Australian in Singapore to plead guilty to hoax bomb threat expected to be home by Christmas

Australian in Singapore to plead guilty to hoax bomb threat expected to be home by Christmas

Remanded at Changi Prison for three months under anti-terrorism laws,Kevin Hawkins may be out by Christmas,with prosecutors taking into account his schizophrenia.

  • byChris Barrett

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‘Touched by their stories’:Malaysian minister wants to bring Bali bombing accused home

‘Touched by their stories’:Malaysian minister wants to bring Bali bombing accused home

Detained at Guantanamo Bay,Mohammed Farik bin Amin and Mohammed Nazir bin Lep are alleged accomplices of Hambali – the bin Laden of South-East Asia.

  • byChris Barrett
Ted Kaczynski,known as the Unabomber,found dead in prison cell

Ted Kaczynski,known as the Unabomber,found dead in prison cell

Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski,the Harvard-educated mathematician who ran a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others,died on Saturday.

Terror leader wrongly in jail on ‘pseudoscience’ risk tool,lawyer claims

Terror leader wrongly in jail on ‘pseudoscience’ risk tool,lawyer claims

Abdul Nacer Benbrika wants to be released from jail after finishing his sentence three years ago. His lawyer says a risk assessment used to keep Benbrika in custody is a tool “no better than chance”.

  • byDavid Estcourt
Nearly 34 years after Pan Am 103 bombing,suspect appears in US court

Nearly 34 years after Pan Am 103 bombing,suspect appears in US court

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas’ud Kheir al-Marimi is a suspect in the bombing of a Boeing 747 that killed all 259 people on board.

  • bySarah N. Lynch
Suspected Lockerbie bomb maker in US custody,say Scottish prosecutors
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Suspected Lockerbie bomb maker in US custody,say Scottish prosecutors

A man accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988 is in custody in the United States.

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Alleged IS terrorist Neil Prakash charged with six offences

Alleged IS terrorist Neil Prakash charged with six offences

Accused Islamic State terrorist Neil Prakash could face a life sentence in prison if six terror charges are proven.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Alleged terrorist Neil Prakash headed to Melbourne for terror trial
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Alleged terrorist Neil Prakash headed to Melbourne for terror trial

The alleged Islamic State terrorist has been in a Turkish jail,but arrived in Australia Friday morning.

  • byNick McKenzie andMarta Pascual Juanola
Return to Oz:Jihadist Neil Prakash to face terror trial in Australia

Return to Oz:Jihadist Neil Prakash to face terror trial in Australia

The man described as the “most important and the most dangerous” Australian member of Islamic State could face jail for life after returning to Australia.

  • byMatthew Knott
‘Change the mindset’:Indonesia’s anti-terror chief hails ‘reform’ of Bali bombmaker

‘Change the mindset’:Indonesia’s anti-terror chief hails ‘reform’ of Bali bombmaker

The prospect of the former explosives guru walking free only 11 years into his 20-year jail term prompted outrage from people who lost family members and friends in the 2002 Bali terror attack.

  • byChris Barrett andKaruni Rompies
Hambali lawyer seeks AFP reports ahead of Bali bombings trial
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Hambali lawyer seeks AFP reports ahead of Bali bombings trial

Indonesian-born Hambali has been held by the United States,at CIA black sites and then its military detention centre at Guantanamo Bay,for almost 20 years.

  • byChris Barrett