Al Qaeda Threat To France

Al-Qaeda's North African branch threatened France and its allies fighting against jihadists in the volatile region, in a statement boasting about the group's deadly weekend attack on an Ivory Coast beach resort.

Spain is fighting a new wave of "homegrown" Islamic extremism as scores of Spaniards join Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq.

Yemen boosted security around Western embassies on Sunday as Washington held urgent talks on an Al Qaeda threat that prompted it to close missions across the Arab world.

Al-Qaeda's North African branch threatened France and its allies fighting against jihadists in the volatile region, in a statement boasting about the group's deadly weekend attack on an Ivory Coast beach resort.

Spain is fighting a new wave of "homegrown" Islamic extremism as scores of Spaniards join Islamist fighters in Syria and Iraq.

Yemen boosted security around Western embassies on Sunday as Washington held urgent talks on an Al Qaeda threat that prompted it to close missions across the Arab world.