Yahoo! News: Terrorism

US court reviews ruling in teen's terrorism death (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:55 AM CDT

AP - David Boim was standing at a bus stop in a West Bank town near Jerusalem 12 years ago when terrorists opened fire, fatally shooting the 17-year-old American teenager.

Pakistan cites anti-terrorism need for F-16s (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 09:43 PM CDT

Reuters - Pakistan uses F-16 fighters to support a campaign against border militants and needs upgrades to be able to fly at night, a Pakistani official said on Friday.

FBI wants new tools in terrorism assessments (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:36 PM CDT

AP - The Bush administration proposed guidelines Friday that would give the FBI more tools to assess national security and foreign intelligence threats.

Pakistan could end cooperation in war on terror (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:34 PM CDT

AP - The furor intensified Friday over Washington's decision to pursue Islamic militant targets inside Pakistan, with opposition lawmakers threatening the country could pull out of the war on terror if the U.S. refuses to respect its borders.

YouTube bans terrorism training videos (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:28 PM CDT

AP - The popular video-sharing site YouTube has moved to purge terrorists training films and other videos that extremist groups might use to attract new members, an imperfect process that will rely on users to report objectionable videos.

Suspected US missile kills 12 in Pakistan: official (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 01:36 PM CDT

AFP - A missile from a suspected US drone killed 12 people Friday in a Pakistani tribal area where US forces have been aggressively targeting Al-Qaeda militants -- fuelling anger from Washington's key "war on terror" ally.

Mexico, US find no al-Qaida links since 9/11 (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 01:05 PM CDT

AP - Mexico says it has arrested 12 people on terrorism charges in the years since the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S., but an official said none were linked to Muslim extremist groups like al-Qaida nor were any planning to strike in the United States.

Sweden drops charges against 3 terror suspects (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:42 AM CDT

AP - A Swedish prosecutor has decided not to press charges against the three Swedes arrested on suspicion of funding terrorism earlier this year.

Whether McCain broke 9/11 ad pledge is questioned (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 11:33 AM CDT

AP - An ad by John McCain criticizing Barack Obama first ran Wednesday in Colorado, but there is no data yet on whether the ad also appeared on Thursday, the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Zimbabwe deal gives opposition Cabinet, police (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:34 PM CDT

AP - President Robert Mugabe and his main rival agreed to divide control of the police and army and strike a delicate balance in Zimbabwe's Cabinet but their power-sharing deal will be under enormous pressure from long-simmering differences and economic collapse.

Survey finds holes in US disaster preparedness (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 06:20 AM CDT

AP - In a disaster such as an earthquake or terrorist attack, nearly two-thirds of U.S. parents would disregard orders to evacuate and would rush to pick up their kids from school, according to a new survey.