2009年7月18日星期六

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Official: US may create terror interrogation unit (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 02:21 PM PDT

This photo, reviewed by the US military, shows a US soldier at Camp Justice, Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba. A US lawmaker on Thursday angrily threatened to cut funds to the Pentagon over accounts that it helped China harshly interrogate prisoners at Guantanamo Bay.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AP - The Obama administration is considering creating a special unit of professional interrogators to handle key terror suspects, focusing on intelligence-gathering rather than building criminal cases for prosecution, a government official said Saturday.


US mulls special terrorist interrogation team: report (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 01:58 PM PDT

A view of the White House. US officials are looking into organizing a team of interrogators from several government agencies to specialize in questioning high-value terrorist suspects, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.(AFP/Paul J. Richards)AFP - US officials are looking into organizing a team of interrogators from several government agencies to specialize in questioning high-value terrorist suspects, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.


Malaysian extremist behind Indonesia attacks: official (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 12:42 PM PDT

Indonesian police secure the damaged the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Jakarta. A Malaysian extremist wanted for a string of terror attacks was named Saturday as the likely culprit behind suicide bombings at luxury hotels in Indonesia that left at least eight dead and 55 injured.(AFP/Arif Ariadi)AFP - A Malaysian extremist wanted for a string of terror attacks was named Saturday as the likely culprit behind suicide bombings at luxury hotels in Indonesia that left at least eight dead and 55 injured.


Mauritania: detained Islamists killed American (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 10:51 AM PDT

AP - Mauritania's state security chief says two men detained in a late-night shootout in the capital are part of an al-Qaida-linked terror cell that killed an American citizen last month.

Mumbai attackers trial in Pakistan adjourned: lawyer (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 10:43 AM PDT

Foreign tourists take pictures in front of the Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai in December 2008. The trial in Pakistan of the five accused of involvement in last year's terror attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai has been adjourned until next week, the defence lawyer said Saturday.(AFP/File/Sajjad Hussain)AFP - The trial in Pakistan of the five accused of involvement in last year's terror attacks on the Indian city of Mumbai has been adjourned until next week, the defence lawyer said Saturday.


Afghanistan-Pakistan together in war on terror: ministers (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 10:21 AM PDT

Afghanistan's Minister of Interior Mohamad Haneef Atmar (R) and Pakistani Federal Minister for Interior A. Rehman Malik (L) give a press conference at the Interior Ministry in Kabul. Afghanistan and Pakistan vowed Saturday to work together in the fight against an insurgency gripping both nations, promising boosted border controls and closer co-operation on arresting terror suspects.(AFP/Massoud Hossaini)AFP - Afghanistan and Pakistan vowed Saturday to work together in the fight against an insurgency gripping both nations, promising boosted border controls and closer co-operation on arresting terror suspects.


Fugitive terrorist a suspect in Indonesia bombings (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 09:52 AM PDT

Indonesian police search people as they enter the grounds of the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Jakarta the morning after a bombing, Saturday, July 18, 2009. Investigators say suicide bombers who stayed as guests attacked American luxury hotels in Indonesia's capital and set blasts Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)AP - The mangled faces of two suspected suicide attackers may be the main clue linking the bombings of two luxury American hotels in the Indonesian capital with a notorious al-Qaida-linked militant network that has struck many times before.


Clinton urges global terror fight (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 07:33 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses media representatives during a press conference in Mumbai. Clinton has paid tribute to victims of last year's Mumbai attacks, calling for a global fight to combat the scourge of terror as she began a visit to India.(AFP/Pal Pillai)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Saturday for a global fight against terrorism after paying tribute to victims of last year's deadly Mumbai attacks, as she began a visit to India.


Clinton honours Mumbai attacks victims (AFP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 12:04 AM PDT

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addresses media representatives during a press conference in Mumbai. Clinton has paid tribute to victims of last year's Mumbai attacks, calling for a global fight to combat the scourge of terror as she began a visit to India.(AFP/Pal Pillai)AFP - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday paid tribute to the victims of last year's Mumbai attacks, meeting those who escaped the carnage and calling for worldwide unity against terror.


Clinton defends US demands for anti-terror help (AP)

Posted: 18 Jul 2009 11:50 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, smiles as she interacts with members of Self Employed Women's Association, a non-government organization, in Mumbai, India, Saturday, July 18, 2009. Clinton opened a three-day visit to India on Saturday by urging India not to make the same mistakes the U.S. has on climate change and emphasizing the nations' mutual interest in fighting global terrorism. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)AP - Off the injured list and back on the world stage, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday gave an impassioned defense of American demands that India and other countries do more to tackle terrorism and global warming.


Indonesia bombings threaten Bali tourist recovery (AFP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:59 PM PDT

Policemen and ambulance personnel stand at the front of the JW Marriot hotel in Jakarta. Deadly bombings in Indonesia's capital have rattled tourism operators on the holiday island of Bali, which is still recovering from bloody terror attacks from seven years ago(AFP/Adek Berry)AFP - Deadly bombings in Indonesia's capital have rattled tourism operators on the holiday island of Bali, which is still recovering from bloody terror attacks from seven years ago.


Administration: Jakarta bombing reminder of threat (AP)

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 06:32 PM PDT

Indonesian maids collect their employers' luggages from Ritz Carlton hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, July 17, 2009. Explosions ripped through two luxury hotels in Jakarta Friday ending a four-year lull in terror attacks in the world's most populous Muslim nation.(AP Photo/Irwin Fedriansyah)AP - The Obama administration on Friday said a pair of suicide bombings in luxury American hotels in the Indonesian capital were proof of the need to remain vigilant against terror groups. But officials said they do not see the attacks as a sign that violent extremism is on the rise again in Indonesia.


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