Najibullah Zazi was directed by the group's leadership in Pakistan US officials said on Wednesday.

British police on Wednesday arrested a Pakistani suspected of being an Al-Qaeda operative in northeastern England.

Britain unveiled details of an inquiry into claims its agencies were complicit in the torture of suspected extremists.

This historic pass attracts many tourists every year.

Bangladesh’s anti-graft watchdog charged the eldest son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia with laundering $3m.

China defended the jailing of an American geologist on state secrets charges, rejecting US protests over the sentence.