesday.

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Australia announces new counter-terrorism strategy

​Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced a new national counter-terrorism strategy on Monday as the country enters a "long-term era of heightened terrorism threat."

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Boko Haram must be tackled globally: African Union

​Boko Haram is a global threat that must be tackled globally, but with Africa in lead, Nkosazan Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, has said.

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Australian state police sectors raise terrorist threat levels

​State police sectors throughout Australia raised their terror warnings from medium to high on Tuesday following recent terror-related incidents in Sydney, Canada and France.

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Turkey pledges to block foreign fighters from crossing into Syria

​Foreign fighters joining ranks of Islamic State (IS) in Syria and Iraq show threat to Turkey, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday.

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Australian terrorism alert upgraded to high

​Australia on Friday raised the national terrorism public alert level from medium to high after receiving advice from the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO).

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Britain unveils new anti-terror measures ahead of NATO summit

​British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday that Britain will introduce a wide range of new measures to prevent terrorist suspects from traveling and impose tougher constraints on suspected extremists in the country.

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Swedish airport receives bomb threat

Arlanda International Airport in Stockholm received a bomb threat for a flight to Baghdad before take-off, causing part of the airport to be closed, local media reported on Wednesday.

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Bangladesh looks into "al-Qaida threat"

Bangladesh said on Sunday it will look into the recent "al-Qaida threat" to wage an intifada in the country that sparked a war of words among political parties.