2008年12月24日星期三

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

India's media blasted for sensational Mumbai coverage (The Christian Science Monitor)

Posted: 24 Dec 2008 02:00 AM CST

The Christian Science Monitor - Emerging from decades of government control and regulations, India's media are quickly evolving into a boisterous, zealous fourth estate, most observers agree. But coverage of the 67-hour Mumbai (Bombay) terrorist attacks has caused unprecedented condemnation, especially toward 24-hour television news channels. Critics describe it as "TV terror" for showing gory scenes, being too aggressive, and often reporting incorrect information as fact.

Australian gov't, opposition refuse to say sorry to wronged doctor (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:42 PM CST

Australia's government and opposition Wednesday refused to apologise to Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef wrongly charged over a British terrorist plot, as his lawyers said they would seek substantial compensation.(AFP/File/Dibyangshu Sarkar)AFP - Australia's government and opposition Wednesday refused to apologise to an Indian doctor wrongly charged over a British terrorist plot, as his lawyers said they would seek substantial compensation.


NYC man admits he helped air Hezbollah TV (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 07:37 PM CST

AP - The owner of a satellite TV company pleaded guilty Tuesday to providing material aid to a terrorist organization by letting customers receive broadcasts from Hezbollah's television station.

NY man pleads guilty to broadcasting Hezbollah TV (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:41 PM CST

Reuters - A New York City man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization by broadcasting Hezbollah television channel Al Manar to U.S. customers, federal prosecutors said.

West Bank barrier is a model for war on terror: Olmert (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:10 PM CST

An aerial view shows Israel's contoversial security barrier in the West Bank village of Abu Dis in October 2008. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday touted Israel's controversial West Bank separation barrier as a model of AFP - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Friday touted Israel's controversial West Bank separation barrier as a model of "how to defend against terrorism."


Iraq frees security officers held on terror charges (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:57 AM CST

An Iraqi wearing the uniform of the former Republican Guard, once the elite bodyguards of the Saddam Hussein, kneels at his grave north of Baghdad in 2007. A group of Iraqi security officers arrested last week initially accused of plotting a coup and then links to terrorism were freed on Tuesday, an interior ministry source told AFP.(AFP/File)AFP - A group of Iraqi security officers arrested last week initially accused of plotting a coup and then of links to terrorism were freed on Tuesday, an interior ministry source told AFP.


U.S. rebuffs China call for 17 Guantanamo suspects (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:25 AM CST

An image reviewed by the US military shows journalists inspecting the closed 'Camp X-Ray' at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, December 9, 2008. (Mandel Ngan/Pool/Reuters)Reuters - China said on Tuesday it wants 17 Muslim Chinese terror suspects returned if the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba is closed by U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.


Interpol chief presses India to provide evidence (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 11:24 AM CST

Indian policemen look on as guests walk at the main entrance of the Trident hotel in Mumbai on December 21, 2008. Since the shooting stopped on November 29, leaving 172 dead, including nine gunmen, and nearly 300 others injured, Mumbai has seen an upswell of outrage and calls for action.(AFP/Sajjad Hussain)AP - Nearly a month after the Mumbai terror attacks, India has not provided the evidence needed for Interpol to help identify and apprehend the suspected masterminds, the chief of the global police agency said Tuesday.


Indian police say terror strike foiled in Kashmir (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 07:23 AM CST

Indian policemen in Srinagar in August 2008. Indian police said Tuesday they had foiled a major suicide strike in Indian-controlled Kashmir with the arrest of three Islamist militants, including a Pakistani soldier.(AFP/File/Rouf Bhat)AFP - Indian police said Tuesday they had foiled a major suicide strike in Indian-controlled Kashmir with the arrest of three Islamist militants, including a Pakistani soldier.


Police say they foiled attack in Indian Kashmir (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 05:34 AM CST

Indian Paramilitary women soldiers patrol a deserted street in Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2008. Security has been beefed up to prevent any attempt by separatists to stage anti-election protests Tuesday as the authorities imposed Section 144 that prohibits the gathering of more than four people on the streets a day ahead of the last phase of polling in Indian Kashmir. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)AP - India has arrested three suspected Islamic militants — including a Pakistani soldier — for allegedly planning a suicide attack in Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said Tuesday.


Indian firms review security but hesitate at costs (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 05:24 AM CST

A security personnel checks the belongings of a guest in the backdrop of a wreath placed on a wall as tribute to those killed in Taj Mahal hotel in the recent militant attacks in Mumbai December 21, 2008. REUTERS/Arko DattaReuters - The Mumbai attack sounded a wake-up call to Indian hotels and businesses over security and terror insurance, security experts said, but an economic slowdown and a tradition of penny-pinching could hinder improvements.


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