ISTANBUL (AFP) - Three unidentified gunmen and three Turkish policemen were killed Wednesday in an attack on a checkpoint outside the well-fortified US consulate in Istanbul that officials labelled a "terrorist" act. More »
Most people believe terrorist suspects should be held without trial for no more than four weeks, in opposition to the Government's planned 42 days, according to a new survey. More »
Nearly two thirds of people do not support the Government's move to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days. More »
Britain's former spy chief Baroness Manningham-Buller has told the House of Lords she opposes Government plans for 42-day detention. More »
The former head of MI5 added her voice to opposition to Government plans for 42-day pre-charge detention for terror suspects. More »
The row over 42-day detention for terror suspects has shifted to the House of Lords. More »
The row over 42-day pre-charge detention for terror suspects is shifting to the House of Lords, where the proposals are likely to be soundly defeated. More »
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFP) - One of three US nationals rescued from Colombia's FARC rebels said Monday the guerillas were not revolutionaries but "terrorists," using a crusade for the poor as a front for crime. More »
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Marc Gonsalves, one of three US hostages rescued from Colombia's FARC rebels last week, said Monday the guerillas were not revolutionaries but "terrorists" using a crusade for the poor as a front for crime. More »

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