Terrorism

NEW YORK - Families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11 terror attacks welcome President Barack Obama's plan to deploy thousands more troops to Afghanistan as a long-overdue surge that could win the war. Full Story »

Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on Dec. 3 to investigate how an uninvited couple slipped past security at last week’s state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Full Story »

MOSCOW - Police released a composite sketch Monday of a man thought to be involved in a train bombing that killed 26 people, and a railway official suggested the attack had the hallmarks of terrorists from the volatile North Caucasus. Full Story »

LONDON - American troops did not expect to play a role in stabilizing Iraq after overthrowing Saddam Hussein, a key adviser to former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The Secret Service director and the couple who crashed the Obama administration's first state dinner have been called to testify before Congress on Thursday about the incident. Full Story »

BRUSSELS (AFP) - As the United States prepares to unveil a new strategy to defeat Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan, the EU's counter-terrorism czar warned Monday that the network still poses the main security threat to Europe. Full Story »

NEW DELHI (AFP) - Last week's one-year anniversary of the Mumbai siege was a reminder of India's vulnerability to militant attacks. Full Story »

MOSCOW (AFP) - Investigators believe the derailment of a passenger train between Moscow and St Petersburg was caused by an act of terrorism, the head of Russian Railways, Vladimir Yakunin, said Saturday. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - The divorce rate in the armed forces continues to edge higher, despite efforts by the military to help struggling couples. Full Story »

UGLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - A bomb caused a Russian train crash that killed dozens of people and injured 100 more, officials said on Saturday, stoking fears of an upsurge in attacks in Russia's heartland. Full Story »

MUMBAI (AFP) - India on Thursday marked the first anniversary of last year's deadly attacks on Mumbai with a show of security strength and prayers for the dead, as the government vowed a tough line to curb terror. Full Story »

MUMBAI, India - A grandfather visited the room where his grandson was orphaned. A young man returned to the hotel where he narrowly escaped death. Mumbai residents went in droves to donate blood at a train station overrun in the 60-hour siege of India's financial capital. Full Story »

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, Pakistan Wednesday charged seven men with masterminding and overseeing the assaults. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York trial of a young American who was the first person extradited to the United States from Britain on terrorism charges has been delayed until January, a clerk for the trial judge said on Wednesday. Full Story »

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - A Pakistani anti-terror court on Wednesday charged seven suspects in connection with the Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people one year ago, a defence lawyer said. Full Story »

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani court indicted seven Pakistani suspects on terror charges on Wednesday in connection with last year's attack on the Indian city of Mumbai, a defence lawyer said. Full Story »

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan charged seven men in last year's Mumbai attacks on Wednesday, its first indictment in a case being monitored by India and the United States to see if Islamabad makes good on promises to bring those responsible to justice. Full Story »

WASHINGTON - India's prime minister said Wednesday that Pakistan must do more to punish the masterminds of last year's terrorist attacks in the Indian financial capital. Full Story »