The US extends its embassy closures through August 10, State Department has announced. The Al-Qaeda threat that forced US and European embassies in the Middle East and North Africa to shut down is the most serious in years according to a US lawmaker. Although some of the US diplomatic posts are scheduled to reopen on Monday, including those in Kabul, Baghdad and Algiers, most of 22 US embassies that... 

Europol sounded the alarm this week over the prospect that terrorists may seek entry into the European Union, concealing themselves among the waves of migrants fleeing war-torn Libya and other troubled parts of North Africa. The European law enforcement agency also warned that if the expectations of the Arab Spring are not fully realised, radicalisation and an accompanying surge in support for terrorist...