Yahoo! News: Terrorism

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• Men found guilty of Australian terror plot (AP)
• Pakistan declares guerrilla war under way by Taliban, dozens die (McClatchy Newspapers)
• Energy and water, homeland security bills advance (AP)
• House backs Guantanamo prisoner transfer (Reuters)
• Turkey: 33 suspected of planning attacks detained (AP)
• Obama, liberals split on security and media issues (AP)
• AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi (AP)
• Militants assault police compounds in Pakistan (AP)
• Grenade wounds 40 in Moldova, police say terrorism (Reuters)
• CU seeks more than $52,000 from fired professor (AP)

Men found guilty of Australian terror plot (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 06:01 PM PDT AP - Five men were convicted Friday of stockpiling bomb-making instructions and purchasing explosive chemicals as part of a plot to carry out a terrorist attack in Australia.

Pakistan declares guerrilla war under way by Taliban, dozens die (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 02:51 PM PDT McClatchy Newspapers - LAHORE, Pakistan -- The bloody battle of wills between the Pakistani government and Islamic extremists continued with five terrorist attacks on Thursday that claimed at least 38 lives and was timed, officials said, ahead of a planned military offensive against Taliban guerrillas in their stronghold along the Afghan border.

Energy and water, homeland security bills advance (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 01:19 PM PDT AP - The Senate on Thursday approved a bill to basically freeze spending on energy and water projects next year after pouring tens of billions of dollars into them as part of last winter's economic stimulus plan.

House backs Guantanamo prisoner transfer (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 11:38 AM PDT Reuters - The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to allow foreign terrorism suspects from the Guantanamo Bay prison into the United States to face trial.

Turkey: 33 suspected of planning attacks detained (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT AP - Turkish police detained Thursday more than 30 suspects allegedly linked to the al-Qaida terror network, saying they were planning to stage attacks on NATO facilities as well as U.S. and Israeli missions in the country.

Obama, liberals split on security and media issues (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 08:35 AM PDT AP - New cracks are opening in the relationship between President Barack Obama and his liberal allies in Congress over his desire to continue some Bush-era tactics against terrorism and his opposition to protecting reporters from revealing their sources in national security cases.

AP sources: al-Qaida's Afghan head contacted Zazi (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:17 AM PDT AP - The airport shuttle driver accused of plotting a bombing in New York had contacts with al-Qaida that went nearly all the way to the top, to an Osama bin Laden confidant believed to be the terrorist group's leader in Afghanistan, U.S. intelligence officials told The Associated Press.

Militants assault police compounds in Pakistan (AP) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 04:30 PM PDT AP - Islamist militants launched coordinated assaults on three police compounds in Pakistan's second largest city Thursday, the latest in a wave of attacks by insurgents bringing the war to the country's heartland ahead of an expected offensive against their Afghan border sanctuary.

Grenade wounds 40 in Moldova, police say terrorism (Reuters) Posted: 15 Oct 2009 05:00 AM PDT Reuters - A grenade exploded at a crowded concert in the main square of the Moldovan capital of Chisinau late Wednesday, hurting at least 40 people, security officials said Thursday.

CU seeks more than $52,000 from fired professor (AP) Posted: 14 Oct 2009 05:13 PM PDT AP - The University of Colorado is seeking to recover funds it spent fighting a wrongful termination lawsuit filed by a professor who was fired on plagiarism charges after he likened some Sept. 11 terrorist attack victims to a Nazi leader.

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