Tony Abbott said Australia had been too willing to give ‘those who might be a threat to our country the benefit of the doubt’. Photograph: Mike Bowers

Australia to toughen citizenship laws to combat terrorism

Prime minister plans to appoint a counter-terrorism coordinator and urges Muslim leaders to proclaim Islam as a religion of peace ‘more often, and mean it’ Australian PM Tony Abbott has announced a... Read more »

Wave of terrorism is not ‘Islamic’, it is Wahhabi, sponsored by Saudi and British Royals; CEC Rport

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Pakistan detains 10,616 suspects after Peshawar School attack

The security forces in Pakistan have detained about 10,616 suspects on different charges after the Taliban savage attack on an army-run school last December, officials said Friday. The attack had killed 140... Read more »

Free speech? Je suis confused

Yvonne Ridley Every single day since the horrific killings of the Charlie Hebdo staff, headlines around the world have been dominated by the fallout from the incident. In truth, though, each day... Read more »

12 killed in attack on French satirical weekly in Paris

Paris – At least 12 people, including two police officers, were killed and dozens injured, when black-hooded gunmen opened fire in the office of a Paris-based satirical newspaper on Wednesday. A normal... Read more »

Frightening reality that haunts the Middle East

According to the Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace, 13 years after the 9/11 attacks and the US spending of $4.4 trillion on the forever war and all-consuming... Read more »