2009年1月8日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Indian PM says terrorism, extremism won't destabilise country (AFP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:39 AM CST

Indian Premier Manmohan Singh said Thursday that India would work with the international community to deny militants AFP - Indian Premier Manmohan Singh said Thursday that India would work with the international community to deny militants "launching pads" for attacks, and that they would not destabilise the country.


Pakistan Continues to Resist India Pressure on Mumbai (Time.com)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 03:25 AM CST

Time.com - Offering limited cooperation but mindful of antagonizing its security establishment, Islamabad will not extradite terror suspects demanded by India

Feds say inauguration attractive terrorist target (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 01:30 AM CST

Workers put bulletproof glass on President-elect Barack Obama's Inaugural Reviewing Stand on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - The upcoming inauguration of Barack Obama is an attractive target for international and domestic terrorists, but U.S. intelligence officials have no information about specific threats to the Jan. 20 event.


China official urges education to stem terrorism (AP)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 12:03 AM CST

AP - Rocked by a fresh outbreak of anti-government violence, officials in China's far western Xinjiang region are urging expanded free education to staunch support for Islamic separatists.

Mumbai-like attack could happen in U.S. - Bush aide (Reuters)

Posted: 08 Jan 2009 12:00 AM CST

A policeman stands guard outside the Taj Mahal hotel, one of the sites of last month's militant attacks, during New Year celebrations in Mumbai December 31, 2008. REUTERS/Punit ParanjpeReuters - U.S. cities are vulnerable to an attack like the gun-and-grenade assault that terrorized Mumbai for three days and killed 179 people, the White House homeland security adviser said on Wednesday.


Mumbai-like attack could happen in U.S. : Bush aide (Reuters)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 10:29 PM CST

Reuters - U.S. cities are vulnerable to an attack like the gun-and-grenade assault that terrorized Mumbai for three days and killed 179 people, the White House homeland security adviser said on Wednesday.

Cheney says Obama should keep terror polices (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 07:26 PM CST

Vice President Dick Cheney waits for senators to arrive to administer re-enactments of the Senate oath, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday it would be a mistake for President-elect Barack Obama to scrap the Bush administration's terrorist-fighting policies designed to prevent future attacks on the U.S.


US counterterrorism calendar includes key dates for terrorists (AFP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 06:22 PM CST

A view of the 2009 counterterrorism calendar on the National Counterterrosrism Center(NCTC) website. The annual calendar which is packed with profiles of terrorists, key dates in global terrorism, and tips on tackling threats AFP - The US National Counterterrorism Center on Wednesday released its annual calendar, featuring terrorist incidents, bad guys with bounties on their heads, deadly chemical agents and terrorist organizations.


Republicans Maneuver for Position on Appropriations (CQPolitics.com)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 10:38 AM CST

CQPolitics.com - A shuffling of ranking members on the House Appropriations Committee is under way today. Two senior Republicans said Rep. Harold Rogers of Kentucky was likely to get a waiver from the GOP steering committee, allowing him to remain as ranking member on the Homeland Security subcommittee.

MI5 chief: Terror plots against UK have fallen (AP)

Posted: 07 Jan 2009 09:31 AM CST

In this image provided by the British Government and released Wednesday Jan. 7, 2009, shows The Director General of Britain's domestic spy agency MI5, Jonathan Evans sits at a desk in Thames House, London, on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. Evans gave the first-ever media interview Tuesday by a serving chief in MI5's 100-year history, and is quoted in British newspapers published Wednesday, as saying al-Qaida is still trying to use British citizens to carry out terrorist attacks on the U.K. and his officers keep some 2,000 people suspected of terrorism involvement under constant surveillance.(AP Photo / British Government - CROWN COPYRIGHT)AP - Terrorists based in Britain have plotted fewer attacks against the U.K. over the last 18 months — but the overall threat from terrorism remains severe, the head of Britain's MI5 domestic intelligence agency was quoted as saying Wednesday.


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