2008年12月23日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Pakistan-India Tensions Mount Over Mumbai Terror (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:25 AM CST

Time.com - Islamabad treads warily between Indian demands over terror suspects and fear of a domestic backlash. But it's not doing enough to placate New Delhi's fury

The Fort Dix Verdict: A Victory for Pre-emptive Prosecutions (Time.com)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:00 AM CST

Time.com - Though they only won a mixed ruling, prosecutors showed that they could successfully use informants to infiltrate and convict terror suspects

Australia admits errors made in Indian 'terror' doctor case (AFP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 12:39 AM CST

Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef during a press conference in Bangalore. The Australian government has admitted mistakes were made at the highest level when it wrongfully charged the Indian doctor over a botched British terror plot and forced him to leave the country.(AFP/File)AFP - The Australian government Tuesday admitted mistakes were made at the highest level when it wrongfully charged an Indian doctor over a botched British terror plot and forced him to leave the country.


Many Muslims frustrated with Fort Dix verdict (AP)

Posted: 23 Dec 2008 03:46 AM CST

Faten Shnewer stands in front of a large print as she speaks to the media in federal court, Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, in Camden, N.J., after her son, Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer and four other Muslim immigrants were convicted of plotting to massacre U.S. soldiers in a case that tested the FBI's post-Sept. 11, 2001, strategy of infiltrating and breaking up terrorist conspiracies in their earliest stages. The men could get life in prison when they are sentenced in April. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - Muslim leaders reacted with frustration after five Muslim immigrants were convicted of scheming to massacre U.S. soldiers at Fort Dix.


Australia police wrong to charge Haneef - report (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 08:25 PM CST

Indian doctor Mohamed Haneef is seen at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok in this July 29, 2007 file photo. Australian police had no evidence to charge Haneef over suspected UK terrorist links in 2007, an official report said on Tuesday, calling for tighter oversight of national police and tough anti-terrorism laws.  REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom/FilesReuters - Australian police had no evidence to charge an Indian doctor, Mohamed Haneef, over suspected UK terrorist links in 2007, an official report said on Tuesday, calling for tighter oversight of national police and tough anti-terrorism laws.


Group requests stay for alleged 9/11 plotters (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 06:43 PM CST

AP - A U.S. human rights group on Monday called for a stay of all war-crimes proceedings against five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged with orchestrating the Sept. 11 attacks until after President-elect Barack Obama takes office.

Narco-terrorist gets life in prison (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 05:19 PM CST

AP - An Afghan enemy combatant convicted on drug charges has been sentenced to life in prison.

Fla. terror plot retrial will start in January (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 04:27 PM CST

AP - Six Miami men accused of plotting with al-Qaida to destroy Chicago's Sears Tower and bomb FBI offices in several cities will go to trial for a third time in January, a federal judge said Monday.

Slain rabbi's father to lead NYC Hanukkah ceremony (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 10:28 AM CST

AP - The father of the rabbi who was killed along with his wife in the Mumbai terror attacks will lead a Hanukkah ceremony at the Statue of Liberty.

India FM: We will act on Mumbai if Pakistan won't (AP)

Posted: 22 Dec 2008 01:28 PM 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 - Pakistan is shifting blame and responsibility for last month's deadly attacks in Mumbai, India's foreign minister charged Monday, adding that Delhi would take action against the perpetrators if Islamabad failed to.


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