Bombing by double agent highlights vulnerability of CIA.

Demand for a seat to watch Tony Blair give evidence to the Iraq inquiry has been so high that a public ballot is to be held to allocate the limited places.

British intelligence passed on to US authorities about a Nigerian accused of trying to blow up a Detroit-bound airliner - but he was not singled out as a particular risk, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's office said Monday.

A terrifying personal account from a passenger aboard the flight that very nearly came crashing down into the suburbs of Detroit on Christmas Day.

Yemeni officials say hundreds of al-Qaida members could be living in the country.

Extra staffing has helped Auckland Airport to cope despite getting only six hours' notice of strict new travel rules.

Airline passengers to the USA will be isolated from other travellers at Auckland Airport and face a rigorous second set of security checks.

Numerous reports from travellers into the USA have confirmed that the new security measures include random body searches and bans on the use of electronic devices.

Senior Pakistani army officers have been targeted in a bloody militant suicide bomb attack that killed at least 40 people.