Al Qaeda
Covid-19 puts halt on incredible no-flight world tour
Six and a half years ago, 'Thor' Pedersen set out on a mission to visit every nation in the world in a single journey, without taking a single flight. But he has been trapped in Hong Kong for the last… Audio
'Isis followers and acolytes feel as if they’ve won'
Far from being defeated, as President Trump recently stated, ISIS has 20,000 to 30,000 fighters still alive and taking part in the jihad, a New York Times correspondent says. Audio
"This is for IS": Hostage taker calls newsroom mid-siege
"This is for IS, this is for Al-Qaeda". That's what the Melbourne hostage taker told 7 News chief of staff Nicole Bland - who received a call from Yacqub Khayre in the midst of the siege. Audio
John Kiriakou: torture and whistleblowing
Kim Hill talks to John Kiriakou, former CIA officer who in 2002 led the team that located Abu Zubaydah, alleged to be a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda. After a news interview in 2007, in which he… Audio
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Spying, mass surveillance, and code names from Monty Python
The UK journalist discusses the extraordinary story of Edward Snowden, and considers the action of spy agencies and their mass surveillance of populations the world over. Harding's interaction with… Audio
The future of ISIS ambitions in Iraq and Syria
More than a month after Sunni Islamist insurgents, some operating under the banner of al-Qaeda linked group ISIS, what is the security situation in Iraq? International security expert and Massey… Audio
More details about New Zealander killed in drone strike
Paul Mayley is the National Security Correspondent for The Australian newspaper, who broke the story about the New Zealander killed by a drone strike in Yemen last year. Audio