British and French leaders have warned about the rising number of their nationals joining Takfiri militants in Syria, saying they are an unprecedented security threat to both countries.
Chinese police in the far western region of Xinjiang have taken down 23 "terror and religious extremism groups" and caught more than 200 suspects in May, state media said, days after the region's deadliest attack in years.
Small to medium sized businesses believe they are facing more risk than at any time since the first quarter of 2013, according to Zurich’s SME risk index.
China’s top security official said a special anti-terrorism operation will begin after a third violent attack this year at a railway station occurred in Guangzhou, near the border with Hong Kong.
Terror law watchdog David Anderson QC has expressed concerns that terrorism prevention and investigation measures (TPIMs) are not being used to their full strength.
The Prime Minister has commissioned an inquiry into the UK activities of the Muslim Brotherhood, 10 Downing Street has announced. The investigation, which will draw on MI5 and MI6 assessments, was called for after the government concluded that Whitehall had insufficient intelligence regarding the organisation’s activities in Britain and Egypt.
Cyber defences have been given a welcome boost through the launch of a new authority designed to co-ordinate the country’s response to incidents of national importance.
US defence secretary Chuck Hagel has proposed shrinking the Army to its smallest size in 74 years, closing military bases and making other military-wide savings as part of a broad reshaping after more than a decade of war.
The NHS Standard Contract, which is used for all services commissioned by CCGs, is to include a section requiring GP practices to name a counter-terrorism lead, Pulse Magazine has revealed.