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Dying to tell the story
With Remembrance Day approaching, Britain’s journalistic fraternity has tonight remembered its fallen in a service at the ancient church of St Bride’s in Fleet Street, City of London, blogs Jonathan Miller.
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Al-Qaeda member held in Britain
An alleged member of al-Qaeda, thought to be part of the group blamed for the plane bomb plot, is being held in the UK as the government says more will be done to target terrorism overseas.
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Terrorism: a threat that spans the world
From the attacks on the United States on 9/11 to the growth of Islamist radicals in Yemen, the global terrorist threat has continued to grow despite the efforts of western intelligence agencies.
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MI5 chief: terrorists still want to attack UK
There are hundreds of new leads every month in the fight against Islamist terrorism, Simon Israel hears from the head of the UK’s security services, Jonathan Evans.
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Somalia’s slide into chaos
A cameraman working for Channel 4 News captures Somalia’s brutal descent into anarchy, as International Editor Lindsey Hilsum explains.
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Somalia: 31 killed by al Shabab fighters
Rebel fighters targeting Somali MPs have killed at least 31 people in a suicide attack. Jonathan Rugman reports on what has been described as an “indiscriminate” shoot-out.
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UK pledges Somalia aid amid terror threat
In a shift to British policy the UK is set to announce its first aid package to war-torn Somalia amid concerns that the country could harbour al-Qaida militants.
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Somalia: the new Pakistan for terror recruitment?
An investigation for Channel 4 News reveals the story of a suicide bomber who grew up in Ealing before travelling to Somalia. Jonathan Rugman follows the path taken by newly radicalised youths.
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Paul Chandler describes Somali capture
The husband of the British couple captured by pirates off the coast of Somalia speak of the moment “men with guns” boarded their yacht and took them hostage.
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Switching tactics on Somalia?
I am told the Americans are in the midst of a major rethink of their policy towards Somalia, as fighting within the last few days threatens to topple the government in Mogadishu, such as it exists.
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Inside Somalia's Afgoye Corridor
Somalia is off-limits to most western reporters and five Somali journalists have been killed there so far this year. Aid workers are frequently kidnapped – a million dollars is the going rate to have them released – and four WFP workers have been killed since last August. So, to put it mildly, this was…
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UN probe after aid stolen from Somalia refugees
The UN’s head of aid operation has launched an inquiry after Channel 4 News revealed thousands of sacks of food were diverted from refugees and sold by Somali businessmen on the open market.
