The presidential pardon of 26 Islamists from Egyptian prisons revealed for the first time the contours of Mohammed Morsi's powers.

Israel and the US should consider whether a fresh approach to Afghanistan could provide them with strategic advantages in the region, a new report published by Tel Aviv-based Institute for National Security Studies recommends.

LONDON - British troops dressed in fatigues manned Olympic Park security checkpoints Tuesday, putting on their friendliest faces as visitors, volunteers, and the media trickled onto the site.

James A McGee's highly-praised new book, "Phase Line Green" has now been released. James A. McGee, one of the most decorated agents in FBI history, offers a real-life look at what it's like not just to be a member of an elite counterterrorism unit, but what it takes to execute a successful assault and save lives.

Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives offers health care providers, investigators and attorneys a comprehensive look at the history, employment and ex post facto analysis of criminal poisoning.

The Black Banners selected for coveted 'Pick of the Paperbacks' slot in the Sunday Times Culture section.

Frontline receives nine Emmy nominations, including for: The Interrogator: An interview with Ali Soufan, the FBI agent at the center of the 9/11 investigation, and author of The Black Banners: The Inside Story of 9/11 and the War Against al Qaeda. On September 11, 2001, FBI Special Agent Ali H. Soufan was handed a secret file. Had he received it months earlier-when it was requested-the attacks on New York and Washington could have been prevented. During his time on the front lines, Soufan helped thwart plots around the world and elicited some of the most important confessions from terrorists in the war against al-Qaeda-without laying so much as a hand on them. Most of these stories have never been reported before, and never by anyone with such intimate firsthand knowledge.

LONDON - The U.K. government Thursday increased the role of the military to secure the Olympic Games after a private security contractor failed to meet promised staffing requirements, in a last-minute move prompting questions about how security is being managed.

The Olympics brings thousands of athletes, spectators, dignitaries, and companies to London, all of whom make an attractive target for terrorists, anarchists, and other seeking to cause destruction and make headlines. This past weekend viewers in the U.S. could on one channel watch Olympic Team trials, and on another the breaking story of a missing Norwegian jihadist, said to be trained by al Qaeda and involved in a plot to attack the Olympics.

Prevailing security challenges around the globe were the focus of discussions yesterday during a symposium held by a group of Bruneian and regional security industry companies led by Enabling Defence and Security (EDS) Mobility Technology Sdn Bhd.