2009年4月30日星期四

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Former 'enemy combatant' pleads guilty in Illinois (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:42 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2009 photo released by the International Committee of the Red Cross via his lawyer Andy Savage, Ali Al-Marri is seen at the Charleston Naval Brig in Charleston, S.C. On Thursday, April 30, 2009, al-Marri, who has been held since 2001 as an alleged al-Qaida sleeper agent, pleaded guilty to supporting terrorism, in federal court in Peoria, Ill. He admitted to one count of conspiring to provide material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization. (AP Photo/ICRC via Andy Savage, File)AP - A man who was locked up without charges for years pleaded guilty Thursday to training in al-Qaida camps and coming to the United States on a mission for the terrorist group the day before the Sept. 11 attacks.

Accused al Qaeda agent pleads guilty in U.S. court (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 05:00 PM PDT

Reuters - An accused sleeper agent for al Qaeda labeled an "enemy combatant" and held in isolation in a U.S. Navy brig for six years pleaded guilty in court on Thursday to a terrorist conspiracy charge.

US says Pakistan terror attacks up (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:25 PM PDT

People pray for victims of violence during a funeral in Karachi, Pakistan, Thursday, April 30, 2009. At least 26 people were killed and two dozen vehicles torched Wednesday in suspected ethnic violence in the southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)AP - The number of terrorist attacks around the world fell by 18 percent last year but rose dramatically in Pakistan, growing in frequency and lethality, the State Department said Thursday.

Islamic law in Pakistan: masked gunmen in a reign of terror (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 04:22 PM PDT

McClatchy Newspapers - MINGORA, Pakistan — Two weeks after the Pakistani government capitulated to Islamist demands and imposed Islamic law throughout the Swat valley, armed militants are patrolling the streets of the district capital and masked gunmen have taken control of outlying districts, where they're terrorizing residents and using intimidation to close girls' schools.

U.S. says terrorist violence soared in Pakistan (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:30 PM PDT

Pakistani paramilitary soldiers carry the coffin of one of the paramilitary soldiers who was killed by Taliban militants, during a funeral in Peshawar July 13, 2008. REUTERS/Ali ImamReuters - The U.S. State Department said on Thursday the number of people killed in terrorist attacks in Pakistan last year rose by more than 70 percent despite an overall drop in such violence worldwide.

US keeps Cuba on terrorism blacklist (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:35 PM PDT

Cuban President Raul Castro speeks during the inauguration of the Non-Aligned Movement countries' ministerial meeting April 29, 2009 in Havana. The United States announced it has retained communist Cuba on a list of countries that allegedly support terrorism.(AFP/File/Adalberto Roque)AFP - The United States announced Thursday it has retained communist Cuba on a list of countries that allegedly support terrorism.

Iran remains most active state sponsor of terrorism: US (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:55 AM PDT

Iranian Revolutionary Guards, one of them covering his chest with a portrait of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, take part in a demonstration held in Tehran in 2008. Iran, which continues to plan and finance terrorist attacks in the Middle East and beyond, remains the AFP - Iran, which continues to plan and finance terrorist attacks in the Middle East and beyond, remains the "most active state sponsor of terrorism" in the world, the US government charged Thursday.

Al-Qaeda remains greatest terrorist threat: report (AFP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 11:44 AM PDT

Iranian Revolutionary Guards, one of them covering his chest with a portrait of Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, take part in a demonstration held in Tehran in 2008. Iran, which continues to plan and finance terrorist attacks in the Middle East and beyond, remains the AFP - Al-Qaeda remained the "greatest terrorist threat" to the West as it uses Pakistan bases to rebuild some of the capabilities it had before September 11, 2001, the US government said Thursday.

Sick juror in terrorism case stalls deliberations (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:14 AM PDT

AP - Deliberations in the terrorism case against six Miami men have stalled until a judge decides whether to replace a sick juror.

Why Obama's Job Rating Stays High (U.S. News & World Report)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 10:02 AM PDT

U.S. News & World Report - On Wednesday, Barack Obama completed his 100th day in office, the traditional moment to assess how a new president is doing. In Obama's case, there is much to chew over, ranging from the quick passage of his $787 billion stimulus package to his vast spending programs and the reversal of a number of George W. Bush's policies, including those on stem cell research, climate change, and the harsh interrogation of suspected terrorists, which some call torture. [See Obama's 12 most important decisions in his first 100 days.]

Mumbai attacks, floods on agenda as India votes (AP)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 01:03 AM PDT

AP - Terrorism was on the top of the agenda Thursday as the people of Mumbai voted in India's monthlong elections under the shadow of the deadly attack that rocked the country's financial capital.

Obama says waterboarding was torture (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:14 PM PDT

President Barack Obama speaks during a neWs conference in the East Room at the White House, Wednesday, April 29, 2009, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)AP - President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that waterboarding authorized by former President George W. Bush was torture and that the information it gained from terror suspects could have been obtained by other means. "In some cases, it may be harder," he conceded at a White House news conference capping a whirlwind first 100 days in office.

Mexico begins shutting down as flu fears spread (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Apr 2009 03:47 PM PDT

A thermographic device monitors travellers at Mexico City's international airport April 29, 2009. REUTERS/Daniel AguilarReuters - Mexico began shutting down parts of its economy on Thursday to slow the spread of a new flu strain as officials urged increased worldwide precautions against an imminent pandemic.

Obama says Bush-approved waterboarding was torture (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 09:02 PM PDT

Demonstrator Maboud Ebrahimzadeh is held down during a simulation of waterboarding outside the Justice Departement in Washington November 5, 2007. REUTERS/Kevin LamarqueReuters - President Barack Obama called simulated drowning a form of torture on Wednesday, and defended his decision to end a practice used against terrorism suspects by the Bush administration.

Obama stands by ban on 'torture' of detainees (AFP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 08:06 PM PDT

US President Barack Obama holds an executive order related to the closing of Guantanamo Bay detention facility in Cuba at the White House on January 22. Obama has staunchly defended his decision to ban harsh interrogation tactics of terror suspects, rejecting criticism that he had put the country at risk.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - President Barack Obama has staunchly defended his decision to ban harsh interrogation tactics of terror suspects, rejecting criticism that he had put the country at risk.

7 plead guilty to supporting Iran terrorist group (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 08:04 PM PDT

AP - Seven people have pleaded guilty in California to providing material support to an Iraq-based terrorist organization.

Police to look into new Zodiac Killer claim (AP)

Posted: 29 Apr 2009 07:59 PM PDT

Deborah Perez, left, and her attorney Kevin McLean, right, speak at a news conference in front of the San Francisco Chronicle building in San Francisco, on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. San Francisco police say they will look into Perez's claim that her late father was the infamous Zodiac Killer and that she may have inadvertently helped him. Perez of Corona, Calif., said she was seven and was with her father, Guy W. Hendrickson, when he killed Darlene Ferrin at a park in Vallejo and Paul Stine in San Francisco in 1969. (AP Photo/San Francisco Chronicle, Liz Hafalia)AP - A Southern California woman said Wednesday that her late father was the infamous Zodiac killer who terrorized the San Francisco Bay area four decades ago.

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