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10 militants killed in Afghanistan: US military (AFP) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 02:24 AM CST AFP - Soldiers killed 10 militants and arrested four in US-led operations targeting extremists in eastern Afghanistan linked to the Al Qaeda terror network, the US military said Wednesday.

Germany Still Haunted By its Homegrown Terrorists (Time.com) Posted: 26 Nov 2008 01:50 AM CST Time.com - Three decades after the heyday of the leftist Red Army Faction, the release of one of its leaders spurs a national debate

U.S. sends bin Laden's driver home from Guantanamo (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 10:18 PM CST Reuters - The United States sent Osama bin Laden's former driver home to Yemen from the Guantanamo prison camp to serve the last few weeks of his sentence for providing material support for terrorism, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

Candidate for top intelligence post withdraws name (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:54 PM CST McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — A former senior U.S. intelligence official Tuesday withdrew from consideration for a top intelligence post in the new Obama administration amid protests from liberal groups linking him to the Bush administration's "enhanced interrogation" and secret transfers of terrorism suspects to nations that torture prisoners and political opponents.

NYC police head: FISA response better after flap (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 04:17 PM CST AP - The process for obtaining federal permission for New York Police Department investigators to eavesdrop on terrorism suspects has improved since a recent clash with the Justice Department, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Tuesday.

2 Germans accused of supporting al-Qaida arrested (AP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 01:28 PM CST AP - Two German citizens suspected of distributing propaganda over the Internet supporting al-Qaida and other terrorist organizations were arrested Tuesday, German prosecutors said.

Why hijack a plane when you can seize a supertanker? (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 12:35 PM CST Reuters - When pirates armed with little more than AK-47s and rope ladders seized a supertanker last week, they showed how simple it is to storm a ship -- a vulnerability that al Qaeda could exploit to attack the global economy.

Britain, Algeria discuss anti-terrorism fight (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 11:45 AM CST AFP - Foreign Office minister Bill Rammell vowed Tuesday to help Algeria in the fight against "terrorism" after talks with Algerian officials here.

Alleged Qaeda members go on trial in Yemen (AFP) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 07:49 AM CST AFP - Eight alleged members of Al-Qaeda cells have been brought before a special terrorism court in Sanaa accused of plotting to attack tourists and government facilities, a judicial source said on Tuesday.

Pakistan, India hold talks on anti-terrorism efforts (Reuters) Posted: 25 Nov 2008 06:20 AM CST Reuters - Pakistan and India discussed cooperation in efforts to fight terrorism on Tuesday as part of a wide-ranging dialogue aimed at resolving outstanding disputes between the nuclear-armed rivals.

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