2008年10月23日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

9 dead in suspected US missile strike in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 04:33 AM CDT

Pakistani tribesmen gather over the destroyed residence of suspected Taliban militant Omar Daraz following a US missile strike in Miranshah, on October 12. Suspected US spy drones fired missiles early Thursday into a Pakistani tribal area seen as a safe haven for Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, killing six people, security officials said.(AFP/File/Thir Khan)AP - Suspected U.S. missiles struck a Taliban-linked school in northwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing nine people in an apparent sign of U.S. frustration with the country's anti-terror efforts, intelligence officials said.

Australian innocent of getting al-Qaida money (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 03:45 AM CDT

AP - An Australian man who spent time at an al-Qaida training camp in Afghanistan and who met Osama bin Laden was found innocent Thursday of receiving funds from the terrorist group.

Terrorism laws can be abused to stifle dissent: UN rights expert (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:04 AM CDT

Britain's use of anti-terror laws to freeze the assets of failing Icelandic banks shows how such legislation can be abused for purposes other than originally intended, according to Martin Scheinin, the UN special rapporteur on the protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism (pictured).(AFP/File)AFP - Britain's use of anti-terror laws to freeze the assets of failing Icelandic banks shows how such legislation can be abused for purposes other than originally intended, according to a UN independent expert.

Australia's 'Jihad Jack' cleared of taking Al-Qaeda cash (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 01:57 AM CDT

The city of Melbourne where an Australian Muslim convert, dubbed AFP - An Australian Muslim convert was Thursday found not guilty of receiving money from the Al-Qaeda terror network after travelling to Afghanistan following the September 11, 2001 attacks.

UN rights official expects next US president to close Guantanamo (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:43 PM CDT

File photo shows a razor-wire fence surrounds the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, in Cuba. A UN rights official on Wednesday said he expected the next US administration to shut down its detention facility for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.(AFP/File/Randall Mikkelsen)AFP - A UN rights official on Wednesday said he expected the next US administration to shut down its detention facility for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

UN expert wary of handling of suspected terrorists (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:36 PM CDT

The Security Council holds a meeting in September 2008. Japan was elected Friday to a seat at the UN Security Council for 2009-2010, overcoming a challenge from Iran for a place at the head table of international diplomacy.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Mario Tama)AP - A U.N. human rights expert said late Wednesday the Security Council risks losing credibility as a law-abiding body if it does not change the way it imposes sanctions on suspected terrorists.

US promises fewer errors in security screening for flights (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 05:23 PM CDT

US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff speaks to reporters on October 8, 2008 at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, DC. The US government on Wednesday said it will take direct responsibility for the security screening of air travellers, in a bid to reduce numerous errors in identifying potential terror suspects.(AFP/File/Karen Bleier)AFP - The US government on Wednesday said it will take direct responsibility for the security screening of air travellers, in a bid to reduce numerous errors in identifying potential terror suspects.

Proposed paid holiday on Sept. 11 draws criticism (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 04:50 PM CDT

AP - Some officials and people who lost loved ones on Sept. 11, 2001, are criticizing a proposal by police in a Massachusetts city to get extra holiday pay for working on the anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Indonesia fights terrorism with power of persuasion (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:38 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - JAKARTA, Indonesia — Sitting in a Papa Ron's pizza outlet in the Indonesian capital, Nasir Abbas looks more like a would-be business entrepreneur than a former Islamic militant. He's dressed in a gray polo shirt and blue jeans, ordering a take-out pizza for his children. He munches on an appetizer in between calls on his cell phone.

In Philippines, U.S. wages quieter kind of war on terror (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 01:16 PM CDT

McClatchy Newspapers - CAMP BAUTISTA, Philippines — It's movie night at the U.S. military enclave on this Filipino military base, and dozens of giggling young boys and girls jostle their way into a free show in a modest wood-frame building that formerly housed a bar named Rusty's Grill.

India, Pakistan to discuss counter-terrorism in New Delhi (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 11:02 AM CDT

Indian soldiers walk through the fog as they patrol the Indo-Pakistan border fence at Wagah, 2005. Indian and Pakistan officials will hold counter-terrorism talks here later this week, the Indian foreign ministry said, to build trust and allay security concerns between the two rivals.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - Indian and Pakistan officials will hold counter-terrorism talks here later this week, the Indian foreign ministry said Wednesday, to build trust and allay security concerns between the two rivals.

Indonesian police say bomb plot on fuel depot foiled (AFP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 09:41 AM CDT

Residents gather outside of a house after a reported anti-terror raid in Jakarta on October 21, 2008. An Islamist terror cell discovered in Jakarta this week was planning to bomb the Indonesian capital's main fuel depot and had links to some of the region's most wanted extremists, police said Wednesday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)AFP - An Islamist terror cell discovered in Jakarta this week was planning to bomb the Indonesian capital's main fuel depot and had links to some of the region's most wanted extremists, police said Wednesday.

Indonesian police thwart fuel depot terrorist plot (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 07:29 AM CDT

AP - Anti-terrorism squads arrested five suspected Islamic radicals believed to have been plotting to blow up Indonesia's largest fuel depot, a police spokesman said Wednesday.

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