Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• April date set for first of Sept. 11 trials in NYC (AP)
• Conflicting portrait of NC terror suspect emerges (AP)
• Minn. Somali pleads guilty to terrorism charge (AP)
• US agrees to diversion deal with ex-terror suspect (AP)
• Moroccan terror leader gets life in jail (AP)
• U.S. charges seven with plotting attacks overseas (Reuters)
• Rights group sues UK government over "rendition" (Reuters)
• Indonesian identifies husband as terror suspect (AFP)
• China's army gives rare show of military maneuvers (AP)
• Australian admits plotting to kill thousands (AFP)
• 7 NC men charged with plotting 'violent jihad' (AP)
• Napolitano tours new Olympics center in Washington (AP)
• American father, sons accused of plotting 'jihad' (AFP)
• Seven North Carolinians charged in terror plot (The Christian Science Monitor)

April date set for first of Sept. 11 trials in NYC (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:15 PM PDT AP - The first wrongful death lawsuit resulting from the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will go to trial April 12, a judge said Tuesday.

Conflicting portrait of NC terror suspect emerges (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:35 PM PDT AP - Daniel Boyd may have spent the past three years traveling to the Middle East, secretly buying guns and training for jihad with a group of aspiring terrorists as federal authorities claim, but people on his cul-de-sac said Tuesday he also made plenty of time to be a good neighbor.

Minn. Somali pleads guilty to terrorism charge (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 04:19 PM PDT AP - A Minnesota man who helped build a training camp for a group of Islamic militants in his homeland of Somalia told a federal judge Tuesday that he had attended secret meetings in Minneapolis before he went back to East Africa.

US agrees to diversion deal with ex-terror suspect (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:55 PM PDT AP - A North African immigrant once put on trial in Detroit for terror-related charges made a deal Tuesday to close a case of alleged insurance fraud.

Moroccan terror leader gets life in jail (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 08:11 AM PDT AP - A man accused of leading a terrorist network was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for plotting terror attacks in Morocco, holdups in Europe, large-scale money laundering projects and arms trafficking.

U.S. charges seven with plotting attacks overseas (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 07:41 AM PDT Reuters - U.S. authorities on Monday arrested seven people from North Carolina who have been charged with plotting to carry out terrorist attacks overseas, including in Kosovo, Jordan and the Gaza Strip.

Rights group sues UK government over "rendition" (Reuters) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:42 AM PDT Reuters - Human rights lawyers began legal action against the British government on Tuesday, accusing it of involvement in the illegal transfer of a terrorism suspect from Indonesia to Egypt where they say he was tortured.

Indonesian identifies husband as terror suspect (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:57 AM PDT AFP - A woman detained by Indonesian police in connection with the July 17 hotel bombings in Jakarta has identified her husband as terror suspect Noordin Mohammed Top, her lawyer said Tuesday.

China's army gives rare show of military maneuvers (AP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:29 AM PDT AP - Chinese troops battled mock terrorists who hijacked a bus and blasted automatic weapons at moving targets in a drill for foreign journalists Tuesday, calling it a sign the world's largest army is opening up to the outside world.

Australian admits plotting to kill thousands (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 02:05 AM PDT AFP - An Australian convert to Islam on Tuesday admitted being part of a terror cell that plotted to kill thousands of people by bombing major sports events, just moments before his retrial.

7 NC men charged with plotting 'violent jihad' (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 08:01 PM PDT AP - A father, his two sons and four other North Carolina men are accused of military-style training at home and plotting "violent jihad" through a series of terror attacks abroad, federal authorities said Monday.

Napolitano tours new Olympics center in Washington (AP) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 05:55 PM PDT AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano got a tour Monday of a $4 million Olympics Coordination center that in six months should be a bustling hub of counterterrorism and security operations for the 2010 Winter Games in nearby British Columbia.

American father, sons accused of plotting 'jihad' (AFP) Posted: 28 Jul 2009 05:13 AM PDT AFP - An American father, his sons and four others have been arrested in the southern United States and charged with plotting "jihad" against other countries including Israel, US officials said.

Seven North Carolinians charged in terror plot (The Christian Science Monitor) Posted: 27 Jul 2009 02:00 AM PDT The Christian Science Monitor - Seven North Carolina men were arrested and charged on Monday with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists overseas.

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