US jet bomb suspect ‘co-operates’

The Nigerian man suspected of trying to blow up a US plane on Christmas Day is now cooperating and providing "useful" information, US officials say.

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US responds to ‘Bin Laden tape’

The US has said a tape purported to be from al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden simply repeats "hollow justifications for the mass slaughter of innocents". White House adviser David Axelrod also said that the US could not confirm the authenticity of the audio tape

UK terror threat level ’severe’

The UK terror threat level is being raised from "substantial" to "severe", Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said. The new alert level means a terrorist attack is considered "highly likely".

Nigeria lawmakers to see Yar’Adua

Nigeria’s parliament has voted to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to check on President Umaru Yar’Adua’s health.

Nigerian charged over plane plot

A US grand jury has indicted Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab on six counts over an alleged plot to bomb a plane over Detroit on Christmas Day. The charges against the 23-year-old include attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and attempted murder of 289 passengers on board the plane.

Security scaled up at UK airports

Home Secretary Alan Johnson will make a statement to the House of Commons later on Tuesday about the alleged attempt to blow up a plane on Christmas Day. Mr Johnson will brief MPs about the government’s response to the incident at about 1530 GMT. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab is accused of trying to detonate a bomb on a plane when it was about to land in Detroit.

‘Gas’ explosion inquiry continues

Police are investigating the cause of a blast which flattened a building in Shrewsbury, injuring 12 people. Detectives believe the Bridge Street explosion on Sunday was probably caused by a gas leak and said it was a shock that no-one was killed.

UK-US fund Yemen anti-terror unit

The UK and the US will jointly fund a counter-terrorism police unit in Yemen following the alleged failed bomb airline attack over Detroit. Downing Street and the White House said they would also "intensify" efforts to tackle the emerging threat in Somalia

Dutch press EU to adopt scanners

Dutch airport authorities want the EU to make passenger scanners mandatory, arguing that they might have stopped a man who tried to blow up a US airliner. Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has 17 of the microwave security scanners, but their use remains voluntary because of continuing privacy concerns

Afghan suicide bomb kills eight

A suicide bomber in a horse-drawn cart has killed eight people in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, police say.

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