2009年4月4日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Obama: Threats to security, economy are worldwide (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2009 02:36 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama reviews the Czech guards of honor upon his arrival to the airport in Prague, Czech Republic, Saturday, April 4, 2009. Obama will attend a summit between the United States and the 27-member European Union in Prague on Sunday. (AP Photo/Anja Niedringhaus)AP - Coordinated global responses are needed to tackle terrorism, the financial meltdown, global warming and other problems in an age when such issues recognize no boundaries, President Barack Obama said Saturday.


Pakistan suicide blasts kill 15: officials (AFP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2009 01:51 PM PDT

Pakistani security personnel use a stretcher to carry an injured colleague at a security force checkpoint in Islamabad. Two suicide attacks targeting Pakistani security forces killed at least 15 people Saturday, underscoring the enormity of the US challenge in fighting Islamist extremism in the Muslim nation.(AFP/Aamir Qureshi)AFP - Two suicide attacks targeting Pakistani security forces killed at least 15 people Saturday, underscoring the enormity of the US challenge in fighting Islamist extremism in the Muslim nation.


U.S. military removes lawyer from Guantanamo case (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2009 11:50 AM PDT

Reuters - The U.S. military has removed a Navy defense lawyer from the case of a young Canadian terrorism suspect being held at the Guantanamo prison camp, a military official said on Saturday.

Pakistan aid tied to tackling terror threat - Obama (Reuters)

Posted: 04 Apr 2009 09:17 AM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during his final news conference after the NATO summit in Strasbourg April 4, 2009. REUTERS/Michael DalderReuters - Release of additional U.S. aid for Pakistan will be dependent on how Islamabad tackles the threat of terrorism, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday at the end of a NATO summit.


Obama hails 5,000 more NATO forces for Afghanistan (AP)

Posted: 04 Apr 2009 02:02 PM PDT

U.S. President Barack Obama gestures as he walks with Czech President Vaclav Klaus, right, past the guard of honor after his arrival in Prague, Saturday, April 4, 2009. Obama is to meet European Union leaders at the EU-US Summit in the Czech capital on Sunday. (AP Photo/CTK,Michal Krumphanzl ) *SLOVAKIA OUT*AP - President Barack Obama hailed "strong and unanimous support" from NATO allies on Saturday for his stepped-up anti-terror strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan and welcomed their "down payment" promises of 5,000 fresh forces.


Homeland Security boss says cartels under pressure (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 05:43 PM PDT

Janet Napolitano, center, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and Congressman Henry Cuellar leave the World Trade Bridge in Laredo, Texas, Friday, April. 3, 2009. Secretary Napolitano visited Laredo as part of her three-day trip to California, Mexico and Texas. (AP Photo/The Laredo Morning Times, Ricardo Santos)AP - Beefed up vehicle inspections, more drug-sniffing dogs and improved surveillance should help curb the flow of guns and drugs across the U.S.-Mexico border, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Friday.


DC attorney general decries gun amendment (AP)

Posted: 03 Apr 2009 05:20 PM PDT

AP - The nation's capital would be more vulnerable to a terrorist attack if the District of Columbia's gun laws were weakened, the city's attorney general said Friday.
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