2009年5月24日星期日

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

Komodo dragon attacks terrorize Indonesia villages (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 05:39 PM PDT

In this photo taken on April 28, 2009, a Komodo dragon moves out of a toilet at a visitor center on Rinca island, Indonesia. Attacks on humans by Komodo dragons — said to number at around 2,500 in the wild — are rare, but seem to have increased in recent years. Komodo dragons have a fearsome reputation worldwide because their shark-like teeth and poisonous saliva can kill a person within days of a bite. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - Komodo dragons have shark-like teeth and poisonous venom that can kill a person within hours of a bite. Yet villagers who have lived for generations alongside the world's largest lizard were not afraid — until the dragons started to attack.

Former, current military chiefs back Obama on Guantanamo (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 01:39 PM PDT

The sun sets over Camp Justice and its adjacent tent city, the legal complex of the US Military Commissions, at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base in Cuba, in 2008. President Barack Obama gained support for closing Guantanamo from a current and a former military leader Sunday despite opposition in Congress to moving AFP - President Barack Obama gained support for closing Guantanamo from a current and a former military leader Sunday despite opposition in Congress to moving "war on terror" suspects to the United States.

Congress to Obama: Gitmo plan before Gitmo money (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 12:28 PM PDT

Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2009, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Pakistan and Afganistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - Members of Congress from both parties clamored Sunday for President Barack Obama to develop a plan for dealing with the suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay if he intends to fulfill his promise to close its prison by early 2010. The top U.S. military officer also awaited a decision from the commander in chief.

Austrian Michael Haneke wins Palme d'Or in Cannes (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 11:46 AM PDT

Director Michael Haneke is congratulated by Jury President Isabelle Huppert after receiving the Palme d'Or award for the film Reuters - Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) for best picture at the Cannes film festival on Sunday for "The White Ribbon", his eery exploration of the roots of Nazi terror.

Iran says foreign troops no help to region's security (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 11:01 AM PDT

Reuters - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad attacked the presence of foreign forces in the region at a summit with his Afghan and Pakistani counterparts on Sunday aimed at tackling terrorism and other security problems.

Terrorism arrests: snitch, sting, then controversy (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 10:26 AM PDT

FILE - In this Thursday, May 21, 2009 picture, James Cromitie, center, is led by police officers from a federal building in New York after being arrested on charges related to a bombing plot in the Bronx. (AP Photo/Robert Mecea, file)AP - It usually starts with a snitch and a sting operation, followed by a great deal of publicity and controversy.

Military chief: Guantanamo closing still goal (AP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 07:49 AM PDT

Joint Chiefs Chairman Adm. Michael Mullen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 21, 2009, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on Pakistan and Afganistan. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - The top U.S. military official says the Pentagon is working to meet President Barack Obama's one-year deadline to close the Guantanamo prison for suspected terrorists.

Ridge Differs With Cheney, Says U.S. Not Less Safe Under Obama (Bloomberg)

Posted: 24 May 2009 07:21 AM PDT

Bloomberg - May 24 (Bloomberg) -- Tom Ridge, the first secretary of Homeland Security, split with his Republican colleagues and said President Barack Obama hasn’t made the U.S. less safe.

Iran summit vows to fight drugs, extremism (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 12:53 PM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (L) shakes hands with his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari before convening for a trilateral summit in Tehran aimed at finding ways to combat Islamic extremism and drug smuggling in the region. Ahmadinejad and his counterparts from Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday declared their joint commitment to battling Islamist extremism and drug smuggling.(AFP/Atta Kenare)AFP - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his counterparts from Afghanistan and Pakistan on Sunday declared their joint commitment to battling Islamist extremism and drug smuggling.

Karzai leaves for Iran, Pakistan talks in Tehran (Reuters)

Posted: 24 May 2009 03:12 AM PDT

Reuters - Afghan President Hamid Karzai will discuss security, fighting terrorism and improving economic ties during talks with his Iranian and Pakistani counterparts, the foreign ministry said on Sunday as he left for regional talks.

Karzai in Iran for terror, drugs summit (AFP)

Posted: 24 May 2009 12:11 AM PDT

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (C) joins hands as he arrives with his counterparts from Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Afghanistan Hamid Karzai (L) in Tehran. Ahmadinejad hosted a summit with his Pakistani and Afghan counterparts on Sunday aimed at finding ways to combat Islamic extremism and drug smuggling in the region.(AFP/Atta Kenare)AFP - Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai flew to Tehran for a summit with Iran and Pakistan on beating the threats of Islamic extremism and drugs, the Afghan government said.

Foreign services help US grab terror suspects: report (AFP)

Posted: 23 May 2009 10:22 PM PDT

Pakistani police escort suspected high profile militants into a court in Rawalpindi in January. Acting on US tips, foreign intelligence services currently capture, interrogate and detain for the United States most terrorism suspects found outside the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on its website.(AFP/File/Riaz Khan)AFP - Acting on US tips, foreign intelligence services currently capture, interrogate and detain for the United States most terrorism suspects found outside the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported on its website.

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