| Mexicans praise US border security measures (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 03:38 PM PDT  AP - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano's announcement Tuesday that nearly 500 agents and support personnel will be sent to the U.S.-Mexico border would once have drawn criticism in Mexico.
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| White House steps up anti-cartel fight on border (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 04:08 PM PDT  AP - Hundreds of federal agents, along with high-tech surveillance gear and drug-sniffing dogs, are headed to the Southwest to help Mexico fight drug cartels and keep violence from spilling across the U.S.-Mexico border, Obama administration officials said Tuesday.
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| Airlines group predicts big industry losses (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 10:58 AM PDT  AP - World airlines will lose $4.7 billion this year due to the economic crisis, while revenues will drop by more than after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the U.S., a major industry association predicted Tuesday.
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| Gov updates anti-terror strategy, eyes nuke threat (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 10:05 AM PDT  AFP - Britain faces an increased threat of a chemical or even nuclear terrorist attack, officials said Tuesday, highlighting also the risks from extremists in Pakistan and Somalia.
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| Obama bolsters Mexico border in new drugs strategy (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 02:04 PM PDT  AFP - President Barack Obama Tuesday announced extra agents for the southern US border and vowed to staunch narcotics demand, as officials pledged full support for Mexico's battle against drug cartels.
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| Obama won't send troops to Mexican border _ for now (McClatchy Newspapers) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 08:20 AM PDT  McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON More federal agents and law enforcement equipment will be sent to hot spots along the Mexico-U.S. border with the aim of reducing violence in both countries, officials with Homeland Security and the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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| Indonesia seeks 20 yrs for Singapore terror suspect (AFP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 08:00 AM PDT  AFP - Indonesian prosecutors demanded 20 years' jail on Tuesday for an alleged terrorist from Singapore who has confessed to killing a teacher and plotting an attack against Western tourists.
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| Pakistan's top judge back after 2 years of turmoil (AP) Posted: 24 Mar 2009 10:09 AM PDT  AP - Pakistan's supreme court chief justice called for an end to judicial corruption after returning to bench Tuesday for the first time in two years brought back to resolve a political crisis that showed the country's volatility as the fight against terrorism intensifies.
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| Former 'enemy combatant' pleads not guilty in Ill. (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 04:43 PM PDT  AP - A man locked up for seven years after being accused of plotting terrorist attacks in the U.S. as an al-Qaida sleeper agent pleaded not guilty to federal charges Monday and was told his fate may be decided by the end of the year.
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| Churchill takes stand in lawsuit to reclaim job (AP) Posted: 23 Mar 2009 04:12 PM PDT  AP - A former University of Colorado professor, assailed for likening Sept. 11 victims to a Nazi leader and fired for alleged plagiarism, testified in court Monday that the 2001 terrorist attacks were "perfectly predictable."
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