2009年1月11日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Pakistan extends detention of Lashkar founder: official (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 01:27 PM CST

In this undated picture Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, founder and head of Pakistan based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, attends a meeting in Islamabad. Pakistan Saturday extended for two months the house arrest of the founder of banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba blamed by India for the Mumbai terror attacks in November last year, an official said.(AFP/File/Saeed Khan)AFP - Pakistan Saturday extended for two months the house arrest of the founder of banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba blamed by India for the Mumbai terror attacks in November last year, an official said.


Vatican may join EU anti-terrorism body (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 01:17 PM CST

Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican during an audience for members of the Neocatechumenal Way, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Pier Paolo Cito)AP - The Vatican is considering whether to join the European Union's anti-terrorism body, Eurojust, in a bid to increase security, an official said Saturday.


Biden, Afghan president discuss "war on terror" (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 12:46 PM CST

US vice president-elect Joe Biden smiles as he speaks to Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani during a meeting in Islamabad. Biden met President Hamid Karzai and other officials in Kabul Saturday for briefings on US-led efforts to fight extremists and build the destitute nation, officials said.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - US vice president-elect Joe Biden and President Hamid Karzai met for several hours Saturday, discussing all aspects of US help for Afghanistan's efforts to fight extremists and rebuild, an official said.


Feds have plan if Mexico drug violence spills over (AP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 08:16 AM CST

AP - If Mexican drug violence spills across the U.S. border, Homeland Security officials say they have a contingency plan to assist border areas that includes bringing in the military.
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