SPIEGEL ONLINE
- 09.05.2013
Fast fünf Monate nach ihrer Entführung im Jemen sind ein finnisches Paar sowie ein österreichischer Student freigelassen worden. Qaida-Terroristen hatten die Europäer in einem Elektronikgeschäft in Sanaa überfallen und verschleppt. mehr... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 30, 2013
Jihadists from Germany are engaging in combat, and dying, on the side of the rebels in Syria. Authorities fear the young and inexperienced fighters will be radicalized before they return to Europe, assuming they survive at all. By Kurt Pelda more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 31, 2012
Ahmed Rashid, one of the world's foremost experts on Afghanistan, once welcomed US intervention in the failed state. But in a SPIEGEL interview, the Pakistani journalist says the West's model for development is fundamentally flawed and must be changed. more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 17, 2012
Germany's former capital narrowly escaped a deadly bombing last week when a device placed on a train station platform failed to detonate. The authorities suspect radical Islamists, but they are having trouble finding the perpetrators due to a lack of recorded surveillance images. The case has reignited calls for greater use of CCTV in Germany. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 23, 2012
Pre-trial hearings in the prosecution of 9/11 mastermand Khalid Sheikh Mohammed began last week at the US base at Guantanamo. Chief Prosecutor Mark Martins hopes to create as fair a trial as possible, despite the death penalty being almost a foregone conclusion. But the challenges are daunting and the American government is making his task difficult. By Matthias Gebauer more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 15, 2012
Intelligence reports claim that members of the al-Qaida terrorist network are streaming into Syria to join the rebel ranks. But the rebels deny the allegations and say that jihadists are not welcome. In any case, it is the Assad regime that has long had ties to al-Qaida. By Kurt Pelda, Christoph Reuter and Holger Stark more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 13, 2012
Salafist Muslims influenced by a controversial preacher are leaving Germany to move to Egypt in search of the "true" Islam. German intelligence officials, who have been cracking down on radical Muslim groups recently, are concerned they may end up in networks linked to al-Qaida. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- August 07, 2012
A man who was part of Osama bin Laden's team of bodyguards has been living in the western German city of Bochum for years. Authorities say the Tunisian man is a "dangerous preacher," but attempts to expel him from the country have so far failed. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- May 10, 2012
Washington and Islamabad have barely been on speaking terms since US forces killed Osama bin Laden last year. But with American and NATO troops set to leave neighboring Afghanistan soon, nuclear-armed Pakistan has little motivation to improve relations. Hatred of the US is growing in the country. By Hasnain Kazim and Gerhard Spörl more... [ Forum ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- April 16, 2012
The new head of Germany's BND foreign intelligence service, Gerhard Schindler, 59, tells SPIEGEL he wants the agency to become more willing to take risks. He also says al-Qaida is becoming more influential in northern Africa and that the killing of Osama bin Laden hasn't significantly weakened it. more... [ Forum ]
