2009年2月3日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Gunmen attack Greek police station in Athens (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 02:12 AM CST

AP - Gunmen attacked a police station in Greece's capital early Tuesday, firing weapons and throwing a hand grenade in an attack that authorities suspect is the work of a domestic terrorist group. No injuries were reported.

Australian Muslim cleric, six others jailed on terror charges (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 01:47 AM CST

Police stand guard as Muslim cleric Abdul Nacer Benbrika and six followers are taken from the Supreme Court by prison truck after they were jailed for up to 15 years in Melbourne on February 3.(AFP/File/William West)AFP - A Muslim cleric and six followers were jailed for up to 15 years Tuesday for forming an Australian terror cell that plotted bomb attacks designed to kill thousands.


Saudi publishes global 'most wanted' list (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 01:00 AM CST

File image shows Saudi policemen standing in the main square in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia published late on Monday a list of 85 suspected militants wanted around the world who it said had been drawn to AFP - Saudi Arabia has published a list of 85 suspected militants wanted around the world who it said had been drawn to "deviant" ideologies -- a reference to the Al-Qaeda terror network.


Australian terrorist leader sentenced to 12 years (AP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:58 AM CST

AP - The leader of an Australian terrorist cell that prosecutors said plotted to attack major sporting events in a bid to kill thousands of people was imprisoned Tuesday for at least 12 years.

10 Pakistanis arrested in Spanish terror swoop: report (AFP)

Posted: 03 Feb 2009 12:53 AM CST

Spanish police carry evidence during a police operation against suspected Islamic militants near Barcelona on January 20. Police in Barcelona early Tuesday arrested at least 10 Pakistani nationals in connection with AFP - Police in Barcelona early Tuesday arrested at least 10 Pakistani nationals in connection with "falsifying identity documents in connection with Islamist terrorism," Spanish radio reported.


Phoenix shooter suspect denies any role in attacks (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 08:55 PM CST

Dale Hausner  takes the stand in his own behalf in Maricopa County Superior Court, in Phoenix  Monday, Feb. 2, 2009.  He is the main suspect in a series of random nighttime shootings that terrorized the Phoenix area in 2005 and 2006. He told the court that he ever shot anyone and said he never saw anybody else shoot at anyone either.(AP Photo/ Tom Tingle,pool)AP - The main suspect in a series of random night shootings that terrorized the Phoenix area said Monday at his murder trial that he first thought his arrest in 2006 was a drug bust.


Senate confirms Holder as attorney general (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 06:16 PM CST

Former US Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, President Barack Obama's nominee to be Attorney General, makes opening remarks at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, January 15, 2009. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)Reuters - The Senate confirmed Eric Holder as U.S. attorney general on Monday, putting him in position to oversee President Barack Obama's plans to overhaul U.S. legal policy in the war on terrorism.


9/11 lawyer offers to mediate Bhopal pollution case (Reuters)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 05:54 PM CST

A policeman stands outside the Union Carbide factory in Bhopal in this November 30, 2002 photo. REUTERS/Raj PatidarReuters - A lawyer who oversaw the compensation fund for victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has offered to help resolve a long-running water pollution lawsuit stemming from the deadly Bhopal gas leak in India 25 years ago, court papers show.


Senate confirms Holder as first black AG (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 05:51 PM CST

In this Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, Attorney General-designate Eric Holder testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Holder's nomination as the first African-American attorney general has moved to the full Senate with broad bipartisan support. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to favorably recommend Holder for the job. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)AP - Eric Holder won Senate confirmation Monday as the nation's first African-American attorney general, after supporters from both parties touted his dream resume and easily overcame Republican concerns over his commitment to fight terrorism and his willingness to back the right to keep and bear arms.


NSA helped uncover 1973 NYC bombing plot (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 12:57 PM CST

This photo made available by the FBI in 1973 shows a man identified as Khalid Duhham Al-Jawary, a suspected member of the Black September terrorists. Al-Jawary is in federal custody, convicted of building a trio of powerful bombs that were part of a 1973 plot to destroy Israeli targets in New York.  Al-Jawary's bombs never detonated and he wasn't brought to justice until two decades later after fleeing the country.  On Feb. 19,  Al-Jawary, 63, will be released.  (AP Photo/File)AP - It was the National Security Agency that uncovered a 1973 plot to bomb New York City, a scheme since linked to a terrorist who is nearing release from prison, according to government documents and interviews.


Geithner keeps Treasury secretary on terrorism financing (AFP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 09:57 AM CST

US Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial crimes, Stuart Levey, seen here in October 2005, gestures during a press conference in Beijing. US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced Monday that Levey will remain in that role under the new Obama administration.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner announced Monday that Stuart Levey, under secretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, will remain in that role under the new Obama administration.


Prisons that could house Guantanamo Bay detainees (AP)

Posted: 02 Feb 2009 02:54 AM CST

AP - Snapshots of U.S. prisons where terrorist suspects could be housed after the closure of the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba:
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