2008年12月2日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

India demands Pakistan hand over terror suspects (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 04:40 AM CST

Tape covers bullet holes in the windows of the newly-reopened Refresh Cafe in the landmark Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus train station, in Mumbai, India, Monday Dec. 1, 2008.  This scarred and traumatized city struggled back to its feet Monday, reopening schools and businesses, as residents tried to come to terms with the string of terror attacks that brought bloodshed to the heart of Mumbai. The owner of the cafe said he had little choice but to reopen the fast food restaurant in the station, even though its glass wall is scarred with bullet holes, half his staff refused to come back and his brother is on a ventilator in the intensive care unit after being shot in the abdomen by the attackers. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)AP - India picked up intelligence in recent months that terrorists were plotting attacks against Mumbai targets, an official said Tuesday, as the government demanded that Islamabad hand over suspected terrorists believed living in the Pakistan.


Panel warns biological attack likely by 2013 (AP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:47 AM CST

US President elect Barack Obama (C), flanked by Vice-President elect Joseph Biden (2nd-R) holds a press conference in Chicago, Illinios. The Department of Homeland Security was born in the US government's greatest reorganization since World War II after the September 11 attacks of 2001 made the threat of terrorism very real.(AFP/Jim Watson)AP - The United States can expect a terrorist attack using nuclear or more likely biological weapons before 2013, reports a bipartisan commission in a study being briefed Tuesday to Vice President-elect Joe Biden. It suggests the Obama administration bolster efforts to counter and prepare for germ warfare by terrorists.


India asks Pakistan to hand over suspects (AFP)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 02:31 AM CST

India is not considering taking military action against Pakistan over the attacks in Mumbai, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Tuesday.(AFP/Raveendran)AFP - India demanded Tuesday that Pakistan hand over several terrorist suspects as the government faced mounting criticism over intelligence failures in the Mumbai attacks that left 188 dead.


Chances of WMD attack in big city greater: report (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 12:04 AM CST

First responders in hazardous material suits participate in a terror attack simulation in New York March 26, 2006. (Seth Wenig/Reuters)Reuters - The chances of a terror attack on a major city somewhere in the world using weapons of mass destruction are better than even, according to a task force mandated by the U.S. Congress, The Washington Post reported in its Tuesday edition.


US warned of likely attack on Mumbai in October: reports (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:36 PM CST

Indian soldiers at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai. India in October received warnings from US intelligence of a possible terrorist attack AFP - India in October received warnings from US intelligence of a possible terrorist attack "from the sea" on targets in Mumbai, CNN and ABC News reported.


Pakistan village yields few clues about captured gunman (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 04:49 PM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - FARIDKOT, Pakistan — For the past three days Pakistani intelligence agents and police have been combing this sleepy village in search of clues to the identity of the lone gunman captured in the Mumbai terror attacks, residents said on Monday.

Homeland security: a multi-agency behemoth (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 04:23 PM CST

President-elect Barack Obama listens to Democratic governor Janet Napolitano (L) of Arziona during a economic discussion in June 2008 at the Chicago History Museum in Chicago, Illinois. The Department of Homeland Security was born in the US government's greatest reorganization since World War II after the September 11 attacks of 2001 made the threat of terrorism very real.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Jeff Haynes)AFP - The Department of Homeland Security was born in the US government's greatest reorganization since World War II after the September 11 attacks of 2001 made the threat of terrorism very real.


Obama expresses sympathy over Mumbai attack (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:29 PM CST

US President elect Barack Obama holds a press conference in Chicago, Illinois. Britney Spears reigns supreme in online searches at Yahoo this year despite an historic US presidential election and a global financial crisis.(AFP/Jim Watson)AP - President-elect Barack Obama expressed sympathy for the victims of the terror attacks in Mumbai but declined to say whether the Indian government would be justified in pursuing terrorists in next-door Pakistan.


Ariz. governor picked for Homeland Security post (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:20 PM CST

Homeland Security Secretary-designate, Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano listens as President-elect Barack Obama, not pictured, speaks at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Ariz. Gov. Janet Napolitano will be the third secretary of the Homeland Security Department if confirmed by the Senate.


Obama pick gives Arizona a GOP governor (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:19 PM CST

After naming his new national security team, President-elect Barack Obama, second from the right, walks out with  Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, following the conclusion of a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Walking behind them are from left to right,  Homeland Security Secretary-designate Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and  Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (Gates, still President Bush's defense secretary, will stay on under Obama.  AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President-elect Barack Obama's announcement Monday that Gov. Janet Napolitano is his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security means a Republican will move into the governor's office.


1 victim of Mumbai attacks was Chicago resident (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:17 PM CST

Muslim scholars pray in memory of those killed in the Mumbai terror attacks, during a meeting at a madrasa in Mumbai December 2, 2008. India said on Tuesday it was not considering military action in response to Islamist militant attacks in Mumbai that killed at least 183 people. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe (INDIA)AP - One of the victims of the terrorist attacks in India was a Chicago resident who worked for a company that provides radiation therapy for cancer patients.


U.S. tamps down claims of Pakistan role in Mumbai attack (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:11 PM CST

Flowers in memory : Indian schoolchildren hold flowers and candles in memory of those killed in the Mumbai attacks in Mumbai. (AFP/Sajjad Hussain)McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The Bush administration, anxious to defuse dangerous tensions after India charged that there was a Pakistani link to the Mumbai terrorist attack, said Monday that it had no indication of Pakistani government involvement.


Raid on Parliament sets off debate (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 01:46 PM CST

AP - A decision by London's anti-terror police to arrest a lawmaker and raid his offices in an inquiry into the leaking of sensitive documents has triggered a passionate debate about democracy and the historic rights of Parliament in Britain.

Napolitano: A Safe Pair of Hands for Homeland Security (Time.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 12:40 PM CST

Time.com - Governor Janet Napolitano's reputation for getting things done stands her in good stead to manage a sprawling bureaucracy

Holder is Obama's Choice for Attorney General (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 12:25 PM CST

CQPolitics.com - President-elect Barack Obama's pick for attorney general wasted no time Monday in signaling that he intends to work closely with Congress, particularly regarding the new administration's anti-terrorism policies.

Obama says S.Asia is chief threat to U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:40 AM CST

Reuters - President-elect Barack Obama said on Monday militants based in South Asia represented the biggest threat to the United States and he was "absolutely committed" to eliminating the threat of terrorism.

Napolitano Confirmation Expected to Proceed 'Promptly' (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 11:39 AM CST

CQPolitics.com - Senators are expected to proceed "promptly" through the process of confirming Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security secretary, aides said Monday.

Obama committed to 'eliminating the threat of terrorism' (AFP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:49 AM CST

Indian Schoolchildren hold flowers and candles in memory of those killed in the Mumbai attacks in Mumbai. US president-elect Barack Obama Monday vowed his incoming administration was AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama Monday vowed his incoming administration was "absolutely committed to eliminating the threat of terrorism."


Obama's National Security Team Will Face Multiple Challenges (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 10:34 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama, far right, announces his national security team during a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Standing behind Obama are from left to right, Attorney General-designate Eric Holder, Homeland Security Secretary-designate Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Vice President-elect Joe Biden, Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.,  National Security Adviser-designate Ret. Marine Gen. James Jones and  United Nations Ambassador-designate Susan Rice. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)CQPolitics.com - As President-elect Barack Obama announces his national security team, he faces two early hurdles: The Senate must confirm most of his nominees, and they must help him chart a new course on defense, foreign policy and homeland security.


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