2009年6月16日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Report says terrorism finance laws hurt charities (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 05:36 PM PDT

AP - Federal laws targeting the financing of terrorism give the government unchecked power over U.S. Muslim charities and have made Muslims fearful about giving to charity as required by their faith, an advocacy group contends in a report released Tuesday.

First Guantanamo suspect to U.S. for trial (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 05:24 PM PDT

Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, a Tanzanian held at the U.S. naval base in Cuba since 2006 accused of involvement in the bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa, is depicted in this courtroom sketch of his arraignment, in New York, June 9, 2009. REUTERS/Christine CornellReuters - The United States transferred the first detainee from Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday to stand trial in a U.S. civilian court in a test case for President Barack Obama's plans to close the controversial prison for foreign terrorism suspects.


Former US security chief warns on Hezbollah threat (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:50 PM PDT

Lebanese Hezbollah supporters wave the movement's flag as they listen to the party's chief Hassan Nasrallah (poster) giving a televised speech during a festival in southern Beirut in May 2009. Hezbollah could surpass Al-Qaeda as the most serious long-term threat to the United States, the former head of homeland security Michael Chertoff is to warn in a book published later this year.(AFP/File/Ramzi Haidar)AFP - Hezbollah could surpass Al-Qaeda as the most serious long-term threat to the United States, the former head of homeland security Michael Chertoff is to warn in a book published later this year.


India reportedly urges Pakistan to stop terrorism (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 11:49 AM PDT

AP - The leaders of India and Pakistan met on the sidelines of a summit in Russia on Tuesday, raising hopes that they may be prepared to improve the strained relations of the nuclear-armed nations. But it was evident that last year's brutal terrorist attacks in Mumbai remain a big obstacle.

Indian PM warns Pakistan in first post-Mumbai meeting (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 11:19 AM PDT

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday met Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday. Singh expressed disappointment over the release of the Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, seen here in May, suspected by India of being among the masterminds of the Mumbai attacks.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday met Pakistan's leader for the first time since the deadly Mumbai attacks, bluntly declaring that Pakistani soil must not be used for terrorism.


CORRECTED: First Guantanamo suspect moved to U.S. for trial (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 10:34 AM PDT

Reuters - The United States transferred the first detainee from Guantanamo Bay on Tuesday to stand trial in a U.S. civilian court in a test case for President Barack Obama's plans to close the controversial prison for foreign terrorism suspects.

Judge: OK for Gitmo inmate to use military attys (AP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 11:53 AM PDT

File photo shows leg shackles at the US Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Abu Zubaydah, an accused top Al-Qaeda operative, AP - Military lawyers can defend a Guantanamo detainee in federal court against charges that he participated in the bombing of two U.S. embassies in Africa, a federal judge said Tuesday, as long as the lawyers' superior officers approve.


Trade, terrorism top agenda for EU-Pakistan summit (AFP)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 07:25 AM PDT

Pakistani policemen stand guard in Lahore on June 13. The European Union and Pakistan hold their first summit Wednesday, with the fight against terrorism and deepening trade links topping the agenda, according to a draft text.(AFP/File/Arif Ali)AFP - The European Union and Pakistan hold their first summit Wednesday, with the fight against terrorism and deepening trade links topping the agenda, according to a draft text.


PM urges regional fight against security threats (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 02:12 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Indian President Manmohan Singh proceed to line up for a family photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged regional cooperation against terrorism and other security threats on Tuesday, shortly before he was due to meet Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari.


India, Pakistan leaders hold first talks since Mumbai (Reuters)

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 07:14 AM PDT

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proceed to line up for a family photo at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Yekaterinburg, June 16, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei KarpukhinReuters - The leaders of India and Pakistan met on Tuesday for the first time since last year's attacks on Mumbai, in a tentative thaw which stopped well short of reopening a peace process between the two countries.


US reveals new pieces of Gitmo hearings (AP)

Posted: 15 Jun 2009 05:02 PM PDT

A US Army guard opens the gate at Camp Delta at Guantanamo Naval Base in Guantanamo, Cuba. EU foreign ministers have endorsed a deal with the United States on transferring Guantanamo AP - Accused al-Qaida mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed complained that interrogators tortured lies out of him, though he proudly took credit for more than two dozen other terror plots, according to sections of government transcripts released Monday.


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