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US sees spike in Afghanistan, Pakistan attacks (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 05:29 PM PDT AP - Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan have risen sharply as extremists have consolidated and expanded operations, according to the government and independent analysts.

Obama vows 'unrelenting' efforts on economy, security (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:38 PM PDT AFP - US President Barack Obama on Wednesday pledged an "unrelenting, unyielding effort" to return to economic prosperity and confront threats including a swine flu outbreak, terror attacks and nuclear proliferation.

WHO warns flu pandemic imminent (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - The World Health Organization said on Wednesday the world is at the brink of a pandemic, raising its threat level as the swine flu virus spread and killed the first person outside of Mexico, a toddler in Texas.

US prepared for 'full-fledged pandemic' if necessary (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 01:36 PM PDT AFP - The US government is prepared to cope with a "full-fledged pandemic" of swine flu if necessary, but the public should not be alarmed, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday.

Two jailed over terror training after London bombing trial (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 11:29 AM PDT AFP - A court jailed two men Wednesday for conspiring to attend a terrorist training camp, a day after they were cleared of helping to plan the July 2005 suicide bombings in London.

British 7/7 suspects jailed for terrorism camp plans (Reuters) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:43 AM PDT Reuters - Two men cleared of helping to plot the London suicide bombings in July 2005 were jailed for seven years on Wednesday for planning to attend terrorism training camps in Pakistan.

Spanish judge opens Guantanamo investigation (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:40 AM PDT AP - A Spanish judge opened a probe into the Bush administration over alleged torture of terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay, pressing ahead Wednesday with a drive that Spain's own attorney general has said should be waged in the United States, if at all.

2 men jailed in Britain on terrorism charges (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:40 AM PDT AP - Two men cleared of helping to plot London's 2005 suicide bombings were each sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison on charges connected to terrorism training.

Napolitano retracts 'passive surveillance' term (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 08:07 AM PDT AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is asserting that the description she initially gave of the border swine-flu monitoring effort no longer applies.

Napolitano asserts strong federal flu response (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:47 AM PDT AP - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Wednesday that dealing with the swine flu virus will be "a marathon, not a sprint" and individual citizens have a responsibility to help.

To close Gitmo, Holder to make appeal to Europe (AP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 04:35 AM PDT AP - After privately asking European officials to take some freed Guantanamo Bay inmates, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is making a public appeal for help in closing a detention facility for terrorism suspects that has been widely condemned abroad.

Australia to up troops in Afghanistan to 1,550: PM (AFP) Posted: 29 Apr 2009 12:37 AM PDT AFP - Australia will increase its troop commitment in Afghanistan by 450 soldiers to 1,550 to reduce the terror threat from the increasingly unstable nation, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Wednesday.

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