We will investigate radicalism: UK university

Last Updated: Monday, January 25, 2010, 23:32

The British university attended by the man alleged to have attacked a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day said it would investigate whether there was anything at the school that could push students toward extremism.

Dec 25 plot: Shame on us, says US intel chief

Last Updated: Thursday, January 21, 2010, 14:14

The United States’ director of National Intelligence, Dennis Blair, has in a candid assessment revealed what went wrong before and after the attempted bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight.

Christmas Day plotter pleads not guilty in court

Last Updated: Saturday, January 9, 2010, 08:56

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, charged with attempting to blow up a Christmas Day flight over Detroit, pleaded not guilty during his first appearance in federal court on Friday.

Obama to release 1st findings from Detroit plot review

Last Updated: Thursday, January 7, 2010, 11:10

US President Barack Obama`s administration on Thursday will release an initial review into intelligence failures that led up to the failed Christmas Day attempt to blow up an airliner over Detroit.

Botched plane attack: US looking beyond borders

Last Updated: Friday, January 1, 2010, 10:00

After the failed Detroit plane bombing in which a young Nigerian managed to enter a US jet with explosive, the Obama admin has decided to dispatch its officials to countries across the world to review the security procedures.

Report to Obama shows intelligence lapses persist

Last Updated: Friday, January 1, 2010, 08:46

US security chiefs briefed President Barack Obama on Thursday about missteps in the lead-up to the attempted Detroit jetliner bombing as lawmakers joined the White House in racing to find out what went wrong.

Obama vows to use power to thwart terrorists

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 29, 2009, 09:27

President Barack Obama on late Monday vowed to use "every element of our national power" to keep Americans safe.

Another Nigerian man arrested in new disturbance on Detroit flight

Last Updated: Monday, December 28, 2009, 11:24

A Nigerian man was reportedly arrested by authorities at the Detroit airport from a North West airplane from Amsterdam.

No threat on second Detroit-bound flight incident: FBI

Last Updated: Monday, December 28, 2009, 08:46

The Northwest Airlines flight, targeted by a terror suspect on Christmas, came under scanner once again as the crew asked for emergency assistance for a disruptive passenger who was arrested after the plane landed in Detroit.

`Device on Detroit-bound plane more incendiary than explosive`

Last Updated: Saturday, December 26, 2009, 09:50

The Nigerian national, arrested on charges of "attempted act of terrorism" in a Detroit bound plane, has told interrogators that explosive powder was taped to his leg.

3 runners die competing in the Detroit marathon

Last Updated: Monday, October 19, 2009, 11:18

A half-marathoner and two other runners died during the Detroit marathon, organizers said.

Detroit in battle for shrinking sports dollar

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 08:54

Like thousands of Michigan auto workers who have watched their jobs disappear and houses fall into foreclosure, the Buick Open was left looking for a new home earlier this month, another victim of the economic downturn.