The covert battle over Beijing's defence policy heats up.
Grim reflections: the slow death of an industry
To save what is left of the Australian car industry will require both the dollar and consumer preferences to shift back to where they were.
Cameron orders review into MI5 knowledge of accused killers
David Cameron has ordered an intelligence review after it emerged that the two men who allegedly hacked a soldier to death on a London street were previously known to MI5.
Obama agrees security measures at odds with values
Washington: US President Barack Obama has declared an end to a fearful chapter in US history and demanded more from the country and himself as it enters the next.
DIY terror
No one is safe. That's the message from this act of violence.
Cars plunge into river as US bridge collapses
A highway bridge has reportedly collapsed in the US state of Washington, sending at least two cars with people inside into the water.
'Lone wolf' terrorism arrives
A British soldier run down and beheaded in a London street. The nation is in shock, but this has been security chiefs' greatest fear, an attack straight from the playbook of the new breed.
Free hamburgers for life for Charles Ramsey
The man made famous for putting down his Big Mac to help free three women held captive for about a decade in a Cleveland house will never have to buy a hamburger in his hometown again.
Obama heckled over US drone use
President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in Cuba as he delivered a speech on national security.
Devoted dad Lee Rigby named as terror victim
The soldier killed in yesterday’s alleged terrorist attack in Woolwich, London has been identified by the Ministry of Defence as Drummer Lee Rigby, a 25 year-old with a two year-old son.