Counter-terrorism

The U.S. military earlier this summer carried out an attempt to rescue journalist James Foley and other American hostages held in Syria, a U.S. official said on Aug. 20, in an operation that the Pentagon said ultimately failed to find the captives.

The FBI have targeted Muslims in abusive counterterrorism ‘sting operations’ based on religious and ethnic identity, Human Rights Watch says in a report The FBI encouraged and sometimes even paid Muslims to commit terrorist acts during numerous sting operations after the 9/11 attacks, a human rights group said in a report published on July 21.

Edward Snowden has applied for asylum in Brazil, as the former NSA contractor and whistleblower himself announced in an interview.

"If Brazil offers me asylum, then I'll gladly accept it. I would like to live in Brazil," the Moscow Times quotes him as saying on Brazilian television channel Globo News.

BELGRADE - Russian Ambassador to Belgrade Alexander Chepurin has conveyed Russia's position on the situation in Ukraine to Serbian Foreign Minister Ivan Mrkic.

Chepurin met with Mrkic on Wednesday and conveyed a message from Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, the Serbian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, but did not elaborate on the message.

Arrests aid terrorism fight in Albania

The arrests of five suspects bring a long-desired relief from a terror group's actions.

Albanian officers conduct an anti-terrorism exercise. Security experts have urged the country's law enforcement agencies to work jointly to prevent acts of terrorism. [AFP]