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India says all options open to dismantle terror groups (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 03:26 AM CST Reuters - India will keep all options open to dismantle "terror outfits" after the Mumbai attacks in November, the Indian defence minister said on Wednesday.

Detainees in Afghanistan seeking right for release (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:48 AM CST AP - Four men being held as terror suspects at a U.S. military base in Afghanistan are asking a federal judge for the right to sue for their release — a right already given to detainees at Guantanamo Bay.

Report: Pakistan intel chief says no India war (AP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:42 AM CST AP - Pakistan's intelligence chief said there will not be war with India over the Mumbai attacks and emphasized terrorism — not India — was the greatest threat to the country, according to a rare interview.

MI5 boss says terror trials deter attacks (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 02:07 AM CST AFP - Successful prosecutions of violent extremists have reduced the risk of an immediate attack in Britain, the head of MI5 said in a series of interviews Wednesday.

Pakistani spy chief says no war with India (Reuters) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 12:44 AM CST Reuters - The chief of Pakistan's powerful Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency has said there will not be a war with India over November's militant attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai, Der Spiegel reported. Lieutenant-General Ahmed Shujaa Pasha told the German magazine in an interview terrorism, not India, was Pakistan's enemy, and he said he took orders from the civilian president.

Afghan, Pakistan leaders meet for second day (AFP) Posted: 07 Jan 2009 12:38 AM CST AFP - The presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan were set to hold fresh talks on Wednesday after pledging to work together to fight terrorism and extremism along their common border, a Pakistani diplomat said.

Obama pledges new intel chiefs will break with past practices (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:16 PM CST AFP - US president-elect Barack Obama pledged Tuesday to make a break with the CIA's controversial war-on-terror practices in naming new intelligence chiefs, but said they would not look backwards.

Obama should boost US anti-terror aid: official (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:41 PM CST AFP - President-elect Barack Obama should boost support to developing nations to aid their efforts against global extremism, the State Department's anti-terror coordinator said Tuesday.

Judge: Government hiding evidence in Gitmo case (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:20 PM CST AP - A federal judge on Tuesday accused the Bush administration of hiding evidence in the case of a Yemen man who has been held as a terror suspect at Guantanamo Bay for six years.

Obama seen making more aggressive effort on terror (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 03:09 PM CST AP - President-elect Barack Obama apparently plans a more aggressive approach than the Bush administration to helping friendly nations get better at fighting terrorism within their own borders, the State Department's top counterterrorism official said Tuesday.

Bin Laden thwarted in terrorism goals: official (Reuters) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 01:17 PM CST Reuters - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden and his second-in-command have been rendered ineffective by international anti-terrorist efforts, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official said on Tuesday.

Indian PM accuses Pakistan over Mumbai attacks (AFP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 10:15 AM CST AFP - India's prime minister on Tuesday said the Mumbai attacks had the support of "some official agencies" in Pakistan, and said Islamabad was using terrorism as an "instrument of state policy."

India: Pakistanis 'must have' backed Mumbai attack (AP) Posted: 06 Jan 2009 11:01 AM CST AP - India's prime minister said Tuesday that Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in the Mumbai siege, a remark dismissed by Pakistan as propaganda that could undermine efforts to bring the perpetrators to justice.

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