Debates over what constitutes terrorism date back to the League of Nations, and are unlikely to be resolved anytime soon. But two elements are common to most of the definitions complied by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime: acts that are considered beyond the pale ("the peacetime equivalent of war crimes,'' by one proposal) and that are intended to create widespread fear.
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12,000 Iraqi Civilians Died in Suicide Bombings, Study Says
The paper in the British medical journal The Lancet said suicide attacks accounted for about 10 percent of all armed conflict deaths among civilians and a quarter of all such injuries.
September 2, 2011Official Blasts Antiterror Actions
Europe’s human rights chief said the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks was an occasion to analyze whether the official responses to combating terrorism have been proper and effective
September 2, 2011Pakistan: Gunmen Attack Minibus; Suicide Blast Hits Police Station
Gunmen killed seven Shiite Muslims in an attack on a minibus in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, while two people died in a suicide car bomb attack on a police station, a government official said.
September 2, 2011
How the 9/11 Memorial Changed Its Architect, Michael Arad
How Michael Arad evolved from a hot-headed novice to a more temperate veteran while building a landmark.
September 1, 2011Firefighters at Ground Zero After 9/11 May Have Higher Cancer Risk, Study Shows
A new study said firefighters who worked at the site in the days and months after the attacks had a 19 percent greater chance of developing cancer than those who were not there.
September 1, 20119/11 Blowback
Like other victims of terrorism, the United States believed that somehow the answer could be found in brute force.
September 1, 2011
Ironworkers of the Sky
The best view in New York belongs to the fearless ironworkers who are stacking the top floors of One World Trade Center.
September 1, 2011
Trinity Church Hosts 9/11 Concerts
Trinity Church is commemorating the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a week of free choral concerts.
September 1, 2011
Marketers Honoring Sept. 11, With Care
Marketers and advertisers have steered clear of past 9/11 anniversaries , but they are changing course as the 10th one nears.
August 31, 2011
Germany Says Former Rapper Denis Mamadou Cuspert Promotes Jihad
Denis Mamadou Cuspert, a former rapper, is accused of using inflammatory videos and fiery speeches to incite terrorism and violence against the West.
August 31, 2011
Deadly Blast Strikes Near Mosque in Quetta, Pakistan
At least 10 people were killed in southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday after a suspected suicide car bomb exploded in a crowd of Shiite worshipers near a mosque, police officials said.
August 31, 2011Bomb Blasts Rock Capital of Chechnya; 8 Are Killed
Seven police officers and an emergency services worker were killed Tuesday in two suicide bomb attacks in Grozny, a police official told the Interfax news agency.
August 30, 2011
Western Officials Seek Softer Approach Nigerian Militants
Amid increasing evidence that the Nigerian government’s heavy-handed strategy for containing a radical Islamist sect has failed, some are urging a less militarized approach.
August 30, 2011Stuck Between 2 Sides of Islam
Mariam Fizazi had a husband run off to Pakistan, and saw her brother and father arrested over terrorist attacks in Morocco -- yet she still tries to promote what she sees as the truths of Islam.
August 30, 2011
‘Rebirth,’ a 9/11 Documentary - Review
The film diligently tracks the lives of five people who were profoundly affected by the attacks on the World Trade Center.
August 30, 2011
Libya Links to Terrorism Draw Renewed Attention
With Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s government in ruins, there may now be some reckoning for the terrorist bombings that were once a signature of his war with the Western world.
August 29, 2011Al Qaeda Affiliates Growing Independent
Al Qaeda is expected to announce a successor to its slain operations chief soon, just as its affiliates are growing more independent.
August 29, 2011
Attacker at Israeli Nightclub Injures 8
A Palestinian man hijacked a taxi in Tel Aviv, drove it to a packed nightclub and ran over policemen at a security checkpoint before emerging to stab several bystanders.
August 29, 2011
Megrahi, Libyan Behind Lockerbie Bombing, Reported Near Death
The mastermind of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am 103, which was blown up over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988, will remain in Libya, an official with the rebel government said.
August 28, 2011
Islamic Group Says It Was Behind Fatal Nigeria Attack
A bomb used in an attack on the United Nations headquarters was small by Middle Eastern standards but big enough to kill and wounds scores.
August 28, 201128 Are Killed in Bombing at a Mosque in Baghdad
A recent spike in suicide bombings has heightened fears among Iraqis that security is deteriorating as the United States prepares to withdraw its troops.
August 28, 2011Ground Zero Rebuilding
A reader responds to a column by Joe Nocera on the new office building at ground zero.
August 28, 2011
An Oklahoma Office Tower’s Unbreakable Link to 9/11
As the twin towers came under attack, employees of an energy firm in a sister tower in Tulsa were taking messages from doomed traders at the World Trade Center.
August 27, 2011Algeria: Attack on Military School Kills at Least 18 Trainee Officers
A bomb explosion followed by a suicide attack outside a military academy killed at least 18 officers in training on Friday, a hospital official said.
August 27, 2011
Suicide Attacks Escalate in Afghanistan Before End of Ramadan
Three separate blasts in Helmand and Kandahar Provinces left at least seven civilians dead, four of them children, and wounded dozens more, Afghan officials said.
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In Nigeria, an Islamist Insurgency Strengthens
A shadowy insurgency that has haunted northern Nigeria, surviving repeated, bloody efforts to eliminate it, appears to be branching out and collaborating with Al Qaeda’s affiliates.
Loss and Healing in Norway
Scenes of grief and consolation played out in Norway as the nation attempted to recover from the scars of the massacre on July 22.
Victims of the Norway Attacks
The police in Norway have now confirmed the identities of all 77 people killed in July’s attacks on Oslo and Utoya Island. Learn more about the victims.
A Day of Mourning in Oslo
Mourners gathered on Monday in Oslo to pay tribute to the victims of Saturday’s bombing in Oslo and shooting on Utoya Island.
Aftermath of Norway Violence
As Norwegians began to cope with the killings in Oslo and on an island to the northwest, survivors met with their families and the search for bodies continued.
Scenes of the Attacks in Norway
Diagrams of the attacks in Oslo and Utoya Island in Norway.
Under Attack in Norway
Explosions shook central Oslo on Friday, blowing out the windows of several government buildings and killing at least seven people, and elsewhere in Norway, a gunman attacked a summer camp, killing 77 people.
From Scott Crow's F.B.I. File
These documents are among 440 pages that Scott Crow, an Austin, Tex., activist, received under the Freedom of Information Act. The Federal Bureau of Investigation wielded an impressive array of tools, the documents show, to monitor Mr. Crow, who has been arrested a dozen times during demonstrations
Bin Laden’s Family Tree
Bin Laden had six marriages and at least 20 children over the course of 37 years. Here’s a look at the family tree of a terrorist.
Op-Eds About Osama bin Laden
A sampling of Op-Eds about Osama bin Laden shows how perceptions of the man evolved as he transformed from an obscure fundamentalist to the embodiment of global terrorism and hatred for the United States.
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