Russia’s top security official has alleged that al-Qaeda is waging "forest jihad" in Europe by sparking wildfires that have ravaged the continent.
Three Westerners, including a South African man, abducted nearly nine months ago by al-Qaeda in Mali have urged their governments to help free them.
Hillary Clinton has launched an 11-day tour of Africa by contrasting the US’s commitment to democracy with rival powers’ focus on exploitation.
A man and woman who had an adulterous relationship have reportedly been stoned to death by religious extremists linked to al-Qaeda, in Mali.
Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked al-Shebab insurgents have executed three members for "spying" for Western intelligence agencies.
Extremist groups – linked to al-Qaeda – have used their hold over key urban areas of Mali to recruit, arm and train a growing number of fighters.
The AU policy talks in Ethiopia have been governed by discussions on terrorists in Mali, reconciliation in Sudan and the AU commission leadership.
The former cook of slain al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden has returned to his native Sudan after his release from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.
From east to west Africa, a rise in religious extremism has led to a surge in deadly attacks and kidnappings by groups linked to al-Qaeda.
Rebels in Mali have smashed seven tombs of ancient Muslim saints in Timbuktu as the ICC warned their campaign of destruction was a war crime.
Three of Africa’s most dangerous militant groups are co-ordinating their operations and represent a deepening threat to security, the US has warned.
The death of al-Qaeda’s second in command has underscored its opposition to the remote bombers. Jon Boone and Jason Burke report.
Nigerian soldiers have killed at least 16 militants blasts rocked an area of the country where Boko Haram terrorists were believed to be hiding.
Abu Yahya al-Libi, one of the most prominent figures in al-Qaeda, is thought to have been killed in a drone strike in Pakistan.
It is still not clear who was responsible for a Nigerian suicide bombing which has killed 12 people in the latest deadly attack on Christians.
Kenya’s army chief is boasting that AU troops will soon seize the last key bastion of Somalia’s al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents.
A blast has ripped through a small shopping complex in central Nairobi and left at least 10 people wounded – the cause of the explosion is unknown.
Despite the fall of their key stronghold of Afgoye, al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants vowed to intensify the war against government and AU troops.
Even though the al-Qaeda boss is dead, South Africa could still be targeted for attacks, new documents show.
The man ordered by al-Qaeda’s Yemen branch to blow up an airplane was apparently a US agent who infiltrated the group and volunteered for the attacks.
New documents show that Osama bin Laden was not the "puppet master" of jihadi groups around the world and complained of what he called "incompetence".
Nearly a year after a US raid killed Osama bin Laden, his core al-Qaeda network in Pakistan is "essentially gone" say US intelligence officials.
More than 20 bombs have hit cities and towns across Iraq, killing at least 36 and wounding almost 150, raising fears of sectarian strife.
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Norway’s Anders Behring Breivik has told the court he was inspired by al-Qaeda, after a judge who wanted him to face the death penalty was dismissed.
Osama bin Laden’s family is expected to be deported from Pakistan on Wednesday, 11 months after the US raid that killed the al-Qaeda kingpin.
Nearly 400 prisoners escaped from jail in northwest Pakistan after it was attacked by militants armed with guns and grenades.
Islamists have stormed the Algerian embassy in Mali and abducted seven diplomats amid fears that fighters are turning the country into a rogue state.
The US has "paused" military aid to Mali, an ally against Islamist militants, in a move that could curb efforts to curb al-Qaeda’s North African wing.
President Nicolas Sarkozy says he would bar some Muslim preachers from entering France as part of a crackdown after shootings there by an extremist.
In the city of Mosul, out of view of visiting Arab dignitaries next week, al-Qaeda still controls the streets and people still whisper about death.
French media is reporting that an al-Qaeda-inspired gunman who confessed to killing seven people in France is dead after police stormed his apartment.
Al-Qaeda allied Islamist gunmen have seized the key town of Dhusamareb in Somalia, as al-Shabab commanders call on fighters to intensify attacks.