2009年2月5日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Study: 9/11 lung problems persist years later (AP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2009 01:51 AM CST

In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, a shell of what was once part of the facade of one of the twin towers of New York's World Trade Center rises above the rubble that remains after both towers were destroyed in the terrorist attacks. Researchers tracking responders who became ill after working at the World Trade Center site found many had lung problems more than five years after the attacks. (AP Photo/Shawn Baldwin, FILE)AP - Researchers tracking Sept. 11 responders who became ill after working at the World Trade Center site found many had lung problems years later in a study the authors said proves persistent illness in people exposed to toxic dust caused by the twin towers' collapse.


Iran protests to EU over opposition 'terror' tag removal (AFP)

Posted: 05 Feb 2009 01:17 AM CST

Iranian riot police stand guard outside the British embassy in Tehran on January 28 as demonstrators protest against the European Union's decision to remove an exiled Iranian opposition movement from its terrorist list. Iran summoned the envoys of European Union nations in Tehran to protest at the removal of an opposition group from the EU list of terror groups, local newspapers reported(AFP/Atta Kenare)AFP - Iran summoned the envoys of European Union nations in Tehran to protest at the removal of an opposition group from the EU list of terror groups, local newspapers reported on Thursday.


Cheney: attacks probable if Bush policies reversed (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Feb 2009 08:33 PM CST

Reuters - Terrorists are highly likely to attempt a nuclear or biological attack on United States in coming years, former Vice President Dick Cheney warned in an interview published on Wednesday.

Cheney: Obama policies risk catastrophic attacks (AFP)

Posted: 04 Feb 2009 10:28 AM CST

US Vice President Dick Cheney, seen here on June 11, 2008, addresses the board of directors of U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC. Former vice president Dick Cheney has warned that President Barack Obama's anti-terror policies risk exposing the United States to a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Former vice president Dick Cheney has warned that President Barack Obama's anti-terror policies risk exposing the United States to a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack.


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