An anonymous source has finally stepped forward and offered an unmarked grave in Virginia so that Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body could be put to rest. But the entire episode is a powerful reminder of the importance of ritual and gestures, even in an era where we'd like to think that cold facts, data, and rationality always carry the day.

Terror suspect Abu Qatada's lawyers will claim Jordan's assurances that evidence gained through torture will not be used against him are not good enou...

I have known for years, of course, that eleven of the men I currently represent have long been cleared for release. But the list of detainees cleared in 2009 by the Obama Administration after an "exhaustive" review was "protected" information that I was not permitted to disclose. How was the security of the United States threatened by this information?

Osama Bin Laden was blind in one eye, according to Ayman al-Zawahiri, Bin Laden’s successor within Al-Qaida. The revelation was made in a video ...

The Pakistani doctor who helped the CIA locate Osama Bin Laden has said in the first interview since he was jailed that he didn’t know he was being ...

An American ex-soldier, who was part of the crack special forces team that killed Osama Bin Laden, is facing a two-fronted battle over his forthcoming...

Recent killings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, US only brings to limelight the hatred and contempt people aka nut cases can have about religions other than their own.

Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al-Libi was killed in Monday's drone attack on Pakistan, US officials have confirmed. The killing of Abu Yah...

Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Abu Yahya al-Libi may have been killed in a drone attack on Pakistan, according to intelligence from a US official. Th...

The US Senate has voted to withdraw $33m of aid from Pakistan after they jailed the doctor that helped the CIA locate Osama Bin Laden. Dr Shakil Af...

A doctor who played a vital role in helping US intelligence officials locate Osama Bin Laden has been sentenced to a 33-year-jail sentence in Pakistan...

As the world focuses on Afghanistan today; President Obama's historic visit and discussions about the future of the country, the scene that we witnessed unfolding inside the little neonatal unit at the provincial hospital this morning runs in freeze frame through my head.