2009年7月20日星期一

Yahoo! News: Terrorism

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: Terrorism


Warden of Supermax prison in Colorado retiring (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:58 PM PDT

AP - The warden of the federal Supermax prison that holds some of the country's most notorious criminals, including Sept. 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui and "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, is retiring.

Emirates closes terror trial of US citizen (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 11:52 AM PDT

Khaled Naji Hamdan,   Naji Hamdan's son, left, and his uncle, Merhej Hamdan walk out of the Federal Supreme Court for Naji  Hamdan's trial in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Monday July 20, 2009. Naji Hamdan, a 43-year-old American of Lebanese origin, is charged with supporting terrorism, participating in the work of terrorist organizations, and being a member of a terrorist group. Hamdan denied all three charges during his first court appearance in June, 10 months after he was detained by UAE state security forces. U.S. civil rights organizations allege that Hamdan has been interrogated, detained and tried in the UAE at the request of the U.S. government.(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)AP - The judge overseeing the case of a U.S. citizen detained in the United Arab Emirates on terrorism-related charges unexpectedly closed a hearing Monday to the public, sparking criticism from an American civil rights group observing the trial.


Clinton says 9/11 ringleaders are in Pakistan (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 10:22 AM PDT

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and Indian Foreign Minister SM Krishna, exchange documents after signing an agreement on endowment fund for science and technology in New Delhi, India, Monday, July 20, 2009. Clinton touted prospects for strengthening U.S.-India relations, despite sharp differences on carbon emissions, as they readied a pact giving U.S. companies more access to India's expanding markets. (AP Photo/Mustafa Quraishi)AP - U.S. officials "firmly believe" that al-Qaida leaders who planned and carried out the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, are hiding in Pakistan near its border with Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday.


UK drops terror alert level to lowest in 2 years (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 09:23 AM PDT

AP - Britain's government reduced its terror alert level Monday to its lowest level since the July 7, 2005 bombings of the London transport system but warned that the threat remains serious.

Mumbai police reform would-be militants: report (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 07:55 AM PDT

Indian policemen keep vigil in Mumbai in December 2008. Police in Mumbai have successfully AFP - Police in Mumbai have successfully "reformed" 15 potential Islamist extremists as part of a new "hearts and minds" approach to counter-terrorism, a report said Monday.


No let-up in US drone war in Pakistan (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 07:01 AM PDT

In this image obtained from the US Marine Corp (USMC), Colonel Ronald J. Johnson (L), commanding officer 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, is briefed on the AFP - The expanding US drone war against Al-Qaeda may be disrupting the terror network's operations but the lethal bombing raids carry risks for Washington and its ally Pakistan.


Terror threat level lowered (AFP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 05:05 AM PDT

Armed police officers patrol Manchester airport, 2006. The government lowered its terror threat level to AFP - The government downgraded its terror threat level to "substantial" on Monday, its lowest for at least three years, but stressed that it still faced a "real and serious" threat.


Tajiks say 5 foreign terrorists killed in clash (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 04:59 AM PDT

AP - Five militants were killed in a gunfight at a remote military checkpoint near Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, officials said Monday.

1st funeral held for Jakarta bomb victims (AP)

Posted: 20 Jul 2009 08:28 AM PDT

Victor Mocodompis, left, the father of Evert Mocodompis, an employee of J.W. Marriott hotel who was killed in Friday's bomb blast, lays a wreath on his son's grave during his burial at a cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, July 20, 2009. The terrorist attacks that struck two luxury hotels in the Indonesian capital on Friday have shaken ordinary Indonesians who had grown more confident after waves of arrests had left the nation's al-Qaida-linked militant network seriously weakened. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)AP - The first of the Jakarta hotel bombings' seven victims was buried Monday — just days after he again became a father.


Why a 9/11 "Plotter" Deserves a Re-Trial (Time.com)

Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:45 PM PDT

Time.com - Viewpoint: Zacarias Moussaoui may not be a likeable character but that doesn't mean American justice is served by putting him away after a farcical trial

Terrorism, rights on agenda for ASEAN ministers (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Jul 2009 08:26 PM PDT

Thailand's Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya looks on during a meeting between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers and the high level legal experts group on the ASEAN charter, in Phuket July 19, 2009. REUTERS/Francis R Malasig/PoolReuters - Southeast Asian foreign ministers began talks in Thailand on Monday, with counter-terrorism expected to be high on the agenda after last week's suicide bombings in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.


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