2008年9月13日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 02:55 AM CDT

A Dec. 8, 2004 file photo shows Joyce and Stanley Boim outside federal court in Chicago. The Boims 17-year-old son, David, was shot and killed by terrorists on Israel's West Bank in 1996. A three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in December 2007 threw out a lower court's order that requiring a number of U.S.-based Islamic activists to pay a whopping $156 million, but now  the appeals court is second-guessing itself and revisiting the emotionally charged case. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)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

A Lockhead Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon flies on the second day of the Farnborough International Airshow in south England July 15, 2008. REUTERS/Toby MelvilleReuters - 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

Pakistani protesters burn U.S. flag and an effigy of U.S. President George Bush to condemn alleged strikes in Pakistani tribal areas along Afghanistan border, Wednesday, Sept 10, 2008 in Multan, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Khalid Tanveer)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

A Pakistani student burns a US flag during a protest in Islamabad. 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 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

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin (L) introduces US Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) during an outdoor rally in Fairfax, Virginia, September 10, 2008.    REUTERS/Jason Reed   (UNITED STATES)  US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)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

Zimbabweans read a newspaper in Harare Friday, Sept. 12, 2008. A breakthrough deal, announced Thursday night by mediator, South African President Thabo Mbeki, top three photos, ends months of anguished negotiations between President Robert Mugabe, bottom left, and main opposition Movement for Democratic Change, Morgan Tsvangirai, bottom center,  giving the opposition control of the Cabinet and police who have terrorized them and makes removing draconian security and media laws a priority. Bottom right is breakaway opposition faction leader Arthur Mutambara. (AP Photo) .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

Next to nearly 40 others evacuees, Zaylan Shaffer, 4, sleeps on a cot in the Killeen Community Center in Killeen, Texas, on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 11, 2008. Shaffer, from Ontario, Canada, was on vacation with his family in Bay City, Texas, when residents were asked to evacuate the area. Precautions for Hurricane Ike has displaced evacuees all over Central Texas with Killeen at over 100 evacuees so far and numbers are expected to increase by the weekend.  (AP Photo/Killeen Daily Herald, Sarah Moore Kuschell)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.


French suspects believed plotting attack released (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 06:15 AM CDT

AP - Police say they have released four people detained in western France on suspicion they were plotting a terrorist attack.
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