Dec 1st, 2008 · India's fragile relationship with Pakistan has been badly damaged by the attacks on Mumbai. Indian officials say the gunmen who invaded that city, killing nearly 200 people, arrived by boat from Pakistan, and that the only surviving gunman is a Pakistani. Indian politicians are demanding that Pakistan's government act decisively to get rid of the violent Islamist extremists operating on Pakistani soil.
Nov 30th, 2008 · Life in Mumbai is returning to its usual bustling frenzy after last week's massacres. But as investigators attempt to untangle the Islamist terror web behind the attacks, India is finding that security in a city of 18 million — and a nation of one-point-two billion — is a daunting job.
Nov 10th, 2008 · The life and culture of Iraq's southern port city are slowly returning as security improves. Backed by American air power, Iraqi government forces were able to regain control of the city, breaking the grip of Islamist gangs that had dominated Basra for years.
Sep 26th, 2008 · The attack on the U.S. embassy in Yemen earlier this month killed 17, including one American. The bombing by al-Qaida in Yemen marks a resurgence of militant violence in the nation, which has complex ties to Islamist militancy.
Aug 14th, 2008 · As radical Islamist groups across Northern Africa are tempered by government crackdowns, the situation in Algeria is very different. A group known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is a key player.
Aug 13th, 2008 · Fears that a North African wing of al-Qaida was emerging in the wake of 2003 attacks in Casablanca have largely failed to materialize, and countries such as Morocco have contained or subdued their Islamist threats. But some say the fight on terror has eroded civil rights and set back democracy efforts.
Aug 4th, 2008 · China has justified its heavy security for the Beijing Olympics by saying it faces a real terrorist threat, in the form of attacks by Islamist separatists. Chinese state media report that unidentified assailants raided a border patrol station Monday in China's far west, where separatists are demanding an independent state.
Jul 11th, 2008 · The number of FISA warrants for domestic spying has risen sharply since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, by Islamist extremists. But the number of criminal cases against Islamist extremists has fallen in the same period.