IRA mother condemns dissidents

The mother of two IRA men killed by the SAS has called on dissidents to turn away from violence after she was forced from her home by a pipe bomb attack. Patsy Devine, 80, and the occupants of seven other houses in Courtrai Park were moved for several hours because of the attack on Strabane PSNI station

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‘IRA men used extortion threats’

Two former IRA prisoners used threats to extort £150,000 from two businessmen, a court has been told. The pair accused the businessmen of making millions using the group’s name and told them to hand over the money or face "consequences", it was claimed. Nick Mullen, 60, from Acton, west London, was once alleged to have been a "quartermaster" at an IRA bomb factory.

US-Somali terror suspects charged

Prosecutors have announced charges against eight people as part of an investigation into young men leaving the United States to fight in Somalia.

Four charged with terror offences

Four men have been charged with terror-related offences after raids last week, Greater Manchester Police have said.

Senior Iranian reformer jailed

A former Iranian vice-president has been sentenced to six years in jail for attempting to destabilise the country following June’s disputed elections. Mohammed Ali Abtahi is one of the most high-profile reformers to be convicted of fomenting street protests. Around 80 have been jailed and five have been sentenced to death over the unrest that followed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s disputed poll victory.

Army checks police HQ car ‘bomb’

Army bomb experts are inspecting a car which burst into flames after being left near the Northern Ireland Policing Board building, BBC News understands. The vehicle was crashed through a barrier at Clarendon Dock, Belfast, before being abandoned.

Sears Tower plot leader is jailed

The leader of a group which plotted to blow up the Sears Tower in Chicago has been sentenced to 13 years in prison. Narseal Batiste, 35, also planned to bomb FBI offices, along with four other men who have already been given prison sentences

Citizen zero

Too many or not enough Population projections are useless for telling us what will happen, but by showing what might, they reveal a tricky trade-off, says Michael Blastland in his regular column. What do you do given a choice between two demographic time bombs That’s not a flattering description of what’s happening (because remember, you – if you live in the UK – and me, we are those time bombs), but this is how many see it

ETA extradition case thrown out

A Belfast judge has thrown out attempts to have a Basque man extradited to face terrorism charges in Spain. Arturo Villanueva Arteaga was being sought over claims he belonged to a youth group allegedly linked to ETA.

British troops get delayed Merlin

The first RAF Merlin helicopter has arrived in Afghanistan to provide reinforcement to the heavily-stretched air support for British forces there. It will be reassembled and tested at Camp Bastion in Helmand province before being available for combat use within weeks, the Ministry of Defence said. A total of six Merlins will arrive by the end of the year, the MoD added

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