The heroic woman who confronted one of the terrorists in this week's savage attack in London had lived in New Zealand and her children call Auckland their hometown.

Britain scrambled fighter jets to intercept a commercial airliner carrying more than 300 people, diverting it to an isolated runway and arresting two passengers.

Ingrid Loyau-Kennett is wearing Union Flag socks. They are the same ones she was wearing on Thursday, when she jumped off the Number 53 bus to confront two alleged terrorists.

The Muslim cleric who claims to have converted suspected killer Michael Adebolajo to Islam says the attack could be justified.

America's perpetual war against terrorism must come to an end, President Barack Obama declared yesterday, as he announced restrictions on drone strikes and a fresh effort to close Guantanamo Bay.

The second suspect in the Woolwich murder was known for handing out radical leaflets, and a woman believed to be his girlfriend had recently converted to Islam.

Drummer Lee Rigby was a loving father who only ever wanted to be a soldier and "live life and enjoy himself", his family said yesterday.

Michael Adebolajo was well known to the police and MI5 for years as a known extremist who preached hatred on the streets of Woolwich and turned up to violent protests across London.

A cub scout leader confronted terrorists just seconds after they murdered a soldier warning them: "It is only you versus many people, you are going to lose."

Emaciated and frail, more than 100 men lie on concrete floors of freezing, solitary cells in Guantanamo, silently starving themselves to death.

A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, his newly released death certificate says.

Shaker Aamer remembers the frantic knocking on the door, the voices screaming for him to get out.

The received wisdom is that the Tsarnaev brothers began their attack on the Boston Marathon to advance the cause of their fellow Chechens, writes Pete Lentini.

The FBI was alerted by Russia's security services to serious concerns about one of the Boston bomb suspects as recently as November, it was claimed yesterday.

Musician Amanda Palmer has been met with a flood of angry responses after writing a poem for one of the suspected Boston bombers.

Extra police and security staff will be stationed along the route of the London Marathon tomorrow as one of many extra measures being taken by race organisers after consultations with the Metropolitan Police and the Mayor's office.

The father of 8-year-old bomb victim Martin Richard had tried to shield the eyes of the boy's brother, 12-year-old Henry, as the carnage unfolded around them.

Still stunned and with tears streaming down their faces, the people of Boston rose to their feet in defiance yesterday as President Barack Obama promised to track down those responsible for the bombings at Tuesday's marathon.

The recipe is straightforward. First you take a small quantity of explosives made from cleaning fluid and place it in a pressure cooker with a liberal helping of small metal objects, such as ball bearings or nails.

An eerie but as-yet-unverified photograph has emerged of what appears to be one of the Boston bombing suspects (circled in red) just metres from the 8-year-old victim Martin Richard (circled in blue).

Extra alertness after the Boston bombing will deter attacks, but the nature of big public events means they remain exposed to danger.

One of the most graphic images to emerge from the Boston Marathon bombings was of a young man who appeared to have lost both his legs.

British police are reviewing security plans for Sunday's London Marathon, the next major international marathon, because of the Boston bombings.

The Boston bombings have reaffirmed Australia's commitment to its burgeoning counter-intelligence agency, which is preparing to move.