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Suicide bomber destroys spy building

13.11.09
Suicide bombers struck at the heart of Pakistan's anti-terror campaign, devastating the country's main spy agency in an attack that left at least nine people dead and 55 injured... more

French scientist ‘plotted to bomb huge oil refinery’

13.10.09
A French nuclear scientist linked to al Qaeda targeted an oil refinery so he could cause an explosion which would have destroyed a city “the size of London”, it was claimed today... more

CIA agents face prosecution over terror 'torture' claims suspects

25.08.09
The US attorney-general has launched an investigation into allegations that terror suspects were abused by their CIA interrogators. ... more

Six Met officers facing charges over water torture allegations

31.07.09
Up to six Met police officers could face trial over allegations of 'water torture' on suspects, it has emerged... more

Barack Obama fails to stop 'torture' inquiry

13.07.09
America's most senior law official is considering an investigation into the use of interrogation techniques such as waterboarding... more

WORLD: Photos ‘show Abu Ghraib guards raping prisoners’

28.05.09
Images of rape and torture are among photographs of abuse at Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq that Barack Obama is blocking from release, a former general claimed... more

Photos ‘show Abu Ghraib guards raping prisoners’

28.05.09
Images of rape and torture are among photographs of abuse at Abu Ghraib jail in Iraq that Barack Obama is blocking from release, a former general claimed... more

Gordon has got private jet bug

12.05.09
Air Partner, the listed aircraft-charter company that has hitherto been famous for supply the Boeing jetliners to transport guests of Sir Philip Green to his various Indian Ocean parties, has signed up two new clients: Gordon Brown and David Miliband ... more

Obama leaves Bush aides open to torture charges

22.04.09
Barack Obama has refused to rule out prosecuting Bush administration officials who sanctioned the torture methods used in the interrogation of terror suspects... more

Obama: I will protect the CIA

21.04.09
Barack Obama insists he did not weaken the CIA by releasing secret memos outlining “torture” methods used on terror suspects... more

9/11 mastermind given waterboard torture 183 times

20.04.09
The mastermind of the September 11 attacks on America was “waterboarded” 183 times by the CIA, it emerged as new details of torture sessions were revealed... more

Hanging out - Angelina Jolie tip-toes to safety on set of her new film

13.03.09
Angelina Jolie, in a blonde wig playing a CIA agent, is hauled inside a window on the New York set of her film, Salt... more

CIA destroyed videos of terror suspect 'torture'

03.03.09
The CIA destroyed 92 videos of terror suspects being interrogated, an American government lawyer admitted... more

Fresh bid to expose CIA 'torture' case

11.02.09
Lawyers acting for a London resident who claims he was tortured before being flown to Guantanamo Bay are launching a new High Court bid to have alleged evidence of his ill treatment made public... more

Obama runs into storm of protest over closure of Guantanamo

23.01.09
President Barack Obama’s honeymoon is drawing to a close, less than 48 hours after he took office... more

War crimes threat by Obama

12.01.09
Barack Obama has left open the prospect of bringing "war crimes" charges against members of the Bush administration... more

QinetiQ boosted to £46m by US

26.11.08
Defence: Selling military robotics to the US army means the boffins at QinetiQ are looking increasingly to the West. ... more

Body of Lies leaves you feeling cheated

07.11.08
Peep beneath the veneer of topicality and Ridley Scott's latest thriller, Body Of Lies, looks hollow. ... more

Barack Obama gets down to work

05.11.08
Barack Obama is facing up to the reality of the world's toughest job... more

Banking excess may save us from the police state

16.10.08
The government climbdown over 42 days augurs well for the future - and the RBS and HBOS bail-out may even swallow the funds for ID cards and other horrors on the Home Office wish-list... more

Brothers at play in Burn After Reading

16.10.08
Joel and Ethan Coen's follow-up to No Country for Old Men, Burn After Reading, is a camp, farcical comedy with a stellar cast.... more

Best films in London this half-term

14.10.08
This half-term there are several must-see movies, from High School Musical 3 to Burn After Reading. Janie Lawrence offers a preview.... more

Nothing but praise for Kate in this captivating yarn

09.09.08
Toronto Film Festival: With her bravura turn in engrossing political drama Nothing But The Truth, Kate Beckinsale has staked a strong claim for her first Academy Award nomination... more

Burn After reading is latest Coen installment

28.08.08
Oh brother, Burn After Reading is a fun new Joel and Ethan Coen movie that's going down a storm with the critics. Brad's even got comedy hair.... more

Hollywood wages war for hearts and minds

18.10.07
One of a new breed of liberal political movies that focus on criticising the US government, Rendition poses the right questions even if it fails to find the right answers.... more

Bourne makes a run for it - and doesn't stop

16.08.07
The Bourne Ultimatum is a fast, furious and insistently inventive film that delivers more than other Hollywood biggies of the summer season.... more

The blockbuster is back

17.04.07
If Spider-Man 3, which had its world premiere in Tokyo last night, is anything to go by, this summer's big films will be better than ever. We preview this year's blockbuster movies.... more

Secrets and lies of the early CIA

22.02.07
Robert De Niro's history of the CIA, The Good Shepherd, is not a film everyone will like. Those that do will appreciate his insistence on accurate detail, says Derek Malcolm.... more

The day De Niro joined the CIA

04.01.07
A provocative new film by Robert de Niro enters the murky world of espionage. He tells how he met the Taliban - and confronted the ethical dilemma of spying.... more

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