Al Qaeda

The West can’t stop its rivals reading it wrong, but it can choose not to encourage them

Abu Ibrahim al-Qurayshi’s death was more dramatic than his brief reign over group

Six children reported among dead as militant chief ‘detonates bomb’ in village hideout

A woman who knew former Defence Forces member told the Special Criminal Court she was ‘indoctrinated’

Ousted leader Roch Kabore’s whereabouts unknown as government dissolved and borders closed

Party headed by reformist Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr won most seats in election

US Politics: The democratic faultline runs mostly through countries, not between them

Blasts at Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital underline insecurity under Taliban rule

Intelligence agencies say Islamists in Afghanistan could attack US in six months

In a new memoir, journalist Lara Marlowe recalls the life she shared with her former husband

Former US secretary of state’s role in US invasion of Iraq led to fatalities and misery

General who became first black US secretary of state made faulty claims about Hussein’s weapons

The 92-year-old author on US foreign policy and Ireland’s immoral tax regime

‘Good election machine’ propels Mahdi Army leader and Reform bloc Sadrists to success

Neighbours are re-establishing contact with leader known for gassing his own people

Statement follows first direct talks between former foes since US withdrawal in August