Moroccan security forces have arrested five suspected members of a militant cell that operated in Morocco and Spain, a security official said Friday. Full Story

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has informed Pakistan that Al Qaeda’s Al-Kini group is behind a series of bombings in Pakistan, including last year’s deadly suicide attack on Islamabad’s Marriott Hotel, a private TV channel reported on Saturday. Full Story

A cottage industry is booming in the maze of mangroves on Colombia’s wild and nearly impenetrable Pacific Coast. Men work day and night under tin-roofed hangars building handmade submarines used to transport tons of pure cocaine to the U.S. market.Full Story

At least 42 Taliban were killed and another 50 were injured in the ongoing military operation against the Taliban in South Waziristan, Dir and Kurram Agency, a private TV channel reported on Saturday. Full Story

Eritrea on Saturday slammed the United States for providing weapons to Somalia’s beleaguered government in its battle against Islamist insurgents. Full Story

New attacks linked to a spreading Taliban-led insurgency killed around three dozen people including seven civilians and seven policemen over the weekend, authorities said on Sunday. Full Story

The Russian military began on Monday major military maneuvers in the North Caucasus, state media reported. Full Story

The United States and Russia are locked in a fundamental dispute over how to counter the growing threat of cyberwar attacks that could wreak havoc on computer systems and the Internet. Both nations agree that cyberspace is an emerging battleground. The two sides are expected to address the subject when

The US on Sunday warned its nationals traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the risk of possible terror attacks despite recent routing of the LTTE. Full Story

Egyptian security forces have arrested a leading member of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood and three others in pre-dawn raids on Sunday, the group said on its website. Full Story