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• Trump Administration To Create New Cybersecurity Framework For Agencies

  Trump administration will develop metrics to track federal agencies’ implementation of a federal cybersecurity framework, according to a White House adviser.

• House Backs Bill to Use Testimonials to Combat Terrorism

  The house now backs the bill to use testimonials in order to combat terrorism. A bill was officially forwarded, and the Department of Homeland Security talks of the factors to consider.

• UK's Shoot To Kill Policy: David Cameron to Review Legal Protection of Armed Police Who Fear Prosecution

  UK’s shoot-to-kill policy is currently under review ordered by Prime Minister David Cameron. According to a government source, the police’s main concern is their “fear of prosecution” if they shoot a suspicious target.

• Turkey police shoot attackers at Istanbul HQ, govt vows to find 'dark forces'

  Turkish police shot dead a woman carrying guns and hand grenades and detained a man as they tried to attack Istanbul's police headquarters on Wednesday, officials and media said, the third attack on an official building in the past two days.

• China to implement new anti-graft law

  China plans to enact specific legislation to fight corruption, the head of the country's parliament said on Sunday, as the government continues its campaign against graft.

• Draft Chinese law paves way for counter-terror operations abroad

  China is close to approving a law that will create a legal framework for sending troops abroad on counter-terrorism missions, as Beijing seeks to address the vulnerability of the country's growing global commercial and diplomatic interests.

• U.S. military trains African armies ahead of Boko Haram campaign

  Under the glare of the Saharan sun, a U.S. special forces trainer corrects the aim of a Chadian soldier as he takes cover behind a Toyota pick-up and fires at a target with his AK47 -- a drill that could soon save his life.

• British police launch appeal to find 'Syria-bound' schoolgirls

  British police launched an appeal on Friday to trace three London schoolgirls who are believed to be making their way to Syria, having flown to Turkey earlier this week.

• Sexual threats, other CIA methods detailed in Senate report

  Graphic details about sexual threats and other harsh interrogation techniques the CIA meted out to captured militants will be detailed by a Senate Intelligence Committee report on the spy agency's anti-terror tactics, sources familiar with the document said.

• For Obama and Xi, fight against Islamic State a brief moment to agree

  When the United States and China discuss cooperating against Islamic State later this month, the most prominent outcome is likely to be less criticism of each other's anti-terrorism policies.

• Australian defense force officer attacked in Sydney: police

  An Australian Defense Force member was attacked by two men "of Middle Eastern appearance" in Sydney on Thursday, police said, two days after a teenager was shot dead after stabbing two counter-terrorism officers.

• Australia seeks broad new security powers after anti-terror raids

  Australia's government is seeking broad new security powers to combat what it says is a rising threat from militant Islamists, the prime minister said on Monday, on the heels of sweeping counter-terrorism raids last week.

• U.S. to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt - Pentagon

  U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke with Egyptian Defense Minister Colonel General Sedki Sobhy on Saturday to confirm the United States plans to deliver 10 Apache helicopters to Egypt to support Cairo's counter-terrorism efforts, the Pentagon said.

• Surveillance Probe: U.S. Conducted Large-Scale Spying On French Citizens According To NSA Revelations (Video)

  France and Mexico have taken exception to new revelations that Washington tapped millions of phone calls and hacked into their leaders e-mails

• Terrorism Charges: Marcos Alonso Zea Pleads Not Guilty For Wanting To Join To Al Qaeda In Yemen

  Marcos Alonso Zea, also known as Ali Zea, who had been living on Long Island in Brentwood New York, was arrested and charged with wanting to join Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and wage a holy war against the foes of Islam, officials said, as reported by The Los Angeles Times. He was also charged with "conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country, attempting to provide material support to terrorists, attempting to provide material support to the Al Qaeda group in Yemen, obstruction and attempted obstruction of justice,"

• Drone Strikes 4 Americans: Obama Administration Acknowledges Targeted Killings, Set to Make Big National Security Speech (Video)

  The Obama administration acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that four American citizens have been killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and Yemen since 2009. The disclosure to Congress comes before the president is due to make a major national security speech, with plans to pledge more transparency to Congress in his counter-terrorism policy.

• Laguardia Airport: Security Incidents Reported One Day After Boston Marathon Bombings (Video)

  Security incidents were reported at two known U.S. airports on Tuesday morning, one day after two bombs detonated during the marathon in downtown Boston on Monday. Sections of Laguardia Airport were evacuated on Tuesday morning following a report of a suspicious package.

• Bin Laden Son-In Law Seized: Sulaiman Abu Ghaith Captured in Jordan, Will be Transported to New York and Appear In Court

  Osama bin Laden's spokesman, and son-in-law, was recently captured in Jordan and apparently read his Miranda Rights. He will immediately be flown to New York, and is set to appear in a New York court room, as early as Friday, intelligence reported.

• Moktar Belmoktar Killed: Al Qaeda Jihadist Killed in Mali

  Chadian soldiers in Mali have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the al Qaeda commander who masterminded the bloody hostage-taking at an Algerian gas plant in January, Reuters reported. Belmokhtar was one of the world's most wanted jihadists. This was a major blow to al Qaeda in the Arab Peninsula.

• Kill Americans Memo: Approved Drone Strikes by Justice Department, Draws Criticism from Both Parties

  The United States can lawfully kill a U.S. citizen overseas if it determines the target is an immediate threat to its national security, a legal memo has shown.