Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Obama plans US terror trials to replace Guantanamo (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 11:10 PM CST

AP - President-elect Obama's advisers are crafting plans to close the Guantanamo Bay prison and prosecute terrorism suspects in the U.S., a plan the Bush administration said Monday was easier said than done. Under the plan being crafted inside Obama's camp, some detainees would be released and others would be charged in U.S. courts, where they would receive constitutional rights and open trials.

Australia extremists accused of planning 'violent jihad' (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 11:05 PM CST

AFP - Five Muslim extremists planned terrorist acts in Australia in pursuit of "violent jihad" because they believed Islam was under attack worldwide, a court heard as their trial began Tuesday.

Audit: Public shorted on terror prosecutions (AP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 04:20 PM CST

AP - Federal prosecutors have spent far less time pursuing terrorism suspects over the past five years than the American people paid for, a new Justice Department audit concludes.

Indian Muslims endorse anti-terrorism edict (AFP)

Posted: 10 Nov 2008 05:06 AM CST

AFP - Thousands of Indian Muslims have united to endorse a religious edict condemning terrorism as un-Islamic, a scholar said Monday.