2008年11月6日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Islamist militants protest execution of Bali bombers (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:13 AM CST

Islamic extremists rallied in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, on November 6, against the imminent execution of three Bali bombers, as defence lawyers demanded the families be allowed a final visit.(AFP/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Islamic extremists rallied in the Indonesian capital Thursday against the imminent execution of three Bali bombers, as defence lawyers demanded the families be allowed a final visit.


Pakistan press welcome Obama, query anti-terror policy (AFP)

Posted: 06 Nov 2008 12:11 AM CST

Front pages of Pakistan's leading newspapers report the victory of US's first black president Barack Obama, in Islamabad on November 6. Pakistan's English-language press on Thursday applauded Obama's US presidential election victory but amid tensions with its AFP - Pakistan's English-language press on Thursday applauded Barack Obama's US presidential election victory but amid tensions with its "war on terror" ally, questioned his policy on tackling extremism.


Increased Majority Gives Democrats a Clearer Path to Enactment of Agenda (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 01:48 PM CST

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Obama to get first intelligence briefing Thursday (Reuters)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 12:44 PM CST

Reuters - Barack Obama will get his first intelligence briefing as president-elect on Thursday, a U.S. official said, as the first-term senator prepared to face security challenges from terrorism to a resurgent Russia.

Obama faces dangerous crises from day 1 (AP)

Posted: 05 Nov 2008 10:02 AM CST

President-elect Barack Obama waves after giving his acceptance speech at Grant Park in Chicago Tuesday night, Nov. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)AP - Two difficult wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. A simmering nuclear crisis with Iran. Renewed rivalries with Russia and China. A global financial meltdown spawned on Wall Street. Terrorists almost certainly looking for ways to mount a fresh attack in the U.S.


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