Afghanistan's president said he backs a security deal with the United States but told a gathering of elders that if they and parliament approve the agreement it should be signed after next spring's elections.

Fears are growing that British extremists fighting alongside al Qaida in Syria could pose a terrorist threat when they return home.

A terror suspect who escaped surveillance by changing into a burka on a visit to a mosque is being hunted by counter-terrorism officers.

Smartphones and tablets have reportedly been banned from Cabinet Office meetings, apparently in response to spying fears.

The National Intelligence and Security Service and Federal Police Joint Counter-terrorism Taskforce says it has reliable evidence indicating the terrorist Alshbaab and terror groups assisted by the Eritrean regime are preparing to carry out a terror attack in various parts of Ethiopia.

Convicted computer hackers could be recruited to the UK’s new Joint Cyber Reserve Unit if they pass security vetting, the head of the unit Lt Col Michael White told Susan Watts on BBC’s Newsnight.

India and China have signed an agreement on border defence co-operation after tensions between their armies in disputed territory earlier this year.

Lord Carlile of Berriew, QC, the former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, has been appointed by Mayor of London Boris Johnson as chair of a new Ethics Panel for policing in London.

The MI5 chief, Andrew Parker is warning the UK is facing an increased threat from terrorists.

A new report by the Ministry of Defence highlights the importance of an integrated approach to defence and claims that an independent Scotland would no longer benefit from Britain’s £34 billion defence industry.

Three months after President Obama ordered a review of U.S. aid to Egypt following a military coup there, the White House appears to have settled on a middle ground: maintaining key assistance for security and counter-terrorism efforts while suspending delivery of tanks, helicopters and other military hardware.

A British man has been detained in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, but is not being linked to a recent terror attack there, the UK Foreign Office confirms.

Pakistan and the United Kingdom on Tuesday agreed to co-operate on issues of pressing mutual importance, including counter-terrorism work, and combating illegal migration and organised crime, interior ministers of the two countries said.

The government's flagship £650 million National Cyber Security Programme has been accused by some of its private sector partners with lacking co-ordination and failing SMEs in the battle against the cyber threat.

Prime Minister David Cameron has given his backing to a new joint government and industry vision for growth in the UK Defence sector.

William Hague gave warning of an "alarming moment in the affairs of the world" on Sunday if no country is prepared to take military action over the poison gas attacks in Syria.

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