2009年6月30日星期二

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Scientists lower Alaska volcano threat level (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 03:15 PM PDT

AP - Alaskans can put away their dust masks and spare air filters, for now, because Mount Redoubt seems to have cooled off since its last major eruption nearly three months ago.

US, Portugal sign agreement to combat terror, crime (AFP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 01:44 PM PDT

US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano (L) shakes hands with Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado (R) before convening for talks at Necessidades Palace in Lisbon. The United States and Portugal signed Tuesday a bilateral agreement to cooperate in the battle against terrorism and organised crime during a visit by Napolitano.(AFP/Francisco Leong)AFP - The United States and Portugal signed Tuesday a bilateral agreement to cooperate in the battle against terrorism and organised crime during a visit by Washington's homeland security chief.


US spy in rendition trial: 'I followed orders' (AP)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:46 AM PDT

AP - A former CIA agent on trial for the alleged kidnapping of a Muslim cleric and terror suspect in Milan acknowledged in an interview published Tuesday that he had a role in the operation but insisted he was only following orders.

Air security better post-9/11, but vigilance needed: U.S. (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Jun 2009 11:09 AM PDT

An airport employee checks a passenger's boarding passes as he enters a security checkpoint in terminal 4 at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona November 22, 2006. REUTERS/Jeff ToppingReuters - Most but not all of the 19 September 11 attackers would have been picked up beforehand if today's air travel security had been in place, so vigilance is still needed, Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said on Tuesday.


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