Martin Savidge hosts Filipino peace negotiator and Catholic priest Eliseo Mercado and security analyst Zachary Abuza when Worldfocus Radio explores the forgotten terrorist front in the Philippines. LISTEN NOW.

Worldfocus producer Mohammad Al-Kassim writes about the separatist movement in Southern Yemen - an under-reported story that could have major implications for the United States.

U.S. and British forces invaded Afghanistan eight years ago. But al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden remains elusive. Hassan Abbas of the Asia Society discusses links between Taliban factions and endorses the U.S. aid package for Pakistan.

Police arrested four Australian citizens of Somali and Lebanese descent in connection with a plot to blow up a large army base outside Sydney. In Somalia, pirates have released a German container ship and its crew. Sarjoh Bah of New York University discusses the conditions in Somalia that have allowed pirates and terrorists to thrive.

After days of fighting between Pakistani troops and Taliban militants in the Buner region, fighting spilled over into the neighboring Swat Valley, as the Taliban declared an end to a ceasefire. Anthony Cordesman, a former Defense Department official, discusses the Pakistani government's efforts and how the Taliban is likely to respond to the new offensive.